Cindy (Me!)
Jessica – my daughter, who will be in tenth grade
The C's:
Owen & Debbie – the parents
Auston – a Harding University student
Meridith – will be in twelfth grade
Lizzy – will be in ninth grade
Connor – will be in sixth grade
Monica Y – an eighth grader who has already worked on three LST projects in Honduras and China
Morgan D – a Harding University student
Thursday, June 30, 2011
What God Has Done So Far
June 2010
Jessica and I went to Santa Rosa de Copán on an LST Young Friends project (a version of LST for teenagers). We originally signed up for a mission trip to The Dominican Republic, but God directed us to Honduras instead!
July 2010
Jessica and I had a desire to go back to Honduras, so we began discussing various possibilities with the Waldrons.
January 2011
God had closed several doors and opened others, and over time we had come to suspect He might be guiding us to work on an LST project in Santa Rosa.
February 2011
After much prayer and agonizing over the decision, Jessica and I made the commitment to LST. We were terrified because we didn't have a team or the funds to go. We needed a team of about seven and $4400.
I began sending fund-raising letters and a prayer list as soon as I could. I actually sent the first batch during a city-paralyzing snowstorm, having to drive to a mailbox since we weren't receiving mail!
March 2011
By the beginning of March we had over half our funds raised and a team of ten! We believe God used this as a powerful confirmation that He wanted us to return to Santa Rosa on an LST team because He answered these prayers so quickly.
In late March we started our weekly LST training, which lasted about eight weeks.
April 2011
We finished our fund-raising two months ahead of schedule, thanks to God and the generosity of our family and friends!
We went to Dallas for additional LST training. We spent the weekend getting to know the other team members and learning more about the LST materials and methods.
May and June 2011
We finished our training in May and started making final preparations and plans for our trip!
We leave July 9, 2011!
Jessica and I went to Santa Rosa de Copán on an LST Young Friends project (a version of LST for teenagers). We originally signed up for a mission trip to The Dominican Republic, but God directed us to Honduras instead!
July 2010
Jessica and I had a desire to go back to Honduras, so we began discussing various possibilities with the Waldrons.
January 2011
God had closed several doors and opened others, and over time we had come to suspect He might be guiding us to work on an LST project in Santa Rosa.
February 2011
After much prayer and agonizing over the decision, Jessica and I made the commitment to LST. We were terrified because we didn't have a team or the funds to go. We needed a team of about seven and $4400.
I began sending fund-raising letters and a prayer list as soon as I could. I actually sent the first batch during a city-paralyzing snowstorm, having to drive to a mailbox since we weren't receiving mail!
March 2011
By the beginning of March we had over half our funds raised and a team of ten! We believe God used this as a powerful confirmation that He wanted us to return to Santa Rosa on an LST team because He answered these prayers so quickly.
In late March we started our weekly LST training, which lasted about eight weeks.
April 2011
We finished our fund-raising two months ahead of schedule, thanks to God and the generosity of our family and friends!
We went to Dallas for additional LST training. We spent the weekend getting to know the other team members and learning more about the LST materials and methods.
May and June 2011
We finished our training in May and started making final preparations and plans for our trip!
We leave July 9, 2011!
Basic Information About Our Mission Trip
My daughter, Jessica, and I are going to Honduras in July for a mission trip. I'm going to start a blog series about it, and hopefully I'll be able to update it while we're there.
First, the basics. Jessica and I are going to Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras, which is in western Honduras in the mountains.
MAP OF HONDURAS
We are going as part of a Let's Start Talking (LST) project. We will be working with Hondurans who want to improve their English, using Bible text and questions as our catalyst for conversations.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT LST
We will be in Honduras July 9th through July 23rd and will be traveling down with five other people, with three others to arrive on July 16th (ten people total).
We will be working with Mission Upreach, an organization founded by Phil & Donna Waldron in 2008 that facilitates short-term mission trips like LST projects and medical brigades, and also long-term projects like Bible classes in public schools and Bible training for adults who want to be evangelists.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MISSION UPREACH
First, the basics. Jessica and I are going to Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras, which is in western Honduras in the mountains.
MAP OF HONDURAS
We are going as part of a Let's Start Talking (LST) project. We will be working with Hondurans who want to improve their English, using Bible text and questions as our catalyst for conversations.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT LST
We will be in Honduras July 9th through July 23rd and will be traveling down with five other people, with three others to arrive on July 16th (ten people total).
