Buenos Días from Costa Rica. It’s another sunny morning with a very strong
breeze blowing, We’ve had another amazing breakfast of French Toast compliments of our team chefs, Joe & Rich. Devotions were held inside this morning due to the strong winds. Verna, our devotions leader, read and discussed the idea that God may not give us the whole big picture, but he will show us small glimpses at a time, as with a lamp that only lights your way one step at a time. It was a wonderful discussion that really hit home for a lot of us, with a lot of emotion displayed. The director of the farm operations, Steve Means, stopped by to share with us the projects that are in the works, and the direction that Roblealto is headed. Probably the most intriguing is the potential to expand the chicken operations into countries north of Costa Rica. Steve always provides a God-centered discussion with a business background.
By 8 am we were off to work on our various projects. We only have one half day remaining after today, so we were working toward completion of our
projects. The wall that Dean’s team is working on is nearly complete, with most of the siding being attached to a brand new wall. Working in the sun all these days, some members of this team have a bit of sunburn. The other teams are working primarily indoors, so this has not been a concern for them.
As for the new furniture construction, this project is also nearing
completion. We had hoped to be able to also stain the new furniture, but this will likely have to be done by the mission trip that comes in after us. The pieces that were built by Terry’s team and Patrick’s team are absolutely beautiful.
Lisa’s team spent the day making puppet theatres for each house. The children will make the puppets for the shows. These puppet shows will be used for Bible lessons, and act as a form of therapy for the kids to express their feelings without being seen. Terry spent several hours printing all of the pictures for each house. This can be quite a monumental task.
The refurbishing team has also made tremendous progress. Kathleen and Alicia have been painting away, with 8 desks, 6 bookcases and a large bookshelf, all requiring at least two coats. Other members of the team worked tirelessly to get these pieces sanded and rep
aired as needed. Warren and Verna became the expert stainers of our project, spending a lot of time on a very large piece with 18 cubby holes. Diane and Pam moved over to assist our team in refinishing the chair seats and backs, many of which had to be replaced with new pieces cut by Patrick’s team. It was a very successful day with much progress made.
Some of the team wrapped up around 4:00pm to participate in some of the children’s activities. Dance and baseball were the focus today. I wish that I could share with you pictures of the children. However, we must protect their identity, and so have decided not to portray them on the blog. We can, however, share pictures of the children at our church events, which include a debriefing session when we get home, and on the video we show at our Crab Feed. We hope you will join us for these events so that you can see these amazing children.








