Today some of us from the office, along with four people from the local church and community set out for the Claiborne and Canal underpass and Duncan Plaza to feed the homeless. We took with us 250 bottles of water, 250

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I pray that you and yours have a joyous Christmas season!! I will be traveling home to spend mine with my friends and family in East TN! I hope to see many of you!I've already enjoyed a little piece of home

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I hope each of you had a blessed Thanksgiving and had opportunity to spend time with those you love. I certainly had a great time visiting my family and friends in East TN--and even had a chance to see some of

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One great thing about living in New Orleans is having the opportunity to take some interesting classes here at the seminary. I was reading for class last week and came to a section in the book concerning God's call and receiving

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A good friend of mine died last night, and yet I'm having trouble convincing myself that he is actually dead—that he is no longer on this earth.I guess that's what it's like whenever you are separated by distance. Someone you may

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Although I am unsure of when Summer officially ends, as far as I'm concerned… Summer is over! Aside from the blazing heat that still remains here in New Orleans, Summer MissionLab has completed its course for 2007 and I am back

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My intention this summer was to write an update for each week. Obviously that did not happen and I apologize immensely for not staying faithful to that.A million thanks to those of you whom I know have stayed faithful in

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Week 2 of MissionLab can be summed up in one word "incredible"! And it truly was. I guess getting kinks ironed out the first week helped the second week go a bit smoother. One thing that I had to learn

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Week 1 of "my summer" has ended, and Week 2 kicked off with new groups having just arrived Sunday. For those of you who need a refresher… "my summer" is defined as MissionLab Youth Camp. From June 3rd until Aug

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Just wanted to give you all a quick update from my surgery. I CAN SEE!!It appears (by sight) that all went well. I am back at work and have a follow-up visit today. Continue to pray that all truly went well

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Yes, I have been super busy since my last update... but the main reason you haven't heard from me in a while is because I've been doing more office work than "field" work these past few weeks. So I don't really

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Spending this past weekend in Matamoros, Mexico met and exceeded all my expectations. What began as a last-minute decision to re-visit my friends and the place I once considered home, ended as a very rewarding and refreshing experience with many

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March was a very busy time for the relief efforts in the city of New Orleans. Thousands upon thousands of volunteers poured into the city during the various Spring Break weeks. MissionLab hosted over 400 of those volunteers. The groups

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The dynamics of my weekly schedule have changed considerably since my last update. We are no longer waiting for our volunteer groups to arrive… THEY HAVE ARRIVED! We started the Spring season out slowly last week, which is good since

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Cleaning up after the stormAs you all know from both the news and my last update, a tornado ripped through this already broken city last Tuesday morning, taking the life of one woman, and stealing hope from countless others.Saturday morning was

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