Welcome to today’s episode of Top 5 of Costa Rica. As our time in Costa Rica is now over and my squad and I have arrived in Guatemala, I thought it would be fun to list a couple of my top five lists from Costa Rica! 

Top Five Costa Rican Foods:

1. Plaintains! 
2. Fresh pineapple
3. Costa Rican Donuts
4. Carmel churros
5. Fresh tortillas

Top Five Places and to Visit in Costa Rica:

1. Drive through the Costa Rican Mountians
2. Tamarindo Beach 
3. Walking the dirt roads of the countryside
4. Pachi’s Pan or the French Patisserie 
5. Abandoned restaurant hike

Top Five Things God Taught me in Costa Rica:

1. God is truly behind me, beside me and before me. He is healing me from past pain, walking me through the current season, and preparing me for what is to come. 
2. My passions and spiritual gifts are given to me for a specific purpose!
3. Every person has a different role in the body of Christ! 
4. God has victory over darkness, so I don't have to fear the powers of darkness
5. People love me and want to sit with me as I process and through growth. I don’t have to walk alone! 

Top Five Ministry Moments:

1. New Years Eve Worship in Puerto Viejo
2. Singing Waymaker in Spanish with a little boy
3. Spending Christmas Eve in the village with little kids
4. Painting and repainting the same light post for hours
5. Building the foundation of a family’s new home

So there you have it! That's a wrap on Costa Rica! Thank you so much for your continued prayers and support over the last 5 months! Guatemala has been such a great transition so far and I am so excited to settle in here for the next couple months and continue to learn and grow.

Specific Prayer requests:

-Prayers for health for the Squad!

-Prayers against apathy and that we will continue to choose intimacy with the Father even on hard days!

-Prayers for healing for my mom

With Love, 

Kalyssa