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It's good to be home! I've been busy, but I felt it was finally time to update my xanga. I want to keep in touch with all you folks I met in China and y'all here in Texas I don't talk to all the time.
One of the things I missed in China was small group. The day after I got back from China I went to small group, and Elsa made this lovely cake with Snickers bars. It was great.
Here are some of my small group buddies.
Ashley and Daphnna
Daphnna's in Dallas at Christ for the Nations. I miss you, Daphnna!
Elsa ~ our small group host
Karen and me
After small group, I picked up my brother Beau and his awesome high school students from Crave. One reason his students are so awesome is that they treated us to dinner at Pizza Hut, where Nina works.
Angel
Nina and Angel
DJ (I know his middle name!) wearing Beau's sunglasses
Champ/Chimp/Champiñon/Champster
Dinner at Pizza Hut was in honor of Champ's birthday. The cool shirt he's wearing was Beau's gift to him.
More small group memories!
This was Daphnna's going away party. Mrs. Pelly made us an awesome Cuban dish for dinner, "Ropa Vieja" (old clothes). After dinner, we played Karaoke. I can't remember what Daphnna and Karen sang together, but Karen and I sang that song (whose title I can't remember) from the 60s that goes "I love you, baby. And, if it's quite all right, I need you, baby." It was fun.
On Friday, we went to Mexico to serve refreshments at vacation Bible school at Pastor Montemayor's mission. My mom, Mrs. Canizalez, Beau, Camden, and I took down over 100 sandwiches that my mom, Mrs. Gutierrez, and I had made. We were able to feed all the children and the volunteers. Even though it was hot, it was great. We were blessed that it didn't rain until we got back, because the rain would have made those dirt roads a nightmare to drive in. I got to meet the Montemayor family who are very sweet. I'm glad Alicia thought to take pictures!
one of the classes
one of the teachers
My sweet brother Camden was eager to help. We had an assembly line going without him, but he squeezed in to put a lollipop on each plate. 
me (That's Alicia in the orange shirt.)
Mom, Beau, and Cam
me pretending to look busy for the camera
Ernesto and Michel
Kidnection Kids
Children's ministry was fun today. Ashley had a very fun but messy game. After the game, there was whipping cream and fruit loops all over the carpet. Carey seemed to enjoy it. "Robbie's going to kill them!" 
Parker
I forget who won the game. I guess it doesn't matter as long as we have fun learning about Jesus! 
It's a good thing Errikka likes whipping cream and fruit loops, because she was covered in them by the end of the game.
DJ and Isabella had to throw fruit loops onto their partners' hats.
Karen and Errikka
DO NOT TRUST ERRIKKA! She came up to me today and gave me a hug and commented on my hair. Later Becky took a sticker off my back that said, "I'm with cheese." ? Go figure. But Errikka's redeeming quality is that she gives great back rubs.
Well ta ta for now. It's good to be back. |
| | Posted 8/14/2005 7:04 PM - 1 view - 9 comments
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