Renfro Ramblings

Our biggest task in Costa Rica is to attend school everyday. One of my favorite parts about this is the people we are privileged to be surrounded by more than 25 hours a week. Our class is mainly made up of people who have a grasp of the language and can speak Spanish pretty well. One special couple in the class is Don and Jacqui Cartledge (center) who have been missionaries to Chile for 25 years! The reason they are in our class is that next year they will be the school's new directors and they are wanting to experience what being a student at Cincel is like. God's timing is good! They have been a huge blessing as they have been able to offer so much insight and wisdom on being a missionaries to Chile. We can't thank God enough for this privilege! Something else the Lord has taught us is the value of being in language school. We have realized that even though we can speak Spanish, learning the correct way is so crucial to ministering to a culture. In our case we will be wo

Our goodbyes have been said and our trust has been place in the Lords hands. Now we begin a new season of our lives! We are finally settled here in the beautiful country of Costa Rica where we will learn and perfect the heavenly language of Spanish. We feel such awe and gratitude as we think of all the people that are obediently giving and praying for our ministry to the university students in the country of Chile. After being here exactly one month we still at times stop and think "I can't believe we are here!" Its been a long year as we spent our time raising a budget to get to the field. Our new season involves advanced grammar, translation, interpretation, and Latin American Literature. Sounds like a lot but we have realized how much of a blessing this will be as it will prepare us for our future in Chile.  Josh and I have gotten in tune with the culture and started shopping at the "feria" Saturday mornings. Here people come buy and barter fruits and vegeta