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Rappahannock Baptist Association Hispanic Ministry Report

2011-10-27T15:28:00.003-04:00

Fall 2011 Meeting “When a foreigner lives with you in your land, don’t take advantage of him. Treat the foreigner the same as a native. Love him like one of your own. Remember that you were once foreigners in Egypt. I am GOD, your God.” Leviticus 19:33 “GOD, your God, is the God of all gods, he’s the Master of all masters, a God immense and powerful and awesome. He doesn’t play favorites, takes

RBA Hispanic Ministry Report

2011-04-28T19:16:00.002-04:00

Hispanic Ministry of the Rappahannock Baptist Association Spring 2011 Welcome Grove church, Warsaw About a month ago I was taking a family to an appointment in Richmond. They were a younger couple, and had recently arrived in the area. They had gotten my name from one of their friends who has lived in the area for several years, and knew me, and until we met in the Food

Anniversary

2010-07-17T22:31:00.000-04:00

So tomorrow is Leslie's and my 17th anniversary. Hard to imagine that we've been married that long because ... well ... what do they say? Time flies when you're having fun? And it HAS been. Not always, of course... we've been through sad times, and hard times, financially ... but it's almost scary how ... how ... united we have always been. Strains? Honestly, not that many. Little

El 4 de Julio

2010-07-04T00:16:00.000-04:00

So I'm still, after ... uh ... wow ... 30 years (more or less) of living here, working out how I feel about how Independence Day is celebrated in the USA. I DO love this country ... but I have to say, it's more a love of the people, and the principles, and the ... potential ... I don't "love it or leave it", I'm not a "my country right or wrong" type of person, because my ultimate allegiance

Mary, By The Chin

2010-01-08T22:56:00.000-05:00

It's been an odd day. Feels like we got an extra Saturday. The somewhat surprise snow fall cancelled classes, so the kids were out of school today. Not much else was happening, so we stayed in, slept late, snuggled, and had a late breakfast. The morning appointment I had scheduled to translate for a man in Tappahannock got cancelled, and other than that the only thing on the schedule was to

First of 2010

2010-01-01T23:18:00.003-05:00

Not saying anything about anything ... just going to give this a try in the hopes that a recorded life will lead to a better reconciled life ... and a higher awareness ... This morning we drove to Seashore State Park, to the place where Donald's ashes were scattered, and prayed, sang, and scattered rose petals on the water. The song: The Power of Your Love. The pray-er: Leslie. the scatterers:

the year in review

2009-12-31T19:46:00.002-05:00

It's been an eventful year. the most notable absence at this point is that of Donald. There's no easy way to quantify what it is like to have to deal with the untimely death of ANY loved one, but in this case, as in the case of my cousin Eric in 1991, has made for a continuing struggle in adjusting to this present reality. it's been a good year, a sobering year, a hard year, a centering year,

RBA Hispanic Ministry Report

2009-09-24T22:39:00.001-04:00

EXECOM Meeting, Beulah Baptist Church Warsaw VA 090924 This afternoon I spent a while at the pediatrician’s office here in Warsaw, translating for three families and their children. It’s not unusual for either Leslie or me to spend SOME time there, two or three or even more days a week, depending on the season. The running joke is that they are going to set up a cot for

Hispanic Ministry Report to the RBA

2009-04-23T23:26:00.002-04:00

Spring meeting, April 23, 2009Gibeon Baptist ChurchI’m reminded of the passage that starts out ‘train up a child in the way he should go …’ because as I was getting ready for tonight, this song started going through my head. As a Royal Ambassador, as a child, I learned the theme song that in part says:Embajador yo soy, del reino celestial, Lejos esta mi hogar, en un país mejor

2008-12-28T01:07:00.001-05:00

I used to not be able to even SEE the floor over there, much less walk across it ... there were stacks of mail and things piled all over that corner ... i'm so excited ... i find myself just standing up and walking around the office ... because i CAN!

