We went for a drive and saw some redneck art.
A few weeks ago some co-workers and I went putt putt golfing. We had a blast. it was very hot so Emily and I decided to go for a little dip in the waterfall below. It was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed spending time with my friends from work. We all missed Te and hope she will be able to make it next time.
In July the Singles Group hosted a teen lockin at our church. This was my first lockin ever. I had a blast. Thank you to all those who helped as well as the teens who came to make it such a great time. Here are a few pictures from our scavenger hunt at the Mall of America.
Mark with his neverending Lego race car!
Kristen proposing to little Logan.
Mark in his fancy duds!
There was cause for much celebrating this weekend. I finally hit a milestone in my weightloss. When I stepped on the scale Sunday morning I had finally lost 100 pounds!! I have a few pictures on here from the fourth of July.
This is a picture of the sun setting over Lake Independence. God's creation is amazing. He never ceases to amaze me. It is only by His grace and mercy that I have been able to make it this far in my weight loss success.
I wanted to thank all of you for your prayers and words of encouragment. I really do appreciate it.
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The whole idea of establishing this school was advanced by my daughter Yeahnee. It was on the evening of August 12, 2002 when she returned from shopping. She said to her mother and me, “Mom and Dad, I want us to build a school.” We asked her, “What is the objective of this quick appeal and urgent command?” In a choking voice, and with tears streaming down her cheeks, she said, “Go on the streets of this community and see the little girls and boys who are not in school. They seem to have no one to care for them. Some are nude, some are eating from the garbage and others are smoking cigarettes. No one seems to come to their rescue. And I want to build a school for them.”
In reply to her urgent request, we told her that it was not possible, because everything we had was taken from us including our financial savings. She replied, “The God you told us to trust shall provide the means.”
We accepted her idea and went into a week of fasting and praying. After the fast we were able to obtain some money from a friend to start the project. We purchased some nails and tarpaulin for the roofing. I, with the help of two of my nephews, cut the reeds and sticks for the building because the funds were insufficient. The structure was erected within three weeks. This school is situated in Caldwell Coffee Farm,
After the erection of the school a night of revival was held to glorify The Almighty God for his blessings. God led us to name the School The
Presently there are two hundred thirty five (235) students. There are ninety-eight (98) girls and one hundred thirty-seven (137) boys. The school has a staff of thirteen personnel. The school is right now confronted with a serious problem, and if not immediately addressed, will lead to the closure of the institution. All the teachers at the school as well as the entire staff are volunteers, and are going to leave the school if we are not able to give them a salary. If we were to impose school fees on the students in order to be able to give the staff a salary, ninety-five percent (95%) of the parents would not be in the position to undertake the cost. It would take approximately two hundred and seventy-five US dollars ($275.00) to educate a child in elementary grades for one year.
Fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, this is an SOS signal and we would highly appreciate it if you were to observe the danger our school is facing and come to our rescue so that our children might get an education. Through the blessings of Almighty God, the school has been changed from sticks and tarpaulin to a concrete building with a zinc roof. It has a hand pump and an outside toilet. If all goes well, the school will reach the seventh grade the next school year. We also wish to include the following, if it becomes possible: A laboratory, Library, Auditorium and more class rooms, because each year a class is added to the institution. As the school develops, we wish to be mobile in order to assist the students who are distant from the school, especially during the rainy season, from May to October. It will also serve for other projects.
Our country has been totally destroyed beyond imagination. Schools and churches were burned down. Private homes were destroyed as well. Children and babies were raped and killed, not to mention grown ups. Presently the Cold War is very severe. Children have no homes to live in, are not able to go to school, and have no food or medical care. They have nothing at all. I’m begging with the hope that God will touch someone, and believing that God will move someone to help save the school and children of the community. Whatever we do for God will never go unrewarded.
Remember, if you rescue these little ones, God will rescue you in times of need. It may not be a financial need, but a spiritual need, sickness or trouble.
Yours in Christ,
Chairman of the School Board
We thank you for whatever God Almighty has laid on your heart to do to keep these little children from future ignorance and destruction. May the blessing of God abide with you, as you think about a precious and healthy future for God’s little ones.
Kelsey and I went camping with some families from Parker's Lake over the Fourth of July weekend. As you can see we had a lot of fun. This are just a few of the pictures I took.
I play for a coed church softball league. My church has participated for the past two years, but this year we didn't have enough people to have our own team. So like all good baptists we joined with another church because we absouletly had too!! (jk) Today we played our 5th game. Our first game was horrible. The score was 45 to 1. I am not joking about this either. Their first at bat lasted 30 minutes and we only play for an hour. We have been getting a little better and today was the best. We beat the best team in the league 21 to 17!! We finally played as a team and we conquerored. It was a great day in the history of the coed church softball league. Only two more wins and we will beat our record from last year!!
This is the first family picture in quite awhile.
Christian and his papa.
Grace...isn't she beaitiful?
Grace and Barb getting ready for the big event.
Patience...a flower girl.
Rachel...another flower girl.
Goofing off after the wedding photos before the ceremony!!
Another great shot of Grace!!
Here she goes down the aisle.
The getaway into the Limo.
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