No, it is not midnight right now, but last night I got woken up around midnight... to raucous singing and loud drumming a couple days ago. It was not a parade and it was not drunken Ticos celebrating the latest win of their beloved soccer team (actually, Costa Rica lost their last two games in the world cup semi-finals). It was a group of my Tico brother's school friends carrying out a beloved (questionable) tradition. Apparently, when you graduate from high school it is tradition for a bunch of your friends to come in the middle of the night and serenade you. Yes, it was definitely unexpected, and I was slightly disoriented from having been woken up from a deep sleep. But, the good news is that they didn't stay long. :D Also, school doesn't get out until sometime in November, so I'm not sure why they did it so early... Oh, well!
Life is full of surprises, isn't it?
Surprisingly, about a week ago I made huge strides in the brochure that I'm working on. I went from floundering around just trying anything to having a very nice, professional layout and design to the inside in three days!! Praise the Lord! Now, if I could ever get Steve to look at some of the off-shoot designs I made with different color schemes... ;D But I digress.
This will not be an extremely comprehensive update because frankly it's been too long since I updated, and any of the things I wanted to tell you about, I have forgotten... In light of this, I will be trying to update more frequently whenever I feel I have something to share instead of trying to do a longer post once a week/every couple of weeks.
I do want to let you know that I started sleeping better the day after I posted that prayer request, so thank you all for your prayers! The Lord hears us that's for sure!
Also, if there is anything you would like me to update about on a regular basis, please let me know. I'm happy to oblige!
Prayer Requests
-Please pray that God would deepen my relationships with the Costa Ricans that I know.
-Please pray for wisdom in understanding God's plan for this community and this church and how I fit into that plan. Pray that I would have open ears and a willing, bold heart.
Thank you all! Please send me an e-mail if you have any prayer requests for yourself. shaina.lex@gmail.com
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That's so great that you are sleeping better! I was praying for you! I hope all is going well! <3 Bekkah
Okay, I think I got it. How does anyone figure out how these things work. Anyway, all prayer requests are covered.
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