PERU 2012…it’s almost here!
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View ArticleSafe and sound!!!
Hey everyone! Just a quick word to thank you for your prayers! We’re safely in our hotel for a few hours before heading to cusco I the morning. Will update with pictures tomorrow! Blessings! Todd
View ArticleHELLLLLLLOOOOO Cusco!!!!
We got a great surprise this morning and got to sleep in about 3 hours longer than expected. Left Lima at sea level and landed one hour later in Cusco at 11,000 feet! It’s sunny season right now so the...
View ArticleFirst Day of VBS in Cusco
We had our first day at the orphanage this afternoon and it was phenomenal! The orphanage we’re serving in here is Jesus mi Luz which means “Jesus my Light.” There were a few nerves going in as we...
View ArticleMachu Picchu
Wow…just wow! We went to Machu Picchu today and I think it’s safe to say that everyone was blown away. Not only did we get to see one of the “New Wonders of the World,” but we got to see about 4 hours...
View ArticleMachu Picchu
Wow…just wow! We went to Machu Picchu today and I think it’s safe to say that everyone was blown away. Not only did we get to see one of the “New Wonders of the World,” but we got to see about 4 hours...
View ArticleLeaving Cusco
Greetings from Lima! Today was our last day in Cusco when we had our second day of VBS and head said goodbye to our new friends there. It was really hard to say goodbye as they were so endearing and...
View ArticleReflections on the First VBS Day in Pamplona
Welcome Extended Team! Let me tell you that we’re all completely exhausted tonight! We had a rough ride up the hill to the CTC including getting hung up on a wall in the bus and a late start and 90...
View ArticleSome Final Reflections from Peru 2012…
Hey everyone! Sorry we haven’t been able to post more the past couple of days. There have been a lot of late nights and some sketchy internet to boot! But as I write now, we are on our flight from...
View ArticleProject BOLO
Okay…we’re trying something new here on postcards. A little joke was born in the bus and we’re going to see how big we can make it. We reworked the popular saying “yolo” (short for “you only live...
View ArticleLos Angeles Eve….
Hey everybody! This time tomorrow, our team will likely be finishing up dinner and headed out on a prayer tour of Los Angeles. It’s hard to believe it’s here! Please continue to check back here...
View ArticleShort night 1…
Hey everybody. After a long day of travel, we settled in for orientation and then headed to dinner. Tonight…Zankou Chicken! Armenians know how to cook! We ended up pushing our prayer tour to tomorrow...
View ArticlePrayer Tour and first day’s mission…
What a day! It’s late and we all have a pretty early morning. We did our prayer tour tonight–learning about homelessness, runaways, trafficking, gang culture, skid row and the remarkable amount of hope...
View ArticleTuesday in a nutshell…
As you can tell, time to blog is pretty scant. Our schedule has been really full and we finally got the chance to relax a bit. Tonight after we all returned from our ministry sites, we boarded the...
View ArticleWednesday in the books….
Hello all… It’s been a full day today! One of our groups left at 6am to serve breakfast on Skid Row at Midnight Mission–a rehab center for men on Skid Row. We all met at the LA Regional Food Bank....
View ArticleLEAVING LOS ANGELES
Greetings from….Midland! Our team arrived back home tonight after an incredible week in LA. We closed out last night with worship down at Dockweiler Beach around the campfire singing and sharing and...
View ArticleBack from the Wilderness…
At the time of this writing, we’re about 2 hours away from Midland. Everything that you read below has already been written. Our journey into the Ozark wilderness held more than any of us bargained...
View ArticleGreat Escape 2013…ALL IN!!!
Finally getting this post up! Great Escape was fantastic! We saw God moving in big ways through both the kids and leaders as we gathered around the idea of “ALL IN!” Our evening speaker, Treb...
View ArticleDay 1 in Lima
What a great day in Pamplona! After getting to the Hotel Colon in Miraflores about midnight, we got to sleep in before meeting the Buckner staff and hearing more about the ministry we’ll be doing. A...
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