New Sidewalks

Carol Korol
Hola! This is Carol Korol, finally getting a moment to blog :). The week has been . . . well, it has been AMAZING!
All of our ideas, plans, inspirations all came to life, with the help of the LPDV high-schoolers. The children they
ministered to last week had an experience they hopefully will remember for a long time - I know our team won't easily
forget! Last weekend, everyone had a chance to experience first-hand life in a Costa Rican family. At our team time
Mon. night we marked an impressive map of all the places visited. The school is now out for a 2-wk. break, so for
2 days we mixed, hauled in wheelbarrows, and poured concrete into molds to make a sidewalk from the entrance of the
property to the parking lot. Along a curvy driveway and up a hill. We also worked in the Library, covering books with
plastic, writing out their cards, gluing pockets in the books, and shelving them. The weather is warm and sunny in the
AM, and it has rained every day when all the work is done! With delicious meals, good fellowship, and just enough
sleep, our time here has been very fruitful. I can't wait to see everyone and show some pictures!!!
God bless -
Carol

Lukas Thill
Another day in Costa Rica – one more day, and then it’s back to the airport and back to Chicago. And what a day it’s shaping out to be: complete with beaches, rainforests, and ziplines, it’s going to be a solid way to end the trip on a high note, and a nice contrast to today’s work. We had people trying to save the libraries from humidity and a nasty termite problem, and others working out on the road. I was one of those manning the pickaxe and enlarging the holes so that we could later fill them up (because that makes sense), but ever-vigilant Mr. and Mrs. Befus ensured that everybody got their fair share of work, iced tea, and ice cream sandwiches (to keep us motivated), so it turned out to be a nice and productive day for LPDV!

Hey guys! It's Lindsay :)

Today (7/6) we finished up our construction work, so tomorrow... beach!

We're getting an early start- 4ish so that we can make the drive to the beach

and canopy zip-lining. So we're all pretty excited for that :)

See you guys soon, we miss you <3

In Christ,

Lindsay

Caleb Cochrum

Hello from Costa Rica! I can't believe that it has already been a week and a half! We have had a great time working with and getting to know a lot of the Costa Rican people. In just two days of rallies, we were able to get to know a lot of the students both participating and helping with the multiple stations. After the few days of Vacation Bible Schools, we headed off to the host homes. The family we were staying with was awesome and we had a great weekend. The concrete pouring in the past few days was tiring but a lot of fun. We are coming back on Thursday and can't wait to see you all then!

ITS ALMOST TIME TO COME HOME!?!

Tomorrow is our last day before we leave. :( The team is getting up at 4:15am to head out tomorrow to go ziplining and go to the beach after because the main highway in Costa Rica is out of service due to the way it was cut out of the mountain. It was cut at such a narrow angle that rocks fell and landslides were created. So instead of it taking 45 min to get to the beach and the zipline, It will take at least 2 hours. (Its a good thing that none of us are tired (: As we get ready to leave please praise the Lord for the blessings He has given us andn also for the impact we had on the students at LPDV, and they on us. Please also pray for saftey of the team as we leave at 11am (12pm Chicago time) on Thursday to go home. Lastly pray for the students that we started relationships with, both at the school and on our homestays, and that we and others would be able to follow up with them about their walk with Christ and just out of pure friendship.
Thank you for all of your prayers and support.
See you in 54 hours, (ish)
-Pip