We will be working with Mission Upreach, an organization founded by Phil & Donna Waldron in 2008 that facilitates short-term mission trips like LST projects and medical brigades, and also long-term projects like Bible classes in public schools and Bible training for adults who want to be evangelists.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MISSION UPREACH
Saturday, May 29, 2010
A Momentous Occasion
Today is a momentous occasion in our family. It is something the kids (teenage twins) have been saving for and looking forward to for over a year. Recently, they've actually been counting down the days.
They are getting cell phones.
No, they're not getting their first cell phones. They've had cell phones for over a year. Eighteen months, to be exact.
When they got their first cell phones, they were overjoyed. My daughter actually sent/received over 1100 text messages in the first THREE DAYS. They had CELL PHONES! They were truly teenagers! They were IN!
It didn't take long, however, for them to notice that some of their friends had better phones than them, with more features. We had all four gotten the free phone du jour.
Now, I have been perfectly happy with the most basic of cell phones in all my 10+ years of having them, and my husband is perfectly happy as long as he can make and receive calls, so we don't really understand this dissatisfaction. (Yes, I text, but do quite well on my number pad and think a full keyboard would just confuse me since it would be too small to actually type.)
Therefore, my philosophy with contract renewal/new equipment is that the free phone is good enough, and any upgrade will come out of their own pockets. So they have been saving and researching phones for at least six months.
So today we will go sign our lives away for another two years and my husband and I will take whatever phone they will give us. Our kids will take their money and buy better phones than ours. And I will be perfectly happy with my free phone.
Until I get to play with theirs a little bit. I already sort of want an iPhone. I blame my kids (and my co-workers).
They are getting cell phones.
No, they're not getting their first cell phones. They've had cell phones for over a year. Eighteen months, to be exact.
When they got their first cell phones, they were overjoyed. My daughter actually sent/received over 1100 text messages in the first THREE DAYS. They had CELL PHONES! They were truly teenagers! They were IN!
It didn't take long, however, for them to notice that some of their friends had better phones than them, with more features. We had all four gotten the free phone du jour.
Now, I have been perfectly happy with the most basic of cell phones in all my 10+ years of having them, and my husband is perfectly happy as long as he can make and receive calls, so we don't really understand this dissatisfaction. (Yes, I text, but do quite well on my number pad and think a full keyboard would just confuse me since it would be too small to actually type.)
Therefore, my philosophy with contract renewal/new equipment is that the free phone is good enough, and any upgrade will come out of their own pockets. So they have been saving and researching phones for at least six months.
So today we will go sign our lives away for another two years and my husband and I will take whatever phone they will give us. Our kids will take their money and buy better phones than ours. And I will be perfectly happy with my free phone.
Until I get to play with theirs a little bit. I already sort of want an iPhone. I blame my kids (and my co-workers).
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Milestone
My niece is graduating from college today (my husband's niece, technically, but I'll claim her). She will have a BS in Biology and she's going on to pharmacy school.
I remember when she was born. Hubby and I were just starting to get interested in each other, and I remember him coming to the library at college (I worked there) and telling me that he had just heard that his brother's wife had given birth to a girl.
Makes me feel nostalgic.
I remember when she was born. Hubby and I were just starting to get interested in each other, and I remember him coming to the library at college (I worked there) and telling me that he had just heard that his brother's wife had given birth to a girl.
Makes me feel nostalgic.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Today
Worked until 2:45
Took Son to apply for a job
Took Son for haircut
Came home, ate "dinner"
Sprayed oven with cleaner
Defrosted frost-free refrigerator with blow-dryer
Sent Son off to cut my parents' lawn
Sent Daughter off to birthday party
Went to Wal-Mart
Watched NCIS while doing my nails
Cleaned oven--wondered why I did my nails
Replaced lower element in oven
Checked e-mail and wrote this senseless blog
This is why I don't find much time to write or blog.
Took Son to apply for a job
Took Son for haircut
Came home, ate "dinner"
Sprayed oven with cleaner
Defrosted frost-free refrigerator with blow-dryer
Sent Son off to cut my parents' lawn
Sent Daughter off to birthday party
Went to Wal-Mart
Watched NCIS while doing my nails
Cleaned oven--wondered why I did my nails
Replaced lower element in oven
Checked e-mail and wrote this senseless blog
This is why I don't find much time to write or blog.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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