LOOK AT US GO

OH, so sorry; You CAN"T look at us go...we don't have any pictures of our crazy exploits...
I am sorry for the inconvience of no visual aids: we don't have a digital camera and therefore could not capture the serenity, the joy, the craziness of our day...but we hope you 'get the picture'
Today we shared a day out on the lake with our good friends the Wall Family. This beautiful family from Germany has become near and dear to our hearts over the years and they are preparing to return to their homeland of Germany. So today at their suggestion we rented a pontoon boat for the lake.
I literally felt like the Beverly Hillbillies of Lake Jacomo! We had a blow up air mattress we used as a floatation device as well as a small blow up boat. We tied a string on to the back of the boat and attempted to hold on. After almost severing Philip's hand in two the men (Viktor and Philip) looked for other options, in which they accousted one of Viktors fishing poles. They proceeded to take it apart and we used half of the pole as a handle to hold on to. At one time there were 8 of us being pulled by a very hard working motor. We had ahold of each others ankles, edges of the mattress and a few strong and able bodies held on to the pole. After laughing hysterically as we are meandering through the waves, the pole broke in two, only to cause us to laugh harder!
Then (not to be upped by Morgan's experience of para sailing in Thailand) we found a 25 foot cliff that jutted out into the water. After testing the depth of the water at the probably point of impact...we decided to GO FOR IT! Meghan led the charge on this one and became hooked. What a RUSH...Most of us plummeted off this cliff at least once some going as many as 4 times.

We enjoyed 8 luxurious hours in the sun, swimming, laughing (yes eating too) jumping, mattress riding; just sharing the beauty of the day with beautiful people. We all agreed, God was in our midst ENJOYING us as we enjoyed one another. He made this day for us...hope you enjoyed it too.

join us as we venture around the grand canyon.

I couldn't capture the whole thing in one shot but did manage to get a few good pictures...and of course I knew you would want to see the beautiful kiddos...

Jacob wasn't feeling well this day, he stayed close to the lodge w/ Meghan. But he was a trooper!

The girls insisted on showing you the height and depth and width and length of this mighty canyon. Of course Morgan insists on showing off her beautiful face too!

The girls were trying to figure out who was taller!

It was a game we played daily when they were small.

Meghan just refuses to believe that her baby sisters is somewhat taller.

OH WELL...Huh Meghan?

Philip spent HOURS coming up with new ways to entertain us all. New voices, new jokes. And new, let's see what is he this time? Oh yes, a veloca raptor. (or however you spell that dinosaur) You have not traveled until you have heard his interrupting sloth joke. It's one in a million! He kept our hosts, Danielle and Charity, in stitches!.


Our feet, mine actually...you will notice by the delicate toe ring...traversed far. They showed the toil and agony of our journey...NOT! Our feet did get dusty, only because we had left our tennis shoes in another suitcase and only had sandals and flipflops with us. But it was a good dirt. And we finished our hike by running in the sprinklers at the Grand Canyon (I don't know if you are suppose to or not but no one stopped us!)

The Beautiful Faces of the Hopi

Check out the beautiful faces of the children who are learning to love Jesus with all their heart, soul and mind. These children are a part of the Hopi Indian Tribe in Arizona. Their reservation lies within the bounds of the Navajo Reserveration. They are the only tribe that is on the actual land thier forefathers lived on. The Hopi are not an agressive tribe, in fact they have always been a 'praying' tribe. How awesome it is that the Living God is revealing Himself to the children to raise up a priestly nation. One boy who attended the camp and our ministry times on the reservation is the son of the 'priest' of the tribe (not the chief or witchdoctor) On the first night of our ministry there this young man asked me "can I pray as we finish worship". Imagine, asking to pray! What he is created for. Our friends Danielle and Charity who work with YWAM hosted our time there. They have been working with these children for over 4 years and have brought glory and honor to the name of Jesus through their work in Arizona.
We spent time on this reservation teaching the apostolic prayers, worshipping with the children, teaching about God's desire and ability to heal broken hearts, dancing with them and we also had the great opportunity to do some music lessons. When the kids saw and experienced worship and prayer, they wanted to learn! They were so anxious to get their hands on the drums, guitar and keyboard. Please pray for these wonderful kids. Pray for Jesus to reveal Himself to them. Pray for the religious bonds to be broken and for them to walk into their destiny.

Colorado Signs and Wonders

We had an awesome time in the 4 corners area, high up in the mountains of Colorado. We worshiped Jesus with kids from all over the US; as far away as Washington and Wyoming, and even from the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations. You can see by the pictures that the kids participated in all sorts of ways.

Morgan lead the charge by smashing kids faces in M & M while being smeared all over with peanut butter smash in the ever popular game called "PEANUT BUTTER SMASH". This game was invented by our very own Lenny LaGuardia and is definitely a 'smash' whereever it is played. (I usually tell the young ladies as I smear peanut butter all over their face, in thier eyes etc to look at it as a beauty treatment!

Philip could always be found 'hanging around' somewhere. If you looked UP you might even see him retrieving a frisbee off a roof of a local business. But when he wasn't sneaking on roofs you could find him faithfully setting up the powerpoint for worship, or running sound, or helping out on sets by playing guitar. He was and is always ready willing and able to serve with a joyful heart.

And Jacob enjoyed the freedom of being in the mountains, having the opportunity to sleep in a bunkhouse w/ 20 other guys and not have to brush his teeth every night! He joined in with the worship teams by playing drums and singing on the teams during the Nighc Watch.

Meghan seemed to carry the biggest load as she was asked to lead up the NightWatch for the camp. So everynight Meghan could be found singing over all the 265 campers. There were so many amazing testimonies of what God did in the night. One young boy woke up and said he heard angels singing, another woman had a dream of a wolf with red eyes encircling the camp. She commanded it to leave and it did; she said when she woke up she heard Meghan singing in the tent over the camp and she knew the worship had pushed back the darkness. And although Meghan gave leadership to this it was a group effort that brought it forth. All the people from Kansas City that went on the trip helped to 'pray through the night'.

Meghan said the best time of the whole camp was when she was playing and singing all alone from 1-2 am. WOW! Just her and Jesus.