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.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Kaylah's Thursday Blog
“even though there’s no way of knowin where to go I promise I’m goin”
Went to Haarlem yesterday! SOOOO GOOD!! Haha no but really it was awesome. Saw the Corrie Ten Boomhuis, and it was just flippin sweet. Standing in that small space for even just five minutes was freaky. I don’t see how those people did it for hours. Only in Christ! It’s truly an amazing story to hear, and now I most def want to read the book.
Jlene came with us to Haarlem, and I could not be more thrilled that she did. I mean, just the fact that she even wanted to come made me so excited. And she got to see the Corrie Ten Boomhuis with us, and hear the story…and the whole day she was just so happy to be there. She was genuinely thankful to have been invited. It was cool. It just astounds me to no end that this girl I met on the side of a street in Alkmaar one day WANTS to hang out with us. She even asked us afterwards if we were going to call her later, sometime before we went home, so that we could hang out again. Only Christ working through our lives and in her heart could be making all of this turn out the way it has. Praise God! It is always only His strength and not our own that is seeing us through. I wish I could recognize that more.
These past few days, I’ve really been feeling the trip start to come to a close. And as it does, I can reflect a little better on what I’ve been learning. Honestly, it’s been so much. I’ve been learning better how to encourage and serve…how to get out of my comfort zone a little bit—sometimes a lot…how to love others more completely, no matter who they are, what they’ve done, or what their feelings are towards me…how to love and trust my God better. He is so faithful, all the time.
Homesickness is on the rise over here. Pray for the team as a whole that we will persevere through these last days in faith and love, trusting only in God’s strength. Can’t wait to see what He’s got for us today! Much love to all of you…
--kaylah
Brent 11:01 AM