2023 - Day 4, Part 2: Team Reflections

 Here are our team reflections from yesterday:

  • Jacob - the coconut guy was really generous. We found a bad coconut and he went in his house and picked out 6 fresh coconuts to open for us. He didn't have much, so him sharing this felt like a big deal!
  • Jake - It's just a good reminder of how big the world is. While I'm at school every day all of this is going on - it's just weird to think about. 
  • Emily - She was just impressed by the girls and Scottie working hard at painting. They just put on worship music on and sat in it for a couple hours while working.
  • Jose - He just thought it was interesting how the kids would just swarm around these little tiny toys - it meant a lot to them.
  • Isaac - Thought it was so cool/interesting that we ran into Ignacio three times - once when we were painting, once at the school, and once when he was walking back from school
  • Talon - the kids know all the celebrations of all the soccer players. Also, today reminded him to be grateful for what we have. Valley is a small school and sometimes we complain about it, but we have so much.
  • Everyone - hanging out at the beach and getting Virgin Pina Coladas was so good/fun this afternoon
  • Senora - She remembers these groups of Americans leading clinics or VBS coming as a child and serving and helping out this community. She just wanted to say THANK YOU to our kids, because it meant a lot to her then and still means a lot to her now.
  • Clausen - Every time we're in Limon it just makes me mind blown that Senora Harrison grew up here in neighborhoods very similar to where we are working and going to schools very similar to where we served - yet God plucked her out, sent her on scholarship to San Jose for college, brought her to the US, and then brought her to Arizona to work at Valley Christian Schools! How crazy and amazing is that!?! I am so thankful for her heart for the Lord and her heart to see our kids grow and I'm so thankful she opens up her home and her family to us. It really is amazing! 

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