London Trip and Worship Service
We have had an extremely fabulous past couple of days in London and in Ashford! We were able to go to London for the day to do simply touristy things. Though, God always has a bigger purpose. I,...
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Umhlanga Rocks
This last weekend, our South Africa mission team worked at a small resort community outside of Durban, called Umhlanga Rocks. The Baptist church there is a mixture of young families and retired folks....
View ArticleKate on July 23rd and 24th
Okay- this is going to be an interesting process, but I’m starting from day 1 of being in Africa and I’ll work my way back! July 23rd and 24th It’s 7:23 on Saturday night. I can barely keep my eyes...
View ArticleWe’re Here!
We made it here safe. VBS starts tonight. Blake preached Sunday in church. Nice to see old friends and making new friends. Got our hands dirty in the basement this morning.
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Finishing Well
The South Africa mission team’s final assignment was at Matroosfontein Baptist Church in Cape Town. After an informal “meet & greet” on Friday between the team and just a handful of youth and...
View ArticleAttendance Up!!
We ended VBS tonight with a program for the adults. We broke last years attendance with nearly 50 kids. It was a great week. Construction is going well. Gutters were purchased to divert water from the...
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Meet Your 2013 England Mission Trip Members
In order from left to right: Top Row: Hannah Anderson, Felix Caballero, Orlando Casteñeda, Keilah Duran, Nora Frost Bottom Row: Robert Haston, Garner Richardson, Holly Semones, Jake Taylor,...
View ArticleStepping Out
…And then he said, “Step out of the boat.” What a request this Pastor Bryan was telling me! Step out onto unfamiliar territory? Maybe I will; maybe I won’t. This is by far one of the scariest things we...
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Fresh Wind Day 2
Today, after a great night’s rest, we began our day with a devotional from Wimberleigh Johnson. Her passage from Deuteronomy 7:7-9 discussed why The Lord chose the Israelites for deliverance. They...
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Gino’s is Italian for Wow that’s GOOD Pizza
Ok, just checking in again. Right now, I’m sitting at the Grant Park Music Festival getting ready to hear some great orchestral music. I wanted to share our lunch adventure with you. Today we ate at...
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End of Day 2
Beauty should be a concept that isn’t confined to museums. Dr. Nelson made this comment when we arrived in downtown Chicago this morning and right before we stepped onto our architectural river tour....
View ArticlePacific Garden Mission
I have had the privilege of planning an going on choir tours for twenty years. Each time I have planned one I keep several thoughts in mind. What are some things I would want to see, what will help...
View ArticleDay 4
Day 4 Today we began the ministry phase of our trip. It was indeed another full day. The first place we went to was First Baptist Church Momence, Illinois. The church was about 45 minutes south of...
View ArticleVBS Day 1
VBS Day 1 Another great day to see God’s hand all over this trip. We will certainly not say it has been without incident, but we can truly say we have been provided and cared for. Several folks texted...
View ArticleVBS Day 2
VBS Day 2 Here’s the attendance report: Day 1 site 1-17, site 2-5, site 3-2 Day 2 site 1-23, site 2-7, site 3-5 At first I hesitated to give you these numbers. We can certainly get wrapped up in them,...
View ArticleEngland mission prayer Sunday
There will be an England mission commission prayer service immediately following 6 p.m. evening service this Sun., July 21 in Blanchard Lounge. Would love to see you there! What a privilege it is to...
View ArticleComing Home
Coming home. We are currently leaving Chicagoland airspace and we have just been approved to use our portable electronic devices. I thought this would be a good time to check in and catch up on the...
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