After a long 15 hour van ride on Wednesday, we kicked off VBS at All Nation Church bright and early Thursday morning. We had an awesome time singing songs, doing Crafts, playing games and sharing Bible stories with the children. We spent the day focused on sharing the truth about building our lives on the… Read More »
Summer of Sharing 2014: Give Kids The World – Thursday Day 5 Recap
Every Thursday is Christmas at Give Kids The World. Most of our group helped with the Christmas party last night. We dressed up as elves, handed out presents, played games and helped children as they met Santa. Just as the party was getting ready to start, a storm hit. So much of the party was… Read More »
Summer of Sharing 2014: Give Kids The World Day 4 Recap
Every Wednesday for almost 7 years, JoJo and Ginger arrive at the GKTW Village. They spend three hours there giving the children staying at the Village a chance to do something that most have never done – ride a horse. JoJo and Ginger are horses specially trained for riders with disabilities. For children with life-threatening… Read More »
Haiti 2013 – Pulling in the Nets
Wednesday was an eventful day. On Tuesday afternoon, we bagged rice in 5lb bags to be delivered on Wednesday morning. Bright and early Wednesday morning, we headed to Royale to pass out bags of rice. Royale is a village sitting on the beach. As we walked toward the water, men were pulling in nets to… Read More »
Haiti 2013 – Rocks and the Gospel
Rocks and the Gospel We hit the ground running on Monday morning. After breakfast, it was a short ride to the church building in Guitton. Our jobs today were to paint the outside of the building and to prepare sand for the stucco. “How do you prepare sand?” you ask. Well, it involves a big… Read More »
Haiti 2013 – On The Ground
Saturday came early for everyone on the Haiti mission team. We met at the church parking lot at 2:45am, loaded the church bus and headed to Charlotte. Surprisingly, our team of 18 was first in line at the American counter. In fact, we were there before the counter was open. But promptly at 4:00am, we… Read More »
Haiti 2012
On Saturday, our Haiti team will be meeting at the church office at 3:00am to pack up and leave for the airport. Yes, you heard that correctly – 3:00am. Yes, it’s early. Yes, it’s inconvenient. Yes, they would love to still be sleeping. But the team knows that comfort, convenience, and the so-called ‘necessities’ are… Read More »
Haiti Team – Day 2
Well day 2 is winding down. Hard to believe that 48 hours ago our major concern was a broken bus on the side of I85. Amazing what 48 hours can reveal. We started the day with prayer and were blessed attending the church here at the mission home. For 2 hours we heard the word… Read More »
Haiti Team – Day 1
The Haiti team left Rock Hill on Friday night, June 24. After dealing with a bus breakdown, they finally arrived at their hotel in Atlanta early Saturday morning. Their 8:30 flight from Atlanta to Miami was delayed for almost 2 hours. But they arrived in Miami with plenty of time to spare for the flight… Read More »
Cricket
Here is the “Cricket: As explained to a foreigner” banner that Pastor David gave to Garrett and me on our last night in Bromley. While cricket may be difficult to explain, I think that baseball is even more difficult. Grace and Peace! Jamie CRICKET: As explained to a foreigner… You have two sides, one out… Read More »