Archive for July, 2011
Saying “Good-bye”
Every year a part of camp requires courage, compassion and strength….that is saying “good-bye” to each other. All year long the HOL children dream about getting to come to camp again. Camp is the one time of year that the HOL children from different areas get to see each other; that parents can share lives, [...]
Posted: July 15th, 2011 under General, SE Asia, Trips.
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A new friend and a new toy…precious gifts!
I want to give you a glimpse of our HOL baby (youngest child) getting his first ever toy…a Build-A-Bear brought from Knoxville. Caitlyn Chesney is his sponsor and picked out one of the donated Build-a-Bears we received at Christmas from FEFC. She was so excited to meet her little fellow. The rest is history! Enjoy [...]
Posted: July 15th, 2011 under General, SE Asia, Trips.
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Glimpses of Camp…
Day 1 of Camp…great excitement, a little bit of chaos, lots of laughter, choosing teams, making team banners, children looking for faces that had come in the past, young people looking for the child they sponsor and HUGE smiles and hugs when they find each other! Day 2 of Camp…fun games (like pass the live [...]
Posted: July 15th, 2011 under General, SE Asia, Trips.
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Zimbabwe team returns home…Sue to follow
The Zimbabwe team has returned to the US. Sue remains for a few days and will come home next Monday. Continue to pray for her. Here are a few words as she unwinds for her adventure… “I am in South Africa now with my brother Gary and Jolandi his wife. We will go up to [...]
Posted: July 7th, 2011 under Africa, General, Trips.
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Day one of HOL Camp!
One of the fondest memories I have of my childhood is swimming at night during vacation. Tonight I saw another family enjoy that pleasure. One of the HOL families got into the pool together after many of the other homes had tucked children into bed. The pool was full of laughter, chicken fights, and lots [...]
Posted: July 4th, 2011 under General, SE Asia, Trips.
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Leaving Cambodia
Leaving Cambodia was hard. It was hard saying “Good-bye”… to the many faces that are forever in our hearts: faces of Saints who are trying to help, faces of young girls lined up on the street waiting for their next customer, faces of team mates who have become dear friends. Our team…so diverse, 25 of [...]
Posted: July 3rd, 2011 under General, SE Asia, Trips.
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Caitlyn’s heart from Cambodia
Well, you heard from Amanda. Now I want you to hear from Caitlyn. Girl’s don’t just line up on the street corners here, they line up on the entire side of the road. They don’t come out around mid-night, but they are lined up by the time of 7. I saw the desperation in their [...]
Posted: July 1st, 2011 under General, SE Asia, Trips.
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