Our Final Week in Canoga Park, CA

 When we got into town on Saturday night

we went to Red Robin for dinner.  As we

were walking back to our cars, we saw a

arm sticking out of the truck of someone's

car!  It looked real at first glance :-)

 Our Accomodations

Crystal's Room

 Our "Jack n' Jill" bathroom

 SO glad to have Summer join us for the week!!!

Since it was a large school (around 400 for Jr/Sr

high), Dr. Jim flew her in to help us for the week.

Each of we three girls were co-captains for a team.

It was a lot of fun but a lot of craziness, as I'm

sure you can imagine :-)  What's new?! ;-)

We went all out for the last week!

 Summer & I shared this room

 Some other pictures of the house...

Mrs. Pentland's collection

 It was so great to catch up with Summer!  I'm SO

EXCITED for her and David and their upcoming wedding!

Summer and I were talking on Saturday night, catching

me up on the latest, and then she handed me this card.

She told me that I had to look at the bold lettering first...

Can you tell what it says?

 Made my night! :-)

So excited to have a special part 

in this very special occasion!

 The people at Faith Baptist Church & School treated

us like royalty this week!  We had a huge, delicious

meal at Stonefire on Sunday after church.

 Monday night decorating... well, kinda... :-)

Here's Summer "leading the band" :-)

 Matt bowing to me to give me something :-)

I'm glad he's finally learning since it was already

the last week! ;-)  Matt & DJ always tease me

about being "her royal highness"...

I can live with that :-)

 What one will do to hang up flags :-)

 Haha I loved this one! :-D

 Love ya, Sum!  So glad to have you for the week!

 The door going into the foyer

 We did school in the foyer this week :-)

 The youth pastor, Pastor Matt, volunteered to get

us all Starbucks one morning... yummy! :-)

 Mom sent me a package... I love the Michigan bag!

 Our recycling spot on a back pew :-)

 We found another truck for Crystal!

I think this one is the best one yet! :-)

 Does it look like Crystal is enjoying her back rub? ;-)

 What someone will do for a good pic! :-)

 Nicole & the Big Ball :-)

 The girls did their reports for us.

They did a great job!  Their time

and effort paid off!  Very interesting topics!

Good job, girls... and Crystal :-)

 Miss Summer didn't get away from teaching this week :-)

 Emma, the youth pastor's daughter

Pastor Matt, the youth pastor, and his wife, Irene

Thank you for all your hard work to make this week possible!

 I loved all the Philippino students! :-)

 They had Colonial day in the school.

It was so cute to see the little kids dressed up :-)

 Summer, Crystal, and I had the opportunity to

"preach" on Friday for split chapel.  We actually

did it twice!  Once for 7th and then again for 8th!

Yeah, Friday was a crazy, busy, FULL day! :-)

 Chapel was packed out!

 Final Friday night service

We had an awesome testimony time!

There was a major breakthrough that afternoon

after the guys preached the split chapel.  

I think almost everyone responded!

 Matt, Angel, and Jennifer

I met Melissa on Thursday night.  She came with

her brother and friends.  She raised her hand for

salvation, but didn't respond.  I talked with her

after.  She came to the school some and came 

from a Christian home, but knew she wasn't saved.

We had a good talk, and you could tell she was

convicted, but she just didn't understand how

God could allow so many bad things to happen.

I knew she wasn't ready right then, but she said

that she was coming back Friday night.

Sure enough!  She showed up on Friday night,

sat through the majority of testimonies, and then

stood up to give a testimony.  She was crying, and I 

pulled her aside to talk with her.  I didn't waste a

lot of time but basically cut right to the chase and

said, "Melissa.. you need to get saved."  She knew

she needed to and couldn't resist the love of God

any longer!  It was so sweet to watch her just

be overwhelmed with the love of God - that He

would love and be interested so specifically in HER!

I choked up as I was also reminded of that amazing truth!

Through tears she accepted Christ that night!

 Thomas with his "little friends" :-)

 I recruited Rachel (on right) by Canoga Park High School

one day and then other kids from Faith recruited her later

that week, so she came!  I was very excited to see her

and to know that other teens had reached out to her as

well!  Rachel was also gloriously saved that night! :-)

DJ taking time to counsel and pray 

after the service with one of the guys

Three sisters... L to R:  Jeanine, Nicole, and Jasmine

(Jeanine and Jasmine are twins)

The sweetest girls!  I really enjoyed getting

to know the teens this week and having

the opportunity to get involved in their lives.

It's such an amazing ministry and I'm so

thankful that the Lord has allowed me this opportunity!