Concordia Lutheran Church

This afternoon, we played volleyball and soccer with the youth of the community at the amazing community park. We had so much fun!

This afternoon we got the chance to explore the river! The team enjoyed a boat tour on the Sarapiquí River where we saw iguanas, native birds and monkeys in the trees! We tried local sweet bananas and rambutan fruit. Some of the team cooled off as we splashed around and laughed with each other on the boat.

Today we delivered the first bags of food. We visited 6 families; they told us about their testimonies, and how they have been growing in Jesus which was such a blessing for us. We also took time to pray for them and their needs.

The project for this week is make the gym a little bit larger. Today we learned how to make concrete. We used rocks, sand and cement and mixed it using our own blood, sweat, and shovels. We also learned that the work that 5 of us can do in 10 minutes can actually be done in about 30 seconds by the pros! Team work makes the dream work!!!

This afternoon was our first day of VBS. We had a great time on Bethany’s ship  learning about how God can give us strength when we feel powerless, just as the captain of the ship did with Paul when he was a prisoner. We also made some crafts and played with the kids. 

Yesterday, we went to Bethany’s boat too, but this time we learned about Peter and keep our eyes on Jesus. It was so much fun, we sang some songs, and made some crafts to remember to keep walking in Jesus’ path. We love this community, and we love be able to play and share with all this kids! 

Today, we had our recreational day. We rode on horseback, and we did zip line at Pozo Azul. It was so much fun!! We also bought some snacks to take them to US.