Mt. Pisgah High School, Georgia

March 10-12, we welcomed a team of 12 of high school boys and the chaperones from Georgia, led by none other than Ms. Patti Pease!  Patti is such a wonderful, spirited woman who has a heart for Costa Rica and serving.  What a blessing!

Her team worked on painting the tubes on the fence line, the tubes for the church in Rio Azul and were such a blessing to us.  Although I have hardly any pictures, the pictures I did get were of them serving us and the children's homes kids a pizza party.

Serving up the pizza to the kids

Kids loved it!

Trying to get a picture of all the kids and team...like herding cats.....

 The team worked mostly on painting the tubes for the church.  And although some of the time (alright, ALL of the time) felt like busy work, the tubes were going for a very, VERY important job--a new roof for our sister church in Rio Azul.

Know that your boring, tedious work went to an area that needed the hand of God...thank you for being the means of making it happen!

Here is the former roof of the church in Rio Azul

And here is the new roof (not yet finished, but AMAZING)

 Blessings and Thanks,
The Crawfords

First Dental Team

Since the Abraham Project has started, there was always a vision of medical and dental outreach.  Clinica Biblica (a very large private hospital here in Costa Rica) has been a partnering entity.  they have provided medical outreach at our Salon Multi-uso building.  It has been so neat to be a part of this and watch it develop, as well as go through ups and downs.

This past April, we welcomed our first dental team for the week of April 6-11.  This was a team of 2 pediatric dentists and 3 assistants from Tennessee.

Check out their website:

Pediatric Dental Group-Tennessee

Dr. John Acosta and Dr. Keenon Curtis were amazing!  Their assistants Allie Stewart, Michelle Tamboli and Lori Orfans were super awesome!  They were amazing with the kids, patients, and all the ins and outs of being and English speaking team in a Spanish speaking country.

While they were here, they saw over 100 patients (I can't remember exact number).  And they were amazing!!!

They were an absolute blessing to the surrounding community and to our family.  After they were done with their appointments, they offered to take care of our family as well.  Happy to report no cavities from any of us!

Here are some pictures of our time with them.

Emme getting x-rays

Allie cleaning Emme's teeth, with Leyton looking on....he was very interested!

Michelle and Dr. K wanted to play soccer with the workers! How cool!

Leyton getting x-rays

Lori, Dr. J and Allie checking out Emme

Dr K counting Leyton's teeth

Emme's all done! Clean check up thanks to Dr J and Allie

Michelle cleaning Leyton's teeth

Leyton LOVED Mr. Slurpee

He wanted to do it before Michelle was finished!

Dr J TRYING to talk to Leyton about the importance of brushing his teeth (he doesn't like to)...I think it has helped! Thanks Dr. J!

All done! Clean check up as well

Daddy getting his teeth checked out by Dr J

So sweet. Dr J and Emme

She really loved Dr J! She was so sad when he left!

Before the team left, they took a trip to Rio Azul to understand the area and type of clients they had served all week.  It was quite a trek to get all the way up to the house!

After the team left, Dr K bought Emme and Leyton a BAG of Snickers--what a cool dentist!

 Overall, the team was such a joy to have here.  And a blessing for the surrounding communities.  Not only did they come and serve, but they also came and got to know the people they were serving.  I definitely think they left a little of their heart here in Costa Rica.

Until next time PDG!!

Blessings!
The Crawfords

April Fun!

Here is our life through a camera lens....Enjoy April!

Leyton got to help Daddy weld....not really, just wanted to look like him.

With the rainy season coming, there are also lots of big toads in the road--dead and usually squished--eww!

More art around the bodega

Bruce started designing more mugs to sell

I like this one!

Emme lost her 7th tooth at school!

The workers, Castillo and Francisco, with Leyton.  They are so good with him!

We had a visit with a little lizard in the house.  He then proceeded to run down my shirt!

Just a normal hide and seek day in the Crawford house!

First time making deviled eggs for our Costa Rican friends for Easter

Leyton and Josué

Eliel and Rode in their new house with us for Easter dinner

There is now a trampoline in the daycare--Francisco had to try it out--for safety of the kids, of course!

Emme's sweet note about the dentists that came on our first dental team

Going to daycare--Tico style!

Um...mosquitos--ewwwwwww!

Playing Barbie and Wolverine--love these kids' imaginations

We were the only people in the theatre....

Our first movie since we have been in Costa Rica--Rio 2

We celebrated Leyton's birthday at the mall food court!

Emme got a dental check up from our dental team-Dr. J and Allie

And Leyton got his dental check up from Dr. K and Michelle

Bruce got to meet this little guy....he was smaller than his beard!

Bruce helped our friend, Diego, construct a bike rack

Looks pretty good!

Bruce got a burr up his rear and started adding onto the house--we are going to host teams for dinner at our house and this is just what we needed.

Here are the beginning phases

It is under roof! Without leaks

From our back door

Rainy season is upon us.  This is a beautiful picture of the rain clouds making their way over the mountains.  One of my favorite things!

Thanks for catching up with us!  Thank you for your partnership, prayers, support and everything else!

In HIM,
The Crawfords