Laundry... A 20 Step Process!!!!!!!

Step 1: Plug in Orange cord in outlet inside of house

Step 2: Plug in Grey cord in outlet in outside patio outlet

Step 3: Turn Cycle Selector Dial to Wash/Rinse

Step 4: Slide Wash Selector button to Wash

Step 5: Turn Wash Selector dial to desired wash cycle

Step 6: Attach hose to sink

Step 7: Turn on sink

Step 8: Let water fill up in washer chamber, Put in cloths, and detergent.

Step 9: Turn Wash Timer Dial to desired wash time: in Minutes

Step 10: When finished Turn Cycle Selector Dial to Drain. Watch water drain out of chamber and leave

suds behind. J

Step 11: Turn Cycle Selector Dial back to Wash/Rinse and turn on sink faucet.

Step 12: Let water fill up in chamber and turn wash timer to desired number of minutes to “spin” rinse.

Step 13: Turn Cycle Sector Dial to Drain and let all water drain out.

Step 14: Slide Wash Selector button to Spin

Step 15: Turn Wash Timer Dial to desired number of minutes to “spin”. Which is just a heavy back and

forth motion.

Step 16: Take personals out of wash chamber and put in dryer chamber to the right.

Step 17: Turn Spin Dry Timer to desired time to ONLY spin with no heat until they are not soaking wet.

Step 18: Remove personals from dryer and place on drying rack inside house to finish drying.

Step 19: Ring out excess water from each piece of remaining clothing from washing camber.

Step 20: Hang up these clothes on the clothes line.

Only Two...

So here we are in Costa Rica this is our second full day and we have had two visitors! Yes that is right ONLY two.... Two cockroaches that is. I am in shock and awe of how good my God is. Cause I didn't freak out as bad as I thought I was going to.
The first one was on our curtain above my head that my new wonderful friend Heather pointed out to me. I walked quickly forward THEN turned around to look. And it really wasn't that big. Maybe an inch and a half or two. :-) So Joe comes walking out of the bedroom with our little vacuum and sucks the thing up. The lady that we were renting from was in our home with her granddaughter talking with us. And as soon as Joe sucked the thing up she yells and claps her hands... Superman, Superman, Superman! It was so funny.
Then second one decided that it wanted to sit in the living room with Joe and I and watch TV! Of course "superman" did it again and squashed the thing!
So we have been told that they don't come around much... so we will see

Other then that, we have had a good time. It has been a little hard to adjust for me because of missing all of my wonderful friends and family. But God is good! We went shopping yesterday to a place called Hipermas! It was WALMART in disguise. :-) I was so happy. Walmart actually owns the store so it looked just like it! I could find LOTS there.
So today we continue to set up our home and maybe go to a birthday party! :-)
More to come...

9 More Hours...

9 hours until mine and Joe's plane leaves this Syracuse ground, lands in JFK airport, and then leaves this beautiful country for 6 weeks.

It has been a exciting and sad adventure.... now we will see how great this adventure in Costa Rica goes.....

More updates later... Please PRAY that all flights and transition that goes well!

LOVE YOU ALL!

A Big Day...

Today is the day that our whole church has been waiting for...

Today is a party day. Our church is going to have a great big fiesta to celebrate what God has done through pre-field...

More updates later...

22 days...

That is all Joe and I have left is 22 days. 22 days until we take that very early flight to Costa Rica. Our "home away from home". Or at least it will be for a year...

Here's some pics of the home we will be living in...

Front of "our" home

Kitchen

Living Room

Master Bedroom 1

Master Bedroom 2

Resurrection Day... 2008

What a wonderful day this day was with my family. I am beginning to cherish these days more and more with my family knowing that there will only be a few. Of course the highlight of the day was watching the first niece/Daughter/ Grandbaby of the family.

Here a few Family Pictures of our lovely day...

Extended Guevara Family
Top: Sam, Peanut, Joe, R Jay, Rachel, Dad, Gina
Bottom: Heidi, Heather, Annabelle, Mom

Mom & Dad

Heather, R Jay, Annabelle Dowling

Annabelle Dowling

Joe & Heidi DePuy

The Range of Emotions...

The one thing I Love and Hate about being a woman!

I love to be able to express how I really feel to someone in a time of love, Joy, and excitement....

