Crunch Time

The past two days school has been canceled because of cold weather. Which sad for me because I was scheduled to sub of those days.

But living in Iron River is never dull even with cold weather. Last Sunday the Sr High youth group went up to the Paulding Light. We had alot of fun with the light. Many theories were construde about how the light came to be. We surprisingly kept warm (hiking toward the light helped). Here is a picture of everyone enjoying some hot chocolate out of the back of the van.



So last weekend I realized that I had not gotten any of my vaccinations yet. Whoops! Of course, this past week has been me scurrying to figure out what I needed to get and where I could get them. I have to get many shots: hep. a & b, yellow fever & tyhpoid (i decided to skip out on the rabbis one) and some yummy malaria pills. The vaccinations have been a little bit stressful to think about because they are so expensive but I suppose less expensive then if I was to actually get one of the diseases they are protecting me from.

here are some pictures

So one of the many fun things I have gotten to do during my time in the UP is shoot a gun...i shoot twice and my shots are the bottom two. :)















I also get to hang out with Laurel...we are friends. This is Laurel being the West Iron Wykon mascot at a football game this fall.















So there you go (Kevin), I have now posted pictures! YAY i'm a great blogger!!!

So Far So Good

In a month (minus one day) I will be on a plane to Ecuador. As time is closing in I am getting excited and nervous. My first concern is my Spanish level (which I am working on). My other concern is how comfortable I feel in Iron River. But even with those things weighing heavy on my mind, I truly feel that this is something that God wants me to do. Why? I'm not sure but I guess that is not always for us to know.

soon i will try and post some pictres up here but at it has not been a month since i have written :)

i promise to be better... at blogging.

Well the good news is that i found my blog again! It had been such a long time i forgot where is was.

Mission Update: I have my plane ticket for Ecuador I leave Feb. 6th till May 4th. It's so close I can't wait! I am almost done with raising my funds. I still have a few things that i need to get before I go, like getting international health insurance and bed sheets! I am most worried about my Spanish as time ticks. So please pray that by the grace of God my Spanish will be good enough to communicate with actual humans.

Shockingly when I return from Ecuador I will work at CPBC for the summer and then move back to IL in Aug.

sorry that is is so quick but i wanted to post something.

Missions Moment

Wow it has been such a long time since i have posted. But camp has now started and life of camp is busy busy. This past week was Sr. High week and during the top ten count down on Friday night I realized that my last week on mainland staff was over. It was very sad, I had not expected it...I was totally sucker punched. The next four weeks I will be off traveling on some trips :)

Today I will be speaking at Grace Cov during the missions moment. I am a little nervous, so please pray for me. It's been a little crazy preparing for the our first trip of the summer and the missions moment. In fact I should be doing some last minute stuff to make sure everything is ready.

I also apologize for not having any pictures yet but they will be up soon...well soon as in when I get back from the canoe trip.

God Bless You All

First Blog

Well this is my first blog and i'm pretty sure that no one knows I exist on here but I wanted to start one to keep people updated with my missions trip to Ecuador.

So if you are reading this you may or may not know that I have been accepted to serve in Quito, Ecuador with International Teams here is the website if you want to know more http://www.iteams.org/index2.shtml I will be leaving in Jan 09, God willing of course and I will be serving at El Refugio Retreat center. It is basically what I do now (being an intern @ Point) but in Spanish. Here is the exact description from the website: Hacienda El Refugio: A 320 acre training and retreat center 30 minutes from Quito. We use a blend of outdoor adventure and nature to build and equip leaders and to expose people to God.

Currently I am busy sending out support letters, trying to make meetings, and learning Spanish. These are my three main prayer requests. My Spanish is very poor and I can not figure out for the life of me how to get Spanish Words typed on the computer.

Well this is enough blogging for me till next time