THE CSUS TEAM DEPARTS 🇨🇱 🌲 🏄 🚌

¡Hola! 🦋

On Friday, April 12, the Christian Surfers United States Surf & Serve team departed Pichilemu, Chile, for the Santiago airport, leaving me behind to continue my adventure.


We had a late breakfast at 10 a.m., followed by our final devotional time studying Nehemiah, and then everyone had free time to pack up for a 2:00 departure.









Some “after” shots of all our work projects:


We got about half of the cement poured for the skate park


Men’s restroom


Entry hall to the gymnasium


Utility Room & adjacent office


Women’s restroom


Kitchen


Women’s Showers


Men’s Showers


Garbage left behind


Solveig and Lou, still smiling


Me in my new fashionable outfit!

A shot of my jeans before they went into the garbage


I sacrificed a vintage T-shirt to the cause. This one was from a surf contest in La Serena, Chile in 1994. That’s where Mitch got the idea to name his future Sports Center “Pura Vida”. The contest was an outreach to surfers & the surf community. Joe & I were there with Joy & Silas, Mitch & Juliette & the kids they had then were there, and Marcos & Patricia Pueyes were there. That was where I first met Marcos.

 


This is my Christian Surfers team shirt! At least the paint colors match the printing! 

I’m keeping this one as a souvenir!


Trying to figure out how to get the paint off of the boots Juliette loaned me.




When the team got all packed up, we discovered that Mikayla’s passport was nowhere to be found. We searched all her luggage, my luggage, and Joey’s luggage. We scoured the room but couldn’t find it. Finally, Mitch said “Let’s just go. Maybe she lost it at the airport and someone turned it in.” And that’s what ended up happening! It was there at the airport!


Surfboards all packed up again


They rented a nice van to transport the team back to the airport


After everyone left, I was exhausted, so I rested, cleaned our room, went to the pool, hot tub, and dry sauna, and took a long shower. Then my friend Rut Jerez came to pick up me and my luggage and take me to her “Boarding House” which is called Yutty. I’ve been battling a cough and pretty extreme exhaustion since Thursday evening, so I’m taking it easy for now.


Here’s my room at Yutty’s

Comments

  1. JoyApril 15, 2024 at 11:04 AM

    Glad you're done with the hard work and can take some time to rest and recover now. Please take care of yourself! 💜

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  2. AnonymousApril 15, 2024 at 4:43 PM

    Lovely group ! On these trips to YWAM Pichilemu , We , gain so much more than just an adventurous time of serving others . It seems like you All acquired a new found group of friends and for some new brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ.

    Tammy your journey of faith , adventure with Jesus as your co-pilot continues.
    I like your new “digs , “. Yurt has nice mattresses and a …. “TV?”

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  3. AnonymousApril 15, 2024 at 4:44 PM

    Maybe 🤔 you should buy Julie a new pair of boots 🥾. Those could be spares to the next crew that visits . Your sister in Christ , Cecilia C

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