tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70310314543971621472024-03-19T04:08:06.949-07:00The Teen MissionaryKatey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-73441768544944412962012-01-28T13:34:00.000-08:002012-01-28T17:50:14.641-08:00Full of Joy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meet Pedro. They call him Pedrito (little Pedro). He is 5. I met him yesterday. He is the most adorable little boy and I fell in love with him just after spending a few minutes with him. He has cerebral palsy. He can't stand up straight or walk. He has a wheelchair and a vertical wheelchair that helps him stand up straight. He got it in December of last year. He loves to drive it all around. He can't speak much but when he was excited or happy he claps or slaps his hand. He was pre-maturely born at 6 months along with his twin brother. Sadly, his twin brother passed away 72 hours after being born.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Despite all of the things in his life that we would say are terrible, he has so much joy! He would just smile and look at me and clap. Just watching him drive his vertical wheelchair around was amazing! And his joy was contagious. I couldn't stop smiling the whole time I was with him. I could also see the joy in his parents as they watched him drive around and interact. I want joy like them! But I must admit that I don't think I would have such joy if I was in the same situation. I just watched in awe at all the joy that God has given Pedro. He can stand up and move around in his vertical wheelchair. God has blessed him so much and I think he knows that.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know that God has blessed me beyond measures and yet there are times when I don't have the joy that Pedro has or when I feel like I don't have any joy at all. Meeting Pedro made me realize that I should be joyful and praise the Lord for everything. So this is my prayer and I hope it's your prayer too. </span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lord, Help me to have joy like Pedro. Help me to be grateful for everything that you have blessed me with. Help me not to take your blessings for granted. I want to be clapping with happiness all the time because of You. Only you can provide such joy. No matter what situation I am in I pray that you will still let me be joyful knowing that you are with me. I am in awe of you Lord and I want to praise you will all of my life. Amen.</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thank the Lord so much for the opportunity to meet Pedro and share in his joy.</span><br />
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</div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-54068277876358584922011-12-14T21:43:00.000-08:002012-01-06T14:22:20.244-08:00Skydiving!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Even though I loved jumping out of a plane, the feeling of free falling (such an amazing feeling!!), and controlling the parachute; my favorite part was looking at God's creation from a new angle.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When I was skydiving this verse came to life for me. God's creation is so detailed and breathtaking. There is no simple way to describe it. You just have to look at it for yourself.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When have you taken the time to just look at God's creation and see how wonderful it is? You don't have to go skydiving to do so (though it is a cool way to view His creation).</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A few days after I landed we did a family devotion and the verse we looked at was Psalm 46:10 which says...</span></span><br />
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</div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-90131964120195714712011-11-23T18:11:00.000-08:002011-11-23T18:12:47.752-08:00Re-Programming Your Mind<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Over the past few weeks we have been teaching the kids at the weekly VBS in Santiago Zamora about the armor of God. Each week we taught them about one of the pieces of the armor and then they would make it (See picture below of the kids with their crafts). This week we finished the series by talking about salvation and how we need to ask God to give us his armor. We also handed out Bibles and told the kids where they can find the verses about the armor of God (</span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Ephesians 6:10-18</span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">). It was cool because they all looked up the verses and folded the page so that they could remember it. Though one kid asked me "You said it was Ephesians, so why does the top of the page say Matthew?" I had to explain to him that there are different books of the Bible...I think we will be having a class on how to read the Bible and find verses very soon. But it was awesome to see the kids learning and really wanting to know about the armor of God.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It has been awesome to teach the kids about the armor of God but it's even more awesome how God has taught me things about his armor and protection through my own devotions. I am currently reading the book </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Battlefield of the Mind for Teens </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">by Joyce Meyer. (It is a great book and I recommend it to other Christian teens. And adults, if you want to read it there is a version for you too.) I started reading it the same day I had been preparing the teaching for the kids about how the devil attacks our minds and how with the help of God we can defeat the devil and overcome the evil thoughts he puts in our minds. The book started talking about the same thing and then went into how we have to ask God to help us re-program our minds so that we can protect them from the thoughts that the devil wants to plant in them. I had heard that phrase (re-program your mind) before but it really clicked as I read it in this book. I need God's help to think about the things he wants me to think of. One verse that is mentioned a lot in the book is...