Photo #1 - Sunrise Picture: Costa Rica greets us with a beautiful sunrise to start our day! Photo #2 - Cement Picture: Our team is very sad to be leaving Hugito and all his help on the job site. Photo #3 - Game Picture: Isabella came with us to the work site today. She helped us […]
We started our day in typical fashion with devotions and an awesome breakfast by the ladies on the kitchen staff. After that we hopped on Daniel's bus and took our beautiful 30 minute ride to our worksite in Santa Marta. The views along the way are stunning where we see sugarcane and pineapple fields and […]
Today at the work site we got to meet Pastor Luis who is the Pastor of the church we are helping to build. His wife, Ada, daughter Patricia, and her son Leon blessed us with fellowship and a wonderful lunch. After lunch they allowed us to pray over them in the middle of the soon-to-be […]
Today was our first day at our mission site. Upon arrival some of our team started connecting with local church members over pictures of their pets. To get the day started we had to mix our own concrete, wheelbarrow it over to where it was needed, and then pour the concrete into wood forms to prepare for the […]
To start off our day we attended the Iglesia Gracia Methodist church. During the greeting we were warmly welcomed by those around us. We got to experience a powerful worship and prayer at the church. For part of the service our group got to sneak away with Wil to learn more about the history of […]
This morning we woke up at Methodist Center in Alajuela and had breakfast. After we finished breakfast we got on a bus towards the Hacienda Alsacia Starbucks Coffee Farm. We cheered for the Chiefs along the way. Go Chiefs! At the Hacienda Alsacia Starbucks Coffee Farm we learned how to choose the cherries off the trees to […]
Season 3 – Episode 8 BIG IDEA We get it. Season 3 has been a bit on the heavy side, learning about the challenges of orphans and vulnerable children around the world. So in this final episode we’re bringing nothing but positivity and joy. We hear from Zoe and Alex, two formerly vulnerable children […]
Season 3 – Episode 7 BIG IDEA What would you do if you were a struggling single mom in Costa Rica who can’t work without childcare and can’t afford childcare without work? In this episode Wil and Yolanda Bailey share their solution to this defeating circle. What started as a day care center […]
Season 3 – Episode 6 BIG IDEA This season you’ve heard several stories from across the globe illustrating the benefits of family-based vs. institutionalized care for vulnerable children. In this episode, you’ll learn about the psychology behind this…the importance of a secure attachment with parents or caregivers, and the reasons a child needs […]
Season 3 – Episode 5 – Zoe Empowers BIG IDEA In this episode you’ll hear about Rahab, a young girl in Africa who lost her parents when she was just 15 years old and was left alone to raise her two younger siblings. Unfortunately, Rahab is one of millions of minor children who are […]
Season 3 – Episode 3 – TITLE BIG IDEA Last week in Episode 3, we learned how the Child Rescue Centre began as a feeding program and orphanage for children displaced during the Sierra Leone war. Many of the children in the orphanage had parents who were living but were just not able […]
BIG IDEA The Sierra Leone war lasted from 1991-2002, leaving 50,000 dead and half a million displaced. Already one of the poorest countries in the world, resources were scarce, and the war made everything even worse. Communities were destroyed, families lost homes and thousands of children were orphaned and living on the street with […]
