Submitted by Mason Norris, Youth Intern: Wednesday and Thursday, June 15 & 16 A group from the other church at Pura Vida (First United Methodist of Lakeland) has been working on a construction project building a new home for a local family. Their team leader has kept us updated by telling their stories (quite animatedly, […]
Editor’s Note: We warned that shaky internet might hamper our efforts… and sure enough, Day 4 received AFTER Day 5. Enjoy! Submitted by Carla Cottrell: Day 4 in Panajachel got off to a shaky start…literally! While having our morning coffee,we noticed the chandeliers in the dining room beginning to swing. Peter jumped up when others […]
Recently, Jack and Barb Travis were in church and a hymn spoke to them. They realized they needed to return to Salud Y Paz in Guatemala – and they recently did just that, staying at the former director and founder’s home in Panjachel. They were kind enough to send us some photos of their own “mission team of […]
Submitted by Mason Norris, Youth Intern: Apologies are in order that this blog comes in late today, as I am writing it Wednesday morning rather than Tuesday night. Last night was the group outing to the soccer fields, a fun journey for 5/6 of the mission and just more of the same for our group. […]
Submitted by Carla Cottrell: Day 3 of our trip began with another delicious breakfast buffet followed by the 45 minute drive up the mountain to the village Juan Lejas, the newest technico, had prepared for us to work in building stoves. Because Luis needed to be with his son, Don Miguel came with us. Anne […]
June 12, 2016 I considered writing a full itinerary of our morning, but I scrapped that idea after how much of the agenda was collecting and distributing the team’s passports, moving luggage, and filling out forms. Needless to say the process of flying in large groups is not for the bureaucratically challenged. After being stuffed into […]
Our youth mission team has arrived safe and sound in Costa Rica. And the Air Guatemala team has landed. We’ll stay tuned for details throughout the week. And remember to keep them in your prayers!
Saturday, June 11 Today is the day. It seems like just last week when we were still in the planning stages of this trip, when June 11th was a far-off date to look forward to rather than a part of the very real present. But finally, tonight we will leave on the first leg of […]
(Peter’s part) Leaning into servant-hood. I love doing missions work. Many times I find myself in situations and circumstances that I don’t usually get into in my “normal” job. I can remember one time all I did for 6 hours was move sand from the front yard pile to the back yard (scattered) at a […]
Pray for our Youth Costa Rica Mission Team that will be ministering to children and families in San Ramon, Costa Rica June 11-19. Every year our students work very hard to participate in an international mission project with Pura Vida Missions. This year students who wanted to participate in our youth mission projects has to fulfill […]