2008-12-28T01:04:00.005-05:00

we invited several of our friends who are working here over the winter for the first time (they are usually the summer crew) to spend Christmas day with us. we got their sizes and information from them about a month or so ago, and one of the churches in the area wanted to take on a mission project for Christmas, so we relayed the information to them -- they REALLY did a fantastic job --- all the

2008-12-28T00:56:00.001-05:00

See? it really IS possible! between last night/this morning/and today i worked on my office and got it clean --ALMOST completely. there are still a couple of spots that need work -- see the bottom shelf behind the chair ... but that will come... now the challenge is to see that it REMAINS AT LEAST NEAR to this condition ... for me to be able to work and not lose stuff ... to be able to look

2008-04-11T09:27:00.001-04:00

Interesting quote from C.S. Lewis today: "Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning..."

2008-04-05T10:20:00.001-04:00

hmmmm ... hasn't changed since i first took the test in the early 80's. perhaps it has gone more to the extremes on each of the markers. oh well. :-)

And yet another time ...

2008-01-05T23:15:00.001-05:00

What's your theological worldview?created with QuizFarm.com You scored as Emergent/PostmodernYou are Emergent/Postmodern in your theology. You feel alienated from older forms of church, you don't think they connect to modern culture very well. No one knows the whole truth about God, and we have much to learn from each other, and so learning takes place in dialogue. Evangelism should take

Theological Worldview

2008-01-05T22:57:00.001-05:00

Hmmmm .... veeerrrrryyy interestink .... what a difference a week makes! just can't figure anything different, other than location ... and thinking more about how the answers apply to the questions ... or rather ... in my head i was completing the answers beyond the 'yes/no' realm. Example: QUESTION: God calls us to faith at the preaching of the Gospel (during the church service) : Choices:

2007-12-29T15:40:00.000-05:00

What's your theological worldview?You scored as a Neo orthodoxYou are neo-orthodox. You reject the human-centredness and scepticism of liberal theology, but neither do you go to the other extreme and make the Bible the central issue for faith. You believe that Christ is God's most important revelation to humanity, and the Trinity is hugely important in your theology. The Bible is also important

Bay St. Louis & Waveland, MS

2007-11-05T21:07:00.001-05:00

it's been an incredible day. we arrived yesterday afternoon -- early. went through a small stack of work requests from different folks ... narrowed it down to a few we thought we could handle, and then called them to see if they were in and to see if we could swing by and take a look at their needs to have a clearer idea of what actually needed to happen. we visited three homes. the first is

2007-10-14T00:19:00.000-04:00

Sheesh ... it's been a while ... it's not that nothing's been happening ... it's that SO MUCH has been happening ... we ended up handing out over 220 backpacks. God supplied. And we will be able to send backpacks to several families in Mexico, through workers that are returning here in the next few days. Leslie found school supplies on clearance at Target for INCREDIBLE prices, and was able to

A Start

2007-08-11T12:34:00.000-04:00

Here we go! We've received somehwere just over 40 backpacks, and Tacha and Maria, bless their hearts, buzzed through checking those that had already been packed and those that needed packing and put them together in just a short while. We started getting calls from folks to check and see if we would be distributing again this year, and are compiling the list. We've got a few backpacks left that

2007-07-17T11:19:00.000-04:00

So here it is! We knew we were going to have to do this this year, and it happened pretty quickly once we decided that we were GOING to do it. It's a 2007 Grand Caravan, stow and go seating (the middle two captains chairs and the rear bench seat fold down into the floor, flush, so we can have a full length flat area if we need to transport anything massive. or spend the night in the car

2007-06-09T20:52:00.000-04:00

This picture was from opening night for little league, back on the 30th of March. It was COLD, but that didn't stop the crowd from showing up, or the players from playing. I think the more time I spend around it, the more I may actually be 'getting' this game ... but not just the game, the whole aura of it. The sounds, the smells, the food and the dust. There's also the atmosphere at the

