As many of you already know, we have returned to Fresno and arrived safely.  With two teammates leaving us to head to South Dakota for a National Softball Tournament and another leaving the Superdome in New Orleans on a bus for Hattiesburg, Mississippi and additional days of meetings and assembly together with other leaders from [...]

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Friday, July 24 - 12:00 AM
Thanks to all of you who have been following us and praying for us as we have journied to New Orleans and entered into Jesus, Justice and Jazz here through the programs of the National Youth Gathering.  Sorry that there’s been a break in our coverage of our adventures.  This [...]

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Nice to meet you!  If you’re checking this site because you got a hat from us at the National Youth Gathering, I want to thank you.  Our team and congregation made a lot of trips to a lot of In-n-Out Burger restaurants to collect all of the hats we’ve brought to New Orleans and we [...]

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Wednesday, July 22 - 1 am
Fear not, though I may be blogging at this hour, our youth are all tucked snugly in their beds.  Today was a tremendous gift.  Our group was able to take in sights, sounds, smells, history, culture and much more.  Not only did we experience it all, but the group was [...]

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Tuesday, July 21 - 5:00pm
We just spent a very enjoyable and exciting afternoon on the Honey Island Swamp Tour.  Our group is taking a break and relaxing before heading out for our Cooking Demo/Dinner tonight.  We hope you enjoy some of these pictures of our day.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(St. Louis Cathedral in the background - taken along the Mississippi)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Guapo [...]

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Pastor Allen Schoonover and I have enjoyed our time so far this week with many of our Confirmation students here at Mt.Cross for Shalom Camp.  It’s been exciting to have so many kids in camp this year and for the most part they seem to be having a good time.  Please continue to keep us [...]

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We are in the final stages of our team’s preparations for the ELCA’s 2009 National Youth Gathering in New Orleans and we are very excited.  If you’re a part of the team, make sure you check the information on our “Upcoming Events” page regarding the gathering for all of the most current links and information.  [...]

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For those who didn’t know, I just got back from Costa Rica. I wanted to share a little about my time there, and specifically the worship I was experienced. One of the things I was able to bring to the team was my ability to play and sing, to lead worship. My time in Costa [...]

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