Back to school!

It has been a week filled with experiences in and out of the class room. As I’m sure for most of you this time of year you are all going back to school or have children that are. It has been a little bit of an adjustment getting back into the swing of the academic life. Now we have two children, meals to cook, and a house to run.
We got off to a little bit of a rocky start the beginning of the school week. The first day I stayed home with the boys Elliott had a temp of 104. Josiah was getting over whatever it was that he so kindly passed on to his brother . Steve had a good first day of classes and that night Steve decided to give me break off from cooking and he ordered pizza. Firstly, because streets do not have names and houses do not have numbers the pizza guy just drives around the neighborhood beeping his horn for you to come out. It took over an hour and was really expensive. Basically we had crackers with a little sauce and cheese. Please don’t let this be a reflection of Costa Rican food! The food here is delicious! Muy Rico!
The second day of classes the boys went to childcare on campus, and I had my first day of classes. I had a quiz to take in one class and a lot of information to catch up on in Grammar class. We both have wonderful teachers, and there desire is to serve us so that we can better communicate Gods love to Spanish speaking people.
Later that night Steve went outside to go rinse the trash can out, he stood up to fast and hit his had on a low hanging metal pole. Josiah was actually the one that saw him first laying on the ground in the pouring rain. He said he wanted to go out and pray with his Daddy. I went out to go talk to him, and that was when I saw the blood dripping down his face. He was in a lot of pain. God was gracious. I called up our friends and they came over right away with one of my class mates that is a Doctor. He looked at his head for us and said he could probably have two or three stitches but thought he could go without them. He is doing fine now, just a little sore.
It was awesome to know one of my class mates was praying for me without knowing everything that was going to happen that night. Although we can not say for sure why these different situations came about, we are thankful for the Lords protection and provision of good friends while we are here.
Costa Rica is a fun challenge. We enjoy learning the language. The mountains are so beautiful here. The people are very friendly. Tomorrow will be our second time to the open market that they have on Saturdays. We enjoy the fresh fruits and vegetables and we love eating new food. Pray for us that we will make good use of the time that we are given to study Spanish, and also not neglecting our personal walk with God.
!Adios! The Diem Family