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.
Friday, July 14, 2006
From Steve
Hold on, I need to go get my jacket…
So it’s our first official day here in Holland.
I’m not sure yesterday really counts what with the jet lag and all.
I don’t thing I completed a single sentence yesterday.
Or thought.
Our flight arrived in Holland around 1:30pm followed with an hour drive to where we are staying.
I hadn’t slept since 7:30am the day before.
I still managed to squeeze in a bike tour of downtown Alkmaar last night.
And, well, it’s pretty incredible.
The streets.
The canals.
Lots to see.
And the weather is so much more conducive to bike riding.
I still don’t know what to expect about this trip.
I’m still a little nervous.
Not knowing Dutch is really intimidating.
I can’t even figure out what the words mean.
It’s not like Spanish where you can sort of guess.
Oh, and the magnums are amazing.
We all have these really bright colored bikes.
Which really helps us blend in with the Dutch.
No, not really.
Not only are we American but we are Texan.
I don’t think the Dutch are used to random people saying hi to them in the park.
Ok, today we are going back into town as a group.
I’ll let you know how it goes later.
High five,
Steve
Brent 1:09 PM