As you know, the Navajo Mission Trip this year will be from July 11-19th, and we are currently preparing for it.
Well, I just kind of felt inclined to let you all know what's been going on.
At the meeting Saturday, Mrs. Manning gave us some basic instructions and also told us about costs for food and where we'll be eating and etc.
She also gave us a packing list, which was basically the same as last year.
And also, she gave out th job assignments.
Guess what I got?
I got Tribal Leader. Well, we call the groups "Families" instead of "Tribes," to fit the theme...
I don't really remember all the family names, since we gave the "family leader" books back to Mrs. Manning after we looked it over briefly...
Some of them are Pompius, Tiberius, Maxemus, Cassius, and Aurealius(I probably mispelled it...), but there are 12 families, just like last year there were 12 tribes.
I don't know why they put me as family leader...maybe it's because I've been a tribal leader in last year's VBS.
Anyways, we were all surprised when Allen didn't get Pre-K helper as his job.
Instead, he's a shopkeeper, along with another person whom I don't recognize and who was not at the meeting. They'll be working in the architect shop. Allen said that they were going to use ice cubes, and we were all like huh? what? in the car (Roger and Karen drove us to Shawn's home, since our parents were at the thing at O'Fallon). But then Allen said that it might have been sugar cubes, not ice cubes....I'm guessing that it's supposed to be sugar cubes and they make stuff out of them...
Anyways, since this year's them is different, the shops are also different. The theme for this year is something like Rome, and Paul's Underground Church.
The program is by the same group (?) that made (? came up with?) the Jerusalem Marketplace thing. Holy Land Adventure or something like that...So because of that, the format is basically the same. Meaning, there's going to be the drama part, recreation, the shops part, and the groups/families/tribes part. Even the books for the group/family/tribal leaders look pretty much the same format-wise.
Anyways, the shops are:
- Bakery
- Architect
- Wreath Making/Corn Hust Dolls
- Candlemaking (Dan Tuck lol)
- Scribe/Letter Delivery (still not really sure what that is or if it's actually a shop...)
- Leather Shop (making wristbands and pouches, I think it was...)
- Drum Making
And Shawn will be Rec. Assistant, with Robert (Cris's brother) as the lead person. Oh, and recreation this year is supposedly called "Olympic Training" lol
This year, there are 44 (I think) people going on the Navajo Mission Trip, which is about the same as last year.
This year, the group is comprised of mostly older people.
Shawn, Allen, and I are the youngest there that will actually be "working." However, Allen and I have already been on the trip (we went last year) and have helped in VBS. Shawn has also helped in VBS. So, that pretty much makes up for the age lol
Although most of the people going are more mature and older, there will be four little kids coming along the trip.
The little kids are Gabe (Josh and Sarah Tao's kid), Elly (no idea whose kid this is), and Addie (Pat and Gloria Yao's kid). And another kid whom I forgot/Mrs. Manning maybe didn't mention/is not on the sheet.
I don't know how much you guys know about the trip, but I'm sure most of you know that at first, there was only a very small amount of people planning to go on the trip. Before, Pat (from California) had said that he wasn't able to form a group to go to Navajo again this year. But after some time, I guess he was able to find people to go.
Josh, Austin, and Irene will be going again, along with three other people from Cali.
So Emily and Albert are the only ones of the Cali people (from last year) who aren't going...
Anyways...Praise the Lord for bringing so many people to participate in the trip!
Oh, and along with all this, Mrs. Manning reminded us that we need to fnd prayer partners, which are basically people who will pray for us while we're on the trip. Each person needs at least two. Would someone like to help?
Prayer Requests For The Team (as taken off of the sheet of paper Mrs. Manning gave us):
- Pray that we would prepare our hearts for the mission and depend on God completely
- Pray thathe Navajo parents would allow the children to come and that the children would have a desire to come
- Pray for an effective ministry and church growth from VBS ministry
- Pray that we would be able to interact, provide services, and effectively share the Gospel with the Navajo
- Pray for strength and safety for all team members
- Pray for unity & spiritual growth among all team members
- And please pray specifically for me in my serving as: Family Leader
If you can pray for me and everyone going on the trip, that would help immensely :)
We're going to need a lot of prayer after all.
Also, while we're there, we won't be able to call home...just letting you guys know...
I think that's pretty much everything for now.
I'm out.
"Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel...Pray that I may declare it fearlessly,...as I should."
- Ephesians 6:19, 20
"'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the Lord Almighty."
