Yes, I'm still alive!

Hey everbody!

Wow its been a long time since I've blogged! Sorry! It's been a good couple weeks here in Costa Rica. Lots and lots of Spanish!Our Bible classes went really good last week! We had a special teacher come in from the States and he was really great! He wentthrough the book of Acts.

Last Sunday morning at church I went with the 9-12 year olds to a park up the street instead of sitting through the service. Theirsunday school teacher asked me to go because she needed another set of eyes watching the kids. Before we went back to the church we split up into groups to pass out tracts at the park so I had a group of kids to lead around! It was really neat!

On Monday a group of us went to another volcano. We were at nearly 10,000 feet elevation so we were in the clouds. It only clearedup enough to see the bottom of the crater a couple times and just for a minute or two. It was pretty amazing being up in the clouds too though! It was about 40 degrees up there and it felt so good! I love cold weather! I'll try to post some pictures of it sometime this weekend.

God is still showing me awesome things everyday! It has been amazing to get away and just draw close to Him and seek after His heart! My quiet times in the mornings have been incredible!

Well, only five more weeks till I'm home! Can't wait to get there! I love and miss all of you and thanks for the prayers!

Evan

Rainy week in CR

Hey everybody!

It's almost 5pm on Sunday, October 19th and we just got back from church. It has been a pretty normal week here in Costa Rica. We got a ton of rain this week. They told us that it rained more here between Tuesday and Friday than they have had in that short of a time period in 104 years! There has been a lot of flooding in other parts of the country but none here.

This morning I got to watch the service on the internet again! I've been able to do that almost every Sunday and its been great to get to see and hear everybody!

This week is going to be a little different. We usually have Spanish class all morning but this week we're having a special Bible teacher coming in so we are gonna have Bible in the mornings and just a little bit of Spanish in the afternoons. It will be a nice break from so much Spanish!

God has continued to show Himself strong and reveal new things in His word everyday! Thank y'all so much for the prayers!

I love and miss y'all!

Evan

Here's the Proof!

Hey!

Here's the volcano pics I promised!

Last night we went to a college-aged service at our church and I got to help play the guitar for worship! I think I will be able to do it every saturday! It was a lot of fun! I'm glad that we're starting to get connected in our church and build some relationships there.

I hope all is well back home! Love you guys!

Evan

What if it erupts!?!?

Hey everybody!

I'm at a little internet cafe that we found. It's just like a little Starbucks! They've got great coffee and sandwiches and they even play country music believe it or not! haha The other day they were playing Reba and right now they're playing Vince Gill! I come down here a couple times a week on the days that I can't get on the internet back at the villa to get caught up on e-mails and stuff. I really like it because if I close my eyes and nobody is talking in Spanish around me, I feel like I'm home! haha

Monday we went to an active volcano! It was really, really neat! We walked right up to the edge of the crater and got to hike around a little bit. They said it is the 5th largest crater in the world! There was no lava or anything. Just lots of steam and rocks. I got alot of great pictures so I'll try my best to post some this weekend sometime. Other than that, it's been a typical week here. Just classes and homework.

I hope all is well there and I'll post again soon!

I love and miss y'all!

Evan

9 to go!

Hey y'all!

Exactly 9 weeks from today is when I'll be home! It's been almost 4 weeks since we got here and it has gone by really fast! Hopefully the days will keep on buzzing by!

It's been a pretty non-eventful week here. Just classes everyday. We got to go to a professional soccer game Tuesday night so that was pretty neat. I've been trying to stay busy doing whatever I can whenever I can do it. The more down time I have the more homesick I get so I've tried to stay pretty busy this week.

I wish I could tell y'all all the things that God has shown me since I've been here! I've grown so much! I've always known that Jesus is all I need but I've never really been at a place in my life where He is all I have so I've never known that in a personal way. He has come through for me in awesome ways and lifted me up every time I have been discouraged or homesick. I can't wait to see what else He will show me while I'm here!

Thanks for all the prayers! I couldn't do it without them!

I love and miss every one of you!

Evan