2007-03-24T13:47:00.000-04:00

RBA Hispanic Ministry ReportThursday, March 22, 2007Four years ago tomorrow WE held the first Hispanic Gathering that WE were involved with at Coan Church. I remember being excited and somewhat terrified all at the same time. Leslie and I had been working on the choruses that we were going to sing. I had done some searching online and got the sense that some of the choruses I’d grown up

2007-03-21T15:54:00.000-04:00

i need to apologize.i feel like i'm doing too much. which is odd, because at the end of the day, it doesn't seem like enough. it's not that i'm actually trying to WORK my way into heaven (see God? how many miles i put on the car in the last 6 weeks? if THAT don't get me into heaven, i don't know what ELSE you expect me to do!) it's that i get so tired from DOING that i don't have the energy or

2007-03-12T21:34:00.000-04:00

Los Abuelitos! Angelica, Divina, Kenneth, y Jorge. (1/24/07, Santiago)

2007-03-12T21:32:00.000-04:00

At Salto de Laja, 8th Region, Bio-Bio, Chile, on the way back up to Santiago from Osorno

2007-03-09T19:58:00.000-05:00

Mom & Daddy, K-K -We got the package of Christmas presents day before yesterday -- the kids really love the books and dinosaur & clothes you got them, but the hit of the package were the EXTREMELY COOL HATS!!!! We LOVE all having the same thing to wear!WE LOVE YOU ALL!!!!Kenny, Leslie, Marie, Clavel, and Chapeu!

Ash Wednesday, 2007

2007-02-21T22:44:00.000-05:00

Caleb, our son, and, as of Sunday, our brother in Christ.

First of the Season

2007-01-21T16:11:00.000-05:00

Here it is, three weeks into January, and we finally got the first snow of the season. The forecasts are all saying it's going to turn to freezing rain tonight, with little or no accumulation, but we're planning on eating lunch in Gloucester tomorrow to celebrate Donald's birthday -- if we started ANYTHING back at the beginning of September, it set the precedent to combine drastic or

2007-01-09T21:30:00.000-05:00

This is "before" ... it brings to mind the Dennis the Menace cartoon where he's just had a bath and is all dressed up for church, and in the very next frame he's ...well ... Like this!Finally! What arms, elbows, knees, feet, and various and sundry flying objects (and a couple of stationary ones! :-)) were not able to do, nature and development took care of on their own!

2006-12-30T14:26:00.000-05:00

De parte de la familia Park Maccubbin, les deseamos lo mejor para el 2007. On behalf of the Park Maccubbin family, all the best for 2007.

2006-12-25T09:20:00.000-05:00

Yesterday evening we celebrated our Candlelight Christmas Eve Service at Church. There were over 50 people. :-) For the first time, Leslie and I served Communion together. Pretty Cool.

2006-12-14T19:10:00.001-05:00

whew!i didn't know if i should be worried as i was taking the test. (heeheehee!)thanks Jay

2006-12-14T19:07:00.000-05:00

You scored as Chalcedon compliant. You are Chalcedon compliant. Congratulations, you're not a heretic. You believe that Jesus is truly God and truly man and like us in every respect, apart from sin. Officially approved in 451.Chalcedon compliant100%Monophysitism67%Modalism58%Nestorianism50%Adoptionist17%Pelagianism17%Monarchianism8%Arianism0%Apollanarian0%Docetism0%Gnosticism0%Albigensianism0%

2006-10-15T21:14:00.000-04:00

Hannah turned 11 last monday. yesterday we celebrated her with a birthday party at a local skating rink. we had a blast. she's turning into a beautiful young girl. she is kind, and thoughtful, and (most of the time) gentle ... and wants SO MUCH to care for people... Scott and Becky and Breanna and Colin came up for the better part of the day, and that was fun as well. Tomorrow is shaping up

