Ola from Costa Rica!

[Sherri]

Originally Posted by Sister Alvear

it is always a blessing for help to come to the mission field...I cringe when some people come to and tell us they are coming to check us out...lol...if people only know what missionaries face...thanks for taking your groups anywhere to do anything. By the way we have some churches to paint...ha...

Oh my - my group would love to do that!! They are workers! Even the 9 & 10 year olds are working like adults.

[Sherri]

Day Two of Work - sanding baseboards again until we finished them all. Then we painted them with termite treatment, which is a strong glue smelling thick liquid that is illegal in the U.S., according to the Costa Ricans. It's not bad doing it outside, but in 2007, we painted cabinets and stairwells in one of the children's home with this stuff and we were all a little high by the time that day was over.
Then when we finished that, we started on nail and staple-pulling duty. It's much more tedious than it sounds.
At 3 pm, I had a special treat. A beautiful young Costa Rican girl that I hadn't seen in five years came to see me when she heard I was at the Project. So I spent the last hour visiting with her. She was my daughter's best friend when she spent a year in Costa Rica. She is now moving to Mauritania (Africa) to spend two years as a missionary, living in the slums. She's 25. What a brave young girl!
Tomorrow, we will take all the orphans to the zoo and then to McDonald's; then we will head to a market to shop for souvenirs. It will be our free day, and then back to work on Thursday and Friday!

[GraceAmazing]

It sounds like you are having a blast!!! So happy to hear another missions trip is going great!!!

BTW, I got to see your hubby yesterday!

[Sherri]

GA--I'm so glad he got to see you all. Was he lonely?????

Today, we took all the orphans to the zoo and then to McDonald's. Wow! What a bunch. They were so sweet though, and just very loving. I was in charge of a ten year old girl named Erika. I could have just taken her home with me! She's so sweet! Then we took them back to the Project, and we went to a market. When we got back to the bed & Breakfast, we took a walking tour and went to a local's taco stand.

In a supermarket, I found 34 backpacks for $1.25 each!!!! They are SO nice, but it's their summer here and I guess they were clearing them out. I'm taking them to Kenya.

[GraceAmazing]

That sounds like you!! Thinking ahead for the NEXT missions trip! LOL

And yes, he was lonely....he misses ya I think

[Sherri]

Back in the U.S.!! I'm in the American lounge in Miami right now, with a four hour layover. The team is spread out all over the airport I guess, but we are meeting back at the gate to fly to Memphis and then drive home to Jackson. What a week! It was awesome. The 13 year old on our team cried like a baby when we had to leave - and she's generally not a drama teen. This is her third trip here, and she wants to come for a year as an intern as soon as she's old enough. We were ages 9-62, white and African-American - a very mixed group. But I think it was all a success; we got a lot accomplished for the orphanage and church.

I'm home for one week, then off to our tenth annual Pastor's Conference in the Philippines. Pack.....laundry........repack!

[GraceAmazing]

Saying prayers for a safe and speedy trip home! Be safe my friend! Love ya!

[Hoovie]

Welcome home Sherri... And, well, goodbye too! How on Earth do you do it? I trust your High Definition Pastors take care of things while you're gone...

[Sherri]

Originally Posted by Hoovie

Welcome home Sherri... And, well, goodbye too! How on Earth do you do it? I trust your High Definition Pastors take care of things while you're gone...

LOL! Eddie didn't go to Costa Rica, but he is going to the Philippines. We'll only miss one Sunday, so the people will survive! I think John Ragsdale is preaching while we're gone, and they love him! They'll be saying "Eddie Who???"