By far the most productive day individually and as a whole. The vibe this morning at breakfast was one of motivation and excitement. We were ready to live the day, finish our work, and touch the hearts and minds of the VBS children. During our work period we acomplished a lot! We finished filling in the trench, did additional painting in the pavillion, moved about fifty cement blocks to allow a path to be filled with cement. Also we spread gravel over a portion of the trench to make it into a usable driveway, cut down tall grasses, picked up old mangos, and power washed our work area. When our work was over we took showers, had some free time, then had lunch. Tim had made a trip into town and picked up extra snacks and soda, so we had fanta and coke with lunch. Despues nos comemos almuerzo nos vamos a la iglesia para VBS. It was by far the best VBS in my book. There were more kids then any other day and everyone had a smile on their face. We had to make due without a microphone for the message but it came out fine. We had a bit of a fiesta with cake and a pinata. The moms here are loco because they dive in and try to get the candy. There were two dogs waiting outside the church in the rain, both extreamely malnurished and dirty; Sarah Delaney gave her towl to warm the shivering chihuahua and perhaps give it the love it would otherwise not get. It strains the heart to see the poverty around us. Unfortunatly it is everywhere whether the holes in the kids shoes worn without socks or the man you see from the bus window digging in the dumpster. We played games with the kids Maricio and Brandon -- two of the kids should be recruted for the NFL in the last few days both and many others have learned futbol amiricano and have become experts thanks to Jeremy , Nate, and Kellan. I had a personal conversation with a few of the kids today as we broke through the language barrior teaching each other about our cultures, we found a common interest in the black eyed peas and Michael Jaxion. As we loaded the busses and had to say good by for the week, our group as a whole longed for another day with the kids. We took the busses back to the mission center, relaxed by playing some epic card games and eating mangos. After free time we had dinner, played some intence soccer, then had a mind blowing chapel. We are currently playing more soccer and enjoying one of our last nights in beautiful Costa Rica.
Gracias and much love to my family see you Sunday,
AJ Duston
Hola y pura vida (costa rican greeting meaning "pure life") The day started as usual. I was woken up at about five o'clock in the morning by the loud chop shop guys. For five in the morning, they sure aren't tired as we were. We were up and ready for dovotions at about 7:10. Breakfast was at 7:30. Then we got to work. Friday work was long but fun. So far we got the trench dug, put the piping in, tested the water, started to fill it back in, and painted the house. So today, we finished filling it in, put the gravel down, cleaned the sidewalks, painted the ceiling, and cleaned out the chapel. Basically, we cleaned up and finished up. It was fun, but mostly just long and tedious work needed to get done. It made lunch heaven, though, since Tim made a courtesy trip to town for some food and drinks. Just gotta love the sweet taste of Coca-Cola after a good day of work. Then was VBS. I enjoyed VBS so far and today was no different. I took a beating to the face by lots of balloons, but it was fun and enjoyable. When we left, I think the people from our church wished we'd stay more. It was a great time.
To mom and dad: I'm doing well, staying healthy. Hope you guys are doing well. Ask Daniel to stop by and drop off the memory card, because i have stuff for him.
See you guys soon!
Jon Wille
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