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 this video together!
(Any extra funds donated are going towards the mural we will get painted on the wall.)
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 out the vegetation that was growing alongside the wall. We never completely finished this part of the project. Just this week we finally got a gutter put up to keep the water out of that area. But we also want to fill in the area with paving stones and paint the wall.
To fund this project in a creative way, we want to give you the opportunity to be involved! You can sponsor a brick and we will write your name on it! 1 brick = $1! You could buy one or two or more! We need 350 in total. It will not only cover the cost of the brick, but also paint for the wall and a pipe for the downspout.
If you would like to support Casafé in this way you can comment below, or send an email, and let us know how many bricks you would like to provide!
Thanks for your consideration! 
You can go to the Giving page to donate.
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 incorporated teaching the Word and life skills. Starting the class with a Bible verse and teaching on a topic of either cooking, geography, money management, or nutrition the youth received more than an English class – they received a mini Bible study and life skills teaching too!
Thank you Becky for your faithfulness, patience and consistency. And thank you for your genuine care, many prayers and support for the youth and the ministry of Casafé! We will miss you, but are so thankful for all you have invested in Casafé!
One of the first English Classes Becky taught in 2015.
A FULL class!
Teaching on Money!
Starting the class with a Bible verse.
Our last time with 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 for them to work on their Spanish and the rest of the youth to practice their English!)
They have also helped with other things for Casafé, such as setting up a new program for attendance and making a couple short videos. Originally from Canada, the Benders moved down here for the year, and we are thankful for their help and support!
Also, the Benders make clean-up go really fast after the youth leave for the day! 🙂
A Glimpse of Casafé! from Lisa Postma on Vimeo.
Video put together and edited by Braeden Bender! Thanks Braeden! 🙂
I, along with 4 other leaders from the Iglesia Radical youth group, had the opportunity to take 21 youth to youth camp! It was up in the mountains a few hours out of Jaco at a Christian camp facility where they host many camps and events throughout the year. We had morning devotionals and speakers, small groups, a day full of fun activities that included team building games, the jungle challenge, ropes course, and time in the lake with the “blob”. We also enjoyed evening teachings and worship and hangout time. The youth thoroughly enjoyed it and God did a great work in each one of us!
September 15th is the Costa Rican independence day – and the Costa Ricans love to celebrate it! Different schools, groups, and bands from around Jacó dress up and dance, drum, play instruments, and parade down the main street from the municipality building to the central park.
It is an event that I love to watch! I do my best to spot my uniformed youth or any other people I know and cheer them on!
I made a short video that briefly encapsulates this wonderful event!
I love to learn new things from my youth! …especially when it has to do with things you can eat 😉 The other day one of the guys took these coconuts that were beginning to grow and started hacking one open with a machete. In my mind I was wondering why he was destroying a plant, assumed that the coconut was probably bad by now, and wondered what he was going to find inside. On inquiry, he told me that you can eat the spunge part that is inside. I was skeptical….but I know that they know more about these things than I do. After a little while of patient work getting into the coconut, he got it open and gave me a piece – turns out there is a spongy substance in the middle of the cocunut that is edible and tastes quite good with a little sugar or honey! The coconut inside was really delicous too because it was old it had lots of flavour and oil!
Learn something new everyday!
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