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This verse has really stuck with me. I want to be a person who is Christ-like, But I need to think on the things of Christ all the time to do this. I also need to remove things from my mind that will not let me be the person I want to be. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I wrote this verse (</span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Proverbs 23:7a) </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">on two index cards. I put one on my computer screen and one on my mirror. I did this so that every time I am on the computer or looking in the mirror I see this verse and am reminded to think of and fill my mind with things pleasing to God. It is a great reminder especially when I am in the mirror because instead of thinking and believing "I look ugly. Why did God make me look like this?" I think and <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">believe</span></b> "God made me perfect and in his image. He thinks I am absolutely stunning!" This helps me to be more confident and live my life for Christ all day instead of feeling ugly and being depressed all day. Your thoughts have a lot of impact on your life, just like the verse says! And your thoughts come from what you feed your mind. So every time I am on the computer this verse reminds me to feed my mind with the things of Christ. I am reminded to not look at or listen to crap but rather listen to and look at things that would please Christ.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-Katey :)</span></div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-56013079325567671612011-09-29T14:46:00.000-07:002011-09-29T15:22:39.923-07:00You Matter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And I want to tell you that you matter but not only to me but to God. God cares for you and notices you. And he needs you. And the thing is he tells us this. The problem is that we don't know that he notices and needs us. But it's true! God tells us this in the Bible. He says...</span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"<span class="woj">You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.</span> </span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="woj">This is my command: Love each other." <b>John 15:16-18</b></span></span></i><br />
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<span class="woj" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He noticed us and choose us specifically! And he needs us! He needs us to bear his fruit and to love others. So no matter what happens you need to remember that God notices you and needs you! This makes me feel awesome. I can always go to the Bible to find out that I am noticed and needed by God. And his Word will always be true so no matter what happens he notices you and needs you. He wants you to know that you matter to him! Did you know that?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I have a challenge for you today. Actually, I have two....</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Challenge #1</b>: Remind yourself daily that you matter to God. That he notices you and that you are needed by him! Maybe you should write John 15:16-18 on your mirror in dry erase marker so that you can read it every day and know that you matter to God. And don't only remind yourself that you matter but continue to live your life for God because he needs you to! He needs you to bear his fruit and love others. Which leads me to the next challenge...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Challenge #2</b>: Remind someone else daily that they matter. That they are noticed and needed. First, just chose one person each day and then go out of your way to make sure they know that they matter. Maybe write on their Facebook wall and tell them you are thinking about them and how awesome they are and how they make you smile when they ________. Maybe if you notice them doing something nice tell them in person. It doesn't matter what you do just make sure they know that they noticed and needed. And make sure that they know they matter and are noticed and needed not only by you by but by God too. Maybe you could tell them you are praying for them to do the things God needs them to do for him (and actually pray for that).</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you think you can do that? Do you accept these two challenges? I hope you do because I know that you can change the world (or at least someone's day) and I need you to accept these challenges.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-Katey :)</span></div>
Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-89334564904630015392011-07-11T13:17:00.000-07:002011-07-11T14:39:51.059-07:00Destiny Team!<div style="text-align: center;">Around this time last week the team from Destiny church finished up their time in Guatemala and headed back to the States. I loved having them down here! Destiny is my church in the States so I knew almost everyone on the trip and it was great to see them all again, to hang out with them again, and to work along side them. They taught me so much. Here are two of the things I learned through the Destiny team while they were here...<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">1.</span> I learned that the small things really do matter! No matter what they were doing they were doing it to the best of their abilities. And sure, they might not have seen immediate results. Or they might have thought that the little thing they were doing didn't matter but it did! Each lady that they talked to or smiled to. Each kid that they danced with or spun around. Each block that they laid or cut. All of these things made a difference. And there was never a complaint, everyone was working so hard even on the little things with such joy! Here are some pictures of the team doing small but amazing things. Each one of these things makes a difference even if it was just in one persons life.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW73gWq38out9AwaUYs0E692PtQm8kcHlc2Tfm2HuV7pY6sMl4RIt1hjT1XXFNbVM0VGW9HP4SQtC-c7-S7vs9G2vvE-WvTn_2nTiTRQB-8LHiT-WIFJU2Rz13Li-3mE5kfTQ8WNXNNBo/s1600/269989_10150231406477157_551207156_7385209_5405973_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628208632091063554" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW73gWq38out9AwaUYs0E692PtQm8kcHlc2Tfm2HuV7pY6sMl4RIt1hjT1XXFNbVM0VGW9HP4SQtC-c7-S7vs9G2vvE-WvTn_2nTiTRQB-8LHiT-WIFJU2Rz13Li-3mE5kfTQ8WNXNNBo/s400/269989_10150231406477157_551207156_7385209_5405973_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_OZbTvoiPSjZGnYXdloTTpd4CPNidzF5Ga84b8ZoESOCTW_cFgjsNfiZWin6HtKnczRvkYvDCTfpnPiVZyNOXz-4crbO719vvuIA78G8a5i5QWlbnGUuvPpc_XocN8TKwdDZYWVhROU/s1600/269629_10150231406172157_551207156_7385205_8114325_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628207692230364546" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMWsrxL-LGEUNQw54joOq2Q8CL3XUJazA_bH0ZtKOtIilgDEmefmykfeVRk1j4Lb9C5QUZEvQR_PWeGDe4O6YFNgWTQ4YVHwoHmQ8ClI9J7HWB2HPicSvDZ-1oydgp5yiPIljsNIPedA/s400/260449_10150231405752157_551207156_7385200_4094006_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2.</span> I learned to do everything, even the little things, like Jesus would do them. And to do them joyfully and for the glory of God. The whole team was doing this all week! They were always so joyful in everything they did and they knew that they were working to glorify God. And one night during devotions Robert read Hebrews 12:2-3 from the Message and I loved the way the Message translates the verse. It says...<br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255)"><br />"Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!"</span><br /><br />I saw the team living out this verse and I realized it when Robert read this verse. Adrenaline had been shot into their souls and they were using it to work hard for the glory of God! I want adrenaline constantly shot into my soul and I want to use that adrenaline to always be working hard for the glory of God! And this team was a great example of that!<br /><br />I learned a lot more in the time they were here but those were the two main things I learned through them! The 10 days they were down here was amazing! I didn't want them to leave. God did some amazing work through them and in them! They almost finished building a house for two sisters who are prayer warriors for Santiago Zamora and other villages, they lead a women's bible study for about 20-30 a day, they lead VBS for 35-50 kids every day (2 of the kids accepted Christ), they had a worship night for all of Santiago Zamora (at least 1 person accepted Christ), they worked so hard, they showed God's love to everyone, and more.<br /><br />Thanks for coming down Destiny team! Hope you guys come back soon :)<br /><br />Has God used the people around you to teach you anything recently? If so, what?<br />-Katey :)</div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-39584791447129476252011-06-14T16:23:00.000-07:002011-06-14T17:47:14.557-07:00Today's Experiences<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Today, I was a nurse and a student.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I was a nurse when I cleaned and bandaged up a kid's toe that had been sliced open. I was out by the soccer feild in Santiago Zamora and I was talking to some kids. One of the kids looked like he was hurt and I asked what happened. He told me that he had sliced open his toe in the field. So I went to Forrest's truck to get the first aid kit and brought it to the soccer field. When I first opened the kit the first thing the kids saw was scissors so they told the boy "They are going to cut you open and give you injections!" in Spanish and Clay and I quickly said "No, no no! We are only going to clean and wrap up your toe." in Spanish. So I cleaned his toe with an alcohol pad and I could tell it stung by the look on his face. He was such a brave little boy! Then I wrapped it in gauze and medical tape. His mom came over half way through the process and just kept thanking me over and over. When I was done I asked him if it was ok if I prayed for him and I don't think he was a Christian but I prayed for him anyways. I then told him to wear shoes instead of running around barefoot and he told me he has no shoes. So I told him to wear socks, which fortunately he has. I enjoyed being a nurse, I finally got to use the first aid I learned in my 9th grade health class.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I was a student when I started my lessons on how to weave. Last week I was talking to the mom of the kids my mom tutors while she was weaving and I mentioned that I would like to learn. She got super excited and said she would get the stuff all ready so I could start learning this week. Unfortunately I was a little late for my lesson (due to my experience as a nurse) and she had to leave as soon as I arrived so her sister taught me instead. It was hard but I think I am getting the hang out it. I now know how much work they put into each little thing they make. Oh and did I mention that I learned how to weave in Spanish, a language I am not yet fluent in? I understood everything she was telling me to do and learned a lot of new vocab. Here are some pictures from my weaving class...