Sunday, July 1, 2012 This morning we arose early and headed to a laundromat here in Dallas. To Erica's luck, it was located next door to the donut shop. After loading the washers, we walked next door for breakfast and to look over the VBS curriculum for this week. Each day we would travel out... Continue Reading →
Cherokee Nation
Monday, June 25, 2012 Today we arrived in Oklahoma around 11 am. Upon our arrival we met with our leaders from the Cherokee Nation in the community of Kenwood, Oklahoma. As we talked about all of the projects for the week and introduced ourselves to each other, I knew that this week would be an... Continue Reading →
Colorado Springs
Sunday, June 17, 2012 It's a beautiful morning in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It's also Father's Day. Sadly, and disappointingly I have been off traveling the last three summers, meaning I haven't been with my dad on Father's Day for the last three years. Luckily with technology and cell phones, I was able to spend some... Continue Reading →
St. Louis: Middle School Enthusiam
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 This week I am on the leadership team for the St. Louis mission trip put on by the Missouri United Methodist Conference Council on Youth Ministries. The trip started yesterday evening and will conclude Saturday morning. Today I worked alongside middle schoolers from Manchester United Methodist here in the St. Louis... Continue Reading →
Beautiful Things
I am human. You are human. We are both humans. Humans sin. They fall short; they miss the mark. We fall into the traps of the world: lust, adultery, addiction, drugs, stealing, lying, cheating, gossiping, etc. We make poor choices. We do things that we know are wrong. We disobey. We choose worldly ways over... Continue Reading →
The End of an Amazing Adventure!
My adventure is over... I'm back home for good! Though it is nice to be back home with mom, dad and Nate, I miss the adventures of this summer: going down to Joplin, not paying attention to stop lights, spending 3 hours at the Red Cross, getting lost in Clarksville, the gps dying, fighting off... Continue Reading →
Detroit!
Detroit was awesome! We worked with Cass Community Social Services and Cass Community United Methodist in Detroit. Working with them was the experience of a lifetime. Cass Community is doing beautiful things for the people of Detroit. Each day we worked two different jobs, one in the morning, and one in the afternoon. On Monday... Continue Reading →
Chicago: The HOT City
Traveling to Chicago, I expected to literally be blown away when we arrived... unfortunately this was not the case! Somehow the Missouri weather followed the 11 churches up to Chicago. We were in the triple digits! 105 degrees! Craziness! The week went pretty well. We worked with the Marcy-Newberry Association on the West side of... Continue Reading →
Sooo Excited!
Today we leave for Youth11! I have been waiting for this for such a long time! It's going to be awesome! After we make the 8 hour trek to Purdue University, and spend 4 days worshipping God with 3,500 people, we'll make the journey to Chicago, then Detroit, then finally home. And that time for... Continue Reading →
109 Degrees, But it Doesn’t Matter!
Today mom, grandpa and I drove down to scout camp to see Nathan and dad. It was a hot day, but it was a really good one! Being a new eagle scout, Nathan was super excited that he could now sit in a chair with a back at scout camp! His excitement was overwhelming. This... Continue Reading →
Adventures with Abbey Jo 