Hi all,
Having a great time. Everything has been so much fun. I can't wait to share my pictures with everyone. Bible School was fun, the kids were so cute. I want to say hi, especially to Grandma and Grandpa Lackey, Grandma and Papa Kitty, and Sadie Mae!
Bye, Jill
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Brooke #3!
Today was our last day of vacation bible school. The kids definitley wore us all out but we are going to miss them very much. My favorite was Ariana.. she was the most beautiful little girl i have ever seen.. and we have 500 pictures of her between all the staff.
I learned alot this week, especially it being the first time i have ever taught primary. It was an ajustment trying to get the kids to learn but they all did very well and we had alot of fun this week! its all about planting the seed and God will do the rest. i was very surprised how much the young kids did know about bible stories. but we had alot of fun and i think the rest of the crew would agree.
So this morning there was a 40 degree difference in the temperature.. and all our team got a good idea to go swimming this morning.. needless to say they didnt last too long. Then Danielle blew the fuse from her hair dryer in the cabin... AGAIN.
but Were all still really getting along very well, last nights youth group was challenging but i think it was an eye opener to me because you could really see the results of kids with such bad home life situations. It felt really rewarding to be able to make a difference, and to be able to give attention to kids who dont get very much at home.
So after our vbs the sponsors got a good idea to go the beach again to play volleyball... which is our favorite thing to do.. its pretty much a routine now. But i was so cold so me paco jill molly and matt just played in the sand the whole time.
dinner was very good.. we got 2 desserts to split between me sara jenna and molly and they were huge.. so we gave the boys one.. and we downed ours in 2 minutes no lie.. it was amazing!
Then we stopped at a water fall and jared fell off.... i know.. how surprising.. and he wiped out jenna on his way down who clung on to me which resulted in my hollister capris getting covered in mudd.. wich wasnt as bad as jared because he was completely covered. molly laughed for 5 minutes strait then when jared got out of the water he fell again.. and by that time i think all of us had to go to the bathroom. needless to say.. we are having alot of fun
and i cant wait to go to macinaw island tomorrow to go bike riding and look at pretty butterflys with molly and sara!
please pray for our safety coming home and thank you all for keeping us in your prayers!
ttyl!
<3 brooklynn!
brooklynn!!
brooklynn!!!!!!!!!! ....... thats for mike.
I learned alot this week, especially it being the first time i have ever taught primary. It was an ajustment trying to get the kids to learn but they all did very well and we had alot of fun this week! its all about planting the seed and God will do the rest. i was very surprised how much the young kids did know about bible stories. but we had alot of fun and i think the rest of the crew would agree.
So this morning there was a 40 degree difference in the temperature.. and all our team got a good idea to go swimming this morning.. needless to say they didnt last too long. Then Danielle blew the fuse from her hair dryer in the cabin... AGAIN.
but Were all still really getting along very well, last nights youth group was challenging but i think it was an eye opener to me because you could really see the results of kids with such bad home life situations. It felt really rewarding to be able to make a difference, and to be able to give attention to kids who dont get very much at home.
So after our vbs the sponsors got a good idea to go the beach again to play volleyball... which is our favorite thing to do.. its pretty much a routine now. But i was so cold so me paco jill molly and matt just played in the sand the whole time.
dinner was very good.. we got 2 desserts to split between me sara jenna and molly and they were huge.. so we gave the boys one.. and we downed ours in 2 minutes no lie.. it was amazing!
Then we stopped at a water fall and jared fell off.... i know.. how surprising.. and he wiped out jenna on his way down who clung on to me which resulted in my hollister capris getting covered in mudd.. wich wasnt as bad as jared because he was completely covered. molly laughed for 5 minutes strait then when jared got out of the water he fell again.. and by that time i think all of us had to go to the bathroom. needless to say.. we are having alot of fun
and i cant wait to go to macinaw island tomorrow to go bike riding and look at pretty butterflys with molly and sara!
please pray for our safety coming home and thank you all for keeping us in your prayers!
ttyl!
<3 brooklynn!
brooklynn!!
brooklynn!!!!!!!!!! ....... thats for mike.
Jeff's Final (from the road!)
GOD IS GOOD!!
As you all know, we took a rookie group (for the most part) on their first mission trip. But if you didn't know that it was their first trip, you would never know! God allowed this group to experience His goodness first hand. A portion of my message on Sunday at Munising Baptist was how we cannot rely on our own strength to do the work of God but we must get our strength from Him. He proved this over and over to us this week. God gave us all the strength and stamina to finish well.
We became a cohesive group very early on in our trip and have grown closer to each other and closer to our Saviour through this experience. We have tasted and seen that the Lord is good!
