Saturday, July 19, 2008
Greetings from Atlanta, GA. Yesterday was a transition day. We wrapped up things at Murphy Harpst. Made lunch for and served the kids and staff there. Zack and Brad grilled kielbasa. Sam, Carianne, Kelly, Ben, and Katie Ke helped prepare and serve the rest of the food. The MH kids are so appreciative of us being there. I overheard several of them asking their counselors about how long we were staying and being sad that it was time for us to go.
W e drove to Due West, GA to the United Methodist Church where we are spending Friday night and Saturday night. It is a huge beautiful facility and we have the Contemporary Service building which is a giant gymnasium/multipurpose room with a platform and stage at one side. There is a full size professional kitchen and several misc rooms. The bathrooms each contain a shower.
Our tourist part of the trip has begun. We headed into downtown Atlanta after we unloaded. We ate supper at The Varsity. It is the oldest drive-in located in the US. We checked out Centennial park that was developed for the Olympics when they were here. We found the Keesom brick and played in the dancing waters. We spent some time in the CNN building and then headed to Atlanta Underground. Upon returning to the church, most of the kids and adults engaged in a frenzied game of indoor football. Once everyone was exhausted, they quieted down for the night.
Today, we are heading for the Georgia Aquarium. After that we will be at the World of Coke for the afternoon and the Braves baseball game this evening. I am predicting that it will be a quiet ride home this evening. It is a full day of activities. Hope all of you are well. Keep up the prayers. Everyone is great!
Michele
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
Thursday recap and Friday morning
Good Morning,
I apologize for not blogging last night, but we got socializing in another room and didn't get back to the room until very late. It was a great day yesterday. The work project were completed, the laundry was done for everyone (Sam, Kelly, and I did 19 loads), and the chapel service for the MH kids was awesome. Ask the kids about it. They did a great job!
We are heading out for Atlanta this afternoon after we cook lunch for everyone. It's Fun Friday and the kitchen help has the day off, so the staff cooks for the residents. We are the guest chefs. Once we head out, I can't guarantee internet access like we've had so far. This has been great. I will try to keep you informed, but it may not be on a regular basis.
Tomorrow is a jam packed day. Atlanta Aquarium in the AM, New World of Coke in the afternoon, and a Braves/Nationals Baseball game in the evening. Sunday we will be worshiping at Northpoint Community Church. Then we will head out to Washington DC.
Thanks again for your prayers. It has been a wonderful trip thus far.
TTFN! (Ta Ta for Now!)
I apologize for not blogging last night, but we got socializing in another room and didn't get back to the room until very late. It was a great day yesterday. The work project were completed, the laundry was done for everyone (Sam, Kelly, and I did 19 loads), and the chapel service for the MH kids was awesome. Ask the kids about it. They did a great job!
We are heading out for Atlanta this afternoon after we cook lunch for everyone. It's Fun Friday and the kitchen help has the day off, so the staff cooks for the residents. We are the guest chefs. Once we head out, I can't guarantee internet access like we've had so far. This has been great. I will try to keep you informed, but it may not be on a regular basis.
Tomorrow is a jam packed day. Atlanta Aquarium in the AM, New World of Coke in the afternoon, and a Braves/Nationals Baseball game in the evening. Sunday we will be worshiping at Northpoint Community Church. Then we will head out to Washington DC.
Thanks again for your prayers. It has been a wonderful trip thus far.
TTFN! (Ta Ta for Now!)
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Brief Wednesday Description
Hi all!
I am exhausted and it is already 11:20pm. We just got done with evening worship and planning the chapel service we are doing for the Murphy Harpst kids tomorrow evening. It has been a very long day so my blog is going to be brief. I've posted several pics of the day. Here it is in a nutshell:
1) Happy 13th Birthday to Zack Stenglein. He even got his name in lights and was sung Happy Birthday to by the hotel breakfast eaters, the lunch crowd at Murphy Harpst, and the Birthday party crew for the mission trip. We had a birthday cookie, ice cream, and presents.
2) Scavenger Hunt in the morning. Two teams running around town in two vehicles trying to get answers to their questions. Lots of fun and good stories. Ask Vic about the dent in Gina's car. No biggy, it was just his head as he tried to jump into the van. (He really is fine. It was just really funny)
3) An afternoon of working - hard. Same projects and lots of sweat.
4) Dinner and then swim in the pool. Cannonball contest. Brad got best form. Ray got biggest splash. Vic got honorable mention.
That's the scoop. I'm heading to bed. Everyone is fine. The kids are really bonding with each other. Bye!
I am exhausted and it is already 11:20pm. We just got done with evening worship and planning the chapel service we are doing for the Murphy Harpst kids tomorrow evening. It has been a very long day so my blog is going to be brief. I've posted several pics of the day. Here it is in a nutshell:
1) Happy 13th Birthday to Zack Stenglein. He even got his name in lights and was sung Happy Birthday to by the hotel breakfast eaters, the lunch crowd at Murphy Harpst, and the Birthday party crew for the mission trip. We had a birthday cookie, ice cream, and presents.
2) Scavenger Hunt in the morning. Two teams running around town in two vehicles trying to get answers to their questions. Lots of fun and good stories. Ask Vic about the dent in Gina's car. No biggy, it was just his head as he tried to jump into the van. (He really is fine. It was just really funny)
3) An afternoon of working - hard. Same projects and lots of sweat.
4) Dinner and then swim in the pool. Cannonball contest. Brad got best form. Ray got biggest splash. Vic got honorable mention.
That's the scoop. I'm heading to bed. Everyone is fine. The kids are really bonding with each other. Bye!
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