Hello everyone–it’s Cara and Justin! We apologize for not catching you up last night. After a wonderful last day in La Casona with the Guaymà people, we left for Jaco about 40 water filters lighter! We are all so thankful for the incredible memories that we have with the students in Puntarenas, the Pastor’s family, …
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Puerta Plata – A Day of Relaxation and Reflection
Hey Everyone! It’s Cole and Amanda back with more stories from the DR from Thursday! Bright and early, the guys woke up again and got a card workout in up on the roof. Then our first start to the day was breakfast with our wonderful cooks Maria and Sandra. They made us pancakes and bacon!! …
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Exploring in the Mountains
Hi! Hannah and Tyler here to give you some highlights from our day! We started our second day in the beautiful Guaymà territory at 7:00 am with an amazing breakfast cooked by our host family. We had scrambled eggs, sausage, gallo pinto, and fresh fruit. There was also a fire mango juice (freshly pressed!) that …
Our Last Day in the Bateys
Hey family and friends! This is Sami and Em! First thing’s first: At 6:00 am, a few of us were up and at ‘em working out. We had an intense HIIT circuit that had some of us crawling away from the basketball court, haha! After the workout, Kevin gave his testimony to us. It was …
Welcome To The Jungle!
Hey guys! Ainsley and Kali here. Today we locked in at 4:30 am sharp to embark on our journey into the Guaimi Providence, which is a reservation. We stopped along the way at the Musmanni bakery for some quick; fire food. That jon was good. DonRon, our bus driver, absolutely clutched up driving the stick …
Tuesday in the Bateys!
We started off our day with a cardio workout at 6 am at the church basketball court in Batey Neuve. This was followed by breakfast and devotional time. This allowed us to learn more about the importance of mentorship and how we are called to mentor others towards Christ. This was a great way to …
Still on the Way to Batey Nueve…
(Note: This was written on Monday night. We were not able to post the last couple of days while we were distributing Sawyer water filters, so we’re going to post a few times today so you know what we’ve been up to!) Just messin’, 14 hours later we have arrived to the beautiful village of …
Tuesday in Costa Rica
We started the day by waking up at 6:10 am and had the most delicious breakfast. Which consisted of pancakes, fruit, bread and a traditional Costa Rican juice. We hopped on the bus around 7:05 am and headed to the UAI prison Push The Rock partners with. At the prison, we had the opportunity to …
Moving Monday’s in Costa Rica
Happy Memorial Day to all of our favorite people back home! We hope you had a wonderful day. We started off this sunny Monday with a traditional Costa Rican breakfast called gallo pinto. Most people have gallo pinto (rice and beans) with every single meal. We only had it this morning with eggs! After breakfast …
Sundays in Costa Rica
Hey extended SEED Costa team, Happy Sunday! Brendan and Natalie here for todays rundown. We had a busy day today that started early at a local bakery. The bakery was lined with all sorts of goods that we had never seen before. Every team member got to choose two pastries and said they really enjoyed …