On Monday, I traveled three hours south of Jefferson City, Missouri, to Shannon County. Shannon County is a county located in South Central Missouri and is the poorest county in the state. It is also one of the most beautiful areas of the state as it is home to the Mark Twain National Forest and … Continue reading Rural Poverty
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Surviving Summer and Other Things
What an amazing summer. I really wish I had blogged more throughout it. I did but not on this blog. If you want to read about the summer, you can read our church's missions blog where I posted while on my travels. It was so awesome. I loved the people I met and the new … Continue reading Surviving Summer and Other Things
On the Road Again
I leave Sunday for the third and final mission trip of the summer. This time around I'm heading out with my youth to Atlanta, Georgia, for a week of service at the Moncrief Center. We will be spending each day working with about 60 children in grades kindergarten - fifth grade. Most of the children … Continue reading On the Road Again
Blackberries
I'm a slacker. Sue me. I've literally been on the road six of the last eight weeks. It is officially crazy summer time. Don't get me wrong. I love what I do and the opportunities I get to experience. It just makes for an incredibly busy life where I long ago dropped all the balls … Continue reading Blackberries
Amsterdam
We are in Amsterdam. And tired! 🙂 It is 1:40 am Missouri time but morning here in Amsterdam. We didn't sleep much but hope that will happen in the next eight hour flight. We depart at 10:15 am for Nairobi. We will arrive at 7 pm Nairobi time. Pray for us to catch our sleep. … Continue reading Amsterdam
Detroit
** Sorry about the earlier posting trouble. Apparently when you blog via text, you are limited in how much you can send. No more novel-length texts. We are in Detroit now and preparing to board for Amsterdam in about 30 minutes. Our flight leaves at 5:40 pm (EST) and we will arrive at Amsterdam in … Continue reading Detroit
On the Road
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. 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 … Continue reading On the Road
Burn, Baby, Burn
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 prepared for the beach sun. Which is a shame because today was a gorgeous day outside! Rick and Theresa (the other … Continue reading Burn, Baby, Burn
Office for the Week
Today is the first day on the wonderful beach for our senior trip. I left with two other adults and six seniors Monday morning at 12:30 am and we arrived in Gulf Shores at 3 pm on Monday. Great drive down and now we are enjoying the relaxing beach house. The seniors love it here … Continue reading Office for the Week
iTraitor
Perhaps you will think me a traitor or sell-out. Perhaps merely a trend-follower or wanna-be. Perhaps I don't care. 🙂 As of today, I am a Mac user. After 20-some years of faithful PC use, I own my first MacBook Pro. And so far, I love it. I did a lot of investigation before I … Continue reading iTraitor
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