Here are some pictures for your viewing...sorry I didn{t rotate but everything on this computer is in spanish and i don{t know the spanish word for rotate...oh well....we arrived in Mendoza this morning....a 15 hour bus ride....slept a little....girls went to help with home league and loved it...travis and i cleaned up around the corps courtyard...still getting use to the crazy eating schedule...they eat all the time...it is fabulous...breakfast at normal time...lunch usually 1-3...then there is a tea time...or pastry time...a few hours after that...then dinner starts no earlier than 8pm...and sometimes as late as midnight...it{s intense so don{t make fun of us if we look a little chunky when we return. did i mention that we are VERY close to the Andes...i like mountains...mendoza reminds me of a little ski town...but we haven{t really travelled around the city yet, so i{m just judging by the taxi ride from the bus terminal to the corps.

blessings to all you service corpians!

rollin in the benz...the 18 passenger benz...to visit the ladies at the SA nursing home

view of the city from the boys window in buenos aires...

we threw travis a surprise b day party...

here is bridgette receiving a hug from some random person giving out free hugs on the street...

SEATTLE PHOTOS.

Pikes Place Market. [[brent, carmen, tracy]]


First Starbucks!! [[carmen, elisa, tracy, brent]]


Dog in the park [[brent, carmen, tracy]]


going up Space Needle for Urban Worship [[elisa, erin, eva, carmen, tracy]]


on top of space needle [[elisa && matt]]


space needle pig [[team]]


space needle [[team]]


beds at the panama


baby eva


view from erin's place.

Hong Kong Pics

SEATTLE 2 HONG KONG!

seattle called hong kong today.
it was very nice to hear their voices!

we miss all the teams,
but we only hae HONG KONGS number.

if any of the other teams leave us their numbers we are down for calling!!!


seattle misses you all!!

South Africa

We're here safely! Our flight was hecka long but were here safe and sound. We're all happy and enjoying JoBurg. We're very tired but today is a relaxing day. We are going to a BBQ later. We are trying to figure out the blogspot site but are having difficulty so you may want to post this yourself.

Tomorrow we leave for Mozambique at 5am where we will spend two weeks traveling around from corps to corps doing worship services, visiting orphanages, and even EATING WITH A TRIBAL CHIEF AT HIS HOUSE!!!! How exciting is that?! lol. We're all stoked. It is considered a high honor to be invited to eat with him.

Anyways, things are good. We're in good spirits and we're looking forward to the future. WE will be doing a lot of rural work which is going to be great. Hope all is well with you and we look forward to keeping you posted when we can. Bye for now.

Sincerely,

The South Africa/Mozambique Team

care to take a drive?

today is our last day in buenos aires till we leave on the 27th

we are travelling to Mendoza which is very close to the andes...about a 15 hour drive...we wll be doing vbs and painting while there...following that...we will be taking a 20 hour drive up to paraguay...we will be doing vbs and building upkeep there too....we will backtrack from there to santiago...then back to buenos aires....

things are going well thus far...we have visited a silvercrest...had a surprise birthday party for travis...participated in the corps meetings...hung out with the youth...and seen some amazing sites....this place is amazing.

please keep us in your prayers as we travel....we will be praying for YOU

signing off from buenos aires, ¡CIAO! ¡CIAO!

We have arrived!!

Nay ho!
We arrived yesterday and I wrote you this lovely blog which I slaved over for at least 20 minutes and when I checked it this morning it was GONE!!! ahhhh and on top of that, the whole blogger thing was in chinese. I pretty much gave up. Its a miracle that I have returned now.
Our plane ride was good. The service was wonderful and other than some turbulence (where Jackie cried and Nikole had to comfort and pray with her) and some swollen feet (both me and Kari have Cankles now, LOVELY) it was fine.
We were met at the airport by our host, Major Tony Ma and then taken to the Booth Lodge where we will be staying in an apartment for the next 5 weeks!!! We had an orientation meeting, then lunch with Lt. Col Tsang (my favorite Hong Kong man) and Lt. Col Rowlands the OC's. We went grocery shopping and then went back and had some NAP TIME!!!! We went out again later and ran some errands and then went shopping on Ladies Street. It was so much fun and Nikole taught Kari and I how barter. It's a really cool place. Its about a kilometer long and there are people and shops and stuff everywhere. I really enjoyed it.
Today we went to English speaking Corps were Jackie did a marvelous job giving her testimony and we did special music. The corps ladies served us a really wonderful lunch that we ate it in a hall way. Kari made this one friend out of this little six year old girl. She said to her "Your hair is too white for you to be here," it was so funny. She was wearing a chip and dale rescue rangers shirt and she didn't know who they were, it made me a little sad. This girl also loved the wordless bracelet, way to go Capt Smith's!
It hard to believe that we have been here a day and a half. In someways it feels like home; very comfortable and natural, and then I open my mouth to talk to people and they don't understand and I realize that I am far away from home. It it so beautiful here. There is this huge jungle (thats what I call it, but its really just a park) that is right outside of our window. There are places that are so lush and green and beautiful that it inspires something within me. But in stark contrast is the busy streets with bamboo scaffolding, dripping air conditioners, fliers galore, and big signs placed in the mixture between fast moving buses and taxi's, and very tall and mostly run down skyscrapers. Its a crazy place this Honk Kong. I LOVE IT!!
Thats about it I think. Happy Fathers Day to our daddy's! And thank you all for your prayers and support.
Much love!

day 2- ARGENTINA

we have arrived in Buenos Aires

no problems thus far and both my toes are still attached...

helped with band practice last night and went to the mall with some of the young adults.

today we are visiting a nursing home with the youth as well as walking around the city. our hotel we are staying in is right in the heart of downtown.

time to go venture around the city...

the people are very friendly

pictures to come soon...

