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.
Monday, July 17, 2006
"sunrise to sunset, i will not forget all that You've done for me; sunset to sunrise, i will keep my eyes upon Your glory."
ah, the adventures we have in Holland......
so on Mondays nothing opens until one o'clock. so around 12:30, Alex and i headed downtown...we wanted pizza by the slice, and we also thought that maybe we could meet people. i did get to talk to my friend Jlene briefly, but we didn't meet any new friends and no restaurants were serving pizza because it's Monday (i know...they're Dutch...lol) so we decided to come back to the house. on the way back though, we crossed through an intersection and Alex was behind me and then...she wasn't. i LOST ALEX!!!! i freaked. i just kept thinking....where's Alex? ou est Alex? and then i thought oh no...i'm living in LOST. ha. so i rode back to the church...to the house...around town a bit...NO ALEX. i was just praying that i would find her somewhere, preferably alive and safe. then i thought--the Dekamarkt! we were all supposed to meet there at 2! so i rode there as fast as i could, told my story to miss Debbie and Maria, and just as i was about to leave again in despair...in walks Alex. i think i hugged her a little too tight and i know i yelled "AAALLLEEEEEXX!!!" absurdly loud. but it was necessary. it had been a stressful half hour or so. so problem solved...crisis averted...Alex is alive...and hey, i got a pretty good workout. so i would count that as a plus. yay for another exciting day in Alkmaar!!! now i want some pizza......
kaylah 1:02 PM