Day 5: God of Wonders Costa Rica Style

Our day today was super relaxing, sooooo relaxing, but not without it's fun challenges. First, 8 members woke up early in the morning for a 7:45 pick up by the zipline canopy company. We loaded onto the air conditioned van and set off for a morning in the cloud reserve forest. After a nice breakfast in the forest we suited up in harness gear that would safely take us whizzing through the forest on steel cables. The hike the first line was pretty intense, but once we made it up the mountain, we were ready to go, i.e. ready to sing :) We sang a rousing version of Open Up the Sky while looking over the mountain peaks to the valley below. It was a moment I will always remember. Other than the slight mishap of Ben¨s shoe flying to the forest floor in a fit of excitement (a guide did retrieve it for him later though, haha), we had a great time. We were even able to sing What Wonderous Love for the about 40 people also in our zipline group. It was a great time. After ziplining, we rejoined the other 3 Droplets who hung out at the hotel in the morning and we headed for Manuel Antonio Beach. Our amazing van driver (but he is so awesome that he is actually part of the group now ), got us a tent for $10 so we would not be scorched under the sun. It was a good purchase! The thing I liked most about the beach was all the space to have good conversations with people. Being on tour with your 11 brothers and sisters, around the clock, 24 hours a day, can get tiring and can really test your love for one another. Just getting to relax and have "Kashi Heart To Heart" conversations (as Esther likes to call them), was so much fun and really allowed all of us to get to know each other better. Later that night at the hotel pool, Kevin (who is a liscenced swim instructor at Payne Whitney) gave me swimming lessons. He says I went through a whole semester worth of instruction in 1 hour! I guess he is just a great teacher. Tomorrow we leave Manuel Antonio for our performance at the United States Embassy. I am sure it will be awesome. We are praying for rested voices ready to sing and hearts that desire enlighted hearts of the Embassy staff who listen.

--Amy E. Jones