Our time at Bible School was wonderful as our group was able to see a world in need and was able to show these children a glimpse of what God's love for us can be like. I feel that we truly showed Christ's love through our actions and deeds as was our prayer for this week.
Pastor Jeff, I want to thank you for allowing me the opportunity to "step up to the plate" and lead this group. It was a wonderful experience that I will never forget. You and Michelle have been great mentors to us and I hope that we have been able to pass that on as well. Susan and I are already looking forward to next year and what it may behold. But more importantly, we are looking forward to what God holds in store for us each and every day as we serve God at home or wherever He leads us!
Pastor Dave, thank you for trusting me with this wonderful group and for being the shepherd at First Baptist who has guided his flock to have a true spirit for missions, whether it be through those called to full-time missions or to those such as our group who are called to go out on a part-time basis.
Brothers and Sisters at First Baptist, thank you for all of your support, whether financially, through prayer, or both. We appreciate you and cherish you!
Lastly, I would like to thank the parents of each of our teens that made this trip with us. Without your cooperation and undying support, our trip never would have been possible. We hope that their lives have been changed forever and that they will continue to seek Him daily! They are wonderful kids and have been an absolute delight to have with us! Thank you for allowing them to be a part of our lives for this past week!! God has been glorified through them!
In Him,
Jeff Cumberland
As you all know, we took a rookie group (for the most part) on their first mission trip. But if you didn't know that it was their first trip, you would never know! God allowed this group to experience His goodness first hand. A portion of my message on Sunday at Munising Baptist was how we cannot rely on our own strength to do the work of God but we must get our strength from Him. He proved this over and over to us this week. God gave us all the strength and stamina to finish well.
We became a cohesive group very early on in our trip and have grown closer to each other and closer to our Saviour through this experience. We have tasted and seen that the Lord is good!
Our time at Bible School was wonderful as our group was able to see a world in need and was able to show these children a glimpse of what God's love for us can be like. I feel that we truly showed Christ's love through our actions and deeds as was our prayer for this week.
Pastor Jeff, I want to thank you for allowing me the opportunity to "step up to the plate" and lead this group. It was a wonderful experience that I will never forget. You and Michelle have been great mentors to us and I hope that we have been able to pass that on as well. Susan and I are already looking forward to next year and what it may behold. But more importantly, we are looking forward to what God holds in store for us each and every day as we serve God at home or wherever He leads us!
Pastor Dave, thank you for trusting me with this wonderful group and for being the shepherd at First Baptist who has guided his flock to have a true spirit for missions, whether it be through those called to full-time missions or to those such as our group who are called to go out on a part-time basis.
Brothers and Sisters at First Baptist, thank you for all of your support, whether financially, through prayer, or both. We appreciate you and cherish you!
Lastly, I would like to thank the parents of each of our teens that made this trip with us. Without your cooperation and undying support, our trip never would have been possible. We hope that their lives have been changed forever and that they will continue to seek Him daily! They are wonderful kids and have been an absolute delight to have with us! Thank you for allowing them to be a part of our lives for this past week!! God has been glorified through them!
In Him,
Jeff Cumberland
Greetings from the Kaylors from Munising
Hi all!! This is the first time we have been able to blog and it will also be the last. We are in the middle of nowhere (a very beautiful nowhere) and to be in one spot to have computer or cell access does not last long. We try to get all the kids a chance to blog and by then its off to the next adventure. Never a dull moment. We have really been enjoying our first missions trip. It is everything Pator Jeff, Michelle, Susan, and Jeff said it would be. Susan and Jeff are great sponsors and wonderful role models for us and the kids. Everyone seems to be having a great time and the kids are all doing a wonderful job. They are working so hard and sharing God's word with great pride and excitement. We are very proud of all of them. We are growing so much in the Lord and our experiences have been very rich. This not only has been a wonderful experience but a very tiring one. Jill was so tired the other night while looking for her toothpaste in her suitcase, she fell asleep. Yes, in her suitcase. It was a sight, can't wait to show you the pictures. Everyone we have met this week has been so nice and so giving. They are all doing wonderful work here in the UP. We can tell by all the blessing we have received you are all sending lots of prayers our way and we really appreciate it and thank you so much. Today was the last day of VBS, the kids did a wonderful job. They were really sad to see it end. We are leaving Munising Church in a few minutes, back to Boot Lake to pack up and off tomorrow to Mackinac Island for a day of sightseeing and finally some shopping (that has nothing to do with fishing or hunting). Well we are leaving Munising church in a few minutes, back to Boot Lake to pack up. C-ya soon.
