Football (soccer) with New Friends

After an awesome dinner prepared by Pastor Rogelio's wife, Johana, we headed to a soccer field to play against some of the youth from the church. The score (American guys-1; Costa Rican guys 6; American girls-5; Costa Rican girls-0) Afterward we headed to the ice cream shop with our new friends.

Luggage Update

13 of our missing 15 bags were just delivered....Doug Bentley's was the very last one off the van. Everyone is ectastic...except for Annie and Erin.(But they're having a great attitude!)

Mr. and Mrs. Dull, you must be so proud!

Don't worry, he was just ordering a water.

Saturday Morning

We spent the morning walking through Rio Claro and stopping a few times to pray for different issues going on around town. In the second pic, we are stopped in one neighborhood where drugs and nightclubs have been on the rise the past few years and have had a negative impact on the community.

Luggage Update

Just got word that 13 of our 15 bags have landed in San Jose, Costa Rica. No word on which ones or where the other 2 are. Pray that one of the 13 is Doug Bentley's. He has diabetes supplies he will need in the next few days.

Better Picture of our Hotel

We Made It!

After a super long drive we finally made it to the Cabinas Perez which will be our home for the next 9 nights. We got to drive along an incredible stretch of beach and even took some time to get out and play in the water. And if you´ve ever been on the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland, you know what some of the bridges we drove across looked like. We had Chinese food for dinner ordered off of a Spanish menu!

17 People, 7 Suitcases

We just left the airport with seventeen people and only 7 suitcases. That's right...15 suitcases are still in LAX. We've been told we should get them tomorrow. Let's pray!!!

We've Arrived

We just got off the plane. Time for a bathroom break. We only had 5 minutes in Panama. Now we're on to customs, luggage, and a long bus ride to Rio Claro. Everyone is doing great!

Waiting at the Airport

We are here at LAX waiting to fly out to Panama at 2:12am. We are about the only ones here!

Surprise Trip to Medieval Times

We took a surprise trip to Medieval Times! I feel a little guilty about lying to the team so many times about why we had to leave so early for a 2:12 am flight, but I think they forgive me because we had a great time!

Jeff's a Dork

So we got this nifty new camera to be able to take great pics and videos while we are gone. We even got this nifty extra battery so we would never miss a moment of action. I even charged it up last night. The only problem is that I left it in my office when we left.

So, after a state wide search for a spare charger (Thank you Barb and Travis!), we finally found what we needed after a wildgoose chase in Visalia.
Now we're good to go!