Camp in Belize!

Even though it was cool seeing crazy bugs and animals, the coolest part of the whole trip was spending a week with these kids up at camp. We divided into four teams (Red, Blue, Green, Yellow) and I was the Red Team captain. Along with other leaders, I had the privilege of counseling these kids and leading praise music during chapels.

Here's our whole team, on the go. 

Up close and personal with the local wildlife. 

This guy was definitely a highlight. Look at the doorknob and you can see that it's like 8 inches long!!! They said that this is a very poisonous spider and that if we got bit...it'd be a two-day stay in the hospelal 

Here's most of our Belize team on the water taxi. 

Here's my recent Newsletter! To read it, click on it, then, in the new window, find the orange box with 4 arrows on the lower lefthand side, and click. It will expand! Enjoy!
 

MISSION BELIZE

This is our Belize team from Ustick Baptist Church. We're running a camp in Belize for 6 days (8-12 yr. olds)! Please pray for us! I'll post some pictures when I get back.

Pastor Bob AuBuchon from First Baptist Church, Camdenton and his wife Valerie, sons Dan (not pictured), Micah (top), and Sam (in front)...treated me like family this past year. Thanks guys! 

These are my good buddies "Peco" and "Warner." We are way up high in a tower on a very exciting day, as you can tell.

This is my buddy, Brian Meyers! He was an honorary member of the NTLI grounds crew this year. 

Road Trip!!

On Monday, May 20th, my buddy, Eric, and I drove back from Missouri in his car. He's a man car and we call this guy 'Ol Blue. We had him loaded down, as you can see (no there's no hydrolics, just a lot of weight in the back). I'm calling this section "Adventures of 'Ol Blue." It was a 24 hr. drive turned into a 4-day road trip. Praise God, who provided all the money we needed for fuel, especially with the prices being so high.

One of the highlights of our trip was driving through Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. 

Look at the snow-measuring poles they had at the top of the pass! They're like fifteen feet tall! These poles are markers, so they know where to plow in the winter. (Otherwise, they might lose the road, since the snow actually gets that high.) 

At 12,200 ft., we felt like we were standing on top of the world! 

Eric and I at Bear Lake. The views make it worth every penny they charge to drive through the park.  

The chipmunks in the park were fat and happy. This is probably one of the few meals this little guy picked up on his own. The tourists just love 'em. Great food...a beautiful background...what more could a rodent ask for?? 

In Western Colorado, we had to stop for this family who was taking their cattle up the road. I just love the west (open range).  

This was 'Ol Blue's first cross-country trip and he ran great, only overheating once as we crossed from Utah into Idaho. We made it home in four days (stayed 3 nights with friends along the way)! What a trip. 

Dad, Mom, and Rachael all came out for my grad.

NTM Graduation Pic's

My "boys," Judd and Jed, from Camdenton 1st Baptist Youth Group. They just finished their Junior Year.