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Leaving an impact
Over the last couple of years that I’ve been at the Nest, I’ve witnessed so many folks come & go and seen them leave an impact with their...
Mar 26, 20232 min read


Men at work
Usually, the sound of men working at the Nest involves grunting as they labor under heavy loads, chainsaws ripping away at trees, hammers...
Mar 15, 20232 min read


Say what?
Today I asked my coworker for a saw and got a hammer instead. He then asked me for the measuring tape and instead I gave him a nail. This...
Feb 28, 20232 min read


The Hill
Everyone who’s ever been up to the Nest will tell you it leaves them absolutely breathless. That’s because they just had to climb The...
Feb 21, 20232 min read


Fun & Games
While walking on the beach a couple of months ago Karina felt a spiritual prompting in concern for the upcoming school vacation and the...
Jan 28, 20232 min read


The momentum of the Christmas story
I don’t mean to add to your post-holiday blues with this post, but I would like to remind myself of the whole reason behind the reason of...
Jan 3, 20232 min read


Christmas cheer
One major reason the Christmas holiday season is one of cheer is because it causes me to look at all the good things in the people around...
Dec 10, 20222 min read


PROvision
Time and time again the intertwining story of The Nest is one of God's providence and provision. We often cast a prayer forward only to...
Nov 22, 20222 min read


Twig people
I’m thinking about how birds painstakingly build their nests. One little twig at a time. They find just the right spot, furnish it with...
Oct 8, 20222 min read


Pura Vida.
In every culture, you can find a phrase that sums up life as it is, and which has many meanings. Down here in Costa Rica the national...
Aug 29, 20222 min read


A mid-air heart transplant
It was somewhere between Florida and Atlanta, GA at about 30,000 feet that my heart underwent its surgery. In the cloudy stratosphere of...
Aug 23, 20221 min read


Defining success?
How does one define success in a fundraising venture? Is it the dollars raised and the contacts made? Is it narrowed down to numbers on a...
Jul 20, 20222 min read


Little kid graffiti
The grunt of manual labor, the buzz of chainsaws, and the hammering of construction have all become familiar sounds at the Nest these...
May 12, 20221 min read


Children dance in the new Nest building for the first time
We are so excited with the success of our first children's event at the Nest site. We had around 40 children come to dance, play, and...
May 9, 20221 min read


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Teen Dance Outreach!
Check out the video of our first dance outreach. A huge thank you to teachers Jordy and Abby!
Apr 5, 20221 min read


A March of a million blessings
As I sit here with my 5 am cup of coffee overlooking the river at the Bambu base, my heart is overwhelmed with gratitude. I feel the...
Apr 3, 20223 min read


By truck, boat, shoulder, and Godpower
This past week there was a monumental effort made in getting all the extremely heavy materials that we need to build the restrooms at the...
Mar 20, 20221 min read


Meanwhile..down in the rainforest
Covid, coffee, and construction could sum up the happenings at The Nest these last few weeks. Firstly, the covid caught me off guard and...
Feb 16, 20223 min read
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