Archive - May, 2009

On the Road

May 30, 2009 in Uncategorized with 1 Comment

I leave for Kenya Monday morning at 9:30 am. The team covets your prayers for safe travels and for God to bless every aspect of our trip. 

Map of Kenya

I am traveling with four others for a 11 day trip to our partner country, Kenya.  Although we will not be working directly with our partner school on this trip, we will be working with some missionaries there that we have connected with on our previous trip.

Our Itinerary:

  • Depart Monday, June 1st
  • Arrive in Nairobi on Tuesday night and travel to the town of Naivasha
  • Work at the House of Hope orphanage in Naivasha from Wednesday – Sunday.
  • Monday, June 8th, we travel to Masai Mara National Park and stay the night there.  (As I type this, I am watching a special on the Discovery Channel about the animals in this region. It is a fascinating and inspiring place.)
  • Wednesday, June 10th, we travel to Nairobi for the day and flight out that night at 10 pm.
  • Thursday, June 11th – arrive to St. Louis at 4 pm.

We are so grateful for your prayers!  I will continue to post brief updates from the trip so please check daily throughout the trip.

Burn, Baby, Burn

May 27, 2009 in Youth Ministry with 1 Comment

We finished our second day at the beach but we weren’t out very much.  Most of us (okay – all of us) are burnt – some worse than others.  We, Missourians, are not

Our Beach House for the Week

Our Beach House for the Week

 prepared for the beach sun.  Which is a shame because today was a gorgeous day outside!

 

Rick and Theresa (the other two sponsors) were up around 8 am and headed out for some morning adventures.  Rick hit the nearby golf course and Theresa checked out some local antique shops. I got up about and hour or so later and worked for little while before the seniors stirred.  Most just chilled inside or did sporadic trips outside.

The group went into Gulf Shores in the afternoon to do some souvenir shopping and to eat out.  I stayed back at the beach house to get some work done.  I leave as soon as I get home for Kenya and a week after I return from Kenya, I head to the Dominican Republic.  I have a lot to get done before I head out on those trips.  So it was great to have the afternoon to focus in on those events.  I also did laundry, washed some dishes and made puppy chow – a favorite snack of the kids.  

When the sun was lower in the sky, we headed out to enjoy the evening.  The seniors got in the water, I took several pictures and we walked some on the beaches – picking beach houses that we would purchase if we could.

This is such a fun and relaxed group.  They’re laid back and get along together great. They enjoy spending time together -whether watching “The Office” or playing Scattergories.  It has been a lot of fun which is the point of the trip – to just spend time together before we go our separate ways.

Tomorrow we are headed back to town for the afternoon for some watersport activities.  All of the seniors are going to jet ski for awhile and then four of the seniors will go parasailing.  Should be a fun day!

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