Crossroads Bible Church, Team Holland 2006 Official Blog Site
Dates of our trip: July 12--July 30, 2006.
The team has been assembled and preparing since January, 2006.
Departing Flight Information July 12: British Air Flight #2192, Departing DFW 4:20PM. Arriving London Gatwick 7:20AM. Connecting flight from London Heathrow, British Airways flight #434 to Amsterdam Schipol arriving 1:45PM.
Return Flight Information July 30: British Air Flight #8110, Departing Amsterdam Schipol 7:00AM, arriving London Gatwick 7:10AM. Conntecting flight from London Gatwick, British Airways flight #2193 to Dallas/Fort Worth arriving 2:30PM.
You can also use the links on each of these sights to find out even more information!
In order to prepare for the nature of direct outreach in a postmodern culture, our team read the book "How Should We Live Then" by Colson & Pearcy. It's an excellent read for an introduction to worldviews, their effects and their results.
Some of the most influential books on the subject of postmodernism would be by Francis A. Schaeffer, including "The God Who Is There," "Escape From Reason," & "How Should We Then Live" (which obviously influenced Colson). If you're interested in some basic quotes on postmodernism, you can get them here:
2003: Brent McKinney, Rob Edwards, Deb Stevenson, Jess Semmelbeck, Liz Stevenson, Alicia Garcia, Jude Miniat, Christy Thrasher, Abby Lorenc, Cristina MacGilvra, Matt Eaton, Justin Bascue, Faith Oldenburg, Kayti Edwards, Kim Church.
2006: Brent McKinney, Steve Davis, Debbie Schmidt, Michelle Davis, Thomas Egbert, Schuyler Crabtree, Kayla Russell, Alex Ehrich, Keila Lorenc, Bailey Price, Olivia Schmidt, Maria MacGilvra, Alicia Garcia
First and foremost, this trip is 17 days long and for many team members it's the longest they've been away from home. We'd love to hear from you, so feel free to check back often and comment by clicking on the spaces beneath each entry!
Secondly, pray for the team members and those they'll come in contact with. This ministry is entirely relational...and each day we'll simply be waking up and trying to find someone to share the Gospel with. We'd truly appreciate your thoughts and prayers!
Finally, when this team left, we were short of our financial goals. If you're so inclined to donate, simply go to the church website and click on "contact us," send an e-mail saying you'd like to contribute, and you'll be given the necessary instructions.
Sunday, July 23, 2006
The Crazy Life
So....I haven't blogged in FOREVER! I know, I'm sorry. But life has been crazy~! There was a car wash yesterday that was so much fun! Even when it started raining we were still out there washing cars. But then the cars stopped coming and when we left it started POURING~! It was awesome, biking home in the rain was a blast. Alicia started singing "Grace Like Rain." It felt appropriate, hehe. Later that night we went over to one of the girls' house and watched white chicks and most of The School of Rock. I hadn't seen either movie and I think my life would have been better if I hadn't seen White Chicks but oh well. Life goes on. Then today for those of yall that hadn't heard, I had to give my testimony at church today. I was so nervous while Thomas was doing his and my hands were def. shaking a little but God was def. speaking through me, reaching out to people. The PA team came a couple days ago and I have been having so much fun with them! They are so crazy fun. Steph, Kacey, and I made chocolate chip cookies that were AWESOME~! Everyone loved them and 20 mins after they were all cooked they were gone, lol! Well, youth contact is tonight and dinner is about to come so see ya!
Oh! Also, there was a baptism today! And I must say that it was AWESOME, I wish we could do baptisms like that! It was at a lake first off, and there were so many people there for one girl! I met her last year when I came over spring break and I was sooooo happy when I heard she was getting baptized! Not many people get baptized but when they do, gosh its awesome!
A window of God's indescribable love
Maria 3:02 PM