Costa Rica--day 7

All of our work is done and this was our last full day before we leave this beautiful place. FREE DAY! The plan was to go see the volcano at Poaz, go zip lining, lunch and shopping at the market.
We did all of those things but it didn't turn out quite like we planned.....

First of all, the weather was cold and rainy on the mountain, therefore it was super foggy and we couldn't see the volcano....just white fog. I must admit it was kind of neat looking, like looking into a cauldron of witch's brew!....is that weird? I didn't hang around long since despite my jacket and umbrella, I was getting soaked!
After a cup of coffee we were on our way to zip line! We were concerned that since it was raining that the zip line would be closed but we got the thumbs up! Woo hoo! We were on our way to the tree tops for a new experience in the cold rain but we didn't care because we were determined to do it! I was pretty nervous that I was the one in control of how fast I went on this thing and that I had to watch for signals to brake but after the first one I was hooked!! (no pun intended!;) while we were waiting to go on one of the lines, however, we see some workers walk by with a first aid body board.....uh oh, not good. I said a silent prayer for the person who was going to be on that board not realizing I was praying for one of my team members.
Dr. Boles broke his leg landing on one of the platforms. He is such a trooper though, they said he was cracking jokes as they were carrying him to meet the ambulance.
We cut our zip adventure short and ate lunch while anxiously waiting to hear from the hospital. We were all absolutely SOAKED and cold to the bone!! It was all good though....for next we went SHOPPING!
By the time we got to the market , we were just extremely damp and warmer! We did some power shopping and were back at Franco's for dinner and devotion.
We finally found out that Dave's leg is pretty much shattered and he and his wife will take a medical plane back to the States.
Michael and Regina Hampton led devotion and did a great job of challenging the team to take our relationship with God to the next level by living more by faith and sacrifice. I've loved getting to serve with them this week, they are such awesome people!

As I look back on today and how nothing went as planned, I can still see God's hand in it all. If anyone on the team could handle the trauma of being in a foreign hospital, it is Dr. Boles...you know, since he's a doctor! He had his wife and Chad (who is an X-ray tech) with him at the hospital. A broken leg is bad but it could definitely be worse!! And he had a team of mission friends lifting him up In prayer.
It makes stressing about the bad weather seem so trivial.
Perspective=God is in control even when things feel out of control! We just have to look at things from His perspective and see all of His providence in the midst of the chaos.