Costa Rica - Day Three

Today for breakfast we had bacon and eggs. Also on the table were the normal staples of Café (coffee) and gallo pinto (rice & beans). After breakfast, we headed out to Project Abraham.

At the project we got a rundown on the facility and its history, then began work. One of the cool things that Project Abraham has going for it is a large donation of wood that was previously used to ship glass to a local company. The majority of the buildings there are made with this wood. The only problem is that the wood, as it comes to them, is full of nails and staples, with the occasional screw. Our first project was to remove all of these from the wood so it can be planed and processed for construction. It is amazing to see what they do with the wood. They have built 95% of the buildings, furniture, floors, cabinets, etc , and all this stuff is beautiful…It’s a cool metaphor for the Christian life.

During a break, we walked up to the corner store to pick up some Chicky's. (Chicky's are a cookie, consisting of a buttery wafer, covered in a thick chocolate, strawberry, or vanilla shell. We then returned to pulling nails and screws from the boards. After lunch, we switched to a landscaping project, leveling dirt in the yard. Then we toured one of the children's homes and Steven (the leader of the Abraham Project) told us many stories about the kids living there. Afterwards we returned to Franco’s for a relaxing evening. Joe introduced us to a word game called Quiddler, but he never won because Jess Brown is a walking dictionary.

Love you Mom, Dad, and Natty –Bro.

Hey Mom and Dad and Laura and Papa! I love you guys! <3 xoxo Costa Rica is tight! – Dylan