Yesterday, we attended worship at Horizons, the mission church of our leaders Sara and Daniel. This service was full of joy and praise as locals and surf transplants alike worshiped together. Daniel, the pastor and missioner, preached on Luke 9:1-10, the story of Zacchaeus the tax collector. He spoke to Zacchaeus' ability to respond to his Godly "AHA" moment (AHA - Awake, Honesty, and Action). Daniel encouraged us to seek God's awakening power in our lives, respond honestly, and take action.
After church our guide, Molly, "took us to a place to a thing," a phrase we have heard repeatedly this week as we were encouraged to let go of schedules and take on wonder. And so, we traveled to La Fortuna (a town located in the midst of the Arenal and Cerro Chato volcanoes), where we spent the evening at Baldi Hot Springs, a water park and hot springs spa located at the base of a volcano. Here we enjoyed the hot springs pools, waterfalls, cave saunas, and epic water slides.
In the morning we were treated to a typical Costa Rican breakfast by our hotel, which consisted of Gallo Pinto (beans & rice), fried plantains, and eggs. Afterwards we went to "a place, to do another thing," hiking part of the Cerro Chato Volcano near our hotel. Here we walked down 37 flights of stairs to see magnificent waterfalls, and we also spotted tucans and monkeys. We then got into the vans to go to a place and to do a thing. The place was unknown. After our hike we headed to our hotel for the night near San Jose (next to the airport).
At the hotel we had a few hours of free time to rest before dinner. For dinner we had a grand celebration at a local steakhouse with tasty steaks. We then returned to our hotel for the closing Eucharist and had a time of sharing about our experiences from the week. Since it was Will's birthday we celebrated with a pinata. We are now headed to bed to get some good rest before our journey back to the states tomorrow.
See you back in Lexington soon - Grace, Eli, Kenny, and Kate
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