Well, this has been a trying and long week, but the Lord has been faithful to give strength, encouragement and we've found perseverance in Him. This has been a week of negociating our way through the bureaucracy that is the Costa Rican government. Although I've come to love this country, I try to have as little contact as possible with red tape and waiting lines. Monday, I took a two hour bus ride to San Jose to get my driver's license renewed and a two-hour ride back. Then, Tuesday night, we decided the best way to approach figuring out the process for renewing our cedulas (residency) was to actually GO to Immigracion in San Jose. Once we got there, we found out we actually couldn't renew it at Immigration...go figure. They recently changed the process to where you can only renew them in select banks throughout Costa Rica. So, just by chance, we decided to walk into the biggest bank in Costa Rica, the one in downtown San Jose to ask questions about the process and required paperwork. First blessing was that there was only one other customer there so we went almost right up to the desk which is very unusual. The young woman at the desk, Aura (and who I could also call an angel), walked us through the process and paperwork needed. When we asked if she could help us make an appointment, she kindly took out her personal dayplanner and penciled us in for 2 DAYS LATER!!! Normally you call a phone number to make an appointment, and we've heard the wait can be up to 6 months. We walked out of that office feeling as though the Lord pulled off something that we could never do ourselves. So, as of 11 a.m. today, we are legal to be in Costa Rica for 2 more years as residents. It's very exciting, and I cannot be more grateful for the Lord's provision and gift of encouragement through the young lady at the bank. So, needless to say after more than 10 hours on a bus this week, Josh and I are going to try to relax at home tonight!
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