Bethel University伯特利大学
Day 5第5天
Today, we woke up early and left at 7 AM to head out on a long bus ride to the Punta Leona resort.今天，我们醒来早于上午7时至把头伸出一个长期乘坐巴士到蓬塔阿利昂娜的手段。 On the way, we stopped at a bridge where our guide Raymond told us to beware of the crocodiles and their capacity to bite off the toes of unsuspecting tourists.在路上，我们停在一座桥梁，我们的指导雷蒙德告诉我们要提防的鳄鱼和它们的能力，咬掉脚趾毫无防备的游客。 He also told us that Steve Irwin once did a demonstration at the bridge and captured a 3 meter crocodile!他还告诉我们，史蒂夫欧文曾经在一次示威的桥梁和抓获了3米鳄鱼！ We admired the crocodiles from a good safe distance on the bridge, and also came across a snake and iguana along the way.我们钦佩鳄鱼从一个良好的安全距离的桥梁，也碰到一条蛇和鬣蜥前进的道路。 Four hours later, we finally arrived with our faces pressed against the windows taking in the awesome view of the ocean.四个小时之后，我们终于来到我们面临的压力对窗口同时在可怕鉴于海洋。 After eating another huge and delicious SCORE meal, we spent the first three hours at the Playa Mantas beach soaking up rays, exploring, picking up shells, swimming, and playing beach soccer.吃完另外一个巨大的美味分值餐，我们花了三个小时首次在吉隆滩Mantas公司吸纳了光，探索，加快弹，游泳，玩沙滩足球。 At 2:45, we checked in and moved into our AIR CONDITIONED rooms that were named after various South American countries.在2点45分，我们检查并转移到我们的空调房间后，被命名为各种南美国家。 After a quick 15 minute rest, we headed out to explore the other beach: Playa Blanca (the white beach).经过快15分钟的休息，我们领导的，以探讨其他海滩：吉隆布兰卡（白沙滩） 。 Right away, we were in awe of the gorgeous scenery: clear water, rolling waves, and rock formations with all kinds of crabs and slugs to investigate.马上，我们敬畏的美丽景色：清澈的水，滚动波，岩层各种螃蟹和蛞蝓进行调查。 We were reminded, once again, of how incredible our God is by what He has created!我们再次提醒，如何难以置信我们的上帝是什么，他创造了！ We did a lot of body surfing and definitely got our fair share of sodium for the day.我们做了大量的机构上网，肯定了我们的公平分享钠的一天。 While the water was clear, it wasn’t necessarily the best tasting!虽然水很清楚，但不一定是最好的品尝！ To finish off at the beach before dinner, we watched the beautiful Costa Rican sunset just as a few drops of rain fell on us.要干掉在海滩晚餐前，我们看到美丽的夕阳哥斯达黎加就像几滴雨水落在我们。 We were definitely blessed with great weather during our time at the resort, because those were the only raindrops we saw!我们绝对拥有巨大的天气我们的时间在度假，因为这些是唯一的雨滴我们看到！ We made it back to our rooms with plenty of time to prepare for the dinner feast, which Raymond and Tom had been talking up all week.我们回到我们的房间有足够的时间来准备晚餐宴，其中雷蒙德和汤姆已经谈论最多一周。 They definitely weren’t exaggerating; they had everything from fresh fish to muy bueno leche cake which only some of us were lucky enough to taste before it ran out!他们绝对没有夸大;他们从新鲜的鱼，以穆伊布埃诺leche蛋糕，只有我们中的一些人幸运地品尝面前的失控！ At any rate, none of us left hungry.无论如何，我们都不离开饿了。 After dinner, many of us went our separate ways.午饭后，我们许多人去我们分道扬镳。 A lot of us headed back to the beach for a night time stroll or just to sit and relax, listening to the crashing waves.我们很多人返回到海滩一晚的时间散步或闲坐，放松，听着海浪撞击。 All the while, we were being stalked by the fearless raccoons, but thankfully poppy pep was on guard and protected us all.与此同时，我们被跟踪了无所畏惧的浣熊，但令人欣慰的是罂粟打气防范和保护我们所有人。 Others of us were exhausted from the day and went to bed right away with the intention of getting up early to watch the sunrise.还有我们已经用尽的一天上床权以外的意图早起床看日出。 To conclude, we were all thankful for a fun and relaxing day to unwind and have some quality team bonding and to get a restful night sleep in a cool, comfy bed!最后，我们都感激的乐趣和轻松的一天放松了一些质量小组，粘接，并获得宁静的夜晚睡在凉爽，舒适的床！ Dios tes bendigas!迪奥斯检验bendigas ！ –Alicia, Jami, and Aani ，艾丽西亚，加米，并Aani
