Friday, January 20, 2012
A New Year!
After a very full Christmas Break, the team is back in Costa Rica getting ready for the new school year. After some basic maintenance and cleaning, the Center will kick the year off with some great activities to help get kids excited about this school year. Rather than doing the tallers--special art, sports, or science activities-- before Christmas as we've done in the past, we decided to save them to help start off the new year. Everyone is very excited! Keep checking back to follow along with the adventure!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Passing the Torch
Reposted from Krysta William's blog, El Trampolin.
Saying goodbye to the ones you love is never easy, but the heart receives a calming peace when you know you are leaving them in good hands, with someone who will grow to love them just as much as you do.
I'm so thankful José and I had these last three months to work together and ease the transition. He's a quick learner. Amazingly he has soaked up all the routines, expectations, and procedures established to help the Center run smoothly. The learning process also allowed the kids to take more ownership over the Center as they were responsible for teaching José how the store works, the library system, and their unique set of rules for playing Scrabble.
Yes, there were tears as I hugged my kids goodbye at the cafecito, but at the same time, I'm excited to come back and visit and see how things have grown. It's incredible to see all that God has done through these past three years and I know he's going to do great things through José and Tara's time there.
Everyone hanging inside the Center at the End of the Year Cafecito
It was so encouraging having many of the moms come. They were all so grateful for role we've played in their kids lives.
Cata was a huge help setting up and monitoring the cookie supply
Estefani and Reyneir, a couple of our first students in the Center
It's a little hard to see in this picture, but José is teaching the kids a bunch of games with the sidewalk chalk. He's great about jumping right in playing with them! I know he's going to really share his heart with them.
Saying goodbye to the ones you love is never easy, but the heart receives a calming peace when you know you are leaving them in good hands, with someone who will grow to love them just as much as you do.
I'm so thankful José and I had these last three months to work together and ease the transition. He's a quick learner. Amazingly he has soaked up all the routines, expectations, and procedures established to help the Center run smoothly. The learning process also allowed the kids to take more ownership over the Center as they were responsible for teaching José how the store works, the library system, and their unique set of rules for playing Scrabble.
Yes, there were tears as I hugged my kids goodbye at the cafecito, but at the same time, I'm excited to come back and visit and see how things have grown. It's incredible to see all that God has done through these past three years and I know he's going to do great things through José and Tara's time there.
Everyone hanging inside the Center at the End of the Year Cafecito
It was so encouraging having many of the moms come. They were all so grateful for role we've played in their kids lives.
Cata was a huge help setting up and monitoring the cookie supply
Estefani and Reyneir, a couple of our first students in the Center
It's a little hard to see in this picture, but José is teaching the kids a bunch of games with the sidewalk chalk. He's great about jumping right in playing with them! I know he's going to really share his heart with them.
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