In honor of our upcoming service trip to the Dominican Republic, we wanted to highlight this throwback photo with Angie Kosich - back in 2006! 🇩🇴 We love seeing the long-term impact we're able to have on the lives of our participants. HFK is so excited to have her serving with us again 20 years later! 🙏🤍

We have some very exciting news - swipe to the end to learn more! 🙏🎉

Meet This Team Captain: Diego Rios 🌟 Diego has been part of Here For Kids since 2015, and the mission has shaped both his personal and professional life. His passions align closely with HFK’s focus on kids, sports, Latin America, travel, and faith. This will be his third year leading the Palmira trip. Each year brings growth, deeper partnerships, and a stronger focus on serving others. As a Colombia native, he loves sharing his culture and country with the team. 🇨🇴 Diego is excited to lead, follow God’s vision, and create a meaningful experience where strangers become family. 🌎🫶 🌐 Learn more and apply now: https://www.hereforkids.org/service/2026-pal-may

So great to be reunited with our Biola & Friends Trip Participants at the Biola Missions Conference. 🌐 Thank you @BiolaSMU for the invitation and great hospitality once again. We love being able to connect with students and other organizations through your events! 🙌

Costa Rica Day 8: What a full and unforgettable week it has been! 🤍 We started our day with a meaningful devotional and breakfast together, setting the tone for everything ahead. From there, we enjoyed a beautiful river walk with the kids, followed by free time at the plaza and the activity center; where the video game setup was definitely a highlight. ✨ With the weather on our side, we had lunch outside and then got everything ready for an exciting field day with the kids. The afternoon was filled with laughter and energy as we rotated through four fun stations: water balloons, volleyball, human knot/basketball, and flip the cone/soccer. 🙌🏐⚽️ Later, we had a special time of free play where we delivered letters and bracelets to our mamis from the houses we have been having dinner at. Something small but meaningful reminders of the gratitude we have for each house. We also took time to write thank-you letters to those who supported us throughout the week. 💙 As the day came to a close, we soaked in a beautiful sunset, shared our final dinner and gathered for our regular debrief along with our final HFK debrief. What an amazing week truly full of joy, connection, and unforgettable moments. We truly can’t believe it’s over! 🫶🇨🇷

This application deadline will be here soon and we don't want you to miss serving with us in Colombia! 🇨🇴 All are welcome and we can't wait to see you there! Make sure to apply by Sunday, March 29 📝 Apply now & learn more: https://www.hereforkids.org/service/2026-pal-may

Costa Rica Day 7: We started the morning bright and early to take a final picture with the whole crew before one of our team captains, Becca, had to leave. Afterwards, we headed inside and began cooking breakfast: eggs, bacon, and waffles. We had our morning devotional with Becca joining us through FaceTime. 🫶 Our group headed off to paint, as it was our last day on our service project. Some of our team went to a school program about the Batalla de Santa Rosa, which was very interesting. We had a coffee break and enjoyed some delicious cantaloupe and watermelon. We continued working as hard as we could to get as much done as possible before lunch. We had a delicious meal of chicken, vegetables, plantains, rice, and beans. 🎨🍽️ Afterwards, we headed back for our final round of work. We worked extremely hard and thankfully finished the entire school. We took a late coffee break to get everything cleaned up. 💫 Later, we had some free time with the kids, playing volleyball, running around, and swinging. We had our last dinner at the children’s homes for the week. We ended the night by making bracelets for some of the children from the Bible home. Finally, we debriefed about our amazing day. We cannot believe how fast time has flown this week, but we are so grateful for the opportunity to serve. 🤍🙏🏼✨

Costa Rica Day 6: The team started off the morning with such a beautiful time of worship, prayer, and meditation with the staff and moms from the Bible Home. We then grabbed all of our painting supplies and got started on the work for the day before the first coffee break. 🙏🎨 We then got a lot of work done before and after having such a delicious lunch of carne mechada with rice and beans, along with agua de frutas! We got to talk with a couple of the teachers too before the rain hit, and we cleaned up before heading to a delicious coffee break of arroz con leche. ☔️🍽️ We got to help with the English workshop before a little free time with the kids, playing a soccer game and some songs on the ukulele, while also getting some work done. 📝 Ended the night by enjoying dinner with the team at our Global Ambassador Daisy’s apartment while debriefing, and afterward took time to appreciate the sky after the rain cleared up. Thanks to God for the beauty and the blessing of the day! 🩵

Costa Rica Day 5: This day started a little extra early so we could make the cookies for the time with the moms for later in the day. We had breakfast and our morning devos before finishing sorting the donations. As the moms came in, they got to ‘shop’ for clothes for themselves and the kids in their houses which was so sweet to see their intentionality for these kiddos. We then got to hear the stories of each mom and how God brought each one to @roblealtocr. 🩵 After cleaning up we sorted out school supplies for each teacher at the school. We passed those out after yet another delicious lunch in the cafeteria. We then went back to painting and got the whole front of the school finished! 🍽️🎨 The team then split between two houses to help with homework. We also got to help with the volleyball workshop with the boys from the school before their game in town the next day! 🏐 The team went to the houses for dinner fit a sweet time of games, drawing, and coloring. We topped it all off with some ice cream during debrief! Such an amazing day from the amazing God we serve! 🙏

Costa Rica Day 4: We started off the day with breakfast and a devo at the team house! Then we headed down to continue our service project; painting the school, with a pit stop to see the vacas! 🎨🐄 We took a coffee break and our wonderful host gave us a presentation on what Roblealto is and more information on the Bible Home. Afterwards, we sorted through so many donations that we are so grateful for! We headed down to eat lunch and went back to the school to continue our project after that. We then headed to our home to take a small break before prepping for the evening. We welcomed the kids into the activity center and hosted a small game/worship night. We wrapped up the night with dinner from a local restaurant at the house!

