Day 7

Day 7

This morning we had a once in a life- time opportunity. We woke and ate breakfast as usual. After breakfast we piled onto the bus, but this time we did not go to the school. We drove to a serine labyrinth and spent time with god.  The labyrinth was also a park with a jungle atmosphere. There was an assortment of beautiful red, yellow, purple and white flowers and a huge canopy composed of several trees.

After everyone was done walking the labyrinth, we got on the bus, and once again drove to the town square. We went to town -square to watch Costa Rica play Italy in the world cup. The square was swarmed with thousands of people. Everyone was wearing Costa Rican apparel and blowing horns. The atmosphere was full of excitement. All of us joined the crowd to cheer for the Ticos. Some of the mission team went to the market one last time to pick up last minute gifts. We stood in the square and anxiously watched the game. During the first half, Costa Rica scored a goal on the Italians. The crowd went crazy, blowing horns and chanting “Olay, olay, olay, olay , ticos, ticos.” People in our group got their faces painted with the Costa Rican flag and wore soccer jerseys.

The Costa Ricans beat Italy 1-0. It was a huge victory for the Costa Ricans; the whole square went crazy. People were jumping up and down, screaming, and waving the Costa Rican flag. After the huge successes we began to walk back to the bus. People were parading in the street all around us. Cars honked in victory and we had to fight our way down the street. Then we ventured to the Hogar Escuela.

When we got to the school, we were all greeted by the children for our last day of VBS.