This past week we went on the 2019 Costa Rica mission trip! It was a marvelous time and we as a team accomplished and learned a lot. We split up into two VBS teams that visited two sites each. The first group went to two neighborhoods called Pastoral and Linda Vista. There were a lot […]
Hola! We’ve had an incredible Tuesday! We started the day with breakfast and then a “TAG” time as they call it. This is a time where we can be alone with God and read a devotional, reflect, and pray for the day that is starting. We do this for about 25 minutes each morning. It’s […]
We all made it safe and sound. Praise God for this place and every person in our group. The flight was smooth,and the weather is beautiful! So far there has been no rain at all! Which is surprising, because (like Florida summers,) it normally rains every afternoon. When we first arrived at the mission, everyone […]
Today we woke up in our new hotel, shared a wonderful breakfast of fried eggs, toast, chapati, fresh fruit and coffee. We boarded the vans and headed to Zoe headquarters in Meru. Zoe is housed in a government compound in a serene setting, and because Zoe is doing such good work, the government charges Zoe […]
Hello from Maua! Today began with a wonderful buffet-style breakfast at our Nairobi Hotel. The omelets and potato pancakes were amazing. We then loaded two cars and headed out for a long day of travel across the equator, along the Rift Valley, under the shadow of Mt. Kenya toward Maru. We stopped for lunch at […]
First report from Carla & Peter’s journey to Kenya After a long travel day, we caught our first glimpse of Kenya from the window of our airplane. I turned to Peter and mentioned how beautiful the.mountains looked. The man behind us, a native Kenyan, said, in his lovely musical accent, “Oh, dat ees not a […]
So hard saying good bye to all the kids & staff at the mission. However, with this view, life isn’t too bad either. We are staying at the base of the volcano Arenal & will be going to the hot springs tonight.
Lori switched teams to do the hygiene talk with the other sites. Kira, Hanah & Jillian let the kids paint their entire faces with face paint! Darien gave his testimony which was awesome. It rained a little more today but we were thankful for God providing people in the community that allowed our groups to […]
We had a great time playing indoor soccer last night while Costa Rica won their soccer game! Today’s sites were great. It was a little rainy for part of the day so groups of kids were smaller but Zach & Nick gave a great testimony to their faith & everyone on the team shared God’s […]
Great day so far connecting with the kids. So proud of our youth stepping up to serve even in the rain & volunteering to pray at every opportunity. Our team is doing a great job drawing in the Tico teens. Mostly because our youth can actually hang with them playing soccer. They even have older […]