COSTA RICA !
JULY 11-18, 2025

Seniors
Kensli Branch, Jachian Dunnaville, Reese Edwards, Charlee Goodenough, Logan Preuss, River Richard, Nolan Seville,  Katie-Ann Truitt, Olivia Wells

Adults
Kenny Branch, Lauren Branch, Julie Davis, Allison Goodenough, Susan Graham, Dondi Lee, Patsy Lee, Barbara Miller, Peyton Pack, Aimee Perry, Allan Perry, Ali Richard, Brian Richard, Tina Stallings, Mark Walker, Suzi Walker

Trip Devotional with YouVersion Bible App. Choose another team member to go through it with you if you'd like.
Life on Mission

Here is a rough draft of our schedule. Again, this is a working schedule and subject to change.
Tentative Schedule (Updated 6.23) 

Here are some suggestions for what you will need for the trip. Wish we could bring our dogs :(
What to Bring Updated 6.25
Trip Bags Inventory List (Updated 7.9)

PLEASE DO NOT CHECK IN EARLY ON THE APP. 
WE HAVE SUPPLY BAGS WE NEED TO ADD TO YOU.

Flight Confirmation Codes
Branch - Perry
GF6FV4

Preuss - Wells
HXKNLJ

Delta Home Page 
Printable Flight/Customs Information 
Trip Insurance Policy 

Heading to Costa Rica
Flight DL/3239 -- 11JUL2025
Departing ATL at 10:00am
Arriving SJO at 11:48am

Back to the USA
DL/1756 -- 18JUL2025
Departing SJO 1:08pm
Arriving ATL 7:26pm

You will have to go through Customs in Costa Rica by yourself. It is a just a desk where you present your passport and you MUST provide an address of where you will be staying. Copy this and put it somewhere you can retrieve.

Suites Cristina
Calle Luisa, Sabana Norte,
San José, Costa Rica

We are staying in a very nice facility with hot water and you can flush toilet paper down the toilet!  Breakfast buffet to get us started and a pool to relax when we get back from our day. Check it out below.
 Suites Cristina 
Rooming List (Updated 6.11)

The toughest part of the trip can be the traveling itself. We strive to keep everyone together through the process. We move as a group and watch out for each other.  Click the link below for some traveling consideration.

Travel Needs and Suggestions (Updated 6.23)

Check out the links below for suggestions from Delta and TSA.
Delta Baggage and Fee Information
TSA 311 Rule

On Sunday, we will have an excursion day. We will go shopping and visit a uniquely Costa Rican location, La Paz Waterfall Garden and Nature Park. Check it out below.
La Paz Water Gardens

Bible Story Coordinator: Barbara Miller
Recreation Coordinator: Susan Graham
Crafts Coordinator: Ali Richard
Food Coordinator: Julie Davis
Teacher Ministry Coordinators: Patsy Lee, and Tina Stallings
There will need to be a bit of flexibility of teams depending on the VBS and Project Needs:
VBS Team Members: Kensli Branch, Kenny Branch, Lauren Branch, Reese Edwards, Allison Goodenough, Allan Perry, Katie-Ann Truitt, Suzi Walker and Olivia Wells

MORNING
Here are the lesson plans for VBS
Morning VBS  Lessons 
Each day will be in the school. Same lesson. Different grades each day.

AFTERNOON
The afternoon we will be with the CDI children (About 30 children)
Afternoon VBS Lessons
Monday we will be in a the La Sabana Park 
Tuesday we will be at Monte de la Cruz 
Wednesday we will be at Cuidad Inflatables  with just the David and Goliath story. ($15 for those who want to participate or watch for free)

We will have several projects people will be involved. Some projects will involve the whole Costa Rica team. Some projects will involve those not involved with VBS. Here's a start.
Project Coordinators: Brian Richard, Peyton Pack, Aimee Perry and Mark Walker
There will need to be a bit of flexibility of teams depending on the VBS and Project Needs
Project Team Members: Jachian Dunnaville, Charlee Goodenough, Dondi Lee, Logan Preuss, River Richard, and Nolan Seville

Work Projects Planned:  Construction of a free standing classroom, soccer nets installation,  landscaping and cutting grass, re-painting the retaining with the flags, raccoon damage, gutters, etc.

There are several social media sites you can access to see the media from the Costa Rica Trip. The first two options are ministries we will be partnering with in Costa Rica.

Children's Development Institute: This organization tutors children and we will be having them for the afternoon VBS
CDI Instagram 

Carlos and Ana work with college students in a ministry call Hangout. They feed them on Wednesdays, have Bible studies at the university and in their home.
Hangout Ministries Instagram 

We have set up a Google Photos album for you to view and load pictures because we will not always be in the same place. You can add yourself or view from this link:
Costa Rica Google Photos Album 

And we will be loading media on Instagram/Facebook from the Petros Student Ministries account and  Mark Walker's account (you can make better reels from personal accounts.)
Petros Student Ministries Instagram 
Petros Student Ministries Facebook
Mark Walker Instagram 
Mark Walker Facebook

Didn't we trim that bush last year??