Sunday, June 22, 2014

The awesome, crazy, busy, spirit-filled annual month-of-June we call TRAINING CAMP

We've been in Pardeeville, WI now for 3 weeks. The last couple of weeks have flown by while we have been setting up camp, preparing our hearts and minds for ministry, and training our staff for their roles.

We have a great team and it has slowly been growing each week that we've been here. We are very grateful for these Godly men and women who are passionate about God and want to share their faith with the Chinese students, while discipling the students on our team. The days are full this week training our staff in these areas: small group discussions, practical mission trip skills, and spiritual leadership.

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The students arrive today and it's about to get crazy! Here are some photos from the past few weeks:

Stayin' warm


Peekaboo
Alice and daddy

Teachings everyday under the big top
Hi!


Our tent home for a month



Alice's bed
Morning devotions


Worship, scripture reading and prayer time


A lot of gray louds and storms this week



Baths in the sink
Jovie holding Alice
Daddy time! Rivers is 7 months older than Alice.


Food packing day


Packing food for overseas and training camp


"Where we goin'?"


"Grab a seat"


Picnic in the park


Louie Inks going over PRIORITIES
Rainer's 1st father's day gift


Blake and his beard net


Sarah coaching our staff on making lunch


More teachings up front

Outdoor office
Happy girl!


Making breakfast for the team


Tom and Sarah, teamwork


Eating with chopsticks!


 Our co-trip leader Holly Duke, she's awesome.


"See you later"


Monday, June 9, 2014

May 2014, Road Trip and Training Camp- we've arrived!

We've arrived at Training Camp in Pardeeville, WI. We have camped for 10 days now. Alice likes our tent. We have been setting up camp and doing work projects. The assistants got here this week and we've been having lots of meetings. There's a lot of fellowship and community. It's non-stop, but we love what we do!

Here's what we've been up to the past month:

Before We Left
 
 Peonies popped!
 
 
 Rainer spoke at the Senior Breakfast at First Pres
 
 
 Our church worked with Stop Hunger Now
 
 
 We packed 10,000 meals
 
 
 Nice hair nets
 
 
Mom and dad came to visit
 
 
Fun visit before we left
 
 
 
 Our wide eyed little girl
 
 
 
Just talkin'
 
 
 
Greenie was baptised
 
 
 
Cousin Ford's 1st birthday party
 
 
Alice loves her play mat
 
Bathing beauty
 
 

Getting organized and packed up!
 
 
Road Trip 
 
 St. Louis!
 
 
 GOOD ice cream at the famous Ted Drewes
 
 
 Cards vs. Yankees
 
 
Alice's first MLB game
 

 She's a big fan 
 

She loves baseball!
 

 We watched the fist half of the game the next
night at Fox Sports Mid-West - Cards vs. Giants
 

 
And then someone gave us free tickets,
so we went into the game!
 
 
 A fun two nights of baseball


 Alice enjoying brunch
 

 St. Louis City Museum is AWESOME!
 
 
 Coolest chair ever


  This is a MUST DO for ANYONE visiting
St. Louis - especially anyone with kids


 A surprise stay at a B & B for our 4th anniversary


Alice loved the little farm
 
 
Anniversary dinner a little different this year
 
 
Training Camp 
 
 There's 8 kids at camp this year
This is Sophia, she's 3 weeks older than Alice


 Laundry day!


 Daddy time!


 The onesie we bought in London last year on EQ 
 
 
Reign Ministries founder, Louie Inks
holding Alice
 
 
 Curtis and Grace
 
 
 Sunset over the food shack