I had a pretty special weekend this weekend, which started on Thursday afternoon. My closest friend of some 25 or so years, Chris, took me to lunch at Chipotle as a special treat- to celebrate my birthday. Both he and I had not eaten yet at the Albuquerque location since it opened last year...
Read more →On Friday morning, our team arose for our last full day in Puerto Rico, and again, we were happy to enjoy the day primarily as tourists. After a cheery breakfast in the facility’s cafeteria which was followed by the morning’s devotion, our group boarded the three vans and under sunny skies set out north...
Read more →On Thursday, our group got to take a break during the day from regular work activities, and enjoy some time playing tourists. It was also a special day for us because two people with us had decided to get baptized when we went to the beach- and today was beach day. After breakfast, we...
Read more →I lost grip on keeping up the blog daily yesterday. I was so tired last night I thought I would be able to recall day 5 today, and day 6 has had a slew of memories all of its own. I have a horrible memory, and have lost some of day 5. I’ll remember...
Read more →Today we got up at 7:45 and ate at 8, and then we headed out at 8:45 for the day’s engagement- a park party for children in a poorer section of Aricibo, a city about 55 miles to the west of San Juan, or an hour and a half from where are staying in...
Read more →It’s been a good day. We slept really solidly last night and got up late for breakfast, which is our M.O. After breakfast in the lodge- scrambled eggs, cream of wheat, and bagels- and a devotional, the different teams split off to their assignments. As part of the construction team, we drove to the...
Read more →Today started this morning at 3 am after a 4 hour night of sleep. A member of Jeremy’s church, Jim Weaver, came and gave us a courtesy lift to the Denver airport. We met up with the team- 21 in all- at the airTran ticketing area and then checked in between 4:15 and 4:45,...
Read more →Today was a drive day, Albuquerque to Denver. We left around 9:30 and got here around 5. We made one stop in Raton. The weird thing is this morning, picking up a backpack, I felt a tinge of pain behind my left shoulder blade. When we got to Raton, when I got out of...
Read more →Tomorrow my brother and I get to drop everything in our lives, jump in a truck and drive to Denver, and then on early Thursday morning, we’ll hop a plane to Atlanta and then fly on to Bayámon, Puerto Rico. This trip has been a few months in the making, but in reality, it...
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