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We had another great Christmas party here at Casafé this year! We started off with crazy games, a few of which were: a coke drinking challenge with a tiny straw, drinking gatorade and doing the bottle challenge, and eating spaghetti like Elf – syrup and marshmallow included! We had small gifts for the youth, IceContinue reading “Casafé Christmas Party!”

Kevin and Michelle Bender, and their two boys Braeden and Ashton, have been serving with Casafé for the last 6 months. They helped faithfully every Wednesday with a variety of things, their time in Jacó came to an end this month and we have had to say goodbye to them. It was really neat toContinue reading “Thanks Benders!”

Rodney and Laura Andrew and their 3 kids, have been serving as missionaries here in Jacó for the last few years. During these years Rodney has been serving faithfully at Casafé on a weekly/biweekly basis. This month we had to say goodbye to them as they moved back to the US. Rondey led devotionals, surfedContinue reading “Thank You Rodney!”

Today we had our first day open specifically for the youth that are 15 years old or older. We have found that because of the big age range (12-20) the older you get bored and don’t want to hang out with the little guys. They lose interest, and we lose their attendance. So we decidedContinue reading “15+up!”

A big thanks to everyone who helped provide for this project! We were able to get all the bricks in and the wall painted white. Here is a little video to show you the work! A big thanks also to Adrian and his cousin for laying the bricks, and to Braeden Bender for putting thisContinue reading “Brick Project”

Iglesia Radica (Radical Church) had a time of fellowship and baptisms at the beach in front of Casafe a few weeks ago. Four of the youth that have been involved with Casafé got baptized! It is so great to see the youth growing and walking in what the Lord has for them!

Hey! Do you want to “Buy a Brick” for Casafé? In the spring we got this awesome roof put up in front of Casafé with the help of a short-term team! It has been a huge blessings as it creates more dry and shady space to use with the youth. We had to take outContinue reading “Buy a Brick!”

This month we had to say goodbye to Becky Bell (and her family) who has served faithfully at Casafé as our English class teacher for a little over 3 years! Becky always came up with creative classes for the youth that were interesting and interactive, and not only taught the youth English, but also incorporatedContinue reading “Thanks Becky!”

Kevin and Michelle Bender have been helping at Casafé for a few months now. They come on Wednesdays and help out with the free time and Bible study, and they bring their two boys, Braeden and Ashton, who get along really well with the rest of the youth. (It has also been a great opportunity forContinue reading “New volunteers at Casafé – the Benders!”