Hey again friends and family! We are all safe and sound in Panama, but I thought I would let you know what went on from our end!  Here’s what happened: Yesterday an earthquake happened about 16 miles off the shore of Chile. Here’s a picture:  Panama was protected from any sizable waves by the northern part of South America and the little cove we are situated in.  Additionally, our house is approximately 10 km from the shoreline (we are situated between Las Lajas and San Felix, so we are farther inland than the screenshot below portrays). When the 9.0...

UPDATE: The tsunami warnings that were issued earlier for Panama have now been cancelled. The girls traveled to San Felix, the main city north of the little beach town Las Lajas, just to be safe. They will be staying the night at a mission house there…and watching Mrs. Doubtfire for entertainment. 😉 Thank you for all the prayers! Continue to lift them up as they minister to the people of Panama!   

We made it!!!  The Central America Expedition team is in Panama!!  We are in a rural [beach] town called Las Lajas.  Our bus only had ten people on it, so we each got our own row.  The border crossing was so easy it’s not even funny.  We had a good day y’al!    This month we’ll be working with a ministry for deaf children and with a Costa Rican missionary who teaches bible classes to local kids. More to come on that later!  We are safe and sound, dear parents! 

Here is our picture video from our 6 weeks in Panama. Enjoy!

I’m the worst. I openly admit it. My family knows it, my team definitely knows it, and anyone following our blog or the past 4 months of our trip knows that I, Alaina Reyes, am a very bad blogger. If you want to hear stories about our time here, check out Laura or Jamies blog or if you want to see some awesome pictures check out Kaitlyns instagram, but if you prefer complete silence and you love being ignored then follow me- I won’t let you down. It’s not like I don’t have anything to say either. I have so many stories from the past few months that would do...

Wow- May 2nd, 2013… When did this happen? I can't believe it's been almost 4 months since we all left our homes, schools, families, jobs, friends, comforts and lifestyles in order to travel across Central America and serve the Lord. It's been a process. Some good times and some not so good times, but all the while growing and being challenged in our relationship with the God of the Universe. How cool is that? We get to serve God. THE ONE AND ONLY GOD. Who created The USA, Canada, England, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama. The God who loves all of these people so much...