A recap of our time in Costa Rica, thanks to my beautiful, amazing squadmate, Cameron:
Our first four days were spent in Bambu, living at a YWAM base and helping with construction projects in the area. Each day was different, but the most remarkable day was the day we helped load bags of cement and supplies into US Army helicopters for the building of a bridge which would bring medical access to a remote village. We worked alongside Costa Ricans, Peace Corps workers, American missionaries, and men (and one woman) of the US Army. (unfortunately the US Army wouldn’t allow a Canadian, or other civilians, in the helicopters without government permission. Darn.)
Our next three days were spent in Margarita, where we ministered to Pastor Wilbert and his family by gathering gourds (“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few…”) and participating in nightly church services. Pastor Wilbert has a huge heart for the people of his village, and though we had no translator and could only communicate through broken Spanish and his broken English, we were blessed to meet him and be a part of his life for a few days.
The last four days of our trip we spent in Manzanillo, a beach town with a high tourist population and Pastor Jose, from Panama. Pastor Jose’s family lives in Panama, where he has lived for most of his life and planted many churches, and he has lived the past two years alone in Manzanillo building up the town’s sole church. We lived with Pastor Jose and helped him with the construction of a children’s building, and were blessed by rest on the beach and a hike through the rainforest (see Cam’s virtual video rainforest tour below!).
