Wow, there's a lot to catch up on....
On Monday I got to teach 4th grade all morning! That was really fun =) I love those kids.
The team got here Monday night! It's so nice to have friends and family here.
Jessica and I went to school with Diana Tuesday morning and helped with a couple classes. Then we went home and prepared stuff for V.B.S. and went on a nice "little hike" up the road. We found fossils and took some good pics.
Yesterday we did V.B.S. with the kids in the morning, then we did chapel with the youth after lunch. I really enjoyed doing both of those. The little kids have started calling me Ambersita, which is like a term of endearment =) They are so sweet!
We had an ER concert last night at the school!!! All my friends from the school really like the concert and they liked my brothers and friends =)there was even some moshing....haha. We had pizza and played games and talked a lot after the concert. It was a really good and sad time cause it was my last time hanging out with my new friends =( I'm going to miss them so much! More than I even know how to say. It's a whole group of friends who are all so close to each other, they're like all brothers and sisters. Even if I come back next year more than half of my friends won't be here. They'll be in Chile or Peru or wherever their family is heading.
This morning we did a worship service for the adults. Then some of us went to an orphanage! It was a really good experience. I did some face painting and got to just hold the little babies.
Now we're heading back to the school to have a chapel thing for the teachers.

I had to have a five year old translate for me yesterday...that was interesting. I also got to experience driving in Costa Rica last night! It was a lot different than driving in Prineville.
Today was a half day of school and my last time playing with the middle school band. Monday will be my last day here at the school =( I'm going to miss the people so much. They inspire me, they make me want to try harder and live life to the fullest. They've taught me so much. I came to teach but really I'm learning so much more than I'm teaching. I love these people so much! I don't even want to think about saying goodbye.

I've been really busy helping at the school this week. My favorite things I help with are; having Kindergardners read to me (they are so ADORABLE!), helping with 1st grade and practicing with the high school band! But I also help with like five other classes. It's so cool, it's like a whole school of Missionary kids and pastor kids! =)
Russ, Greg and Mike came back from Nicaragua on Thursday. It sounds like they had a pretty amazing time there.
Today we went to Camp Brittney to help a team from South Carolina with a day camp for kids from Los Guido. It was so hot, and I got a pretty bad sunburn. We helped the kids dye eggs and played soccer and had lots of other activities. I love being there but sometimes I feel so helpless because I can't really comunicate with the kids much =( It can be frustrating.
I went to youth group tonight with some friends from the school. It was fun, and we got free pizza!
It's starting to feel more and more like home here. But I do miss Prineville and all you guys!
Wow, there was an earthquake just now! At least I think that's what is was...it wasn't as big as last time and everyone else is asleep, cause it's like 11:30 here, so I'm not sure.
Well, it's really late and I'm tired so goodbye!
Buenos Noches =)

There was an earthquake last night! It was a 4.3 but it felt bigger.
Jairo and Santiago, students from the bible school, are staying here for the weekend. This morning Diana came down stairs and found them eating the molasses cookies I made, with peanut butter on them, for breakfast! They are very funny, especially when they are together.
This morning I went with them to Los Guido, to minister to some kids. We sang songs, Santiago gave a message, we played games with the kids and gave them a snack. There were 21 kids that came but they said they normaly have twice that many. I didn't get any pictures this time, but I'll try to get some next week.

For some reason the computer won't let me write under the pics, so I'll have to just write what they are:

1-Some interns from a college in the states were at Chris and Diana's church doing dental work on whoever needed it. Jario is having his teeth worked on in this pic

2-This is the group of kids I'm leading at V.B.S.

3,4 and 5 are the YWAM base

6-is Diana with her class, one of the girls isn't in the pic, and the boy towards the middle had his last day on Friday. =(

7 and 8 are the view from my bedroom

On Monday I got to go to the YWAM base here in San Jose. It was beautiful and the people were really nice, I talked to several student who were all encouraging me to go there. I would definataly like to!
I've been helping Diana at the school, she teaches at Sojourn Acadamy. Today I graded papers for 4th and 5th grade, started organizing sheet music in the music room and played bass on the high school worship team! It's been really fun to get to know some of the teenagers (and kids) at the school. Most of them are missionarry kids and they have some pretty cool stories!
I've also been helping out with a type of V.B.S. for the kids. They call it spiritual emphasis week, they have a special speaker come in and speak to the adults while the kids go have games, crafts and skits. I've been helping a group from Idaho who are doing all the stuff with the kids. It's been fun =)

This morning I was reading my bible in my room upstairs overlooking the jungle (the back yard) I read in 1 Corinthians chapter 13. This is what stood out to me: "If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I have to the poor and surender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing." I think God has called me here to love the people, even if that's all I can do, to love his children and show them that He loves them.