Today was a blast! We had a good sized crew (Me, Nathan, Rumell, Karen, Christi, Shaquille, Brittany and James)! We went over to Melissa's again and we started cleaning up across the street. We trimmed the bushes a little bit and I took a bunch of vines off these tree's but for the most part we picked up trash and let me tell you, it was overwhelming! There was smelly stuff all over and we picked up like 10 bags full and it didn't even make a dent in it. That left us all discouraged going into lunch. We had a good lunch time and then we went back and decided that we were going to stop picking up trash and just play with the kids and hang out with people from the neighborhood. We played dominoes with older people from the neighborhood and soccer/ piggy in the middle (monkey in the middle) with the kids! It was a really great time and it went by so fast! Then we said our goodbyes, packed up and left! That was sad a little. But then we debriefed and drove Rumell and Shaquille home. We had to say goodbye to them which was also sad because they are going camping/hiking in Texas tomorrow! I was really encouraged by Shaquille because on Tuesday he was set on not coming today but he ended up coming and it rocked! Woo hoo!
Tomorrow, well I'm not sure what we're doing but it's in God's hand. Hooray
love you
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Day 2
Today was equally as good as yesterday! Mr. Curry came over and we traded all of our Bahamian money to American. Then Matthew Cole came over and we said our goodbyes which was kinda sad. Then Christi, James, and Shaquille came over to go to the worksite. We got to Melissa's and the backyard looked great! Nathan got a weed eater and he wacked the side yard and we just cleaned up some other stuff. By lunch we were done with the back and side yard! Hooray! After lunch, we took Christi home and we cleaned the lot across the street. There's a watering hole where everyone hangs out and they just throw their trash on the ground so we went and got them a trashcan to throw stuff away in. We also got Melissa a trashcan which was neat! Today was great because we cleaned up a lot of the neighborhood and I joked around with Melissa a lot! Playing with the kids was great too! I saw God in everything that happened! We got back and talked about everything then took Shaquille and James home! I'm excited for tomorrow! Miss everyone! 5 days til home! WOO!
Marlin, Mervin, Marcus and Mark
Monday was great! We woke up and ate some breakfast with James and Rumell then got everything ready for the mission trip! Then Brittany showed up and we headed out to Coke Memorial (The church we're doing the mission stuff out of). We chilled there for a while because Nathan and Pastor Bethel had to check out the site we are working at. Then he came and got us and we went over to a lady named Melissa's house. She has 4 sons, Marlin (7) Mervin (6) and twins Marcus and Mark (4) and they are so cute! They just played and helped us out the whole time!!! It was tons of fun!
Our job was to clean the side and back of her house. There was so much garbage and stuff back there it was crazy! There were layers upon layers of garbage back there and it took 6 people all day to clean a small area. We still got a lot done and I'm really happy about it! It was an amazing experience playing with the kids and cleaning up the yard but also seeing the college kids work and stuff too!
Pray for us that we can clean it all up and touch the kids as well as the adults too! Thanks
Our job was to clean the side and back of her house. There was so much garbage and stuff back there it was crazy! There were layers upon layers of garbage back there and it took 6 people all day to clean a small area. We still got a lot done and I'm really happy about it! It was an amazing experience playing with the kids and cleaning up the yard but also seeing the college kids work and stuff too!
Pray for us that we can clean it all up and touch the kids as well as the adults too! Thanks
Monday, July 25, 2011
Rumell, Why are you tickling me?
Saturday was a blah day! For some reason I wanted to do something but I didn't feel like doing anything. I don't know but it was weird. So I just read and hung out all day. At night we went to the beach and watched the sun set into the clouds and it was amazing! Nathan and I just talked and talked and enjoyed the beauty. It was awesome
Today was church and it was cool because we finally got to see everyone who came back from camp and that was really cool hearing about everything. Church was really good! Then Nathan, Rev and I went to get stuff for mission week this week. Then Nathan and I hung out until 3:30 softball. It was fun. We didn't really have enough people (6 vs 7) but we managed. Nathan was picked last but he hit a homerun his 4th at bat. He was the only one to hit a homerun today! Yay for Nathan! I played well and I was super cautious because of my knee. I had a blast. Then I talked fantasy baseball and football with some of the guys and that was good times. Then Nathan and I went and got some food for the mission trip and got some pizza for tonight. Then it was college group. At first, it was only Nathan and I. But then James, Rumell and a TON of cousins came. We played pool, ping pong, cards and talked about nerdy things like Star Wars and Harry Potter. It was fun! Now It's just my awesome friend Rumell and James here. SLUMBER PARTY!
We will wake up in the morning and do some cool mission work in Foxhill!
Today was church and it was cool because we finally got to see everyone who came back from camp and that was really cool hearing about everything. Church was really good! Then Nathan, Rev and I went to get stuff for mission week this week. Then Nathan and I hung out until 3:30 softball. It was fun. We didn't really have enough people (6 vs 7) but we managed. Nathan was picked last but he hit a homerun his 4th at bat. He was the only one to hit a homerun today! Yay for Nathan! I played well and I was super cautious because of my knee. I had a blast. Then I talked fantasy baseball and football with some of the guys and that was good times. Then Nathan and I went and got some food for the mission trip and got some pizza for tonight. Then it was college group. At first, it was only Nathan and I. But then James, Rumell and a TON of cousins came. We played pool, ping pong, cards and talked about nerdy things like Star Wars and Harry Potter. It was fun! Now It's just my awesome friend Rumell and James here. SLUMBER PARTY!
