Final Goodbyes and Chocolate
Hola everyone! We started this morning with a bright and early sunrise on the beach. We used this time to soak in beautiful views and God’s greater calling for us in our own life back home. John (our missionary host) prompted us to think deeper about our experiences and how we are going to bring them back home. After the sunrise, some of the squad went back to sleep while others worked out. We all then headed to breakfast and probably ate a little too much. A few of us left the resort and checked out a few of the souvenir shops where we practiced our bartering skills and then we soaked up the rest of our time in the sun at the pool or beach. A few beachgoers attempted to snorkel, and at the pool, people enjoyed the juice options and volleyball. We indulged in one final meal at the resort and climbed onto our carriage where trusty Javier drove us to the Del Oro chocolate factory. We toured the organic factory and learned about their process of making chocolate, sampled chocolate cashew butter, hot chocolate, brownies, and some pieces of chocolate. If you’re lucky you might get to try some too! We got to experience the beautiful country on our drive home for the last time. A few of the guys worked hard on their newfound skill of friendship bracelet making while others napped. We packed our bags to get ready for our early departure tomorrow before GO’s closing ceremony with the three other teams that GO has been hosting this week. We were served a delicious meal of tacos, worshipped, and heard a lovely message to sum up GO’s ministry and our work this week on planting mustard seeds in our own community. Our teammate Christian shared with everyone how he has seen God’s kingdom come to earth this week in the joy that came with playing with the kids at Batey Nueve. Our intern Maddie compiled a video of various clips from our week, which we watched before saying adios to our other intern Daniel and John. We wrapped up the day with powerful life-stories from our three leaders and each student received an individual blessing. It’s time for our long-awaited euchre tournament, so we need to sign off! Please pray for safe travels as we head home and keep the GO ministries team in your prayers, especially Javier, John, Maddie, Daniel, Mike, Brett, Marie, and Maria who have all served us in different ways this week. Adios!
Jess and Lucas
