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Entries from July 2008

Lots Ahead…Starting Over

July 22nd, 2008 · 10 Comments

First off, I’m back in the USA. I have lots of stories to tell and you’ll be getting multiple posts over the next few days about it all.
However, in the rush to keep you informed I used a cybercafe in Porec. Normally this is not a big deal. People do [...]

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Tags: random abstract

Having some probs

July 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Ever since I used that cyber cafe in Porec to post - I’ve had some issues with my blog.
Today - I’m trying to get them all fixed. But it’s a complete pain in the butt. So bear with me. Hope to be up and running in a few.

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Tags: blogs & xbox

Pula and the Ruins

July 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Saturday, July 12
Day Off
Technically this is a day off but so many us went to Pula together. It’s about an hour south or Porec. Roman ruins - ampitheatre, Temple of Augustus and Diana, Fortress.
The Amphitheater was breathtaking. You pull up to it and WHAM there it is….just built right into the [...]

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Tags: road trips · youth ministry

ATV’s and the Feeding of the 5,000

July 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Friday, July 11
We went ATVing today. Check out the blue jump suits. Some of us looked like Oompahloompahs. I won’t mention any names. I couldn’t get totally in my blue suit. I ripped the crotch right out of it because of my height. That got more than a few [...]

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Tags: road trips · youth ministry

Thursday, July 10

July 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Thursday, July 10
Today is my sister’s birthday. So..happy b-day, sis.
Today was fun. We went spelunking. Baredine Cave just outside Porec. Legend has it that two lovers got lost down in the caves looking for each other.
Moral: Don’t follow a girl in a cave without a sure fire plan [...]

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Tags: road trips · youth ministry

Wheels Are Gone

July 14th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Wednesday Evening Session: John 5:1-15, Healing at the Pool at Bethseda.

There are times where it just doesn’t matter what you do…it’s going to be rough night. You can see it coming, know it’s coming…and it just doesn’t matter. This one was of those nights. First, the students were ALL over the [...]

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Tags: road trips · youth ministry

Ultimate Adriatic Frisbee

July 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Wednesday, July 9
We’re in a pretty good pattern. Goof off, get active in the morning - open the word in the evening.
Today, I taught the crew the game Inversion. This is where you have 5 people in a line facing one direction, another 5 people along that same line but facing [...]

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Tags: random abstract

Nekkidity, Eastern Europe Style

July 12th, 2008 · 5 Comments

So they have nude beaches here. It doesn’t work out exactly like you think. It’s not like a restaurant with a nude and non-nude section.
You go to the beach and hope for the best.
I was preparing myself for the experience by interviewing the missionaries here.
“Do you every get used to it? You know, does it [...]

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Tags: humor · road trips

You’re Kidding, Right?

July 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The wireless internet is down in the hotel.
The cybercafe landline works.
What probably needs to happen is the router be reset but none of the hotel employs will do this. Either they can’t or won’t. They called the company that installed it - it’s their job.
Meanwhile, we have about 13 IT guys [...]

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Tags: road trips

Subscribe to Pictures

July 10th, 2008 · No Comments

I’m uploading about a jilion more pics than I put on the blog. It’s a hard decision as to which pics to use in a post and which ones not to use. So - I put them all up on flickr so those of you are pic fanatics can enjoy all you want.
Here’s [...]

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Tags: blogs & xbox