We wanted to update everyone on not only what the team has been doing at the schools and other locations, but also how the team has grown closer to each other and God, in 3 days. If there were any moments where we forgot we were in Costa Rica, those were quickly forgotten thanks to …
Category Archives: Summer 2019
Roses, Thorns & Buds
Day One was a blast! God definitely showed his patience and strength by allowing us to get up at 5:20 am this morning. As we journeyed on the bus, we saw all of the mountains that were hidden in the dark the night we arrived. We traveled through the crowded streets to the Aruba school …
Greetings from Costa Rica!
Greetings from Costa Rica! We departed from Hope this morning and drove to Chicago. From there, we flew to Houston and then to our final destination of San Jose. We arrived at 8pm local time and it was pitch black so we’re not really sure what it looks like yet, but we made it to …
SEED: Costa Rica Edition
Our first SEED team is safely home from the Dominican Republic after an amazing week of transformational experiences! And now, we’re gearing up to send out our second SEED team of the summer to Costa Rica on Tuesday, June 4. The team in Costa Rica will serve alongside Push the Rock (PTR) to partner with local churches …
Cry, Cry, Cry
Today is our last day in the Dominican. Needless to say, we are very sad because this place has become so special to us all. We were able to gather one more time and eat breakfast before heading to church this morning. Church today was very special. We traveled to a neighborhood called “The Hole”. …
Redeem. Renew. Restore
A crew of us woke up this morning bright and early for a beautiful sunrise. It was truly incredible to finish up our week of service with marveling in the creation of God, and truly taking in His Kingdom. Breakfast was a full buffet, and a nice little birthday surprise awaited Hannah as the staff …
Vamos a la playa!!!
Hola friends and family! As our week here in the Dominican Republic is beginning to wind down, today was a beautiful opportunity to unwind and reflect. We woke up at full strength and were well rested for the day ahead. After breakfast we had our last daily devotional of the week and headed to the …
The Hot Sun
Today once again started with a great breakfast of eggs, Dominican sausage and fruit prepared by the cooks that have served us so intently this week. After breakfast, we sat down as a group for devotions. Today’s devotion followed the theme that we have been discussing this week of being ‘Outsiders’ within the church. We …
Junior
We woke up to a great breakfast as the cooks had prepared omelets with fruit. Our devotions for the morning that Brett lead were on the passage of Luke 4:14-30, which talked about how God wanted to save all people, and not use Jesus as a politician for the Jews. He wants to save all, …
Mas Niños
When we woke up this morning, we were lucky enough to wake up to the sound of the water truck, and soon after the smell of pancakes and bacon. After we had finished eating breakfast, we circled up as a group to work through day two of the Revision devotional that we’re working through this …