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Senior Mission Trip

Costa Rica

This year’s senior class spent 7 days on a mission trip ministering
to the people of Costa Rica in early April. The first Saturday,

the group participated in an orientation session at the Youth With a Mission base camp
and settled into what was going to be their home for the rest of the week. On Sunday, the
students rose early and attended an all-Spanish speaking church service. Half the seniors

worked with the children’s ministry and the other half attended the service. The group that
worked with the children played games and made salvation bracelets. The bracelet was
made of beads that represent the salvation story. Sunday afternoon, at the YWAM base,
the team played outside games, taught a Bible story, and completed the Jesus bracelet.

On Monday morning, two members of the team lead the Wednesday, was Bible distribution day. The team spent
entire YWAM camp in morning worship. After Praise and the whole day knocking on doors the Costa Rican way,
Worship, the team walked to an elementary school and shouting, “Upe,” which means “anyone home,” and offering
worked on several service projects. Seniors picked up the residents a gift of a Bible and prayer.
trash, painted the outsides of buildings, painted lines on
a concrete soccer court, broke apart an old compost bin Thursday was a free day, and seniors went ziplining and
made of wood and wiring, and played games with the chil- visited La Paz Waterfall Park.
dren at recess. In the afternoon, the students worked on
team building activities back at the YWAM campus. Friday, the seniors visited another public school and played
soccer with some of the boys’ and girls’ soccer teams. It
Tuesday morning, the team headed out to Guarari, an at- was an amazing day, where they got to see a Costa Rican
risk community in San Jose, where they played games with high school and interact with kids their age. Friday after-
children, performed a drama for them, and served them a noon, everyone packed to leave on Saturday and enjoyed
nice hot meal. dinner at a traditional Costa Rican seafood restaurant.