I haven't introduced the team up to this point, so I will briefly so when I use names at least a tiny inkling of who I'm speaking about will exist. The leadership I've introduced a bit in previous blogs:
BJ - head youth leader, great guy, leadership style definitely stretches my leadership style but it's a good thing.
Rhonda - BJ's mother, our bus driver, and an expert with the M16 (not really, but the pictures make you wonder), as well as a great cook Rhonda really made so many of the nitty gritty details fall into place despite being in a fair bit of pain for a lot of the trip.
Kerstin - Met her on the Philippines trip and as God's providence would have it she was laid off from her job in Cambodia and wound up as an ACC leader.
Seth - A definite backbone member of the team even though he was in and out on the mission trip. The group is lucky to have him.
Myself - if you haven't got a sense of me yet...good luck. haha.
There were 19 students on the trip, all high school.
Abbey: She's a freshman, and has a great heart for worship and is a deep thinker.
Aron: I didn't know him before the trip, but it was awesome seeing him come into himself through training camp and the mission.
Caitlyn: Another student I didn't know before the trip. Knowing bits of her story, seeing her live out who she was designed to be blew me away.
Caleb: I'd met him once before the trip very briefly. He's got an awesome heart and is loyal to a fault (that quality reminds me of myself)
Christina (AKA Suki) I don't even know how to describe Christina. Known her for awhile. She's very silly, a prankster, and a lot of fun to have on the team.
Darryl: Another guy I didn't know before the trip, but I sure did afterward. A joker, but also a guy with a massively deep heart for God and others. He was looking out for the team.
Garat: Known this guy awhile too, and he's full of wisdom and a real leader. Absolutely in every way a peer to me even though I'm a bit older (I don't know if that speaks of my immaturity or his maturity)
Hannah: very close friend of mine, odd in a similar way to myself, lot of fun, and very deep walk with God.
Heidi: I've known Heidi almost the longest of anyone on the trip as we went to school together long before I was at Adventure, and we've got a very much brother-sister relationship.
Jen: Jen was yet another student I met at training camp. She was fairly quiet, at least around scary me, but she's awesome and was a vital part of the team.
Jessi: I've known her really since the Philippines. She's another quiet one until you get to know her, but gosh...she is a prankster and can be quite extroverted when she wants to be.
Jordan: He's a real stand up guy. No doubt about it. He's got a really big heart and sees the world a little differently than a lot of people. He's another guy I'd like to be a little more like.
JZ: Yet another really legit guy (and yes, yet another person I met at training camp). He's got a gift for musical worship and a real strength of character and a humbleness I saw played out several times on the trip.
Kelsey: Abbey's older sister and one of the most positive enduring people on the trip. She's tough in the gentlest way possible.
Nick: Nick has a big heart for evangelism, and has been a friend of mine as long as Heidi.
Olivia: I'd talked with Olivia via facebook before the trip, but didn't meet her until training camp. She's really serious about God, has a great heart, and is a great photographer.
Samm: Samm is Garat's younger sister. She almost didn't go on the trip, but praise God she did. I can't imagine it without what she brought.
Sami: Sami...is one of the first people I got to know at Adventure Church, and she's pretty rad. You'll hear more about her in subsequent posts.
Zac: Zac is Sami's younger brother. He's also rad. I hadn't really known him on a deep level before the trip, but sure did after.
And that my friends, acquaintances, strangers, and enemies...is the team. I don't think I'd change it even if I could. God did a great job in setting up that roster. You would not believe the agonizing in prayer that went on for the team in general and for specific people who weren't sure for awhile that went into putting that team together just from my standpoint, and I know that the other leaders and high schoolers were praying.
BJ - head youth leader, great guy, leadership style definitely stretches my leadership style but it's a good thing.
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| Rhonda with her M16 on the bus. |
Kerstin - Met her on the Philippines trip and as God's providence would have it she was laid off from her job in Cambodia and wound up as an ACC leader.
Seth - A definite backbone member of the team even though he was in and out on the mission trip. The group is lucky to have him.
Myself - if you haven't got a sense of me yet...good luck. haha.
There were 19 students on the trip, all high school.
Abbey: She's a freshman, and has a great heart for worship and is a deep thinker.
Aron: I didn't know him before the trip, but it was awesome seeing him come into himself through training camp and the mission.
Caitlyn: Another student I didn't know before the trip. Knowing bits of her story, seeing her live out who she was designed to be blew me away.
Caleb: I'd met him once before the trip very briefly. He's got an awesome heart and is loyal to a fault (that quality reminds me of myself)
Christina (AKA Suki) I don't even know how to describe Christina. Known her for awhile. She's very silly, a prankster, and a lot of fun to have on the team.
Darryl: Another guy I didn't know before the trip, but I sure did afterward. A joker, but also a guy with a massively deep heart for God and others. He was looking out for the team.
Garat: Known this guy awhile too, and he's full of wisdom and a real leader. Absolutely in every way a peer to me even though I'm a bit older (I don't know if that speaks of my immaturity or his maturity)
Hannah: very close friend of mine, odd in a similar way to myself, lot of fun, and very deep walk with God.
Heidi: I've known Heidi almost the longest of anyone on the trip as we went to school together long before I was at Adventure, and we've got a very much brother-sister relationship.
Jen: Jen was yet another student I met at training camp. She was fairly quiet, at least around scary me, but she's awesome and was a vital part of the team.
Jessi: I've known her really since the Philippines. She's another quiet one until you get to know her, but gosh...she is a prankster and can be quite extroverted when she wants to be.
Jordan: He's a real stand up guy. No doubt about it. He's got a really big heart and sees the world a little differently than a lot of people. He's another guy I'd like to be a little more like.
JZ: Yet another really legit guy (and yes, yet another person I met at training camp). He's got a gift for musical worship and a real strength of character and a humbleness I saw played out several times on the trip.
Kelsey: Abbey's older sister and one of the most positive enduring people on the trip. She's tough in the gentlest way possible.
Nick: Nick has a big heart for evangelism, and has been a friend of mine as long as Heidi.
Olivia: I'd talked with Olivia via facebook before the trip, but didn't meet her until training camp. She's really serious about God, has a great heart, and is a great photographer.
Samm: Samm is Garat's younger sister. She almost didn't go on the trip, but praise God she did. I can't imagine it without what she brought.
Sami: Sami...is one of the first people I got to know at Adventure Church, and she's pretty rad. You'll hear more about her in subsequent posts.
Zac: Zac is Sami's younger brother. He's also rad. I hadn't really known him on a deep level before the trip, but sure did after.
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| Some of the team on the bus. |
And that my friends, acquaintances, strangers, and enemies...is the team. I don't think I'd change it even if I could. God did a great job in setting up that roster. You would not believe the agonizing in prayer that went on for the team in general and for specific people who weren't sure for awhile that went into putting that team together just from my standpoint, and I know that the other leaders and high schoolers were praying.
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