Blogs from Orlando, Florida, United States, North America - page 88

I just wanted to leave everyone with some quick closing thoughts about our trip. I heard so many comments about how this was a "life changing" and "heart changing" trip. I can even say that for me also. But we now risk the danger of forgetting. This trip can only change our lives and hearts if we let it. It would be so easy to walk back into our lives and pick things up just where we left off. Back to work, back to school. We had a brief glimpse of what God can do through us if we are willing to sacrifice to ourselves. I have a whole new understanding of Luke 12:47-48. (From The Message) Luke 12:47 "The servant who knows what his master wants and ignores it, or insolently does whatever he pleases, ... read more

Ok, so I finally came up with a little different title. I feel like I have been talking about this trip for a year. Wait a second . . . I have! This trip has been over a year in the making. I can't believe that it is now only a week away. We leave for Romania in 7 days!! I find myself trying not to think about it as much as possible. When I do think about it, I find it consumes my every thought. I have already found it hard to fall asleep at night because I am so excited. We have a meeting tonight to finalize our logistical plans. Organizing a trip for 17 people is a mammoth task. Luckily Tony and Tarl are in charge so we are in good hands. Well, ... read more

Wow, is the only reaction that I have. I can't believe we are this close. It just reminds me of how much work we still have to do. For those who haven't read my previous journals. 17 people from my local church will be leaving for Romania 2 days after Christmas for a "humanitarian" missions trip to Romania. We will be giving away coats, boots, food and other necessities to the Gypsy people of Romania. Yesterday we kicked off our "What's in the box?" campaign. We asked the people of our church to purchase a ornament sized box for $10. This box represents a Christmas gift to a person in Romania. $10 will buy a winter coat, a pair of boots or a bag of food. The response was great! We sold about 65 boxes yesterday ... read more

. . . and counting . . . We are all beyond excited. The plane tickets are purchased and plans are in motion. Time is flying by. I can't believe it is Thanksgiving already. We still have a lot of money to raise. We plan to purchase coats, boots, food and anything else we can give away. It is cheaper in Romania, but certainly not free. We just want to be a blessing to our Romanian brothers and sisters.... read more

Hallo allemaal, Net terug van Universal Studio's. Een heel gaaf pretpark gebaseerd op allerlei bekende films. Het was echt weer heel tof. Back to the future, Terminator 3d, Jaws, noem het maar op!!! Alleen het gegil van Ludmilla toen we door de haai werden aangevallen was al de moeite waard :-) Ze had ook 'geluk' aan de rand van de boot te zitten het dichtst bij het water. Het weer was perfect, en het park niet eens zo heel druk. Maximaal 15 minuten wachten per attractie. Eigenlijk heeft het geen zin er meer over te schrijven want de foto's zeggen meer dan genoeg denk ik. Helaas mag je niet fotograferen bij de spectaculairste attracties dus daar moet je maar zelf een beeld van vormen. Vanacht is alweer de laatste overnachting hier in Orlando. Even goed bedenken ... read more