We Are Empowered

Sitting here on my bed reflecting the day's work, I struggle to find the words to make stucco and concreting interesting.  It was a great day, same work, different day.  But what is interesting is that as we continue to interact with the people living around the house where we are working, they are coming out of their homes to say hola or wave!  I find it interesting too that the Mamas are not the least bit guarded when we embrace their children and they actually let them spend the day with us.  When our day's work is done, those sweet baby ducks ride our tail feathers down the hill to the truck.  They always give us the sweetest send off and to put the icing on top there is a lady that lives in the last house at the bottom of the hill whose couch is sitting by a glass wall facing the street; she waves and throws us kisses as we go by.  Feels so good to be embraced.



I love the ride to and from the church to the house.  For one thing,  there is incredible beauty that envelopes the community.  I never get tired of seeing that even though the ride is the same every day.  I love seeing the clouds dip down over the mountain; cows and horses tied up on the side of the road feeding on the lush green grass; chickens snuggling up in their coops; cottage gardens with every kind of flower you can imagine, and the man in the field across the path from the house that must be doing some kind of work, but I think maybe he might just be acting so he can come out and see what is going on.

It rains every day.  It usually starts spitting around noon to 2 then lets up and starts again with a nice strong shower in the evening.  Last night was especially nice as we gathered in a meeting room that has a fireplace.  We sat drinking coffee and talked about our day.  We do that every evening.  Today's word was empowerment.  This morning we discussed how the Holy Spirit empowers us to do any thing that Jesus could do when he walked on earth.  For me that is a lot to imagine.  I know I feel so limited and powerless most of the time, but being with the team we have here in Costa Rica fuels my confidence and makes me feel empowered because together we are stronger; we encourage and hold each other up.

Off for dinner now, another amazing meal with amazing people coupled with good humor, fine stories, and sweet fellowship.