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 16, 2006
A Typical Sunday.....in Holland.....
Ho hum.... yeah... this is the life.... Our kids have been awesome! I enjoyed church this morning with Dr. Hayes' church and the missionary guest speaker from Spain. Yeah. A missionary to Spain in Holland speaking in Dutch to Dutch and Americans, translated to us by Dr. Hayes. I loved the worship time. I felt God's presence...I sat next to my good friend Robyn who now lives in Germany.
I also came all the way to Holland to meet someone who goes to Crossroads and lives probably very close to me, Cindy Labutta. I love her! We had a great time talking. What a sweetheart.
Today is a lazy day in Holland. There is not anything open on Sundays. Brent, Kaylah, Mish and I stayed at the scouting building and the rest of the crew went to the beach. Pretty long ride. I made soup and it was hot(spicy) I think it about burned the kids heads off.
God is doing amazing things here with our kids and in our kids. They are bold and loving, making relationships everywhere they go. I am so proud to be a part of this team.
So far no one is starving so I feel like I am doing my job. ha ha
I love you, Vannah and Dad and Jeremy. Miss you alot! Tell Jeremy to comment and to Olivia
too. Thanks for the comment Lorraine, I missed you guys while you were gone. I guess you will be taking care of Vannah next week. Thanks so much!
Comment lots and lots.... Love you all
Deb
Debbie Schmidt 5:59 PM