Kent, Washington

 

Galilee Baptist Church

 Ariel & I got to stay in the church's prophet chamber.

It was so very nice to be so close! :-)

 I love this verse on the wall.. such a good reminder!

 The church people were so sweet!

This is Ivone and she is no exception :-)

I absolutely LOVED watching her sing in church!

You can tell that she means it from the very depth

of her heart!  Ariel & I had an opportunity to speak

more with her on Friday evening, too.  It's incredible

to hear her stories & see her obvious love for the Lord

and for His Word!  Very encouraging & challenging!

 Dr. Jim celebrated his 51st on Monday!

I got him a Dunkin Donuts gift card :-)

I think he liked it, and I know he'll use it!

 Happy Birthday, Dr. Jim!

 Trash Ball

(check out the kid in the center.. I think he was

trying to imitate a fish?? :-))

 On Monday evening we went to the Lee's house.

The girls enjoyed reading books while waiting for supper.

 The men enjoyed talking.

 Their back porch was beautiful!

 Mr. Lee loves to remodel and work with old cars.

His garage was filled with them!  Very neat!

 Splash Ball

Ariel gave a testimony on Wednesday in chapel.

 Meet Gopika & Gina :-)

Okay, so I've gotten to know Gopika this week quite a

bit!  We've gone recruiting together & just have had

fun spending time together throughout the days.

So, she heard that I like to drink a concoction of

milk and rootbeer (very yummy!).  She thought that

sounded so gross, but she wanted to try it :-)

So, here they are about to try my concoction..

 Wednesday night War

 Ariel & I helped out the Marines because they were

a little short on people to begin with.. they showed

up later, though!  Faithful Marines! :-)

 Tube Tug.. about to happen...

 And the race is on!

 I had to get out there & cheer them on, too!

 Skit Time

Luigi the Chef (Thomas)

 The Sports Announcer (Matt)

 The Game Hunter (DJ)

(Personally, I think this picture is just priceless!

And I might even get paid to take it off.. ;-))

 Okay, I thought this was so cool.. this car had the

names of the couple on each of their doors!

 Big Ball Basketball

DJ is fighting for the ball.. or maybe he's helping

his teammates get it?? :-)

 Gopika is havin' a blast at registration! ;-)

 Leesie, Deanna (the K5 teacher), and Ariel

chilling at registration as they watch the competitions.

 Ariel & Janna

 SpOkE tAcKlE!!!

 Stephanie's sneaky photography skills! ;-)

 Look at Christa fly by!  

The camera can't even make her out! ;-)

 The girls enjoying the food :-)

 Tizzy & Ariel

 So, I was in the prophet's chamber & looked in

the microwave... I died laughing when I saw

what Ariel had stashed in there! haha

She was afraid of mice getting her food! :-)

 Scavenger Hunt in chapel.. who's gonna get it??

 Usually every Friday in chapel the girls play their violins.

 Random classroom pics.. :-)

Gopika hung out in our classroom with us quite a bit!

We'll miss you, Gopika!

 Everyone had their own little station.. :-)

 Tug of War

I didn't get any pics of the Big Ball Bowling because

I was playing :-)  Helping Recon again!  They won, though!

35 to like 11 or something like that.. awesome job, Marines!

 Friday night bonfire service

 The guys hiding in the bushes...

well, actually they were waiting for their grand entrance,

but it looked like they were hiding :-)  Made me

laugh and of course I had to get a picture!

 Mr. Apperson, the youth director at Galilee Baptist Church

 Testimonies

 The bonfire

 Agnessa & Me

I've really enjoyed getting to know Agnessa this week!

The Lord has really worked it out for us to be able to

have some really good conversations & counseling times

together.  For not being very open normally, Nessa, you

definitely have opened up to me!  I am so glad!

It's been a joy getting to know her & counsel with her!

The Lord worked in Nessa's heart specifically about books

that she was reading that were not helping her thought life

or her walk with the Lord.  She decided to burn them!

Praise the Lord for His working in this sensitive heart!

Love you, Agnessa, and it's been a joy getting to know you!

 A group huddle after the bonfire service.

 Ariel & Jeannie

SEALS WON!