Well, I finally have a chance to breathe! This will have to be a quick note, I apologize. VBS in New Gloucester went very well. Several children made decisions to trust Christ as Savior, including one girl who seemed to know all the answers and we thought she was already saved. It just goes to show that we do not know anyone's heart condition. On the second-to-last day, the kids in the oldest group had so many good questions, it was hard to keep going with the ...

I apologize for not keeping this blog 100% up-to-date, but you can understand how busy I am and I must decide which is more important: having an updated blog or clean laundry? I usually go with the laundry. But now I have some extra time on my hands, so here is an update on the last two weeks. I arrived home from New York on a Saturday. Sunday evening Hillary and I were off again for the next week of ministry. It is an odd sensation to be living out of a suitc...

The second week in New York was exhausting, but amazing. All 9 of us were together in Chinatown, split into three groups. I was with Ms. Debbie and Christina and we had the 5-6 grade kids. We did four clubs a day at what seemed like a whirlwind pace. At 7:30 sharp we started our 10-minute walk to the ferry, took the subway near the ferry terminal to Canal street, then walked about 7 blocks to the Oversea Chinese Mission (OCM). We usually got there right around 9:...

Well, I have been in New York for a week now. It has been wonderful, tiring, challenging, hot, wet, and fun. Last week I was the 'floater' in our group. I went to Chinatown on Monday and Tuesday, the Bronx on Wednesday and Thursday, and Brooklyn on Friday. Chinatown is fun, very fast moving and crowded. There were lots of stairs to climb. It is easier to understand New York when you realize that there are 8 million people living here. Everyone is literally on top...

CYIA was from June 18 through the 27. A lot can happen in 10 days, and a lot did happen. But I have neither the time nor will to tell everything that happened, so I will just hit the highlights. I was the supervisor of the Sioux cabin. I knew exactly 0 of the girls before they arrived. That was a little intimidating, but by the second day we were all old friends. They are all 14 excpet for Jess who is 15, but it was everyone's first year at CYIA. They are amazi...