Today marked our first full day in El Salvador! Follow me as I walk you through our day. 7:30 am–Wake up for breakfast 8:00 am– Delicious donuts (the cook gets the day off on Sundays, so we get donuts from the infamous Mr. Donut. Or as we like to call him, Senor Donut). 9:00 am to 10:30 am- service at the local church 11:00 am to 12:00 pm- Orientation 12:00 pm- 1:30 pm- Lunch at “the Corner,” a restaurant literally 20 feet from our housing with delicious food. We had pollo con crema (chicken with cream) with a side of steamed veggies and cantaloupe juice. 1:30 pm to...

That's what I have been praying for everyday since I've set foot in Costa Rica.  Here I am on a beautiful mountain in the perfect climate, living at a school with instructions to be an English teachers! Sounds ideal right?! But God has a funny way of breaking down expectations. When I have a plan about how I think things should go and it's MY plan (not God's) you better believe He is quick to correct me. My time in Costa Rica is turning out to be quite different than what my plans were (and I have to admit a little disappointing at first) but I am learning underneath a...

Hello all!  Just a quick post to let you know we are safe and sound in Costa Rica! We are living in a school (girls are sleeping in an art classroom, boys in a history classroom :)) and we couldn't be more excited about ministry this month! We will be doing a lot of teaching, and also local evangelism with some of the youth and elderly here. It is breathtakingly beautiful and much cooler then El Salvador 🙂 The team will be updating you all in the next few days, thank you all for your continued prayer and support!  Alaina 

It's been a great time here in El Salvador. The team has poured out their hearts to the people and the church here. It will be sad to leave, but we know that God is continually going to work here. Here is a recap video of our time here in San Vicente, El Salvador. We hope you enjoy it!

Heaven received a new angel this morning. His name is Joao. He was 11 years old. I met him a year ago in Mozambique while on the World Race. For the past couple of days he has been sick. They didn't know with what. Possibly cerebral malaria. He passed away this morning. They are not sure of what. This little kid- I think he is one of the people who has impacted my life the most. I woke up to the news of his passing, and all I could do is cry. The team has been great being there for me. Giving me hugs and crying with me. It's hard. Death is never easy. But Joao is in heaven sitting...

"I can't keep it in, I got to let it out, I've got to show the world, world's got to see, see all the love, love that's in me!" These are the lyrics that flowed through my earphones as I welcomed the morning with the most incredible view of an estuary in El Salvador!! I immediately picked up my notebook and pen because I can't keep it in! As our time in El Salvador bittersweetly comes to a close, a reaccuring theme has presented itself: BEAUTY. We haved journeyed to lakes, oceans, estuaries, jungles and waterfalls to name a few; and all have been indescribably...