The most annoying thing ever is...

...waking up to the sound of a table saw right outside your room at 5:30 am. I mean, I guess you don't know until you've tried, but I don't recommend it. The men started off the day with a lot of noise. They were working hard on the shelves for the library. Although Katie and Chelsea didn't appreciate it very much, we're sure that the school will appreciate it in the long run. =]

We started off the day getting to "sleep in" until about 7 because we were eating breakfast at 8 at the Befus house and then heading straight out to los Guisaros, a small soup kitchen for children and worship center run by Cecilia and her family. It is funded completely on donations from missionaries and local churches and from Cecilia's own pocket. We served around 30 small children. Usually there are around 115 kids to serve, but most kids were at school today. Karen served rice, Katie served spaghetti, and Chelsea served beans while the rest attended to the children and visited. The smiles on their faces were contagious and Cecilia said that she goes home happy when their stomachs are full. Sherri and Carl remembered Bryan, a little boy who had surely grown since the last time they had been to Los Guisaros. Brian remembered how to "pound the rock" with Carl too! The people there only spoke Spanish so Katie and Chelsea helped translate the conversations that Bryan and Robin were having with Cecilia and all of the kids.

After leaving Los Guisaros, the team headed to the nicest supermarket in Costa Rica (which was about half the size of Giant Eagle)to pick up some more water and some munchies. Also, for lunch we stopped at Soda Tapia. There, we all enjoyed a late lunch that consisted of some really good french fries, HUGE BURGERS, chicken sandwhiches, milkshakes, and special Granisadas (which is very similar to a slushie with powdered milk, sweetened condensed milk, and ice cream). mmmMMMMmmm. =]

After returning back to Colegio Palabra De Vida (the school we're staying/working at), the women returned to the library to cover and file books while the men continued their construction of the shelves and stage for the library. The kids are truly excited to be able to get their hands on these books. We went back up to the Soda (Cafeteria) for dinner. There was delicious breaded fish, mashed potatoes, salad, coconut desert, pinnaple, and fruit drink. We headed over to the chapel to discuss the day and plan the next day. Katie, Chelsea, Robin, and Brian practiced the songs that will be sung at the service tomorrow morning before lunch. Robin and Katie will sing while Chelsea and Bryan will accompany with guitar for the students of Palabra de Vida. For the message, Carl, Gail and Sherri are going to share about their experience with the tornado at their home church and how God is with you throughout the storms of life.

We appreciate all of your prayers and are looking forward to what the rest of this trip has in store.

Chelsea and Katie =]
p.s. There are sooo many cute dogs here.
p.s.s. we couldn't figure out how to put pictures up, so we'll try tomorrow. sorry. =[