To a Close
The trip home was uneventful. Our plane landed a little after midnight on July 28, 2008. We breezed through customs and within an hour, we were all on our ways. The missionaries were so grateful and our hosts declared that this was the “best” women’s group to come through and work at CINCEL. We accomplished [...]
Wrapping Up!
Thursday was our last full day of work this week. Almost all of the painting is finished, and only a few more decorative touches are needed. The missionaries who live in these houses are so excited to see a fresh coat of paint and beautiful decorations that contribute to a feeling of warmth and value. [...]
More than Half Way
We’ve now past the half way mark. Almost done, with a few more small projects to go and some finishing touches. It is really incredible to see 24 women, ranging greatly in age and abilities, come together and form relationship, work out solutions to difficult problems and overcome obstacles. The key word for any sort [...]
July Twenty-First
This morning, we jumped up to an early breakfast and caught the taxi bus at 7:30am. Most of the day was spent cleaning and finalizing decoration and furniture arrangement. The missionary family is able to move back into their home Tuesday afternoon. A new apartment was begun. Women taped off windows and ledges while others [...]
The Lord’s Day
Sunday – July 20, 2008At the end of a long day, the first (and largest!) apartment is nearly done. All that remains is cleaning and rearranging furniture. This was a big job! But, everyone pitched in and did a small part to coordinate painting, cleaning, disassembling and reassembling shelving, laundry, decorative painting and sewing to [...]
Working Day!
After an amazing poolside breakfast at the Casa Conde del Mar Hotel, we shuttled back to CINCEL and hit the first and largest apartment with cleaning supplies and prepped the windows and walls for painting. Our lunch was again hosted by CINCEL and our Master Chef, Flor, prepared an avocado salad with tacos and beans [...]
“Pura Vida” – the Pure Life
After a long night of checking bags and boarding flight No. 605, we landed in San Jose, Costa Rica at 8:45am. There are twenty four of us. Women embarking on a journey to reach out and help the missionaries who have found a home in this beautiful rain forest country. “Pura Vida” the pure life, [...]
Dark Paradise
An article published in World Magazine, May 2008 http://216.177.136.28/images/stories/PDFs/Magazine/May_2008/Page1213May08.pdf