It’s been awhile since I’ve blogged…here’s what’s been going on this past week:
Our speaker was a director from the YWAM base in Heredia, which is about 25 minutes from San Jose. He grew up in the Amazon of Peru, has been a firefighter chief in the States, and has lived with indigenous tribes in Africa, to name a few of his life experiences. To sum it up, he had some pretty incredible stories to share with us this week.

On Thursday we had local outreach and headed over to a community center to help with cleaning. We sanded the walls inside, cleaned up the backyard, and worked in the children’s play area, making it more accessible for use. From what I gathered, we’ll be heading back there in the near future to do more work on the property.

As far as Mexico, our outreach plans are starting to develop. We are still figuring out logistics such as cost, locations, and specific ministries we will be involved in. But this week, in the meantime, we all researched and came together with information and thoughts about Mexico. We talked a little about the country’s needs and status at this point in time, as well as some historical information. A few of the students talked about the different cults and rituals practiced in Mexico, like the Light Of The World cult, and the Day of the Dead (which is a holiday we will be there for). All the information was definitely interesting and is going to help us prepare for the eight weeks we’ll be there.

One animal we see often around and inside the house is the gecko—here is a short video of one we found on Thursday night: