Sunday – 3/22/09 pictures at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/album.php?aid=2020239&id=1296262065
Worship started at 10:15 so we all got to sleep in this morning. The praise team started practicing at 9:30 and Bra.JPG)
ndon, Libby and Jimmie joined them. Brandon on Djimbae, Jimmie on keyboard and Libby on bass. They really got the place rocking! Pastor Martin shared a great message about stepping out in faith and answering the call God places on our hearts and how He leads us through tough times. Our team sang 2 songs for the congregation - We Want to see Jesus Lifted High (us in English, the congregation is Spanish) and Montana - (all is Spanish) one of Pastor Mar.JPG)
tin's favorites. Andrew translated the entire service for everyone and did an amazing job! Very fluid! The service ended at noon and we shared a potluck meal with the congregation.
After lunch we started a myriad of projects around the church. Andrew, Robert, Jimmie, Brandon and Brady started cleaning the tumbleweeds, concrete and gravel out of the area behind the church and started creating a play area for the young kids. Robin, Candace, Heidi, Morgan and Lindsay started painting the hall and entryway to the sanctuary. Jane and a slew of folks started prepping the parsonage for painting. I spent 3 ½ hours at Home Depot and Wal Mart.
Shopping is always an adventure. Stores are generally oddly organized with one variety of any item and only a few of each item in stock. The lines are usually long and people are not in much of a hurry. It takes me two to three times as long to accomplish the same amount of shopping as it does in Oregon.
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the team along with a number of church folks, drove out to the colonia to hand out flyers advertising the VBS we’ll be doing tomorrow and Tuesday. The drive out was a bit of an adventure as a number of our usual roads were closed for construction but, after some wandering, Pastor Martin led the team to the neighborhood. Quite a bit of work has been done on the chapel since last year and it’s been expanded. The pastor at the chapel helped with the flyers as well.
The painters were engaged in their project and stayed at the church to work. They wrapped up their project at th
e same time the flyer team returned. We had dinner at 6:45 and worship and team meeting at 8:30. The rest of the evening was spent showering, playing soccer and chatting. Lights out at 10:00.
Worship started at 10:15 so we all got to sleep in this morning. The praise team started practicing at 9:30 and Bra
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ndon, Libby and Jimmie joined them. Brandon on Djimbae, Jimmie on keyboard and Libby on bass. They really got the place rocking! Pastor Martin shared a great message about stepping out in faith and answering the call God places on our hearts and how He leads us through tough times. Our team sang 2 songs for the congregation - We Want to see Jesus Lifted High (us in English, the congregation is Spanish) and Montana - (all is Spanish) one of Pastor Mar.JPG)
tin's favorites. Andrew translated the entire service for everyone and did an amazing job! Very fluid! The service ended at noon and we shared a potluck meal with the congregation.After lunch we started a myriad of projects around the church. Andrew, Robert, Jimmie, Brandon and Brady started cleaning the tumbleweeds, concrete and gravel out of the area behind the church and started creating a play area for the young kids. Robin, Candace, Heidi, Morgan and Lindsay started painting the hall and entryway to the sanctuary. Jane and a slew of folks started prepping the parsonage for painting. I spent 3 ½ hours at Home Depot and Wal Mart.
Shopping is always an adventure. Stores are generally oddly organized with one variety of any item and only a few of each item in stock. The lines are usually long and people are not in much of a hurry. It takes me two to three times as long to accomplish the same amount of shopping as it does in Oregon.
At 3:30 most of
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the team along with a number of church folks, drove out to the colonia to hand out flyers advertising the VBS we’ll be doing tomorrow and Tuesday. The drive out was a bit of an adventure as a number of our usual roads were closed for construction but, after some wandering, Pastor Martin led the team to the neighborhood. Quite a bit of work has been done on the chapel since last year and it’s been expanded. The pastor at the chapel helped with the flyers as well.
The painters were engaged in their project and stayed at the church to work. They wrapped up their project at th
e same time the flyer team returned. We had dinner at 6:45 and worship and team meeting at 8:30. The rest of the evening was spent showering, playing soccer and chatting. Lights out at 10:00.
Really enjoying the feedback. I wanted you to know that the ladder I sent there can stay there. I have another one and it will help to not have to take one there each time. Mark
ReplyDeleteI love reading about the team!
ReplyDeleteSteve and I are so happy to hear that all is going so well! Give everyone there our love and blessings. Give a special hug to my beloved Libby! Tell her we are warm and having a great time in Calistoga!
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