My Letter to Future GOers
Dear Thoughtful Person, April 5th, 2022 If you care to continue reading, I have some words to share with you that may or may not be worth your time. I’d like to share some of the biggest lessons I learned in my time overseas, some things I wish I had known before going overseas, and I’d like to encourage you, if at all possible. Something I learned overseas: God is a great gift giver. No,... Read more
Dios, el gran Chineador
Chinear was one of the first new words I learned upon coming to this country. It’s most commonly used to describe a person saying they are chineado, and I never looked the word up, but somehow concluded that it’s closest translation would mean, “to spoil,” or that a person is, “spoiled.” One evening, when a very kind couple was giving me a ride home from church, we stopped at the man’s parents’ house. We played a few games of pool, they fed me dinner, made conversation, and taught me more about Costa Rican culture. Before they dropped me off that evening, I... Read more
Our Father Gives Good Gifts
“Where have you seen God be the most significantly present in the past month?” Well jeesh, that seems like a loaded question, and I really couldn’t say that God being present in one moment could be more significant than Him being present in another moment… but the most obvious thing that comes to mind was last Monday morning. A couple here who I really respect, invited me over for cafecito. This woman always knows things! She just knows if I’m going through something difficult ir if I really just need to talk- but she’s a busy mom too, so I really don’t know how she does it... Read more
Even the furniture is moving…
We walked into our pastor’s office yesterday for our weekly staff meeting, and we saw that he had rearranged the furniture. In my heart, I felt this sort of, “Amen! Hallelujah!” type of overexcitement about this small change… So I said aloud, “Woo! God is moving here!! Yes- God is moving furniture here,” clapping over enthusiastically. When my coworkers were confused, I did my best to explain, “Okay, I’m going to tell you guys something, but it’s going to sound a little strange- or maybe prophetic. … But I really felt that when that team from... Read more