Back To Contacts

2006-10-11T09:17:00.000-04:00

Had my eyes checked last week, and found that the glasses i've been wearing for about 8 years no longer fit the bill for what i need. The exam was on Thursday, and I got the call from the Vision Center at Wal-Mart that the contacts were in on Monday. Pretty quick turnaround! Drove by to pick them up, and brought them home, soaked them overnight, and popped 'em in yesterday morning. Aside

Baptism

2006-09-29T23:33:00.000-04:00

It was an incredibly sweet experience. Altogether, there were probably about 15 people here for the baptism. We sang 'At The Cross' after in invocation, then I spoke about what baptism means to baptists. I usually don't focus on differences, but on similarities we have with other denominations, but in this case it was, I think, appropriate to take the opportunity to explain our beliefs... we

2006-09-27T15:52:00.000-04:00

BroadbandWhen we moved in, the parsonage had that old TV antenna sticking up there, even though it'd been a while since TVs were connected to it -- cable had been installed some time before. It's hard to tell from the picture, and I was still surprised by the size of the thing once it was down on the ground, but the guys that came and installed the wireless broadband antenna (below) took the old

2006-09-26T12:48:00.000-04:00

On Baptismi'm sitting in the sanctuary, listening as the baptistry fills. Alejandra has asked to be baptized, and we're going to have a baptism service Friday evening. it's a big deal. it's the first baptism (by immersion) in the hispanic community ... probably since Berenice was baptized before we came to Emmerton. we made an open invitation at the encuentro sunday night, for anyone who

2006-09-08T15:49:00.001-04:00

The Wonders of the InternetOver the last week or two, the traffic between my classmates from the Nido De Aguilas class of 1980 has been increasing exponentially, and it looks like there's a plan in the works to meet next year sometime in Santiago. I suspect (and hope) that the contacts that are being made in relation to THAT will spawn semi-reunions here in the states ... i know we've talked

Of Italians and the Grace of God

2006-07-24T22:17:00.000-04:00

What an incredible week it's been ... actually, a little over a week - since Friday before last, when I drove to Lynchburg (well, NEAR Lynchburg), picked them up and drove back here. It is a group of youth who come from ... at least 3 churches, 3 different cities, and a Pastor, his wife, and their son (from yet ANOTHER town and church) (the youth come from Rome, Florence, and Milan). They

2006-06-25T03:37:00.000-04:00

Cementerio De Los DisidentesThe first year we lived in Chile I lived maybe 5 miles from the ‘Cementerio De Los Disidentes’ (Dissidents’ Cemetery) in Valparaíso. We lived a couple of hills over in Viña Del Mar. Granted, we only lived there a year, and I was only two at the time, but over the ensuing 15 years, I visited ‘Viña’ and ‘Valpo’ many, many times, and had no idea that the place even

2006-04-30T00:08:00.000-04:00

These were the steps I walked down to get back down to the street that I had crossed over from the bus terminal on.

2006-04-30T00:06:00.000-04:00

just SLIGHTLY awkward ... you don't really want to put your arm around a grave marker ... fortunately, there wasn't anyone around, so i just set the shot, and the timer, and walked back over to the marker and stood ... :-)

2006-04-29T23:56:00.000-04:00

here is one view of the marker. i was able to take several pictures and print off a draft copy of them all and give them to the member who had asked me to see if i could track it down. it was pretty cool to be able to travel all that way and actually FIND what he asked me to look for.

2006-04-29T23:47:00.000-04:00

This day was important for a number of reasons, most of which i'll be figuring out over the next few months, if not years. i decided to go back to Valparaiso on my own on Monday afternoon. Partially, I had promised one of my church members that I would look for the grave marker for the sailors from the first USS Essex, which engaged two British ships in the bay at Valparaiso and lost 89 of the

2006-04-29T23:45:00.000-04:00

Lolly and ERose on the beach. Lolly was in the middle of either playing with ERose or trying to reason with her to come along with the rest of the crew to grab a snack at a local cafe ... funny ... ERose was perfectly willing to stay and play by herself. :-)

2006-04-29T23:40:00.000-04:00

Becky on the beach that night ... that circle in the middle is something with the camera, not a UFO.

