Adventures – Page 6

Like A Child

July 8, 2012
Adventures
Field Support

So the past week has been absolute chaos. It has also been probably the best week I’ve had since coming to New Zealand. We’ve been running a kid’s camp here at El Rancho. Every day, I’ve been making food, running activities, teaching singing classes, and teaching lessons on Jesus. It’s been the most draining and also the most life-giving experience I’ve ever had. I love these children so much! They’re so full of energy and excitement about life and Jesus! We had chapel services every night and those were definitely my favorite parts of the week. The...

The Love of the Lord is my Strength

July 7, 2012
Adventures
New Zealand

One week down, one more to go. This week was our first week of kids camp, which was so much fun and rewarding. The theme for the kids camp was The Amazing Race, and all the kids definitely enjoyed the games that went along with it. I had so much fun teaching my dance class as well. There was about thirteen girls in my class and the ages ranged from 7-12. It was definitely a challenge for me because some of the girls had a mind of their own and would not listen, others were very quiet and would not speak up if they were having a challenge with the dance. Over all though the challenge was...

team update

July 3, 2012
Adventures
Field Support

Some of you have heard the news that an earthquake hit off the coast of New Zealand's North Island yesterday. We received the following report: An undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island on 3 July 2012. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at 2236 local time (1036 UTC) and was centered approximately 107 mi/172 km northwest of Wellington at a depth of 146 mi/236 km. The tremor was felt across the North Island and the northern coast of the South Island. There have been no reports of any...

A week to remember, a week to anticipate

July 1, 2012
Adventures
New Zealand

So, since you can read all about our little road trip last week from my teammates blogs, I'm not gonna say much about it. I will say this: it was not at all what we expected it to be. Long story short, we ended up not doing as much street ministry as we'd expected, but we did get to pass out flyers to help raise money towards an orphanage in Nepal. And we talked to a lonely guy in a park and a German girl in a hostel and a Buddhist environmentalist on the streets of Auckland. We went to the most beautiful place I've ever seen (I'll post a photo of where an ocean meets a sea)...

Dear Rebecca,

July 1, 2012
Adventures
Field Support

(Rebecca's poem to me) A better place to be Rests at the top of the trees Where white cotton shades the leaves And tells them to pass It on until they wrinkle dry, And follow the breeze to exactly the place They needed to be. Where the wind blows burdens south, And leaces a crinkly cushion For aimless soles smashing fruits Into wine from the trees. A poetic response to a poem my friend, Rebecca, wrote me since I've been overseas… Calloused labor, stained old wine, Sweat flows down fool's ridges, Salt shields paned windows, Settling into damp corners. Upon new day, joy...

North Island and Camp Prep

July 1, 2012
Adventures
Field Support

My team just got back a couple days ago from a tour of the North Island where we explored the sights and ministered to people along the way. The highlights for me included seeing the northern tip, Cape Reinga, which was gorgeous; going to a traditional Maori village, Whakarewarewa in Rotorua; and meeting different people on the streets and encouraging them. We are getting prepared for the first of two consecutive weeks of kid's camp at El Rancho. We will be teaching lessons, helping out with activities, working in the kitchen, and simply ministering to the staff,...

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