JR and Deb
JR and Deb
Sara's Last
The funniest thing happened today, but i will tell you about that later. today was the last day of bible school=( all of the kids were amazing as always but one was the cutest, her name was Ariana. we went to the beach again but left early 'cause it was FREEEEEEEEZING! After that we went to a place called Sydney's for dinner to have some white fish. Brooke, Jenna, Jill, Molly, and i had this amazing dessert! It was the best! When we all were full, we decided to stop and explore this mini waterfall that we have been seeing on the side of the road every day. We all climbed it and were waiting to get pictures when we heard a chain reaction of screaming. I looked over and see Jarrod sliding down and taking Jenna with him. Luckily, the girls caught Jenna and Jarrod stopped himself on some little rocks. It was soooo funny! Well, that was the funniest part of the trip so far, but we still have Macinac Island to go. We'll see what happens there. This week was so amazing and fun to be with every one. I hope that i will be on the trip next year. Can't wait to see you all! By the way, sorry for not posting the past few days, it has just been so busy. This will be our last blog.
~Sara Cumberland
(P.S.) A couple of nights ago we could not find jill, then i walked in the room and saw something hanging out of here sleeping bag and realize that it was here! It was sooo funny. When we woke here up she said that she was looking for her tooth brush and fell asleep.
~Sara Cumberland
(P.S.) A couple of nights ago we could not find jill, then i walked in the room and saw something hanging out of here sleeping bag and realize that it was here! It was sooo funny. When we woke here up she said that she was looking for her tooth brush and fell asleep.
Nicole can't think of a clever title... she's tired, ok?
At Bible school, I was the lucky one to be drenched in water... One of my kids suggested we have a koolaid fight, but I took the idea and ran with it. I told them at the beginning of the Bible lesson that if they all behaved and listened quietly, then each of them could throw a cup of water on me. Well, they got the chance to do that, and even more... That MEAN and HORRIBLE Josh Cumberland got the "brilliant" idea to dump the bucket of water on me. Did I mention that it was FIFTY DEGREES today?! Thank you so much, Josh, and you too, Tim, for actually dumping the water. Thankfully I had clean laundry in the Suburban, and Lisa and Molly were kind enough to let me borrow a shirts...
I think it was worth it though, because the kids loved it. And during the Bible lesson, I got to talk to a few of the kids about sharing their Wordless Braclets and the Gospel with their parents and family at home. When I asked one student, Emily, if her parents knew what the colors on her bracelet meant, she thought for a moment and said, "No, probably not." Another boy, Merritt, got really quiet when I asked him the same thing about his cousins. I pray that a few seeds were planted this week in Autrain.
Tonight we went out to eat, and I had a great meal. Two years ago when we were in Munising, the group got to try white fish and pasties for the first time, and I haven't had them since then, so Debbie and I shared white fish and pasties... delicious!
Well, I think that's all, folks! Thank you for your prayers; today went very well, even if I was a wee bit chilly! What else is there to write? Tomorrow we go to Mackinac, and then home... I'll admit it--I'm dreading Sunday, because that means I have to go back to work at Friedman's...
But then, of course, Monday camp begins, and all will be right with the world. ;) See you all soon, eh?
Signing off,
Nicole
I think it was worth it though, because the kids loved it. And during the Bible lesson, I got to talk to a few of the kids about sharing their Wordless Braclets and the Gospel with their parents and family at home. When I asked one student, Emily, if her parents knew what the colors on her bracelet meant, she thought for a moment and said, "No, probably not." Another boy, Merritt, got really quiet when I asked him the same thing about his cousins. I pray that a few seeds were planted this week in Autrain.
Tonight we went out to eat, and I had a great meal. Two years ago when we were in Munising, the group got to try white fish and pasties for the first time, and I haven't had them since then, so Debbie and I shared white fish and pasties... delicious!
Well, I think that's all, folks! Thank you for your prayers; today went very well, even if I was a wee bit chilly! What else is there to write? Tomorrow we go to Mackinac, and then home... I'll admit it--I'm dreading Sunday, because that means I have to go back to work at Friedman's...
But then, of course, Monday camp begins, and all will be right with the world. ;) See you all soon, eh?
Signing off,
Nicole
My Final Post
Hi everybody,
i was wrong. i did get another chance to post. but this WILL be my last. today we had 18 kids at bible school. after that we went to Superior for volleyball but it was freezing. then we went to a seafood restaurant called Sydney's. we had white fish there. we ended up stopping at a waterfall called Alger Falls. we climbed it and Jarrod fell. now we are at Munising baptist again.
see you all on Sunday,
Matt Cumberland
i was wrong. i did get another chance to post. but this WILL be my last. today we had 18 kids at bible school. after that we went to Superior for volleyball but it was freezing. then we went to a seafood restaurant called Sydney's. we had white fish there. we ended up stopping at a waterfall called Alger Falls. we climbed it and Jarrod fell. now we are at Munising baptist again.
see you all on Sunday,
Matt Cumberland
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