2006-04-29T23:35:00.000-04:00

the beach at night ... with Valparaiso in the background.

2006-04-29T23:25:00.000-04:00

We got over to Vina del Mar on Sunday afternoon and evening, and managed to get together with Karen Wright, a missionary who lives there, and with Pablo Mussiett, the only sibling of the family who couldn't make it to the wedding. Had a great time reconnecting with him, and then drove down to the beach. Of course, it was already dusk, if not NIGHT, but Angela and Joey wanted to at least TOUCH

2006-04-29T15:13:00.000-04:00

this was our first home in Chile. This was where, as a three-year- old, i rode my tricycle down the steps from the yard (uphill behind the house) downhill onto the patio IMMEDIATELY behind the house -- and have the scar from 7 stitches on the crown of my head to show for it.

2006-04-28T10:05:00.000-04:00

Soozin took this picture last Saturday, while we were getting ready to celebrate the renewal of wedding vows for Jim and Mary Morgan -- it was a beautiful afternoon. (there was even some DANCING in the fellowship hall!!) :-)

2006-04-26T15:00:00.000-04:00

see?? there i am! the one in the mirror! i really WAS there!!!

2006-04-26T14:58:00.000-04:00

the house we lived in ... still belongs to the mission, but it looked like they were doing some work on it ... or something ...interesting feeling ... going back to the place you lived ... not a BAD thing, just realized how important it is to BE from where you ARE.

2006-04-26T14:50:00.000-04:00

reference why do YOU believe, Sunday, April 23rd, 2006, on emmertonmessages. (http://www.emmertonmessages.blogspot.com/)

2006-04-26T14:47:00.000-04:00

momma, daddy, jorge, and dina, an adoptive aunt of their family, and dear friend of ours, hashing out most likely something to do with what happened at Third Church ... this was on Friday evening at the Mussietts, who put on a dinner for us ... de maravilla!

2006-04-26T14:44:00.000-04:00

catedral de san francisco ... downtown santiago ... it's REALLY dark inside ... but it is the oldest ... uy ... not sure if in the city ... don't think in the country, though it MIGHT be ...

2006-04-26T14:43:00.000-04:00

jimmy and his (now) father in law, Jorge. pretty cool to think we are now related. :-)

2006-04-26T14:41:00.000-04:00

these are the bell towers of the monastery ... at los dominicos ...

2006-04-26T14:37:00.000-04:00

this is my current desktop picture. these are the mountains i grew up looking at. they helped remind me that there is something bigger than i am ... something bigger than 'man' in the corporate sense ... things we have to work around ... things we have to climb, things that will keep us from seeing what is beyond the horizon ... yada yada :-) seriously. mountains give you a sense of

2006-04-26T14:33:00.000-04:00

this was my first afternoon there ... at Los Dominicos, a folk-art center, where i basically ended up sitting at an outside cafe table while everyone else came and went, or stopped for a snack or a drink or a sandwich ... that's most, if not all the group ... i hadn't slept since wednesday morning ... this was thursday afternoon ... :-)

2006-04-26T14:30:00.000-04:00

jimmy's all 'when is this going to be OVER so we can get to the honeym ... the reception! yeah, that's the ticket, the RECEPTION'

2006-04-26T14:26:00.000-04:00

apparently, what i'm seeing on my laptop isn't completely true to what is actually happening ... for example, right now, all i can see of the picture to the left is the top of the picture down to about my eyes ... everything else stops there. so this is us ... Lolly, Karen, me and Becky, with jimmy and mane sitting, of course ... does the joy we feel come across in the picture??