Hey there… well after a few days in the cloudy mountains we were finally heading off to the beach.嘿...也有几天后在多云山，我们终于标题关闭海滩。 Yeeeeeeah!!!!!!!!!! Yeeeeeeah !!!!!!!!!! We rose early and we had a long drive ahead of us, but we didn’t mind because that just meant we had a lot of time to play mafia!!!!!!!我们年初上涨，我们有长期驱动器摆在我们面前，但我们并不介意，因为这仅仅意味着我们有很多的时间打黑手党!!!!!!! Many games of mafia later we emerged from the hills.许多游戏的黑手党出现后，我们从山上。 We had finally reached the ocean.我们终于达成了大海。 Before we knew it we were on the sand playing beach soccer.在我们知道我们在沙滩上玩沙滩足球。 A few of us went exploring down la playa Blanca and found a bunch of hermit crabs.有几个我们去探索了拉普拉亚布兰卡，发现一群隐士螃蟹。 After moving into our rooms we all went to the southern beach to watch the sunset and oh what a sunset it was!!!后搬进我们的房间我们都去南部海滩上观看日落和啊什么夕阳它！ After a long day we returned to our rooms and ate some dinner.经过了漫长的一天，我们回到我们的房间，吃了晚饭。 We were dead tired afterwards, but adventure still called us…so a bunch of us walked down to the beach to just relax, chat and stargaze.我们累了，死亡之后，仍然冒险，但我们要求...所以一群我们走下到海滩上放松，聊天和stargaze 。 Day five was one to remember. 5日是要记住。
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The fifth day of our mission trip served as a needed day of rest, reflection, and relationship building.第五天，我们的使命之旅担任需要一天的休息，反思，并建立关系。 We used the opportunity to explore God’s creation and to continue to grow the God-glorifying friendships throughout the team.我们利用这个机会，探索上帝的创造和持续增长的上帝，颂扬友谊，整个团队。 It was great to see a mix of forty young men and women all sharing in beach soccer, body-surfing, shell scavenging, tree climbing, conversation, relaxation, and plenty of GOOD eating!!!这是非常高兴看到混合第四十三青年男女在分享所有的沙滩足球，身体冲浪，壳清除，树攀登，会话，放松，充足的良好的饮食！ Most amazing of all was observing the sunset from the beach.最令人惊讶的是观察日落的海滩。 The splendor of God was clearly visible as we explored the rocks and swam at the beautiful beach.辉煌的上帝是显而易见，我们探讨了岩石和游在美丽的海滩。 We stood in awe as the sun slowly broke from the clouds and descended behind the distant island positioned opposite the beach.我们站在敬畏太阳爆发慢慢从云层和下降背后的遥远岛屿的位置对面的海滩。 The sky grew orange in contrast with the bright green vegetation surrounding the water.成长的天空橙色对比与明亮的绿色植被周围的水。 Cliffs loomed on the right, while rocks jutted into the see on the left.崖笼罩的权利，而岩石jutted到看到在左侧。 Mere minutes from sunset, a soft rain began to fall.仅仅几分钟从日落，软雨开始下降。 It brought forth a rainbow behind us—arching over the palm trees too completely render us speechless.它提出了我们的彩虹背后的拱形的棕榈树也完全使我们哑口无言。 What more is there to say?什么更是有话要说吗？ God is beautiful, his creation amazing, and he is graceful enough to reveal it to us!上帝是美丽的，他创造惊人的，他是优雅足以表明它给我们！
-Dan丹
Day 6第6天
Day 6 has arrived and passed before we knew it.第6天抵达，并通过之前，我们都知道它。 We woke up at varying times at the resort and headed to breakfast.我们醒了不同时代的手段，并前往早餐。 One thing for sure is that I know it’s nice to wake up to air conditioning.有一点可以肯定的是，我知道这很不错唤醒空调。 Yesterday and today were necessary to recover.昨天和今天有必要恢复。 I know personally I slept for 12 hours and could have gone for much longer.我知道我个人睡12个小时，可能已经更长的时间。 Some of the players decided to wake up for sunrise and to get to the beach one last time before breakfast.一些球员决定醒来的日出和去海滩最后一个早餐时间。 After breakfast we headed off to our last game.早餐后，我们前往我们的最后一场比赛。 It was not to far from the resort and the humidity showed.这是不是离度假村和湿度显示。 Once the game had started we were all soaked like we had just walked out of the shower.一旦比赛开始，我们都湿透像我们刚刚走出淋浴。 The clouds eventually covered us up and cooled down a bit.最终的云层覆盖我们和冷却下来一点。 The girls won 4-0 and the guys won 5-0.女孩赢得4-0和5-0赢得球员。 this was not what was important however.这不是什么重要的是不过。 Randon was able to share a part of his life to the kids and Kantor was able to share the gospel.随机是能够分享的一部分，他的生命的孩子和坎特是能够分享福音。 After this Raymond, who had been traveling with us the whole trip and was a part of Score International decided to share the gospel himself.在此雷蒙德，谁行已与我们的整个行程是一个分数的一部分，国际决定分享自己的福音。 It was very promising to hear the passion in his voice and body language.这是非常有希望听到的激情在他的声音和身体语言。 Even though he had never met this group of kids you could see the love of Christ in him and hear it through his voice and that is what this whole trip was all about.尽管他从来没有见过这一群孩子你可以看到基督的爱内，他和听到他的声音，这是整个行程的全部意义所在。 Many of the kids ended up accepting Christ on the spot.许多孩子最终接受基督现场。 We learned later that many of the kids parents were drug users and the families were very poor.我们后来才知道，许多孩子的父母和吸毒者的家庭非常贫困。 This was one of the more powerful times of sharing personally.这是一个更强大的时候亲自分享。 After all of this we headed back to the Score villa and on the long bus ride had some extremely intense games of mafia.毕竟我们的领导这回分数别墅和长期乘坐巴士了一些非常激烈黑社会游戏。 Day 6 was an amazing day and was filled with times that I will remember.第6天是一个惊人的每天都充满了时代，我会记住。