Costa Rica Day 3: We started the day with breakfast at home and a devotional as a team. Then we headed out for a Bible home tour led by our global ambassador, Daisy. Afterward, we had a quick coffee break with agua de cas and watermelon. ☕️💙 Then we began our service project for the week: painting the school (it hasn’t been painted in 9 years!). We gathered our supplies and got to work (shoutout to the last group for sanding the walls for us!). We took a lunch break with some Chinese-inspired food, then had our HFK orientation led by our communications director, Kaylea, where we learned about our partner sites. 🎨🫶 We headed back to work and made great progress! After wrapping up for the day, we spent time with the kids. We split into two groups, some went to the guitar workshop while others played volleyball. We watched a beautiful sunset, then the kids invited us to have dinner at their houses. 🎶🏐 We ended the night with our daily debrief. 🤍

Costa Rica Day 2: The team loaded up bright and early at 6am to head out on their excursion for the week! The kids would not be back at the Bible home until the next day, so they took this time to begin team bonding before the busy week ahead. 🙌 They had about a 2.5 hour drive to Puenta Leona, where they would be for the day. They had breakfast at the resort restaurant and a couple of them got coffee as well! They enjoyed lots of yummy food before heading out to catch the shuttle to Playa Blanca. 🏝️ They spent half the day there in the water, laying by the beach, and relaxing together. They then headed back on the shuttle for lunch and were greeted by some unexpected guests, monkeys! 🐒 After lunch, they went to Playa Mantas where some got in the water and others relaxed by the pool. They wrapped up the day with Pops ice cream - an HFK tradition - and made the long drive back, chatting and resting along the way. 🍦💙

Costa Rica Day 1: What a travel day! We started our day split between North Carolina and California, enjoying some airport coffee and/or matcha before boarding a few bumpy connecting flights. ✈️ We all met up in San Jose, headed through customs, and collected our many bags of donations. 🧳 The team loaded up into the van and arrived at the Bible Home in time for dinner from a local restaurant. We gathered as a full team, joined by Daisy, our Global Ambassador. We finally got some rest before our excursion the next day! 🙏

Costa Rica Day 8: This was the team’s last day. We started out the day with a morning devotional together and then went to one of the houses to have homemade arepas for breakfast with one of the house parents and the kids! 🍽️ We joined the children on a hike to a river! After that the team had a little carnival for the kids with soccer, basketball, volleyball, and water balloons! ⚽️🏀🏐 After saying goodbye to the children, our group had one last dinner together at a local restaurant and ended the night with some ice cream! 🫶

Costa Rica Day 7: The team finished our project for the week! Some of the team got to help build a robotics kit for the kids and also got to participate in a volleyball workshop. 🙌🏐 In the afternoon we played a soccer game with a mix of the kids and staff of Roblealto and then a second game with the team vs. just the adults. ⚽️ To end the night, we were able to play a sunset game of volleyball as a team and then finished with dinner at the kids houses one last time! 🍽️💙

Costa Rica Day 6: The team got to help with worship during the Roblealto staff’s devotional this morning. 🎶 We then got to pass out some homemade cookies made by the girls to the staff and teachers! We also got to take a tour of the school to see where the kids do all their studies! 🍪📚 Our group continued making big progress on our work project and in the afternoon we got to help the kids with some soccer drills out on the field. Finally, we ended the day with a walk around the Roblealto facility! 🙌⚽️

Costa Rica Day 5: The team continued our service project of painting one of the houses here at Roblealto and made some big progress! 🙌 The girls got to have some bonding time with the moms of the Bible home and baked cookies. 🍪 Some of the team were then able to play a game of soccer with the kids once they finished school. Afterwards, we went to our assigned houses and got to spend more time with the kids and house parents in their homes. ⚽️💙 We finished the night practicing worship for devotional the next morning! 🎶

Costa Rica Day 4: The team continued one of our projects for the week, which is repainting one of the houses. During our lunch break, we got to play a volleyball game together! 🎨🏐 Once the kids finished school, some of the team members joined in on a game of soccer. We had a worship night where the team got to play music, sing, and dance with all of the kids in the Bible home as well as the house parents! ⚽️🎶 The kids also had the opportunity to answer some questions about HFK and the team members to win some prizes! 🏆

Costa Rica Day 3: The team started our service projects for the week! We worked on repainting one of the Bible home houses and also helped unload supplies that we will be using to help fix a water tank later in the week - weather permitting, of course! 🙌 We then got to help teach kids guitar during a workshop and joined in on a game of volleyball with the kids during sunset. 🎶🫶 Our team finished the night having dinner with the kids and their house parents in their homes and also got to do some activities with them! 🍽️💙

Meet This Team Captain: Liz Soto 🌟 Liz is returning for her first consecutive year as Team Captain for Peru! Her journey with Here For Kids began in college through a partnership with Saint Mary’s College (Go Gaels!), where she served in the Dominican Republic during Jan Term. She reconnected in 2022 for her first trip to Peru. It was an instant connection. Since then, she has fallen in love with the people, culture, and joy of serving. In 2026, she will return for her third Peru trip and first time serving in Pucallpa. Join Liz for a life-changing experience of service and community. 🌎🫶 🌐 Learn more and apply now: https://www.hereforkids.org/service/2026-puc-may

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