2006-04-26T14:19:00.000-04:00

aaargh .....i'm at the library, and the broadband wireless is SUPPOSEDLY working ... and i've got the pictures loaded onto either the hard drive or on CD ... and i go through the steps ... and nothing ... can't get them uploaded ...will keep trying ...grace & (relative) peaceKennyaddendum --it posted! it posted! momma and daddy NEVER dance ... i suspect their laughter was at THEMSELVES as much

2006-03-29T22:36:00.000-05:00

Please read this: If you want to read the blog the author keeps, go here: Either way, I hope you won't be dissappointed ... I don't think you WILL be ... grace & peace

Ash Wednesday

2006-03-01T20:48:00.000-05:00

Drove into Richmond this morning to attend the chapel service at BTSR with Leslie. The Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Richmond, Francis X. Dilorenzo (Most Reverend Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo, D.D. Bishop of Richmond, Cathedral of the Sacred Heart) came and spoke, and also did the imposition of ashes for those who came forward (along with a woman minister ... not sure who she was) ... but

2006-02-25T23:39:00.000-05:00

spent the day in virginia beach ... or for a while, off the COAST of virginia beach. took a whale watching tour on a boat from rudee inlet ... windy ... cold ... sunny for the most part ... and angela ended up getting a little seasick ... but not much ... didn't see any whales :-( did see a bunch of seabirds ... then went back to CiCi's at Haygood to eat pizza (Scott, Becky and the kids came

2006-02-12T12:59:00.000-05:00

'THE BIG SNOW'well, kinda. the predictions were pretty dire. when we finally went to bed last night it was just getting started. still worked on the message, but wondered if it would be delivered ... as it turned out, it was enough snow to call off the day's activities (we had an encuentro scheduled for this afternoon). the kids got out and played in the snow for a while this morning, and caleb

2006-01-30T22:25:00.000-05:00

quick update ... they moved into a house today. big house. lots of room. away from where they were. quiet. not too terribly far from here. :-) and God was in it. grace & peaceKenny

2006-01-28T22:46:00.000-05:00

another interesting couple of days ... yesterday, Edith and family (pedro/mario, jose gaspar, luis & magdalena and a couple of as-yet unidentified housemates) moved in across the street. this is a good thing. hopefully it will get them out of the 'corridor' where the rougher crowd runs -- the ones who dedicate saturdays and sundays to BEING drunk ... and get them sobered up and ... well ... clean

2006-01-21T17:13:00.000-05:00

This was what was in our front yard looked like EARLY this morning. I dragged the Crepe Myrtle (sp?) off the driveway to let the tow truck pull in to load up the car last night ... it was squarely across the driveway after the car took it out... happened just before 1 AM, and thankfully both girls inside were fine. The car apparently slid across our front yard sideways, hit the crepe myrtle, and

Of such things ...

2006-01-14T19:40:00.000-05:00

Our children graced us with a "romantic evening dinner lunch" today. Caleb and Judson dressed up in white shirts and dark pants, (caleb wore a vest and was the cook), Hannah also dressed up as the hostess, and Judson provided the entertainment. the menu offered a wonderful selection -- PB&J with chips, Club sandwich with chips, turkey sandwich and chips, baloni [sic] and chips; snack special:

2006-01-14T12:54:00.000-05:00

Hard to believe we're already two weeks into the new year. Update since last post: Annie Lee Coates passed away on Thursday the 29th of December. We were in Kentucky on vacation, but in touch with the family. We had already planned on coming back to Virginia Beach on Friday to spend New Year's with Leslie and her family. Three other area Pastors were asked to lead the funeral, so I drove up for

2005-12-16T21:40:00.000-05:00

Interesting last 24 hours. Drove to Kilmarnock for the visitation for Ralph Dameron, Hilda (Bronner), our organist's brother. It was pouring rain and COOLLD. After the visitation was done, I drove on down to White Stone to spend a few minutes with a couple of the guys there, then headed back home. Got back shortly before 10.Watched a little TV, went to bed, and got a call at 2:20 from Jose and

2005-12-14T16:59:00.000-05:00

the top picture is from the front end of the hall looking towards the back and right side, the second is from the back end looking forwards.

