Hi to all of our friends and family.
We arrived safely to Rio Frio, Costa Rica. This is a little village located right in side the Dole Bananna plantations. It is very beautiful but Alisha says it must be hotter than Africa! There is no rest from the heat even at night. We picked up Rolando, our dear friend from Guatemala and he has been our translator and protector from the giant bugs!!! He has just come down with a cold so please pray for him as he tries to keep up with everything we are saying. Gracie and Ted are the wonderful missionaries who are taking care of us and we have all bonded at a deep spiritual level. Everyone has had such great spirits despite the harsh elements!
When you look at our photos from the first few days it is difficult to tell if we are on a mission trip or a safari! So far, Alisha has picked up a sloth from a tree who proceeded to pee all over her. Then she tried her luck with a baby alligator and he pooped on her! Then she held a parrot who did the same thing! First we thought it must be a cooincidence but there is no such thing with God. I wonder what He is telling her! We have cats, dogs and cockroaches who are all the same size. They stay in and out of our little house with us.
Mel, being our organizer and responsible one, decided since the cockroaches in the bathroom were so big last night, that she would torch them instead of spraying them. She came up with the brilliant idea of using hairspray and a lighter to accomplish this. We had just gone to bed, she lit it up in the bathroom and a huge yellow fireball filled the bathroom and house, only killing one cockroach half way. I think he was playing dead so he could come back and retaliate! Luckily the house is made of cement so it didn't burn down. We have since locked up the lighters~(Thus Rio Frio is Hot!)
We have been meeting people in the community each day and have been teaching value lessons in the classrooms of the school with fourth, fifth and sixth graders. The kids are precious and very beautiful. We have had such favor! We are continuing to bond the community together and just love on the people.
After school today we are actually going to the real Rio Frio. (cold river). If we have learned to take only cold showers by now, going into the river shouldn't be any problem. I understand there is a wide variety of wildlife there so I will be on the lookout, while Alisha gets in trouble with more animals.
We don't have much access to a computer so I will try to update as often as possible. We miss you and appreciate all of you! Our next post will include photos if possible! Technology here is definitely not as advanced.
If you would like to drop anyone on the team, a note, please email ilikewormshaha@hotmail.com
Love,
Ziners
Mel,
Rolando
Gracie and Ted
