Work Day 5

Another good day at La Palabra de Vida. The old computer room received a coat of primer and tomorrow we break out a wall and put frames for doors. More work was completed in the Library. All the classroom painting has been completed. Other projects big and little have been completed. There will still be projects for the Colorado team to start and finish after we leave on Sunday.
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Wally

Ronald painting Aslan in the library.

More paintings in the Library.

Today's Lunch.

Started work on the 2nd wall. One wall has been completed.

Finished classroom.

Water pump building painted.

Work day 4

All work project have been going along very well. Everyone has been healthy, but maybe a little sore? Hope all is well back home? Take a look at some of the updated pictures below.
Wally

Painting is still going on.

The sidewalk from the guard house to the High School building is done.

Julio and Omar the school's builders.

Working on the last school buinding now. Sound proofing the walls and putting more up.

Rooms finished in the old computer area.

All the metal has been cleaned and painted for the sidewalk cover structure.

Back at the school from a day off.

The School's cooks. Luis, Denise and Kimberly (Father Mother and Daughter)

Where we have our morning and evening devotions.


Jaco Beach

Work Day 3

Progress again was made today for all of the projects that everyone is working on.
Setting the forms for the sidewalk.
Making concrete and pouring.
Walls are going up.
Rooms are getting painted.
Metal beams getting clean and painted for the sidewalk cover.
Library books are still getting covered and art work is going up on the walls.
We are also being feed well by the school cooks.
Everyone is doing well with no injuries and our health is doing fine.
Thanks again for your prayers.
Wally

Sunday group 2 Pico Blanco hike

The Pico Blanco hike usually takes about 6 hours to complete. You need to grab onto tree root and waking up steps of rocks and roots. There is no path to get to the top. Matt showed the way to the top and a differnt route to get down. The hike usually 6 hours to complete. The top of the mountain is about 6,000 feet. A lot of 45 degree angle walking. The is a great view of the city of San Jose and a lunch at the top. It's hard going up and challenging coming down. You have to hold onto any branches that are near by when sliding down the muddy ground.
These picture only show a small part of the 6 hour experience.
Wally

Sunday Volcano and Church tour

A group of the team went to the Volcano and the 3 churches.
The other group did the Pico Banco hike.

The Volcano is called Irazu

This is the church that we went on Sunday night.

This church is the National Basilica. You will see people shuffling on their knees in the center isle of the church to get to their seats. The church has a small black rock that Mary appeared to an Indian girl. They call it the Black Mary rock.
They also sell holy water and we saw people sprinkling the water on their cars.
We pray that these people remember that Christ is the only way and not by works.

I'd like to be funny and say the 2nd church built by the Spaniards. 1564

First Church built in Costa Rica by the Spaniards.
Wally

Team Picture

Picture taken after the Sunday evening service.
Wally