Sunday, April 8, 2018

March Fun!

Here is what we have been up to the last month......Enjoy our life through pictures!


During March, we welcomed 4 teams. They were short term teams (1-2 days) but we got a lot of work done and loved on the kids in the daycare and Children's Homes!

Fort Bend Christian Academy, TX


Prestonwood Christian Academy, TX


Burnsview Secondary, Delta, British Columbia, Canada





Southeastern University, FL

We had Eliel and Rode's cell group over for a movie night in our back yard!  With popcorn, drinks and even boiled peanuts! Much cheaper than going to the actual theater!

The cell group watching the movie!
This is what working on Phase 2 looks like! A DUST BOWL!

Our truck! Still puttin' in work!
On March 10th, I ran in the infamous Sol y Arena (sun and sand) beach run in Puntarenas. It was a 100% on the sand 10K (6.2 miles) run. It was HOT, but so glad I did it!
On our way to the beach, with our intern Abbie!

I literally had to watch my feet so I didn't get hit by a wave!

Finished! Not a PR, but I didn't die--so that's a plus!

When you go to take off your sweaty running clothes and you leave your phone unattended!

And this fool!

In February and March, I was able to attend the English speaking Ladies bible study of "Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World." I was so encouraged by these ladies during our time together!

2018 Ladies group-minus a few people

Thanks to one of our teams, they brought us Orange Marmalade! Orange Chicken! yum yum
We also had homemade pizza night with friends at our house!

Just another day in Costa Rica--sit down to watch a movie and the electricity randomly goes off!

Leyton made these really cool glasses out of Legos! Pretty cool!

We got to have a fun water balloon fight with one of our teams! Kids LOVED it!

Both kids got to work with us during Semana Santa (Holy Week). One liked it--one didn't--can you guess?!

Our materials for part of the privacy fence along Phase 2 was delivered! We are ready to start work on it first week of April!

With it being Semana Santa (Holy Week), everywhere you drive you see the reenactments of Jesus' crucifixion. This was on Thursday, when the Roman soldiers were making their way to Jesus.

Reenactment on Holy Thursday

Thanks for your support!

the crawfords

Southeastern University, FL

This week during Semana Santa (Holy Week) we welcomed a team for 2 days.  Normally we don't have teams during Semana Santa because everything at the Project is closed, but the leader is a friend and his team was only came to the Project for 2 days--one day for Children's Homes activities and the second day for work--we obliged!

The team was from Southeastern University in Florida, and they came with a great group of kids.

We had a great time playing and working!

Check out their time with us!


The Team!
 Day 1 was all about the kids.  We started off with a tour and then we played with the kids and then ate lunch with them!

Hanging out with the littles in the shade

Playing at the playground!

Playing soccer with the bigs!

LUNCH!
 After lunch, the team had a few games and activities, and then we finished the day with a WATER BALLOON FIGHT!

Getting ready to start the war!

Everyone running!

Check out Brett's mad ninja skills!

It was a free for all!


As you can see there are hardly any kids--that's because our kids in the homes got cold! Especially the littles!  But ALL had a good time!

Day 2 was not as fun--it was work, work, work!  All of Phase 2.
We were going to receive a lot of material and so we needed to move some bricks and coffee wood so it was out of the way when the material arrived!

Thankfully, we got it all done (except for some of the coffee wood--but there is A LOT!)

The first pile of bricks

The new pile of bricks


The original location of the brick--everyone was working on this!




Working on the coffee wood--cleaning, hauling and stacking!

This was an ongoing game--ALL.DAY.LONG....


Keisha- YOU KNOW YOU LOOKED!!

We are so thankful for the team from Southeastern University--especially for bringing their A-game and mad ninja skills with the water balloons!


Thanks for reading!

the crawfords