You can have all of me
You can have every part of me
And I, I am released to run after you, oh
And I, I am released to run after you
It's a relentless pursuit, relentless pursuit
I will not stop chasing after you
It's a relentless pursuit, a passion in pursuit
I will not stop chasing after you
~Kim Walker, A Relentless Pursuit
This is a beautiful song that summarizes God's purpose in my life~ a relentless pursuit after the love of my life. I am currently pursing Jesus in Costa Rica and am so thankful for this opportunity to travel more in this world and to experience life in another country. For those who don't know, I am taking two medical Spanish classes in CR for the next two months! Our team of 17 left LAX last Friday night and had a red eye (why is it called that? because we get off with red, sleepless eyes?) to Panama. We then spent the day touring the Panama Canal and downtown Panama and arrived in Costa Rica Saturday night. Our host families picked us up from the airport, and off we went! Below are some pics of our 10 hours in Panama.
Panama
Costa Rica, Week 1
It will be a week tomorrow since I left LA... I can't believe how fast it has already gone! I am living with a host family in Santo Domingo, Heredia (near San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica). I have the sweetest mom (second to my mom of course) and I now have another sister (15 years old) and a brother (11 years old). I also have another grandma (4th one!) who is an angel. My roommate, Raquel, and I seriously have the best host family and are so blessed to live with them for a couple months. We are getting to know their large extended family and feel so welcomed into their home.
This is the view outside of my window. Every morning I wake up to the birds chirping (and sometimes dogs barking) and just stare out the window (Co~ you'd LOVE this window). I've probably taken 10 pictures of this same view just because I can't get enough of it and it seems surreal. I love watching the rain and lightening from this spot as well.
That's it for now! Just a little glimpse on this past week... I'll try to blog again soon. I love emails/fb messages/imessage texts and would love to hear from you, my sweet family y friends.
Praises/Prayer Requests
-I praise God that our team is bonding well and slowly adjusting to a different culture.
-I thank Dios for keeping us safe thus far (crazy crazy drivers here in CR) and for going before and behind us.
-Please pray for my host mom as her arm is healing from an accident
-Pray that I'll be a light unto those I meet and that I'll continue to have strength and energy to learn Spanish.
Con amor,
Lianna
-I thank Dios for keeping us safe thus far (crazy crazy drivers here in CR) and for going before and behind us.
-Please pray for my host mom as her arm is healing from an accident
-Pray that I'll be a light unto those I meet and that I'll continue to have strength and energy to learn Spanish.
Con amor,
Lianna