It has been a historic couple of weeks at Hume Lake. The amount of snow that has fallen is unbelievable; the most in 40 years! The snow right outside the Joshua building is literally 7 feet tall! It was a wonder to watch all the snow accumulate outside, but not so wonderful to shovel it all. I worked in support services last weekend and all we did was shovel. It was actually pretty fun though
Hello friends! It’s been a few weeks since I’ve written for the blog, at least it feels that way! It’s been a busy few weeks since returning from the DR and I think everyone is starting to feel it. Though it’s been busy, it’s also been such a sweet time working at the Winter Camps and getting back into the full schedule of classes, small groups, devotional time, and life in the building. I have
Hey all! This is going to be a long one because I’ve got a lot to say! I have my Associate’s Degree in math, so I like to think in numbers sometimes. Therefore, I would like to let you know that we are now about 63% of the way through Joshua. It’s interesting: ever since we passed the halfway mark, I’ve noticed that everyone including myself is thinking about our plans after Joshua. A lot
Hola, mi amigos! We are currently on our first international trip pin Jarabacoa, DR. After 30 long hours of travel in vans, buses, and airplanes, we arrived at the base mid-afternoon Monday. Since leaving Hume on Sunday, the 22nd, it’s been an exciting journey! Our first day and a half was spent adjusting, going through orientation, meeting our site leaders, and learning some local dances. On top of that, enjoying some great food and talking
Hello everyone, Can anyone else believe that in less than 3 days, we will be getting in a van to head down to LAX and then hop on an airplane where that plane will take us to the Dominican Republic! Yes, the Dominican Republic, it’s crazyyy! But this week has been exciting, fun, busy, and overall, a week where we can just come to God and say thank you for all the blessings that he
Hello, my dear friends and family! We have now been at JWI for four months. We have also completed “week one, take one” of Hume Lake Winter Camp 2023!! Woohoo! My roommate, Baylee, and I worked as referees for the girls’ broom hockey tournaments. That included the Kurth Cup Final Championship! I felt a lot of pressure, but it turned out to be a pretty fun gig. The girls teams played the whole eight minutes