- Zechariah 4:6
I hope I'm not against you! Nice! Tribal leader! Sounds very interesting. So what exactly is Allen suppose to make? Tight! Pat and Gloria are going! I'm pray for you! The Navajo preparation is this Saturday right? I'm definitely going! For no apparent reason. Haha
Yeah, exciting... Remember my tribe at VBS? there were like 7 kids... Not too sure, but I'm guessing like mini buildings or the like... Thanks! So you'll be one of my prayer partners? Yeah, it's this Saturday. lol thanks for going! we need all the help we can get ;D
Yeah I'll be your prayer partner. Anything for a friend. Uh....crud What time is the workshop this Saturday?
thanks! Well, it starts at 9:30, and work until about 12:30 and have lunch. If we get everything finished, we'll stop there, but if not, we can stay longer until the work is finished. I fowarded the e-mail that Mrs. Manning had sent us regarding the work day to you...
I'll try to come. Cause I usually volunteer on Saturday mornings, but I think I can skip. Come play bball TONIGHT! Show those old chinese people how to shoot 3s!
okay ....I'll pass. maybe next time.
So umm..... Alice We need to find time to um....go out shopping. For Judy. Haha. You pick place. I pick time. I need a girl with me cause it's hard to find what a girl likes. That good enough for you?
Place? I don't know...I'd rather pick time... also, we're pretty much going to be screwed since I dislike/am not good at gift shopping...
Alice.......... Oh well we'll have some fun with it. We could bring Allen along. No wait that would be bad.... Let's get Phillip! How is shopping with Christine? Cause I've never done it before, but you have. Elaborate on your experiences.
I mean, I'll go, since I still have to get something for Judy... Whoever you bring along is fine with me, but you should pick the place! Shopping with Christine is kinda weird...I'll just leave it at that.
But I already said you're picking place and I'm picking time!
but I don't really know any places! at very least, less than you do..
Well then better start using your summer break to look up places! Haha Just kidding. I'll think of some place, but you still have to continue thinking!
... do you already have a place in mind? are we going to a specific type of store?
At the moment, I don't have a place in mind. Uh whatever store works I guess. We should interrogate Judy and find out what she wants.
lol we should... then, if you don't have a specific store in mind, wouldn't a mall be a better choice?
So are we playing good cop/bad cop? True....but you find sales and discounts easier in those random stores like Target and Walmart. But I think it would be fun to go to the mall. Fine with you?
sure. but I don't want to be the bad cop...I don't want to yell at her lol Either one is fine with me.
I have to yell at her? Oh that's harsh! Okay so do I pick time since you sort of picked place?
yup, you get to be the bad cop haha sure. you can pick time.
MAN! Girls are sensitive When people yell at them They become mad (Most of the time) Judy is scary when she's mad! The time will be: before 8/11 HAHA I'll have to think about it and make sure it doesn't mess up with your schedule.
well..good luck! .... well we could do it this Saturday, after we finish working... and just to make sure, we're going to the mall, right?
I completely massacred this blog post. Sorry =l
it's okay
.... guys... whatever is fine @@ seriously!!! you two's conversation is entertaining XD
... what's your favorite word? animal? color? person? t.v. show? game? season? day of the week? day of the year? month? season? sport? food?
Alice I need like a quick 101 on being bad cop. How much money do you think I should bring?
google search it. it must be on the internet somewhere... idk...however much you want to spend?
you should pay in canadian money
... maybe we can get her cuff links
favorite word: any word is fine!!! animal: any thing beside polar bear and sheet color: black, white, silver person: no clue =P t.v. show: disney chanel? lol any cartoon is fine XD game: ... maple story? (faint) season: fall, winter day of the week: saturday and sunday XD day of the year: none =P month: ... august? sport: the sports i know how to play =P food: japanese food!!!!! LOL
how about a word that you really like? sheet? I should give you like 60 packs of sushi lol maybe we should go to japan instead o the mall lol
i'm sure she'd love those CN tower ones or the pepper grinders lol
yeah lol I'm sure she'll use them every day for as long as she lives
Okay so this is what I was thinking before I went to bed There's two ways to interrogate her: Closseau: You know what we do to prisoners who don't cooperate?We hook them up to the box. Bizu: What is the box? Clousseau: Idiot. Like this, I take one electrode...I put it here. I take the other one...I put it... Or the one in Dark Knight where Batman slams Joker's head into the table. Going to Japan sounds fun. Why would we get her cuff links? Aren't cuff links the pins for the ends of a guy's polo shirt?
lol was that in pink panther 2 or 1? ...so no good cop/bad cop? ...dress shirts I think
what sheet?!@@ a word that i really like... let me think... God? darling? sleep? nothing?
well, you said your favorite animal was anything besides polar bears and "sheet" ...ok :)
For the word thingy, we could graffiti/draw that word on the walls in her room. Haha! For an animal we could adopt an animal from the zoo. For color, we buy her a complete bed cover of that color. For person, we can.......buy that person? NO! Bad idea. *SKIP* For T.V. show, we buy her the complete season of whatever T.V. show. For game, we buy her Nexon, but she doesn't play anymore..... For season, we make a song about that season directed towards Judy. For favorite day of the week, we spam her Facebook wall on that day everyday...I'm definitely going to get tired after doing this. For favorite day of the year, we'll make it her second birthday. For favorite month.......I'm out of ideas. For favorite season......I'm completely blank now. For favorite sport, we can get her into a clinic so she can get better. For favorite food, we go to a Japanese restaurant, rob it all, and then bring it to Judy's house. Put the blame on her if the cops come running. Haha.
we should bake her something. using our Cooking Mama skillz. lol
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Wow I change subject a lot. From Navajo to a little bball to gift shopping. Interesting....
