Arrival
The travelers have arrived savely in Athens, Greece as of around 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning US time (around 4 p.m. in Athens).
Leaving on a jet plane…
In less than 24 hours, members and friends of Country Club Christian Church will be boarding a plane to begin our Greece adventure, traveling in “The Footsteps of Paul”. Someone asked me yesterday what I’m most excited about and I couldn’t narrow it down. I can’t wait to get to know my Read More...
2013 Trip – Friday, May 10
Another rainy morning in Joplin, we all moved a bit slower but we’re glad for the progress made this week. When we arrived at our home, the drywall had just been hung. Today all seams are taped, mudded, and sanded. But we left a heck of a mess. 🙂 Next week, there is not a Read More...
2013 Trip – Thursday, May 9
Awoke this a.m. to the weather radio streaming a severe thunderstorm warning for Jasper County. Yep, that’s Joplin. The storm passed through without incident but maybe because we’re in Joplin and we’re rebuilding after a tornado it was a bit unnerving. Also, I was questioning my ‘executive’ decision to get an early Read More...
2013 Trip – Wednesday, May 8
Another muddy day in Joplin, both inside and out. We continued mudding all drywall seams in our home, and it poured rain outside all morning. But someone is looking out for us and cleared the rain clouds away after lunch. The highlight of our day was getting to know members from our Read More...
2013 Trip – Tuesday, May 7
A beautiful day In Joplin! Was refreshing to see the sun does still shine! So we continue mudding. Which actually doesn’t seem so bad when we think about the upcoming sanding. So I’ll share a bit about our wonderful site supervisor, Cory. As with most of Rebuild Joplin, she is with Americorps. Read More...
2013 Trip – Monday, May 6
Noticing the Trees Just one year after our first trip to Joplin and almost two full years since the devastating tornado that forever changed this Ozark town, much has changed. We first noticed the amount of new growth on the trees as you drive into town. Last year the trees got progressively Read More...
Update from Justin
We just returned to the Nehamiah center after working/livng on the farm for the past few days. This group has planted coffee and banana trees. The group has met children and shared with teenagers from Nicaragua and realized that we may speak different languages…but we all like to laugh. This group has Read More...
Airport Madness
Waking up at 3:30 in the morning may seem tough, but it is nothing compared to a ten hour layover in the Houston airport, which is exactly what we did. The first leg of our Nicaraguan journey was characterized by walking through terminals, getting free meal vouchers, and something we deemed to Read More...
Hurry up and wait…
Justin, Carla and nine youth members of Country Club Christian Church met at KCI at the ridiculously early hour of 4:30 a.m. today to fly to Nicaragua. Their original schedule had them arriving in Managua around noon, but Carla just forwarded this update: "Stuck in Houston for 10 hours after missing connection. Read More...
Leaving Nicaragua.
Friday morning was the closing ceremony at Canas Blancas. It was our typical morning….coffee, breakfast, Bruce lost his bag, etc., but it was our last morning in Jinotepe. We made our last trip to the community, and there were a lot of people there waiting for us. We ran down the road past Read More...
Progress…
Nancy. (How do you get out?) Carla working on the last footing. Dr. Tim and patients. Patient waiting patiently. Waiting for the doctor. Pouring the first column. Patients from another village. The final hole is complete. Danielle with balloons. It's a long way down! Frank, Luis and Harold
Happy Birthday Lester
The last day of digging is complete. We’ve completed all 6 of the holes for the footers, and the Carolina crew’s really deep hole is complete as well. It’s funny going into the day this morning, we are all tired and sore. The tools all weigh an extra 20 lbs. You fight off the fatigue Read More...
Last Day in the Clinic
Today was our last day in the medical clinic. We saw 82 patients in the clinic. We also had medical providers who went out and did home visits on a motorcycle and on foot. This accounted for around another 20 visits. Today I saw the most beautiful 2 year old. She looked Read More...
Whole Lotta Diggin' Goin On
Work progressing on the latrine. George making progress in the latrine. Dr. Doug takes a turn. Only five more feet to go! The water tank is finished. Inspecting the fifth of six footing holes. Amigos. Rebecca, Julia (from the Netherlands) and Noa teaching an art class. Pillow case dressed made by our Read More...
