A team of young people from Crossfield Baptist Church, led by their youth sponsors and Mark & Cheryl Sorell, used their spring break to serve God in Costa Rica. They saw God's hand at work as they shared about having a relationship with Christ, using the arts in children's and youth programs.

At an orphanage, seven children prayed to accept Christ! The team of 19 also saw God's hand at work as they partnered with Costa Rican young people to share Christ on the street with drug addicts and people disillusioned with church and religion. The team also was able to help build a wall around the Iglesia de Buen Pastor Church camp property which will allow the church to have a much needed ministry to children in the lowlands of Costa Rica.

The team has had an impact in their church and community after their return. They have been invited to share in their church on numerous occasions. They have also been given the unique opportunity to share in the public school where many of them attend.

The team was impacted by many things - I have summarized a few: 1. The testimony and faith of Costa Rican young people. 2. The fresh realization that God wants to walk with them and use them. 3. They need to slow down and hear God's voice in daily living - God doesn't need more work-aholics. 4. God calls us to work through conflict and not run away from it. 5. Together the body of Christ can do crazy things. 6. Costa Rica is a beautiful place but the needs are staggering. 7. We are now responsible to act on what God has said to us. 8. The worship music times down there are amazing. 9. Getting peed on by a spider is a painful and scarring experience! 10. God provides in amazing ways.