May 2011
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Packing It Up
Spent this morning packing up the trucks. I have three trunks that are nearly packed full. I always bring lots of stuff, but worry that people think that its my focus for the trip. I have several goals planned for the trip and these are just the necessary tools to get the job done. The coolest feeling is leaving DFW with 150 pounds of gear, knowing that I will return in a couple of weeks with only...
May 28th
Jesus and the Copy Machine
This afternoon, about 4:00pm, I tweeted: Its a good thing Twitter was down for a while today. It saved me from posting some comments that were inconsiderate and not well thought out.  That’s because I spent from 1:30-4:00 this afternoon trying to get the school’s copy machine to work…and reconnect two other teachers’ printers. It was unusually frustrating because, quite...
May 28th
2011 Kenya Mission
In an effort to help myself plan for my upcoming trip, and to share my story with my family and friends, I’ve outlined my goals for this year’s mission trip to Kenya. I will be returning to Nairobi for the fourth year in a row to work with the students and staff at Made in the Streets, an orphanage and boarding school for kids that have lived on the streets of Nairobi. It is the most...
May 8th
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