Okay let's not go with my idea. It sucks You have any ideas Alice? My parents said maybe about Saturday. Hopefully I can somehow let them to let me go.
I don't think I'll be able to go Saturdy, since we have to go to Shawn's house at like 5:30 or 6 :| anyways, you're choosing the time..
Yeah I don't think I can go shopping on Saturday either. But I can definitely come to workshop. Tell me which days you are available. Wow.....that sounded like I was asking you for a date. Weird..... Anyways YA! Use Cooking Mama skillz that killz.
... how about you choose a time and I'll tell you if it works or not? lol
oh... anything beside polar bear and SHEEP! that's a horrible typo =P soryyy
really? even an aye-aye?
ahhh no, not that >"< ahh, just something that's not disgusting =P
lol okay are hippos considered disgusting?
please please please don't get her an aye-aye
Congratulations! You are the 27th commenter! Here's a random aye-aye for you: http://www.quedat.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/aye.jpg isn't it cute? lol
you're killing me, buddy...
i think that's the exact same one that josh showed me in the morning... if it's a hippo stuff animal... then it's pretty cute@@
the aye-aye picture? ok then lol
Where do aye aye even come from? Alice you were balla tonight! When are you free?
I don't even know lol I think it's supposed to be some type of lemur...not sure though uh...not really. you were beast! the dragon! lol I'm so short T^T I guess pretty much whenever is fine. Except maybe not this Saturday...
yes, that aye-aye picture... lol :)
I was the beast? You were dominating me! You should be the dragon slayer! Just put more effort into your jumps. Sometimes you get lazy with jumps. Other than that you were beast!
Yeah, you were the Dragon, Shawn was the Monster. Zack was the weird kid with the hook shot. Wasn't Allen the dragon slayer? or was it Shawn? Anyways, I just stole the ball a couple of times.
I'm definitely not the Dragon. I just had adrenaline rush or something. But we should totally do that again! Except with the Hsus and Chens. Except I get Eric on my team. Haha. You were like the dragon-slayer in training. You should try to drive more. Don't be afraid of running into people or pushing them aside. That's all part of basketball.
Whatever you say, you were still beast. lol that would be cool...like parkway vs rockwood. We can do basketball, volleyball (except we have to get a better ball), pool, ping pong, foosball, and maybe swimming if we do it early enough And maybe they'll let us use the vollyball net for badminton or something. I dislike driving in. I stink in the paint. Or anywhere for that matter. Even at the free-throw line.
babolat pure drive plus roddick aww yea too bad i hate that racket with a passion...
That was a bit random Phillip............ Well then just work on your 3s and shots. Try to fade away when you shoot. Makes you super ballin. Next time when we get everyone to play bball it's going to be Eric and me vs all. Haha. But we're still playing with the screening rule. Cause if you guys passed all the time that would kill us.
I guess so lol screening. Allen failed so many times. If Shawn were the one playing offense, we (Zack, Allen, and I) wouldn't have been able to stop you... Which is kind of sad, if you think about it haha..
Not really. You and Zack made some really nice screens. I cheated and kind of shoved you guys aside. Sorry >.< And those screens were when Shawn was offense so I think you guys would do fine. Still able to stop me. I was on adrenaline when playing you guys. I think. If we played again, you guys would probably block me off easily.
How much does an aye-aye even cost? I should totally get her one of those.
josh, don't even think about it i'll knock you if you seriously buy one of those lol
So aye-ayes are endangered species. So I'm not allowed to buy one. I could probably get one for like $4-5 million. Anyways, we should get her a llama. Those are sort of cheap. A female is about $200. And females cost more than males. Don't know why except for the more "high quality" and more intellectual male llamas. Anyone wanna split that money with me?
aww... I'll help with paying for the llama. Do they have llamas in Arizona?
Haha You can just smuggle one from NAVAJO! That's a bit mean though. If I remember correctly, you can find llamas in the Grand Canyon or near it. But I don't think you can have a llama as a carry-on. You could get a baby llama! I'll pay for shipping.
ok, then I'll either ask someone to send me a llama, or catch one from/near the Grand Canyon. A baby llama would be cool. lol
And to Judy Knock me! I dare you! I ain't scared of YOU! ................... Okay maybe I am..