Day off To build

Hey guys!  Kevin covered for the girls and I. He worked at the hotel alone so we could be free to take the bus to Heredia to help the La Aurora congregation build their new kingdom hall.  Want to hear some specifics? …They already have 3 congregations assigned to this hall.  All in Spanish.  They average 80 publishers in each.  Not including the bible studies.  The sweet brother was explaining that many families have 5 or more members and to take the bus 2 or 3 times a week for all is very expensive and many times they forgo going to the meeting because they don't have enough money to get there.  bus fare is equal to 1.70 in dollars.  but multiply that by the amount of kids, and the average working wage is 1.60 an hour.  Because of Jehovah providing this hall many will be able to walk to it and not have to buy bus fare.  most live within 2 miles and some of the very fortunate ones are across the street.  The building is as big as some of our 2 car garages.  made of cement bricks covered with that cement stuff they use with trowels…not stucco but the other stuff.  Sorry but the name fails me.  The girls and I had a girl boss who was awesome.  We were assigned the scraping of the metal window frames getting the cement wall stuff off.  It took us all day to do 3 windows with spatulas and then clean then paint.  (Orange)  we also climbed ladders to scrape the dried cement with another piece of cement to smooth it.  Our arms were ready to fall off, and the rickety ladders made us fear falling but we did it.  In the rain and In the mud 4 inches deep.  We didn't have rubber boots so our tennis shoes were full of thick brown mud, slippery and a mess.  They offered a simple lovely lunch.  Sea food soup and rice.  The soup had every type of meet possible, we didn't ask, and was very thin broth but everyone got a scoop with meat and scoop of broth.  with the rice it was very filling.  and tasty.  The sisters were very happy to serve but we were nervous taking too much, so that there would be enough for all.  We were a little shameless at 2 we were tired and worn out from going up and down ladders a hundred times slipping in mud, that we went to the kitchen area and asked for coffee they were sympathetic and gave us some.  we forgot the tradition here is coffee at 3 so when all broke for coffee we followed in for the second cup..the sisters didn't look to happy with us.  Oh well.  Rude Norte Americana's.  We are still learning that one cup is sufficient for Costa Ricans, so Haanpaa’s need discernment.

we had a meeting with the attorney yesterday she is trying to help us get the girls legal here.  We will keep you posted.

Thank you fro leaving comments or emails.  Trish Fretz keep trying to figure out the blog comment you have succeeded at much harder things.  Hope your training at taxes goes well, our hearts are with you especially.  Don't let any one bully you!  except me of course.

Love to all

Katalena