It has been a really fun 4th of July. We went on a field trip with some of Mattaw kids to a safari park next to Mnt.Elgone in Kitale . The ride there was really bumpy (lol i didn’t get car sick for the first time yay!) but it was great to see all the [...]
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2 Jul
Crafts and party time!
This week a family from San Angelo, Tx came to Mattaw. They are gonna be here unil next tuesday. They are a really fun family with really great craft ideas. So, we put together both of our craft ideas and they turned pretty good. The kids had alot of fun. We also sang some songs [...]
27 Jun
This past week at Mattaw…
This past week many of the children at the children’s village were sick with tb, so the doc and nurse in our team took them to the hospital. The children that had symptoms were tested and treated for tb. At times it was very heart breaking to see the children suffering with runny noses, really [...]
26 Jun
The little one
I thought I’d post a picture of Nehemiah…or at least half his face. God has been blessing Jessica and I throughout this trip and one of them was meeting the little guy the BSM sponsors. He’s so full of energy and his face just melts your heart. He’s a bit shy but very curious he [...]
26 Jun
First three days in Kenya
It was 11pm on tuesday when we landed on Naerobi. I was extremely tired, so I was happy to be off the plane. We had orientation the next day at 8 am, so it was an easy day. For lunch, we went to eat at a restaurant called the Java House. I ordered [...]
26 Jun
Pictures from Venezuela
God really moved in the hearts of the students who attended the concert at Primera Iglesia Bautista de Valencia last night and we know that He is continuing to work in the hearts of the students at the Universidad de Carabobo.
Today, we visited la Facultad de Ingenieria (similar to UTPA’s College of Engineering) and met [...]
24 Jun
We’re Here! – Team Venezuela
Thank you for all of your prayers! We got here safely and hit the ground running. We left McAllen at 6:15 PM on Monday, June 22nd, landed in Houston around 8 PM and were welcomed by Belinda’s family who then took us to eat dinner. We left Houston at 11:59 PM and landed in Caracas, [...]
23 Jun
Two awesome girls…
Many of you have heard about our Valley Summer Project Students. They are all part of the BSM here at UTPA. They all love God and they all believe in making a difference in this world. This group is a picture of what the students at our BSM are all about. I [...]
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