At 3:30AM Stewart and I drove to pick up some other travelers and got over to the airport for their early morning flights to Costa Rica.

During their time there, Stewart’s team hosted a VBS for children in both Carpio and Pavos during their short, two-week, summer break.  The played games, prepared and served hot lunches, and with the help of translators, told the kids about Jesus and His love and the gift of salvation.

Stewart and Justyn stayed with a host mom who made safe breakfasts and dinners for Stewart.

They had one overnight debriefing on the west coast and got to swim in the Pacific Ocean.  Some of the local team from the local church also got to go.  This is Ariel and Stewart messing around.  He’s not playing Santa Claus.

And this is Stewart providing his mom with a good laugh from thousands of miles away…

dork.

I picked them up in Buffalo at 1 something A.M….

He was home by 3:30AM and his alarm went off at 5:30AM for work.