Thanksgiving and Outreach Prep

Hey everyone! I hope that you all had a splendid Thanksgiving holiday. I know I definitely did. I was blessed to have mom and dad come out to Colorado to visit me for the holiday. I got to spend about two and a half days with them, and we had a lot of fun. I am very thankful for my parents for the love that they have always shown me, and for their unconditional support of me in following my dreams.

Well, this week has been Outreach Prep week, and we have been learning the different dances and dramas that we will use while on our respective outreaches. Each outreach leader was given the task of choosing the dances and dramas that would be most effective and culturally sensitive for our outreach locations, and this week we have been learning them non-stop. My team will be doing nine dramas and a skit with puppets (we are not doing any dances on our outreach team). Each outreach member is a part of four dramas, and I am involved in the three dramas called: Fix You, Gone, and Redemption, and I am doing puppets. I am pretty excited about all of the dramas, and our team has worked really hard during practices. Hopefully I will be able to film some of them and post them for you to see.

It is hard to believe that there is less than three weeks left before we leave for Colombia. We will be flying out on Christmas Eve and travelling from Denver to Atlanta to Bogota, Colombia. Luckily we have a four hour layover in Atlanta, so mom and dad, as well as a few other parents that live near by, are going to come see us at the airport. It will be nice to see mom and dad again, even if only for a few hours.

Above is a picture of the Colombia outreach team. The three in the front our our outreach leaders, and the rest of us are students. (Darren, the outreach leader is front and center, and Keri and Angie behind him are our assistant outreach leaders).

Well, next week we are back to a somewhat normal week with teaching on Evangelism, so I look forward to updating you then on what I am learning.

Oh, and I have added some new pictures as well. A few weeks ago my small group and I did a photo shoot, so those pictures are posted, as well as some pictures of our recent snow.

God bless you for your faithfulness in reading my blog and for your prayers. I pray that you know how much I love and appreciate each one of you, and how thankful I am to know each of you.