Today was another incredible day here in the country of Costa Rica. We got to sleep in a little (7:00am) and we departed for our first clinic of the day at 8:15am. The school we went to today was one of the nicer places we’ve been so far. We held a clinic in an open …
Category Archives: Summer 2018
Day 3 – Fleas, water, and Jesus
Day 3: Fleas, Water, & Jesus Nick is officially a dog dad now. And there’s a good chance that he definitely has fleas. We came home from our daily adventure and we found Peanut (formerly known as “suitcase in Spanish”) in his suitcase. Today’s adventure started off with a 5:30 wake up call… yikes. We …
Day 2 -Costa Rica
Day 2 Hola, Today was our first day of sports clinics. Our day started bright and early at 6:20 with a wake up call followed by breakfast at 6:50. If I might say so myself the mangoes at breakfast were the bomb. We headed out for a school in San Jose at 7:45. When we …
Day One
Hola, from Costa Rica! We have been in Costa RIca for 8 hours now and I would say we are tired. Our day started at 2:00 am when we departed from Hope College for Midway airport. Our flight was scheduled for 5:00 am. We had an hour layover in FortLauderdale,Florida and then had a three …
Off to Costa Rica!
Our SEED Costa Rica team left campus bright and early this morning and is excited to serve alongside Push the Rock for the next 10 days! Thanks for your prayers and support for the team! Mitchel Achien’g – Women’s Track & Field Luke Beckhusen – Football Mason Dekker – Football Amie Hixon – Women’s Lacrosse Nick …
SEED Costa Rica Prepares to Serve with Push the Rock
We’re excited to send out our second SEED team of the summer to Costa Rica on Tuesday, June 5 to serve alongside Push the Rock (PTR). It is their mission to use global sports ministry to proclaim the life-changing message of Jesus Christ through the pursuit of excellence in sportsmanship and athletics. View the team calendar …
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Hard Goodbyes
After a much-needed night of sleep, we woke up early to begin our last day of camp in Ada. We headed straight to the field where we began with Joey and Ryann sharing a piece of their story. From there, we kicked off a camp-wide futbol tournament. With five fields, each team was able to …
Farmer’s Tans and Full Hearts
As we are reflecting on our day, we can’t believe that we’re almost done with this trip!! Today was a *long*, sweaty, challenging- but rewarding- day spent loving on the children in God’s kingdom that were at the camp. We started off at 8 a.m. being extremely welcomed back into the camp- even kids that …
A Day at the Beach, and the Start of Camp
The day started off with the team loading up in vans and heading towards a resort down river from the ocean. Peacocks and horses roamed freely around this luxurious oasis. It seemed like we had stepped out of the country and into a paradise with the contrasting quality of the surrounding villages and the luxury …
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Rain, Delays, and More Rain
This morning we had the opportunity to visit another village. When we left our temporary home, we expected a typical hot and sunny day in Tamale. However, the further we drove the darker the sky became. Within seconds, the wind picked up and it began to pour like crazy. We made an immediate stop to …