Being Reminded...

That Whatever State I am... There I am to be content!

I knew it would not be an easy transition going from a non stop busy work team season to...

completely stopping and having everyone leave in one weekend

But God is Good ALL the Time No Matter What!

So far this week Both Internet and Electricity have been finicky that has left me with...

my stove so I have been cooking to keep busy

My freezer is filling up
and so is my counter space
and I am running out of tupperware to store things in
(Keri if any of the tupperware looks familiar... thanks for letting me borrow some)

Tuesday's Project:
Lasagna both regular and chicken because I made WAY to many noodles and ran out of hamburger after the first batch:)
Yesterdays project: Cinn. Rolls (Thanks T for the recipe!)

A local camp came in today to use our facilities so that will keep me going through the weekend.

Have a great one!

Meet Ward

This is Ward Church from Michigan.

My last team of the season for this year.

I had worked with them last year and they blessed me again this year.

This team is so much fun.

They spent the week alternating groups some hosting a VBS at a local church in Mandeville

and the others working construction here at the school.

I now have the next few weeks free to do..........

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until school starts in Sept!

Making Homemade Ravs!

Last Thursday Morning I spent in the kitchen with these ladies learning how to make Ravioli from scratch. Jo is Italian and every mission trip she goes on as a contribution and thanks to whomever they are serving with that week she makes a big Italian meal. This week Ravs!

Jo, Teresa, and Andrea

Jo was the only one who knew what to do

the rest of us just did as we were told:)

Rolling out the dough to make the rav noodles.

It was harder then I thought to roll

out with the consistency of the dough
Teresa and Andrea taking the already cut Ravs
and filling them with the meat filling.
We also filled some with calaloo and cheese.

Some of the ravs all stuffed and ready to be cooked.

Blake, Warren, Kendall, Ionda, and I went to Kingston that evening to watch our Montego bay kids perform in the Jamaican Festival but as soon as we got home at 1:30 in the morning we searched the kitchen until we found them heated up the leftovers and enjoyed. Mmm... They were SO good!

Happy

Independence

Day!

Meet Last Weeks Team

This is Tom Cooney. Wow what an interesting and Godly man he is. He works with the youth ministry organization called team effort, and I had the opportunity to work with and learn a little of his story last week.

Tom is deaf and worked as a sports writer for many years interviewing (i think he said) around 1500 different athletes and other famous people. He met with Helen Keller and went to her house at the age of 9, has met and visited with the last 6 presidents, has a poster filled with about 50 pictures of him and well known actors, presidents, athletes, and others that he has interviewed over the years. The cool thing about his poster... In all the 1500 plus interviews he did he only put on the pictures of him with those who made the effort to communicate with him. Those who tried to sign. When he was telling me about all this I found it very cool how he was blessed with so many opportunities to meet and interview those people to be a light and example to them. When I told him this he is like its not about me... I need to stay humble... Its all for the Glory of God. Amen Brother! Tom has also started Lily (Lord I Love You) the Love Frog Inc. (www.lilythelovefrog.org)

This team came through Team Effort.

Team Effort has sent 3 teams down this year two working here at KP and one working in MoBay. This Group came all the way from PA, they had beautiful servant hearts, and I learned a lot from them (how to make home made Ravs! YUM! Pictures to come...)

Note To Self...

If I am going to be helping to unload a sea container wear shoes...

If I am in to much of a hurry and forget shoes...

try to avoid having a pallet thrown on your foot!

Jamaican Festival

Thursday Night a group of us drove down to Kingston to watch our MoBay kids perform their dance at the National Celebration of Jamaican Culture. Those that performed were dancing groups, singing groups, and speakers, that had all won awards at previous competitions. The program started at 8 and our kids were the 28th on the program so we waited until about 10:30 to watch them perform. It was a LATE night arriving back home in the early hours of the morning but TOTALLY worth it to watch the kids. We also got to see a few of them before they went on. I was so happy they saw us and knew they had people there supporting them. At the end of the video clip you can hear the crowd go CRAZY when Mario does his MJ impersonation. It just so happened that along with the Prime Minister and other important government people that attended Tito Jackson (MJ's brother) was also there as a "special" guest. The cheering exploded and had not been that loud all night until our kids performed... I was so proud of them they did GREAT!