Costa Rica Day 3 - 6.20.19

After a pancake and fresh fruit breakfast, the groups headed back to La Radial to finish the work projects and the community church for painting. We had 4 four hours to finish as much as we could and the students worked hard and efficiently. One group worked on a ramp to replace an unsafe walkway made of logs. This allowed for safer access for the residents. Another group made concrete by hand and delivered it to the various projects. Other groups cemented stairs and built hand rails making the stairs safer and less slick when wet.

We left for lunch at the church and had pork chops, mashed potatoes, and pineapple. For the afternoon, we finished the rest of the Jonah story. We made crosses with beads and pipe cleaners with the community children. Afterwards, we set up an olympic style competition. The games varied from relay races, tug of war, egg race, etc. The the students led four different teams and surprisingly came out as a four way tie. After we said our good-byes, we headed to the Strong Mission site for fish tacos. The students were able to buy hand painted pictures and support a local artist. During porch time, Luke spoke from the Gospel of Luke about leaving our comfort zones and the purpose of why we are here. After some small group time, we finished out the night with some sweet sweet fellowship. Tomorrow we will host a carnival for about 200 kids in the community. We are excited to see what tomorrow holds!