Hasta Luego, Costa Rica

Wednesday was a perfect end to my trip. All day I was out in Los Guido with a group that was basically running Upwards sport camps. And it was a blast! In the morning, they set up a bunch of carnival games in the soccer field, and I would say well over 100 kids came out. I made balloon animals, and had a great time. Around noon, we cleaned everything up and went to the community center for lunch. After that, we headed back to the field and the group setup a soccer clinic, with six or seven drills for the kids to rotate through. They also had cheerleading for the girls. Another 100+ kids came out, many returning from the morning. When that was all finished, we had a bit of time to kill before dinner, so we went up onto a mountain that had a great view of San Jose. While we were up there, I caught a lizard, and Mihai decided to bring it back to the House as a pet. But, unfortunately, it escaped in the bus, and was not seen again. Back at the Villa, we had dinner and a devo from Ron Bishop, the founder of SCORE International. Afterwards, I needed to leave pretty quick so we could take a new group (there are six down here now, with over 120 people total) to the hotel, and pick the other group up to take to the House. That turned fairly chaotic because we did not know which rooms the new people would be in, and I could tell they were about to fall asleep where they stood. But, everything got sorted out, and we headed to the House, where I got packed for the morning.

Today, I am going to a big devotional in the morning that all of the groups will be at, and then head to the airport to start the journey home. This trip has been fantastic, and I have really enjoyed serving alongside some of the most dedicated Christ-followers I have ever met. I hope I will get the chance to come back someday.