Battle Wounds and Blessings

Every Tuesday night the guys play soccer at the school gym. Good fun, good exercise, and especially good for cultural adaptation since "futbol" is the sport of Costa Rica. Everyone here is into it, little kids to grandmas, and everyone in between.
Unfortunately Nathan will be watching from the sidelines for a little while. Last Tuesday a guy missed the ball and kicked Nathan right in the Achilles tendon. We were afraid it might be seriously injured so after an afternoon going to the school doctor, hospital, ultrasound, and Orthopedist we found it wasn't torn but damaged and seriously inflamed and would likely tear if he walked on it. So crutches were the order, along with ibuprofen, ice, and massage. Fine, except that we walk everywhere, to school, the bank, the grocery store, the farmers market, and of course they are not all near each other. On top of that we usually have two strollers to push. We were in a bit of a bind.
That's where the blessing comes in. There is a wonderful Costa Rican family that runs the food tienda at school and they happen to live down the street from us. We had chatted a few times and wanted to get to know them better. They have a car and generously offered to give us all a ride everyday. What a huge blessing! On top of that, we have been able to really build a friendship with them. We hope it is one that we can keep for years to come.