Matt Howden just informed me that the team should be back at VBC around 10pm. Updates to follow.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Day 9: Flagstaff to Kingman
Friday, July 23, 2010
Day 8: Heading Home
The team is on the road again and heading to Flagstaff, AZ. Today is a recreation day and the team will split into various smaller groups and do different fun/outdoorsy activities on the way to Flagstaff. Tomorrow morning the group will go to Sedona for baptisms and swimming and then will head to Kingman. Pictures and updates to follow.
Today's pics went sent in by Lauren Wallace via her handy-dandy iPhone as well as Darnlene Tanisawa and Matt Howden.
Sonic Burger
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Sweet Thursday is calling me back up to Monterey
Hello All
Technically it is Friday here on the mission (because they do not believe in daylight savings) and we are tired and excited. Today we finished our work projects and prepped for our party with the Navajo. So this took up a good chunk of our afternoon.
Fast forward to the night: We greeted our new friends with a great Californian hello at 6 when the party started. This party consisted of face painting, basketball, shooting hoops, bracelet making, coloring, pizza eating, and talking with the Navajo.
When our program started we went through our dramas. They were performed with perfected and all the hard work and practices paid off. These were perceived extremely well by the Navajo. We finally gave gifts to our new Navajo friends and said our goodbye.
I believe all the prayers for this trip paid off since it seemed flawless.
Tomorrow after breakfast we leave the mission and go our separate ways to different recreation locations and will meet up tomorrow in Flagstaff to sleep.
We will try to update the blog on our way home like we did on the way to the mission.
No pictures tonight (i am too tired to find people that took some today):
Technically it is Friday here on the mission (because they do not believe in daylight savings) and we are tired and excited. Today we finished our work projects and prepped for our party with the Navajo. So this took up a good chunk of our afternoon.
Fast forward to the night: We greeted our new friends with a great Californian hello at 6 when the party started. This party consisted of face painting, basketball, shooting hoops, bracelet making, coloring, pizza eating, and talking with the Navajo.
When our program started we went through our dramas. They were performed with perfected and all the hard work and practices paid off. These were perceived extremely well by the Navajo. We finally gave gifts to our new Navajo friends and said our goodbye.
I believe all the prayers for this trip paid off since it seemed flawless.
Tomorrow after breakfast we leave the mission and go our separate ways to different recreation locations and will meet up tomorrow in Flagstaff to sleep.
We will try to update the blog on our way home like we did on the way to the mission.
No pictures tonight (i am too tired to find people that took some today):
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
By Wednesday I can't sleep (but thats not a problem for us here)
Hello everyone thanks again for your prayers it really helps. Our team has had the minimum amount of injuries and sickness is not a problem for all of us 95 missionary journeyers.
Today is Wednesday and our official full workday on the mission and throughout the Navajo community. Tomorrow we will have some teams going out to work until 12 to finish off what tey have left at their work sites.
A fun fact for all of you is when our team comes to the mission we accomplish about an approximately 30 man hours of work combined. This is amazing and truely encourages the people here at the mission or on the rez.
Tomorrow night we have our annual "pizza party" where we invite all the Navajo to come and eat with us and watch our dramas. Please pray that we can encourage the other believers within the community and that the gospel message will be clearly presented through all the hard work with the dramas.
P.S. The dramas are so good that we might start touring the country, so be prepared parents for your children to away longer.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Tuesdays gone with the wind Literally
The Love for Christ is in the air! The VBC Team has been hard at work, from working in the kitchen to digging ten-foot trenches. It is a blessing to see a smile on every persons face, and to know we are doing this for the love of Christ.
Today, the Hospitality crew cleaned the housing site for all the hard workers, and put cute encouraging notes with candy on each pillow. Quotes like, “Chancho. When you are a man, sometimes you wear stretchy pants in your room. It's for fun.” (Nacho Libre) Or, “The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.” (Obi-Wan from Star Wars) These funny, crazy girls had a great time doing their hostility thing.
Ashley and Rachel, two of the girls’ part of the hospitality crew, cheered up the sweaty work crews with Otter Pops. Wahoo! Something cold! The icy treats were a delight to have when you are working for seven hours in 102-degree heat.
With a long days work, it was time for grub, and the Kitchen Crew cooked hamburgers! This geared the team up for Kids Club, which was a success! The team made cute cloth fishes and played games with the Navajo children.
It is an uplifting feeling to know that the LORD had brought together the VBC Team to do such great thing. Please keep us in your prayers on these last couple if days we want to thank everyone who has supported the team. ☺
<3 Ashley Rodondi
P.S. Mom and Dad, I love you and thank you for giving me the opportunity to come on this adventure!
P.P.S. Tony loves you all - <3 Tony DiBlasio
Here are some pictures from our photographers on the trip:
Today, the Hospitality crew cleaned the housing site for all the hard workers, and put cute encouraging notes with candy on each pillow. Quotes like, “Chancho. When you are a man, sometimes you wear stretchy pants in your room. It's for fun.” (Nacho Libre) Or, “The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.” (Obi-Wan from Star Wars) These funny, crazy girls had a great time doing their hostility thing.
Ashley and Rachel, two of the girls’ part of the hospitality crew, cheered up the sweaty work crews with Otter Pops. Wahoo! Something cold! The icy treats were a delight to have when you are working for seven hours in 102-degree heat.
With a long days work, it was time for grub, and the Kitchen Crew cooked hamburgers! This geared the team up for Kids Club, which was a success! The team made cute cloth fishes and played games with the Navajo children.
It is an uplifting feeling to know that the LORD had brought together the VBC Team to do such great thing. Please keep us in your prayers on these last couple if days we want to thank everyone who has supported the team. ☺
<3 Ashley Rodondi
P.S. Mom and Dad, I love you and thank you for giving me the opportunity to come on this adventure!
P.P.S. Tony loves you all - <3 Tony DiBlasio
Here are some pictures from our photographers on the trip:
Monday, July 19, 2010
Just another manic Monday out on the rez.
Today was our first day of work projects, some on the mission and some at Navajo homes out in the community. Projects included mending roofs, replacing roofs, building additions onto existing structures, painting play equipment, and -our favorite!- weeding the ever-encroaching tumbleweed. Some lucky students got to shovel lovely piles of horse manure, while others organized supplies for the missionaries here.
We've had great times of worship and prayer. Kids are making new friends and gaining new experiences, such as praying out loud for the first time and talking to people they don't know.
Currently most of our team is out in the Navajo community having kids clubs. These kids clubs consist of a Bible story being told or acted out, crafts, games, and getting to know the kids and other relatives that show up to clubs. Unfortunately my kids club was not around so we came back home (our temporary home for the next five days).
Here is some pictures from today:
We've had great times of worship and prayer. Kids are making new friends and gaining new experiences, such as praying out loud for the first time and talking to people they don't know.
Currently most of our team is out in the Navajo community having kids clubs. These kids clubs consist of a Bible story being told or acted out, crafts, games, and getting to know the kids and other relatives that show up to clubs. Unfortunately my kids club was not around so we came back home (our temporary home for the next five days).
Here is some pictures from today:
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