We will wake up in the morning and do some cool mission work in Foxhill!
Friday, July 22, 2011
mini blog
Thursday was a chill day again. We loosely planned the mission week and hung out. Then last night we went and hung out at the Green Parrot and walked around Atlantis for a bit. It was really fun! Nathan and I went in the pool and had a good time!
Today we talked with Rev about the mission week, set up for church on Sunday and then went to the beach. It was so hot but it was a good time! That's really all for now. Everyone comes back from camp soon and I'm really excited to see everybody!!! Yay!
-love Josh
Today we talked with Rev about the mission week, set up for church on Sunday and then went to the beach. It was so hot but it was a good time! That's really all for now. Everyone comes back from camp soon and I'm really excited to see everybody!!! Yay!
-love Josh
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Mullet Town
Well the USA girls didn't win but it's okay. College group made that all better. James and Brittany came and we played dominoes and talked then Matthew and Karen came and we played some ping pong and watched Zoolander.
Monday was a rest day. My knee still bugged me and so I just kinda laid in bed and rested it all day. I started reading Harry Potter. There was a crazy storm that produced a mini tornado that didn't touch down. There was a lot of lightning and rain and Nathan and I had a sweet worship session on the balcony. That was Monday. I needed it though because...
Tuesday, my knee felt way better. I woke up and read a lot more Harry Potter. We had a short meeting with Rev and then went over to Matthew Cole's house. Wendy (Matthew's wife) cut my hair! My sweet hair that I've been growing for over a year! I had a really dirty, awesome mullet for a bit. She cut me all the way down to a 3 and it's so much cooler! I love it! We played with Ben and Naiomi (their kids) for a while then we went to the Yacht Club to play in the pool and eat dinner! It was great! I'm sad that they are going away on Tuesday!
Today we tried to go to the beach but it was raining so we had to leave early. We came back, ate lunch and went shopping. When we came back the power was out so we watched some How I Met Your Mother. We had some dinner and then went to the movies to see Harry Potter! It was AMAZING!!! Oh my lanta! It was a wild time!
Anyways, this week has been really chill because all of the kids are at Camp Bahamas in Eleuthera. Next week is "mission week" and we'll have a mission project a day and I'm excited. We'll be planning that this week! I miss everyone!
Love you!
-Josh
<3 you Erica
Monday was a rest day. My knee still bugged me and so I just kinda laid in bed and rested it all day. I started reading Harry Potter. There was a crazy storm that produced a mini tornado that didn't touch down. There was a lot of lightning and rain and Nathan and I had a sweet worship session on the balcony. That was Monday. I needed it though because...
Tuesday, my knee felt way better. I woke up and read a lot more Harry Potter. We had a short meeting with Rev and then went over to Matthew Cole's house. Wendy (Matthew's wife) cut my hair! My sweet hair that I've been growing for over a year! I had a really dirty, awesome mullet for a bit. She cut me all the way down to a 3 and it's so much cooler! I love it! We played with Ben and Naiomi (their kids) for a while then we went to the Yacht Club to play in the pool and eat dinner! It was great! I'm sad that they are going away on Tuesday!
Today we tried to go to the beach but it was raining so we had to leave early. We came back, ate lunch and went shopping. When we came back the power was out so we watched some How I Met Your Mother. We had some dinner and then went to the movies to see Harry Potter! It was AMAZING!!! Oh my lanta! It was a wild time!
Anyways, this week has been really chill because all of the kids are at Camp Bahamas in Eleuthera. Next week is "mission week" and we'll have a mission project a day and I'm excited. We'll be planning that this week! I miss everyone!
Love you!
-Josh
<3 you Erica
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Captain Josh
So Saturday, Matthew (youth pastor) came over and we talked about Sunday's service for a bit. Then I had band practice and it went well. Then we went to Matthew's to tear down an old shed. It ended up raining really hard but we did it anyways. We were supposed to go on the big slide but the shed took too long so we didn't go. We drove Karen and Jono home and came back to QC. Nathan worked on his sermon and I went and played football. Football was a lot of fun. It was really hot but I had a good game until... I hurt my knee! I just like tweaked the knee that I tore my ACL on in 2009 and I can bend and straighten it all the way. It just hurts to walk a little bit.
Today we had an early band practice. I had to scurry/hop around and type up all the words for the songs and stuff and it was kinda crazy. Worship was really great though! I had a great time! Then Nathan preached an awesome sermon! I payed attention the whole time (rare)! It was so good! I'm proud of my little guy! Now I'm just resting my knee and watching the USA womens soccer team beat Japan in the World Cup Finals! Then college group!!! HOORAY!
-love you!
Josh
Today we had an early band practice. I had to scurry/hop around and type up all the words for the songs and stuff and it was kinda crazy. Worship was really great though! I had a great time! Then Nathan preached an awesome sermon! I payed attention the whole time (rare)! It was so good! I'm proud of my little guy! Now I'm just resting my knee and watching the USA womens soccer team beat Japan in the World Cup Finals! Then college group!!! HOORAY!
-love you!
Josh
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