Monthly Archives: July 2010
Less Busy, More Faithful
Once again I’ve had it with Christian-motivational-writing-designed-to-inspire-you-to-do-more-for-God writing. For those who tend to err on the lazy side of life, those books/blogs might be helpful, but for folks like me who fall off the horse on the workaholic side, it … Continue reading
Where does peace come from?
Saturday evening, my wife and I had the opportunity to visit some friends who live on a big farm outside of town. When we pulled up to their house, one of the first things I noticed the moment I stepped … Continue reading
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New Orleans: Days 7 & 8
We’re on the road and heading home! Please pray for safety as we drive. We can’t wait to tell our friends and family about our amazing week!
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New Orleans: Day 6
My apologies for the late post tonight. We just got back from celebrating our last night here in New Orleans! After team devotions, we drove over to the French Quarter and sat down at Cafe` Du Monde for beignets topped … Continue reading
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New Orleans: Day 5
Perseverance won the day. Despite some opposition and general un-helpfullness from some folks at the work sites, our students pushed through and today was a soaring success! Its a strange situation when you have to ask teenagers to be more … Continue reading
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New Orleans: Day 4
Even though it rained all morning and into the early afternoon, our teams still got a lot done at the worksites. That is, until 1:30pm, when the World Cup semi-finals were on TV and we just HAD to take a … Continue reading
New Orleans: Day 3
The trip was worth it. No matter what happens Tuesday-Saturday, the trip was worth it just for today. Our students were up at 6:30am, ate breakfast, broke into 3 work teams, prayed together, and then went out to the works … Continue reading
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New Orleans: Day 2
We’re here! Pulled into the Big Easy at 3:30pm, checked into our bunk rooms, and then went to stretch our legs at beautiful Audubon Park where we played an intense game of ultimate frisbee (my team won). Then it was … Continue reading
Day 1: New Orleans Missions Trip
We’re halfway there! After 9 hours of driving, 2 pit stops, chicken and biscuts at Bojangles, we made it to Atlanta. Before we checked into our hotel, we got a chance to relax and stretch our legs at Six Flags … Continue reading
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Charlottesville students head South to New Orleans
Tomorrow, at 6:00am, a sleepy-eyed group of teenagers will pull into the church parking lot as the sun rises over Charlottesville. They will load suitcases, pillows, ipods, work clothes, and water bottles into the vans and promptly fall back asleep … Continue reading
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