2005-12-14T16:19:00.000-05:00

This past Sunday evening we celebrated Las Posadas with about 130 folks from our local hispanic community. The plan originally was to serve the meal here at the parsonage, but more practical minds prevailed and we hosted the gathering in the fellowship hall over at church. It made things a LOT easier, in terms of serving, seating, and cleanup, but it also gave people a chance to sit and visit and

2005-11-23T23:45:00.000-05:00

We're in Virginia Beach, spending Thanksgiving with Donald and Angela and Scott & Becky and the kids. We got away a little later than originally planned, but hey, what else is new? I'm taking advantage of the broadband connection here to update software on the laptops (both ours and the church's) and also get some software (freeware) to update what we have on the home computer. Tomorrow I'm

2005-11-19T11:05:00.000-05:00

On Sunday, the 6th of November, Jerusalem Baptist Church (Emmerton) Warsaw, ordained Leslie M. Park to the Gospel Ministry.It was a truly joyous occasion, with approximately 150 people (both Anglos and Hispanics) present. The service was conducted bilingually, and we had a combined choir that sang "In Moments like These" (En Momentos Asi) in English, then in Spanish, then together in whichever

2005-10-22T16:39:00.000-04:00

It's been an altogether odd week. There've been good moments, and even days, but there's something going on ... i suspect it's just the change of the seasons, and the accompanying funk, but ... who knows ... could have something to do with the business meeting we had at church on wednesday and the pastoral evaluation forms, which are trickling in ... The kids got their report cards this past

2005-10-16T21:12:00.000-04:00

We went to Farnham Manor today, as we usually do on the third Sunday of the month, for an afternoon worship/devotional time. There were only a few residents there, but we had a sweet time with them. It is a special time to be able to share with them, sing and pray with them.

2005-10-10T11:25:00.000-04:00

This was the during the 'free time' at the beginning of the afternoon. Leslie started giving ESL classes (that's her - lower right - in the blue).

2005-10-10T11:16:00.000-04:00

We held an Encuentro (Gathering) at Kilmarnock Church yesterday afternoon/evening. There were a little more than 30 people there. Served communion (you can just see the elements between the boom for the piano light and the sheet music), and that is always a moving time. It went a little longer, I think, than usual ... although the devotional time seems to be getting longer as the weeks go by.

2005-10-10T10:58:00.000-04:00

You are Charlie Brown!Which Peanuts Character are You?brought to you by

2005-10-08T21:17:00.000-04:00

All of the extended Park clan who was able to attend Mom & Dad's 50th anniversary reception at the beginning of July in Louisville. From Left to right, going strictly by location -- nobody is DIRECTLY beneath someone else, so here goes: Judson Park, Caleb Park, Leslie Park, Benjamin Martin, Hannah Park, me, James Kenneth Park, Laura Park, Emma Martin, Divina Park, Becky Martin, Elizabeth

2005-10-07T14:05:00.000-04:00

" … we were driving by the church and the cemetery this morning and noticed the black cat and the pumpkin on a grave, and we’re, really, am- ... you know, upset that in a Christian graveyard we would have these things that represent the goblins and the ghosts and the evil things that are out before all saint’s day on November the 1st, it’s none of my business at all, but it really, it really

2005-08-24T16:40:00.000-04:00

this was the back of the van -- with the rear seat removed, when leslie got back on monday from picking them up.

2005-08-24T16:38:00.000-04:00

it's backpack distribution time! we've collected close to a hundred backpacks, and today we gave out the first two - Brenda and Cristal. It has been overwhelming again - to see the generosity of the churches here in the association as well as back in Virginia Beach - Thalia Lynn collected and filled 54 backpacks - one more than they did last year! :-) It's all good.

