Our first Sunday

This is a picture of a mango tree at our hotel in Costa Rica. The mangos were really in season when we left, and they are so beautiful to see.

Close up of the mango fruit on the tree.

We got up this morning and finally cooked a meal for ourselves. We have been eating at peoples homes, or out a a box (i.e. Cereal) so it was nice to get going on the right foot under our own power. We did attend church this morning and had a good time. There are many churches to choose from so we will probably "church hop" for a few weeks and decicate it all to prayer to see where the Lord would have us attend. I played basketball this afternoon with some fellow MAF'ers and thier kids. It was a good time but I havn't sweat that much for a long time. Rather than eating out tonite at someone's home, our food was brought to us, although is was already prepared. Tommorow we have a big meeting in the afternoon with all our MAF staff. It is our annual meeting to evaluate what we do and how to go about doing it. It will be nice to learn such things ourselves, as we aren't aware of the things making our ministry here easy or hard. It was great to walk through town this afternoon and realize where we are. Shell is very rustic, yet we don't lack anything. It has the feel of being at the end of the Earth, but you know it really isn't. It is very surreal to see the 21rst Century still clashing with the past. It is actually really liberating to see how people can actually live without cell phones, fast food, 1 hour photo, and every other "convinience" that we strive for. I wouldn't lie and try to say the life in Shell is for everybody because it is not. But for the way the Lord has crafted Rebecca and I, we are finding ourselves very much at home, even after a few days.