BUT

I hate the fact that when life is changing so fast emotions seem to fly all over the place never knowing where they will land and what it will affect. I am so so so so so HAPPY that the wonderful Lord God created me and knows every move, thought, and word that is going to happen before it does! I'm happy because He knows how I operate and what buttons to press so that I don't die! Because if it was up to me... I probably never would have made it out of the womb :-)

So can you tell that leaving this country is getting closer and closer... yeah. Joe and I are beginning to find a place to call home in Costa Rica for a year... the homes are SO different... lots of adapting... BUT they are beautiful, WARM, and exciting....

I NEVER THOUGHT...

We would actually make it! But the Lord has been so good and we have! Joe and I have officially reached 100% of our support.
We got the clearance from our agency, we were excepted by the language school, and we have a couple finding a house/Apt. for us down there as we speak.
WOW... that is all I can say now a days through the tears. But good tears, great tears, tears of joy. Ok, Ok and sadness too. It is hard to say goodbye to the people you love.. not knowing when you will see them again.
But then excitement takes over.... Joy takes over. Excitement of a new adventure, a new country, new culture, and wonderful people. And Joy in knowing you are going to do what God called you to do and He is smiling...


Here we go....

Packing...

I didn't realize that when you begin packing there are so many steps....

There is the pre pre pre packing. Then the pre pre packing. Then the pre packing. Then the packing 1, packing 2, and packing 3 stages.......

AHHHH!

And I thought this was not going to be a big deal... right :-)

I need a manual... :-)

Closer and Closer...

It is really getting close to leaving time now.

Joe and I are just waiting to hear from a church in NJ if their vote goes through positive... and if it does...

WE WILL BE AT 100%! It has been 2 and a half years but it feels like 2 weeks have gone by. As I have been telling everyone I see here lately... if you see me crying... I'm fine... I'm just dealing.

We leave in only 2 months... not very long. Costa Rica here we come :-)

The Fun Begins...

NC was a great time. Joe, Heather, Annabelle, and I had a wonderful time visiting Family.... We miss them!

But as soon as Joe and I got back to Syracuse we hit the ground running. I can tell these next few months are going to be very very busy and one of the emotional ones I am going to have....

Our prayer is that we leaving for Language School to Costa Rica at the end of April. That is not far away... and the excitement and tears have already started!

Not to mention we still have churches to visit. It is incredible exciting, and I can not imagine doing ANYTHING else....

But Lord give me strength!

The Start of Our Year...

Well, the first couple weeks of our year started out nice and slow. But that didn't last long... Last weekend we went to SNOW CAMP with the Beacon youth group! It was a blast.


Then one day later we headed to NC to surprise my siblings and parents for a visit with Joe, me, my sister Heather, and baby Annabelle!

So here we are now in NC enjoying family, and having to say goodbye tomorrow to head out and visit 2 churches in one Sunday! :-)

A New Year...

With new adventures!

And The Fun Continues...

Opening Gifts with Dowling Family...

R Jay

Heather

Joe

Baby Annabelle

Christmas 2007...

Was a WONDERFUL time with family!


DePuy Family

DePuy Family Tree!

Our Home This Christmas...

I began to realize that each of Mine and Joe's Christmas' will all be different. So as I attempt to remember most of them, here are a few pictures of what our home looks like this Christmas! :-)

Candle Decor in Guest Room


Living Room


Living Room


Our Beautiful Nativity Set on top of Bookcase


Our Coffee Table Centerpiece


Our Stockings

Our Cute Little Christmas Tree on top of Ledge

God is good....

Pray Pray Pray... IS all I can say.

By the middle of January Joe and I could be at 93% if this is what the Lord wants!

That would mean only 7% to go....

How Awesome!

The Peace Beyond Understanding...

Finally was the word I thought about a week ago when I realized that I would have a couple weeks to be home and spend time with family, making cookies, attending our home church, and going to our Bible studies.

Yes Finally was the word until the week started. Mon - Fri. Bad news came out of no where. God let some amazing blows happen to great people. From taking a loved one from taking a needed job.
BUT HE knows what HE is doing.

Praise the Lord for a faith that we can put into someone who has a plan....

Hopefully we will never forget that...

Oh and I started my natural diet... Apparently I'm detoxing now :-)

THANKSGIVING...

With my family in North Carolina. We had a wonderful. I was able to spend one on one time with each of my siblings. It really was a great time.... now in a week I get to spend time with my other sibling and my wonderful niece....

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

THEY are so cute...

I love my sister and my niece. Annabelle has gotten so big and I miss her so much!
Can't wait to see them soon....

Tomorrow Joe and I get to go home... yeay! for 2 days and then go and visit my family in NC... We are excited!