Day 1 (Hallelujah Road Show)

We're alive in Sacramento, CA and have a brief span of internet time. The team is all super dee douper tired and rightfully so. Even though most were sleeping in the car all day... Loreen, Steven and I drove the vans of power.

Here are some pictures of orientation as we're becoming oriental.




I don't have any pictures of today because everyone else took pictures besides me. I do not know why.

Tomorrow is a full day of feeding the homeless and evangelizing. I better go to sleep.

we've made it to SEATTLE!!

hello readers!


we made it to seattle this morning @ 1am.
made it to our hotel at @ 3am!!!
can you believe that!
praise God matt && chris were there to pick us up!

this morning we had an orientation on what we will be doing this summer!
we are very excited about what God has instore!!
then we took a tour around downtown seattle.
its soo pretty!!!

[[i'll post pictures soon, promise!]]

then we went to a youth night that the corps was having a YPL type thing.
it was good meeting that people of the corps!

tomorrow our team has a little freetime,
so we are going to pike st. to see the fish fly!

we're alll pretty tired now,
so we are going to bed.


thank you all so much for keeping us in your prayers!
please continue to pray for our safety, health,
&& for the growth of our team to continue.

i would like to as that you would please keep the other teams in your prayers also!



*shout out to other teams*

WE MISS YOU ALL SO MUCH!

its not the same without the bajillion of you with us.
but we are praying for you all && loving you that much more!!



in Christ,

Team Seattle

.carmen.elisa.tracy.brent.




Romans 8:39

"neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Orientation.

we're at camp crags right now for orientation.
seattle team leaves tomorrow night,
so please pray for our safety.

more updates when we get to SEATTLE!!


the other teams are doing fine too,
they'll more than likely be updating soon!!


in Christ,

eLisa && team!!

Reverent Fear

"Since you call on a Father who judges each man's work impartially, live your lives as strangers here in reverent fear. For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake. Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God."

1 Peter 1:17-21

I'm staying at Fulton and Chrissy's house right now. I try to be the best possible guest by being quiet, helping out and keeping things as clean as possible. I say thank you a million times a day because I want them to know how grateful I am. I live at their house in reverent fear because I respect them and their property.

When we're familiar with something of our own or even maybe our close friends then we may toss it around or treat them casually. But to revere is to treat special and sacred. Like treating an everyday item as if it were a once a year item. To live a holy life, God wants us to do this with EVERYTHING that we do.

Are we living in reverence and humbleness to others? Think of the person that you treat the worst. Maybe someone that annoys you all the time, maybe someone that has a negative and prideful attitude. You can't help what they do but you can help how you treat them and think about them.

Reverence to others is part of our reverence to God. Do I really love God? Then do I really show love and think lovingly to that annoying or negative person? The amount of love and patience that I show in actions and thoughts toward that person is the extent that I love and fear God.

We live in a culture where we're being constantly bombarded with messages of it being okay to be rude, to lose our cool, to think negatively about others. We think we have rights and freedom to do as we please if we're not satisfied. However, children, this is selfish thinking.

To live the life in reverent fear of God is to strictly obey His command: Love your neighbor as yourself.

No matter what they do to you.

TEAM SEATTLE.

so i was pretty much bored last night,
&& i couldnt get to bed.
so i made something for my team =]
its going to be a wonderful summer.
God is sooo goood!!!!

mmk, homeowork time!!!

inChrist,
eLISA

congrats

hey peeps, congrats on serving on sc!!
wherever you are going, know your summer will
be the best time of your life!! ha ha
be praying for our journeys!! watch out
they put me and rachel together!!
Happy easter!! Celebrate life!

Service Corps Team Announced!

Hallelujah Road Show -

Chris Toy,Jonathan Vasquez,Lauren Estill,Shalini Henry-John,Chris Ward,Loreen Petzing,Mathew McQuade,Steven Garcia

South Africa -

Michael Moore,Craig Rodriguera,Meagan Hawk,Annie Liang,Miss Brazil,Jennie Onitsuka

Hong Kong -

Christin Davis,Kari Kilwein,Nikole Lim,Mackensie Russell,Meghan Desplanke,Jackie Raihl

Argentina -

Bud Dickinson,Travis Yardley,Heather Rich,Lydia Alcala,Jessica Franklin,Bridgette Mendez

Brazil -

Grace Martin,Rachel Thieme,Vasti Varela,Courtenay Henson,Kaylena Charpentier,Rachel Vasquez

Nurse Interns

Jenny Mao,Rachel Giffey Broughauh

Inner City Seattle -

Carmen Magdelano,Tracy Pilewsky,Brent Church,Elisa Phakdy

King's Lake Camp

Josh Boyd,Ryan Boyd