Monday, April 27, 2009

Bethany...


Bethany is our newest missionary on the field here in Latin America, and the first we were privileged to welcome to Costa Rica for a trimester of language school. Today she leaves to visit with family for a few days, repack her suitcases, and to drink a Starbucks in our honor. Next week she will join her teammates in Tarma, Peru, and adapt to both a new culture, Spanish with a different cadence and vocabulary, and start the adventure many American twenty-somethings never envision-- The bittersweet tears I shed with goodbye, were worth loving this precious one well . Fortunately, Skype and Communicator keep her as close as a cell phone or land line. Missing you, but praying for you now and in the days and months ahead.

1 comment:

The Byrd's Nest said...

Oh goodbyes must be terribly hard for you Cathi....people coming and going through language school in Costa Rica but oh how richly blessed you must feel to get to mentor so many missionaries. I can't wait to meet you!