Hi everyone!
It was so wonderful to see so many friends and family when we were home in MN. We had a great time at home. The Goff family was happily together for 5 days - all under the same roof for a few of those nights. We spent quality family time together and played a lot of games (except dad, who some of you know, hates games!) Our Sunday School talk on Jan. 3 at Ridgewood went very well and Mark did an excellent job preaching (and it's not just because I'm biased - people told me it was excellent!) We were able to get 11 new child sponsors for Roblealto which was a great blessing. It was hard to leave MN, but we are happy to be back now. It was so different coming back to a country that we know, seeing places that are familiar, getting back into our house, and looking forward to seeing our friends here.
It was my (Emily's) 30th birthday on Saturday and we headed to the beach for the weekend where it was HOT and sunny. I think we made a literal 100 degree change in weather! We found our favorite beach in Costa Rica so far on the Nicoya Peninsula on the Pacific side (Montezuma) which had white sand and big waves in the warm ocean. We definitely hope to return there again soon!
We are back at the Bible Home today catching up with friends and getting back into work. Over the next month we'll be preparing for the volunteer groups to come. The first group comes in the middle of February. We will also be launching our Los Guido campaign to begin building a fourth child care center. We are excited to see what God has to teach us in the 2nd half of our mission year! Thank you for continued prayers! We are also excited that Mark's parents will be coming to visit on Thursday and staying for a few weeks. We look forward to showing off our beautiful new country! Blessings!