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2005-08-24T15:50:00.000-04:00

This is a test. This is only a test of blogger for word.If this had been an actual post, it would have contained insightful and relevant commentary. As it is, this is not that different from other posts on this site. ( Grace & peace

2005-08-22T11:21:00.000-04:00

for a quick reference. took this picture the day we arrived, june 13th, in the evening. before any of the work started. whatever plant that is that was growing in front is still there, we had to trim it down to do the work, but Norberto told me last night that it was already growing back when he left. hopefully it will be back in full swing by next year.

2005-08-16T00:42:00.000-04:00

Saw Norberto and Isidra yesterday at the encuentro. They brought me a roll of film that they took just before leaving Mexico to come here, with pictures they took of Romualda's house. I didn't know they were going to paint it, but it looks AWESOME!!!

2005-08-07T01:08:00.000-04:00

They went ahead and painted the interior. Painting the exterior MAY be something we can do next year ... but we'll have to wait and see... she may have gotten to it by then ... or not. It's not unusual for folks to leave the exterior unpainted, but concentrate on making the interiors beautiful.

2005-08-07T01:05:00.000-04:00

A merged picture of Norberto and Gumaro doing the finishing work on the floor of the storefront room.Don't ask about the VW bus out in the street with the flat tire. At first I thought it was from the place where the doors were made, but something tells me it wasn't, and I haven't asked yet. I'll let you know when I know.

2005-08-07T01:01:00.000-04:00

Saw Isidra yesterday. Stopped by in the afternoon, just to say hi and welcome back and give her a hug. They arrived this past Wednesday morning, worked Thursday, but there weren't enough crabs for them to work on Friday. So she was trying to busy herself by washing clothes and getting the house in order. They brought pictures. Here they are.

DONE!!!

2005-07-27T21:34:00.000-04:00

I called and spoke to Victor, Norberto and Isidra's oldest son, this afternoon. He told me that they finished everything. Romualda will be able to move in in the next few days! Norbert and Isidra were at their Visa interview when I called. If all goes well, they will be arriving next week sometime. Grace & PeaceKenny

As Of Today

2005-07-26T21:32:00.000-04:00

The finishing touches were being done on the bedroom - Valentin was there working on getting all the light fixtures and electrical outlets installed, and the doors and window will be the last things to go on. that should be done by the end of the week. Norberto and Isidra got word last week that they need to get things in order to come up to Virginia to work, so they are scrambling to get THAT

2005-06-29T21:27:00.000-04:00

the finished product ...

2005-06-29T21:16:00.000-04:00

On Tuesday the 28th of June and Wednesday the 29th, the guys came back to Chimalhuacan to get ready for and assist in the pouring of the roof. The actual pouring was done by a small team of men (3, i think) who 'came with' the cement mixer we rented for the day.

Day 11: Mission ProjectReport for the RBA EXECOM

2005-06-23T12:46:00.000-04:00

Dear RBA -Again, my first word to you is thanks from the bottom of my heart for the blessing it is to be a part of this ministry.The last two weeks have been amazing. The project IS going to be completed, but we're not going to be here to see it finished. We've got all the walls up and completed (or will have, by the end of today), and the team will probably begin preparations to pour the roof

2005-06-22T17:28:00.000-04:00

a merged view taken from above and behind - i climbed up on the existing room to look through some lumber that was there to see if there was any that could be used for what we were doing. please note: the back wall is NOT bowed, it is simply what happened to the line of the building when the software merged the three pictures.

chimalhuacan: day ten 5:27 PM (Mexico DF time)

2005-06-22T17:27:00.000-04:00

progress notes: the wallls are done. the bricks have been laid across the tops of the door and window spaces, we still have to complete the space across the front where the rolling door is going to go, but the cross braces are up, and we'll have them poured by the end of the day, i think. tomorrow we will finish purchasing or ordering the supplies needed to complete the job, and Valentin and