WATER!!!!

July 7Hola! Water has finally returned! Yah! After four days without water it returned this morning right after breakfast. Flushes the toilet is such a blessing. And right at this moment my clothes are getting clean!!! How exciting hey! It really is an eye opener to live without water, even just for a few days. I had to shower with face wipes and a bottle of water I bought. I feel God is humbling me. And right after the water turned back on, I took a moment to pray and thank God for how blessed I am. And I prayed for those who live without water or have very little water every day. Over the weekend, to avoid our outhouse smelling home (16 people with two toilets and no flushing can get smell very quickly) we went out shopping! Ariana, one of the DTS staff, took us to the Costa Rican Dollarram. But the big differences was this store has a ton of clothes! Cheap clothes, for only $1 to $5 American. After finishing our discount shopping we headed to the closest mall to our house. I was surprised to find a huge mall with loads of expensive stores. We spent most of the afternoon just hanging out in the food court. All the restaurants, except one, were American ones. There was Taco Bell, KFC, McDonalds, Burger King and Pizza Hut. The best part of the weekends is there is no work duties! Don’t get me wrong I enjoy working in the kitchen, it just gets so hot and I end up so tired! Cooking for two hours straight everyday can be tiring. The best part (other than the fact I am gaining Costa Rican recipes) is a YWAM staff member named Chris. Him and his wife, Grace (who is expecting their first child in November) came from Kenya to work in the Community Development School. I feel a real connection to community development and loving talking to Chris about it. Chris also has been sharing with me a lot about the living conditions in Kenya. It makes me feel so blessed and at the same time inspired. This young couple with nothing under their name feel called to help people, most of whom have more than they do. I feel like already I have learnt so much and it has only been 9 days! My cooking has even improved! I am the master chef of Costa Rican salads! I will share with you all, my secret recipe that only me and all Costa Rican people know. You cut up lettuce (into small pieces), add cut up tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, peppers and pineapple (optional, I like it better without. And this is the kicker. You may think all this is just a usual toss salad but instead of dressing you squeeze limes over it and add salt! Its yummy! Also the coffee is amazing, but I don’t have a recipe for that, sorry! Everyone drinks coffee around the clock here. During we have a fifteen minute break and all that is available to drink is coffee! Class is going well! This week our topic is Relationships. So far its been a fun topic! I am looking forward to the rest of the lessons.
On a more serious note, Paola, the girl from her in San Jose, does not have any of her money yet. She said God called her to DTS and told her to trust in Him that the money would come. But as of now it has not. We are not doubting God we are just asking for fellow Christians to pray and ask God what He wants of them. If Paola does not raise enough money she won’t be allow to come on the outreach, which is a vital part of the DTS. Please pray for her. Ericka’s sister in the States has said she would fundraise in their local community. Pray that in whatever way necessary that God will provide the money that is needed. Thank you.