July 2010
14 posts
Reflections
I can’t believe the trip is over. Time flew. What an amazing week. God is good—ALL the time. This marks the 6th short term trip I have been a part of, and I cannot remember one going as well as this one did. In no way am I discounting past trips, far from it; however, in terms of my stress levels, team dynamics, and the need for semper gumby (the motto of ALL short term trips!)...
After the fact (I told you I wrote them...just...
Wow, things have been busy around here. It is 1030 and we are all beat. We just returned from a night out in Guanajuato. It was a great time! I will fill you in on that in a bit…
The last time I posted we were in the middle of Tuesday. A lot has happened since then. We had VBS yesterday afternoon with all our new friends. We had a lot of fun playing games and loving on the kids from the...
The Last Two Days
Monday July, 12th Sorry this is a little late. We have been EXTREMELY busy and on top of that, the internet at the camp is down. Hopefully 2 updates and some pictures will help :) This morning we had our first day of construction. Breakfast was served at 7am and we were ready to work at 8! Our team divided into 3 groups. One group was the dirt crew. They were focused on backfilling the new...
Sunday July 11th
The steadfast love of the Lord never changes. His mercies are new every morning. We certainly are experiencing God’s new mercies today. We woke up with a spring in our step, or as some in the southwest might say a little hitch in our giddy-up! First let me say, everyone is exhausted. We still need another night or two of good sleep to catch up and feel normal. However, other than that the...
We're Here!
Whew, what a LONG day…but we made it! Everyone is exhausted but in great spirits. We had a couple of upset stomachs during the plane rides…I think it was as much a combination of no sleep, sugar and nerves as anything else. Hopefully a good night’s rest and a good meal (chicken, rice, veggies, salad, tortillas…YUM) will solve all our ills. What to share about the day…there was so much as we...
Mexico, HERE WE COME!!!
Just a quick post…it is 10 till 1 on Saturday morning. The youth will be here any minute to load up and head to the airport. I can’t believe everything came together. We had a great time loading up this evening…lots of space for luggage, no one fighting over who will sit in which vehicle, lots of loved ones (nuclear family and church family) came to see us off. Thanks to all...
Last Second Scrambling :)
So, today I’ve been to the store 4 different times to pick up team supplies that we need. I still have one more trip to go, as well as meeting a parent at the U-Haul rental place to pick up a trailer…all before 6pm! Oh, and I haven’t put a single stitch of clothing in a suitcase for myself :) What a day!!!
Devotional booklets are printing out as I type this…I am very...
Team Members
Here is a list of our team so that you can pray for all of us by name. Thanks :)
The youth:
Kimmee B.
Tom B.
Emily C.
Scott F.
Matt F.
Rachel H.
Sarah J.
Rachel K.
Evan L.
Jon L.
Josh L.
Josiah L.
Randy M.
Kelly M.
Brendan R.
Jasmine R.
Hanna S.
Josh Sc.
Ellen S.
Jacob S.
Abby S.
Josh St.
Alex S.
Brandon S.
The “adults”:
Brian H.
Jon S.
Julie F.
Stella...
Last Team Meeting
Wow. We had our final team meeting last night. Almost the entire team was present (only 2 were missing!). We talked a lot about travel details.
WE WILL MEET @ NCF TO LOAD AND PRAY FROM 6-7pm FRIDAY NIGHT. PLEASE JOIN US FROM 6:30-7pm to PRAY!
The youth have their final packing lists, their team t-shirts, and team water bottles. All of the supplies for the trip are separated and ready to be...
Countdown--1 week!!!!
It is hard to believe that in one week we will be getting off the plane in Houston on our way to Guanajuato. At this point we will have been traveling for roughly 8 hours already with another 9 or so hours to go!
I have been chatting on Facebook with some of the other youth leaders who are taking teams down this summer. One team just return home this past week and have posted some fun pictures...
June 2010
2 posts
Time Flies!
Only 12 days left until we leave for Mexico! WOW! I can’t believe that the time has almost come. The team is making final preparations and everyone is starting to get very excited. With VBS behind us now, everyone is squarely focused on Guanajuato and the energy and enthusiasm is starting to take control.
As a team we are getting closer and closer to reaching our financial goal. As of...
