Day 5 Monday

Today was our sightseeing day and WOW, what sights we did see! We took small boats out of Portobelo, a small town on the Caribbean that was a Spanish colonial port city and is straight out of "Pirates of the Caribbean". Lot's of history, including being sacked by Captain Henry Morgan and Francis Drake, because it was used as the main port in taking silver out of Central America. There are a couple of old forts there complete with canons. The boat ride took us out to Playa Francesa (French beach) on the outer coast. It was one beautiful place complete with mountains, rainforest, clear water-and we had the entire beach to ourselves to explore. We enjoyed snorkeling and beach combing. We also were blessed to finally see a sloth sleeping in a tree right near the beach. Incredible! Later, we went into downtown Panama City for shopping and dinner in the French Quarter of the city. We dined outside near a famous square. What a beautiful evening and awesome way to conclude our last night in Panama. Home tomorrow. Pray for safe travels.

Day 4 Sunday

We spent a good chunk of our day at church in Arreijan. We participated in their worship service and had a great time experiencing church in Panama. What faith these people have and they love to praise the Lord. A group from our team sang the Hillsong worship song "Oceans" with hand bells. Very beautiful. We also heard from Grace and Michael who shared their testimonies. What a blessing as the pastor prayed over us and thanked us for our ministry and work. They also had prepared lunch for us and wanted to serve us.

Panama Canal literally across the street from skate park!

Later in the afternoon, we went back to the skate park to clean and paint all of the ramps. The team did great as always. So proud of our team and their awesome attitudes. We are looking forward to snorkeling tomorrow in the Caribbean.