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.
Saturday, July 15, 2006
"i'm getting into You because You got to me in a way words can't describe...i'm gonna love You with my life."
today was...wonderful. i woke up early. at least, earlier than everyone else, who woke up at freaking NOON! blogged and bought a calling card so i could call my home dawgs in Flo Mo. yep. then this afternoon, Olivia, Mish, and i most def went downtown and made friends with random people. at first we were really scared cause we were like, "holy crap, we have to go talk to STRANGERS!" i felt like a little kid. so we prayed a lot, for strength and boldness and that God would just lead us to someone...and we decided to go into this store, H&M. Mish and i picked up some clothes to try on, and while we were standing in line there was music playing, and God basically put on my heart, "hey, kayla, sing. look like an idiot...who cares?" so i just was myself, and i sang along and acted like a complete idiot. next thing i know this girl and her dad walk up behind us in line to try on clothes and Olivia says, "hey, that girl is laughing at you." so i turned around and introduced myself. i'm sure she thought i was nuts, and i felt SO out of my comfort zone, it was definitely God working through me. but it was wonderful to experience that boldness which is so not of myself. later we met a girl named Jlene (eileen) and two girls whose names i can barely say, let alone spell. sorry. :) we exchanged phone numbers, relationships began...God is SOOO GOOD!!!! what He's doing in my heart and in my life is so beyond my understanding. i love it. i love Him. and i absolutely LOOOOOOVE this gorgeous Holland weather, so i'm gonna go out and enjoy it! more later, homies!!!
kaylah 7:36 PM