Harvest Christian Academy had another awesome day in Costa
Rica. Our parents, faculty and staff
have every reason to be extremely proud of our juniors and seniors as they
build relationships and worked hard to continue God’s work in La Fortuna de
Bagaces, CR. There are so many great
events each day that become special and sometimes funny memories
instantly. For instance, Collin continues
to impress us with his every expanding Spanish vocabulary including profound
words like “cat”. Landry portrayed a
mean Goliath in our Biblical skit for children, but Ellis won out as he
depicted the young shepherd boy, David.
John and Laura shared their testimonies through an interpreter for the
first time. Chase and Cody bravely went
door to door speaking something like Spanish inviting kids to our
carnival. Ellis and Robert are dreaming
of Whataburger constantly, but working hard anyway. Palmer, Jayson, Robert, Ellis, Kristen, and
Alexa were fired up when the church praise band allowed them to borrow their
instruments for worship songs. Hannah,
Toure and Rachel wowed the local Niño’s with face painting and fingernail
polish. We surprised AJ by celebrating
his birthday with a cake from the local bakery.
And Kaleb was able to practice soccer with some locals and scored almost
every time. As you can tell, they are
all engaged and allowing God to use them well.
We all thank you for your prayers and sacrificing to allow
us to spend this time learning how to serve God in another culture. Our experience has been everything we have
prayed for over the years in preparing for HCA’s first ever international
mission trip. Not only have we been
openly accepted, experienced the culture, but our group was also blessed to be
the group that held the inaugural event in a church built only 20+ days
ago. We stay exhausted, but energetic as
we learn patience and flexibility as guests in another culture. Our kids have truly learned to appreciate
their homes and their families. This
time away from the USA and together as a group has been so beneficial for
us. At times like these, God seems to
move and grow us quickly.
Four days are already complete, and we look forward to our
work projects tomorrow. Please continue
to pray for our focus to be on the Lord and our safety as we serve.
Serving the Saints,
Terry Caywood, Headmaster, HCA