-Josh Miller -乔希米勒
As many of the other players have suggested, after spending the day at Punta Leona I am convinced that there is no better apologetic answer to God than His creation around us.正如许多其他球员们建议，在支出上一天角利昂娜我深信，有没有更好的抱歉回答上帝，他创造我们周围。 No matter how well we present our theology or the amount of time we spend formulating our opinions, none of that will ever compare to the magnificence of the breath taking beauty around us.不管如何，我们提出我们的神学或大量的时间花在我们制定我们的意见，没有将以往的比较华丽的呼吸考虑我们周围的美景。
It’s hard to leave such a wonderful paradise and know that you will soon be returning to a life that can often times be plagued with chaos and deadlines.这很难离开这样一个美好的天堂，知道你将很快回到生活，常常可以随时充斥着混乱和期限。 But I am excited to return to Bethel and begin to live out some of the lessons that I have learned while here in Costa Rica.但是，我很高兴回到伯特利，并开始了一些生活的经验，我的经验教训，同时在哥斯达黎加。 The one thing that has revealed itself to me more than anything is the fact that we as Christians do not have to go to a foreign country to change lives.一件事情透露给我自己多东西的事实是，作为基督徒，我们没有去外国改变生活。 Often times it is in our everyday lives that we encounter instances wherein we have opportunities to show Christ’s mercy and love to the people around us.很多时候，它是我们日常生活中，我们遇到的情况，其中，我们有机会展示基督的仁慈和爱的人在我们周围。 Even in the most simplistic ways, whether it be starting a conversation with a complete stranger or serving someone who is in need of assistance; it is those moments that we perpetuate the Kingdom of God and fulfill the work to which we have been called.即使在最简单的方式，无论是开始交谈了一个完整的陌生人或服务的人谁是需要援助的;正是这些时刻，我们永远王国的上帝，把工作做到了我们一直在呼吁。 And as I reflect upon my life and the hundreds of instances that I have in a given day to be a blessing to someone else, I realize how important my life is.正如我思考我的生活和数以百计的情况下，我已在某一天成为一个祝福别人，我意识到有多么重要我的生命。 Not because it is mine…but because it is God’s and there is so much that He can do with me if I allow him too.不是因为它是我的...但因为它是上帝的和有这么多可以做，他与我，如果我让他过。
There was an evening on this trip where a Score representative was giving a devotion and he asked our group how many of us were planning on going into full time ministry and in response a handful of us raised our hand.有一个晚上此行如果分数代表给予的奉献，他问我们集团有多少，我们正在策划对进入全日制部和响应一小撮我们提出我们的手。 But as I sat there and listened to the remainder of his devotion, it dawned on me that if we are truly going to live the life Christ has called us to then all of us as Christians should be raising our hands.不过，正如我坐在那里，并听取了剩余的奉献精神，它到来的我，如果我们真正去生活基督的生命已经打电话给我们，然后我们所有的基督徒应该提高我们的手中。 We all are part of a full time ministry because our lives are continually ongoing, and it is our lives and our actions, rather than our words that convey to the people around us what it means to be apart of God’s Kingdom.我们都一部分全职部因为我们的生命正不断持续，这是我们的生活和我们的行动，而不是我们的话，转告周围的人对我们意味着什么除了上帝的王国。 And having spent the past week with 40 young adults who are all aware of this I cannot wait to see what God is going to do in the upcoming season.并在过去的40周年轻的成年人谁大家都知道，我不能等待看看上帝是要做在即将到来的赛季。
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Day 7第7天
Wow!哇！ Being a part of this trip has truly shown me the power of God.作为一个参加此行的真正表现出我的力量上帝。 As coach of both the men’s and women’s teams it is sometimes hard to keep things in balance.作为教练都男子和女子组，有时很难保持平衡。 This week was great proof of God’s place in all of our player’s lives.这一周是伟大的证明上帝的发生在我们所有的球员的生活。 I have been so honored to be involved with such great player’s who are willing to give it all up for God.我一直如此荣幸能参与这样伟大的球员的谁愿意放弃这一切为上帝。 More to come…………………更多的惊喜... ... ... ... ... ... ...
