Archive for July, 2006

An opportunity in every obstacle – part 2

An opportunity in every obstacle – part 2

July 31st, 2006 | By Vas and Joni living in Mexico | More from Vas and Joni

Vas writes: My sister (who is joining our team in Guad) and Joni and I, are presently up in San Antonio. We are stuck here for about a week more because someone hit our car while driving on the freeway. Thank the Lord we’re OK and there was absolutely no injuries whatsoever. The [...]

the Da Vinci Code

the Da Vinci Code

July 31st, 2006 | By Nyx living in Philippines | More from Nyx

So, I went to see The Da Vinci Code the other night. Seemed I was the only person in the world who hadn’t yet read the book, and the three other friends I was with were glad for that because they wanted another opinion on the film from someone who had no clue what the [...]

The Da Vinci Code

July 31st, 2006

Nyx blogs about watching “The Da Vinci Code” and shares her thoughts on the movie. The novel “The Da Vinci Code” sold in the millions, and was recently made into a summer blockbuster starring Tom Hanks and Audrey Tatou. The controversy surrounding the plot of the story (which I won’t reveal in case you are [...]

Learning, always

Learning, always

July 26th, 2006 | By Nyx living in Philippines | More from Nyx

Every now and then I get enlisted to help work on The Family International’s publications—mostly illustrating comic series for teenagers. I love this work, but of course, the work comes with other things, things that aren’t always the”fun” part. Let me explain:
Last month, I was assigned a 5 page illustration project for this comic mag. [...]

Starting Point School

Starting Point School

July 24th, 2006 | By Sara and Vincent living in India | More from Sara and Vincent

Our school for slum children, called “Starting Point” has been open for two years now, and is doing quite well. The children have learned a considerable amount of English and have made great progress. Four of them have graduated to regular schools, which would have most likely never happened had they not come to our [...]

An opportunity in every obstacle, part 1

An opportunity in every obstacle, part 1

July 21st, 2006 | By Vas and Joni living in Mexico | More from Vas and Joni

Well, here we are. We’re doing the last minute things. Both semi-trucks that were going to take our stuff from Cuernavaca and Monterrey to Guadalajara fell through at the last minute and we found out we were going to have to pay around a thousand bucks for each load! Needless to say, we were a [...]

Resting in the Lord

Resting in the Lord

July 20th, 2006 | By Nyx living in Philippines | More from Nyx

Well I didn’t get any revelations “up on the mountains”. Didn’t hear any audible voice booming from Heaven or see any visions. My three days spent away, alone, up in the quiet and solitude of communion and mediation with the Lord, heart-to-heart, were exactly that—quiet, and uninterrupted.
But you know, I realized I could get addicted [...]

Kodi adventures

Kodi adventures

July 18th, 2006 | By Sara and Vincent living in India | More from Sara and Vincent

What an amazing experience it was to be up in the mountains with 25 teenagers and a couple of us staff. This was really just supposed to be a small event, but it turned out to be a camp! We started the drive with lots of desperate prayer, as the roads in India are dangerous [...]

Pioneer stories, part 3 — Our house

Pioneer stories, part 3 — Our house

July 17th, 2006 | By Vas and Joni living in Mexico | More from Vas and Joni

Since there wasn’t a phone in the house in the mountains, we would drive into the town of Tapalpa every day to communicate with our house hunting team Vas and Godfrey. So we were so excited when the day came that they
told us “I think we found the house!” They came “home” that night and [...]

Getting away from it all

Getting away from it all

July 11th, 2006 | By Nyx living in Philippines | More from Nyx

There’s been so much going on lately that I’ve really felt the need to take a breather—or rather, to exhale.
Even before the Kids Camp, home life was already pretty hectic, and I was going for crash and burn. Mom suggested I stop for a break, but then the camp happened, and then upon arrival back [...]