Laurie & I were honored to speak at Harvest Church's 7.1 Student Ministry this morning. We both got to share our personal testimonies as well as share about GTD. Ben & Shanel DeWitt have done a great job of building a solid youth group. We love these students & their adult leadership!! Thanks 7.1 for your love & hospitality!!
We really enjoyed our mission trip reunion with Harvest Church's 7.1 Student Ministry tonight at Cousin's BBQ!! It was so great to see so many wonderful people. Thanx Ben for putting this together =)
Wonderful time at 7.1 Student Ministry (Harvest Church of Watauga, TX) last night with Ben & Shanel DeWitt. Laurie was given the opportunity to speak about missions to the youth as well as personally invite the students on next summer's mission trip to Costa Rica. It was great to see so many students & parents that have participated in past mission trips with GTD. Harvest Church's 7.1 Student Ministry has sent 62 students down to Costa Rica over the past 2 years. God has used them to make a big impact!
We gave Ben a gag gift while at youth group... a pair of "Handerpants" gloves which basically look like underwear for the hands. The kids got a good laugh out of it.
Wonderful lunch with the awesome DeWitt's at Joe T. Garcia's Mexican Restaurant!! Delicious! Laurie & I are visiting Harvest Church & Harvest Christian Academy (Watauga, TX) to thank them for partnering with GTD in Costa Rica. They're fantastic!
Last night we enjoyed our dinner at Twisted Roots with the Farris' (including CR Intern Kayleigh), Madi, & Sandy Davis. Loved my Buffalo Burger & Butterfinger Milkshake!!
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Dr Walp delivered an incredible teaching yesterday before we drove to Williams for dinner at Route 66 Cruiser Cafe. This morning we departed from the cabin to begin our trek back towards Phoenix. Right now we are spending the day in beautiful Sedona. We even got to do some cliff jumping & sliding at Slide Rock State Park. While we were at the park Dr Walp completed his creationism series. It was a transformational series for all of us! I look forward to blogging more about it!! Tonight we are staying at a hotel in Phoenix before boarding our flights tomorrow morning. We praise God for the amazing week we've had.
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Savoring the accomplishments of yesterday while relaxing at the cabin. Today is a recovery day. Many slept in. Everyone is a little sore, but doing great. Surprisingly 6 people just went on a short hike near the cabin. Session 3 with Dr Walp to start soon. God is sooooo good =)
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WE DID IT!!!! 3 of us finished the 25 mile Rim-to-Rim hike in approx 16 hours. 4 finished the 12.2 mile Plateau Point hike. And 1 enjoyed the cabin. Thank u to all who prayed for us. All glory to God! It was an incredible day!!
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Aaron Walp, Paul Williamson, & I are in route to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. It's a 4 hour drive. Tomorrow we attempt an intense one-day 26 mile hike from Rim-to-Rim. Follow our GPS updates all day long tomorrow on the GTD Facebook Page. Prayers appreciated!!
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Splendid day at Grand Canyon!! So much beauty =). Dr Walp taught his 2nd Session on-site right after our group picture at Powell Point.
After lunch we split into 2 groups. I'm with 2 of the guys riding 4 hours to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon so we can do our Rim-to-Rim hike tomorrow. Laurie is with the remaing participants who are hiking towards the Plateau Point tmorrow.
We are very excited =)
Dr Aaron Walp did a FANTASTIC job kicking off his 4 part series on Creationism on our first day of the Grand Canyon Trip. He highlighted mile wide holes in the theory of evolution while showing several findings that support the Biblical view of creation. We are on the way to the Grand Canyon right now. So exciting!! Looking forward to seeing this God-awesome hole in the ground =) (PS: We loved our dinner at The Singing Pig in Williams last night. We had french toast for breakfast this morning.)
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Finalizing the Trip Organizer this morning. Breakfast at Bill Johnson's. Airport runs now. Our Grand Canyon Trip is about to begin =)
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12.5 mile hike in 4 hrs at Ft DeSoto with Paul Williamson & Laurie Finger... absolutely awesome!!
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