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“It w as great to see the
spirit the men had about
serving at the school and the
churches in Costa Rica. I'm
afraid though, that I'll never
hear the end of ‘Hola Ninos,’” The men’s soccer team traveled to Costa Rica with
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said Tom Smith. Coach Mark Bates the week of August 9-17. The
At a
W hen A pril heard the soccer team helped paint a village church and min
missions trip had been church in istered in the chapel services at International Chris
changed from St. Vincent to Nova tian School. “One thing I learned was that the U.S.
Nova Scotia, she was not
very excited. She figured Scotia, a is very well off. The trip made me look at things
she would go and work and lady cried differently. I don’t complain as much because of ev
not learn much. She was erything that I have,” Nathaniel Soncrant said.
wrong. “God showed me to at the
be grateful for my church. sound of The team to Nova Scotia, led by Dr. and Mrs.
Some of these churches had the piano Gary Smith and Mr. Brian Trainer, renovated For
no pastor and no piano.” est Glen Bible Camp. The camp had been badly dam
because it
aged by floods. Students helped rebuild a bridge
had been
that had been destroyed. They visited and ministered
so long
in seven churches in two weeks. The students sang,
since she gave testimonies and
had heard taught Sunday
Stan
it played. School. Mr.
McNamara
T rain er said,
visits with
“The w orship
some
ethic w as as
Costa
strong as their
Rican na
work ethic. We
tives. "The
CD were all spiritu
trip was
(f) ally stretched.”
N just a great way to start
out the season. The op
portunities we had to
share the gospel was in
In addition to their evan
gelistic w ork w ith the credible and life-chang
clinic, the team participated ing" Stan said.
in the services at Iglesia
Bautista unida Tres Rios. It
was the first church Mike
pastored when he arrived in
Costa Rica. The church was
started by Tabor’s parents.
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