Top 20 Memorable Moments from Costa Rica

Wow, I have no idea where to begin giving summary to our mission trip to Costa Rica.  That being the case I will begin with a list of the top 20 memorable moments:

#20 – Rice and beans, rice and beans, rice and beans, rice and beans, rice and beans, rice and beans with every meal

#19 – The smiling faces of the children living in abject poverty

#18 – Great weather in the middle of Costa Rica’s rainy season

#17 – Experiencing a 6.1 earthquake

#16 – Zip lining through the Cloud Forest

#15 – Surfing and swimming in the Pacific

#14 – Befriending Alberto who helped my team win the food scavenger hunt the first morning we were in Costa Rica

#13 – Buying Alberto a “Shrek”  DVD and a flavored shaved ice drink for leading us to victory

#12 – Goat racing championships at Mission Challenge

#11 – Sticking a goat in Ron Ethridge’s room late at night

#10 – Eating ice cream at Pops

#9 – Watching each person on our share team the gospel with so many people

#8 – Witnessing the worldview transformation of our team

#7 – Sharing the Gospel for the children of Infiernocita – “Little Hell”

#6 – Sharing the Gospel for the “river” children of Haco, Costa Rica

#5 – Listening to David Foster, my lifelong friend Ron Ethridge, and my son Taylor, preach the gospel with a translator

#4 – Serving with Don Roberta and Donya Janet and with Don Ken and Donya Katie

#3 – Enjoying sweet fellowship with my Heavenly Father each morning as I overlooked San Jose, Costa Rica

#2 – Meeting and befriending the greatest nobody in Costa Rica – Rebecca (aka “Blue”)

#1 – Seeing God glorified