My name is Sarah Francis and I am the site lead over here in San Isidro! I am a teacher at Ursuline and a frequent traveler on these mission trips. Your kids are all doing so well and we were excited to welcome everyone who came in on the flight yesterday 6/12/18.
I think the Buenos Aires site is having connectivity problems but no news is good news, right? We will make sure you hear from your kids over there soon.
So - enough from me, you want to hear from the kids!
Sincerely,
Sarah Francis
Ursuline Academy
Hello. We just finished our first day of work at San Isidro.
Our group has been split up into two separate workstations: Bamboo and
Hortencia. I have been given the privilege to help fix up a church at Bamboo.
Today, our main focus was digging dirt to allow us to put in a fence
surrounding the church. We haven’t started putting in the fence yet, but we are
looking forward to it. Along with the digging, we worked on scraping off the
plaster on the outer wall. It was a long, tiring process and we were very thankful
for the meal that was prepared for us. They prepared beans, rice, and sausage
which tasted amazing. Day 1 of work was a success and we look forward to
topping it tomorrow.
-Matthew
Wynne (Cistercian)
Greetings! From San Isidro, Costa Rica. My name is Isabella
A. and I am from Bishop Dunne. Although this is my third day in Costa Rica, I
haven’t felt the shock of being in an entirely different country. Aside from
the cold showers and the bugs, everything has seemed pretty homey. My group
arrived at San Isidro yesterday evening, so after showering and crashing last
night, I was excited to work this morning. I woke up before the wake-up call
and was ready to get to work. I was assigned to the Hortencia site, where we
prepped a small church for painting, dug on the side of the church, moved a lot
of rocks, and dug some more. My favorite part of the day was interacting with
the kids, who were standing and watching us waiting to be asked to help. I feel
very fortunate to be at my site where I can speak with the people and children
and help others communicate with them as well. Overall, the day was hard work,
but it was productive and I am pleased with our work. I hope that the coming
days are filled with just as much joy and interaction and I am very excited for
what God has in store for us in this next week and a half. I know I will miss
my family and those who I am usually around, but I have already formed good
relationships with the student missionaries and some of the people from Costa
Rica and I hope to keep building those friendships.
To my parents at home who are probably anxious because I
cant sent my usual “arrived” and “I’m okay” texts: I’m doing well, I’m okay,
and the food is great here. I love you all and I hope to see you soon.
Also, Dad, Happy Early Father’s Day. J
Isabella Arpero (Bishop
Dunne)