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXeul4jHW4nNhvf_XJg9olKRvsWeMrfgE_HMjyaQVOpRYPErmPKId3ZIeTWmmo4yZJyl1ZuIb52SLJh1yfkidjiax5ph4wRV-crHggydQ0eDobMzlsEbQFZYyn19W5M_VyEbswZZeECU/s400/IMG_0260.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618232044637274002" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My teacher and I :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EKkKv1AeZHkLQCmK_7jCSpWKA3vntnMfJX2QbWbyHQNT57-3NNfTOLZXw29qisl8JWuG0o221XRQlhl8OMKZHz2bvHEQloKAe4bIc1BI1l-1uWyq_5WkfwiLKO-SuMmR9mlIsLwFL64/s400/IMG_0254.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618232040619951810" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Each one of those sticks has a different name! And if any of the ones on the top fall out then I have to start all over again.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Sorry, I have no pictures from my experience being a nurse. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Today was an eventful day, I am so glad God had planned for me to experience these things. I am grateful I got to pray for the kid after bandaging his foot. And I am glad I got to learn something new in a language I am not fluent in.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." -</span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 Corinthians 10:31b</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">What experiences did God have planned for you today? Did you use them to give glory to God?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-Katey :)</span></span></div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-19830891952338663842011-05-31T18:27:00.001-07:002011-05-31T18:43:35.894-07:00Worship<span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: lucida grande;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObcE8AOsLyWMkgORgj_4wJf_8aj78labJb0eqfuB9k-dIjn9QiDB6bLgNMM2tzs5P6isXbHfHESlmFHSr4lo8Kn_vSayy0QuC63nGHJ5oHYiWfG2ulOxKsDMMmQbIu3gNyidVlX4cdjM/s1600/DSC_0819.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 474px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObcE8AOsLyWMkgORgj_4wJf_8aj78labJb0eqfuB9k-dIjn9QiDB6bLgNMM2tzs5P6isXbHfHESlmFHSr4lo8Kn_vSayy0QuC63nGHJ5oHYiWfG2ulOxKsDMMmQbIu3gNyidVlX4cdjM/s400/DSC_0819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613057945559310322" border="0" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Have you ever worshiped in an African dialect? Neither had I until this weekend, and it was pretty awesome! I also worshipped in Spanish and English. I love worshipping in different languages!! If you haven't done it before you should try it sometime!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">So, this weekend a team from Miami, Florida was visiting our church and they lead the youth service on Friday night and the main service on Sunday morning. On Friday some of them shared their testimonies and their amazing musical talents that God has given them. They used their words, their voice, and their musical abilities to worship the Lord! It was amazing to see everyone in the room worshiping with all their hearts for the Lord!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">One song that we sang both Friday and Sunday was Lord You Are Good in both Spanish and English. The Spanish version has been stuck in my head every since Friday night and I don't mind it at all, I love it!! The first line is </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Señor eres fiel y tu misericordia eterna!</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> This line in the English version of the song is </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Lord you are good and your mercy enureth forever</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> but I like the Spanish version better because it says Senor eres fiel which means Lord you are faithful. And that is so true! He is amazingly faithful. He is always there for me no matter what. It doesn't matter what is going on in my life or even if I have been spending time with him recently...HE IS ALWAYS FAITHFUL! AND ALWAYS THERE FOR ME! And I love that! And since I serve such an amazing God I should be worshiping him with all I have! It shouldn't matter who is watching or what they think, I need to put all myself into my worship for the one and only all powerful God! And I need to worship and serve him in everything I do, even the little things :)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">So are you worshiping God with all you have all the time? If not, why not? Why aren't you worshiping the God who made you, gave you your amazing talents, cares for and loves you like no other, and is always faithful with all your heart and in everything you do no matter how big or small?<br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I will extol the Lord at all time; his praise will always be on my lips. -Psalm 34:1-</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family:lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-Katey :)</span></span></span></div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-85886938596587972182011-04-15T15:39:00.000-07:002011-04-15T15:42:10.982-07:00Shiloh Team Video<div style="text-align: center;font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Here is a video from the Shiloh team made by Kat. It's great and the song was kind of like the teams Spanish theme song. They loved singng the chorus...Si Senor, Si Si Senor! Hope you enjoy it :)<br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MxPkpO0g1f0?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" width="425" frameborder="0" height="344"></iframe><br />Have a great weekend!<br />-Katey :)</span></div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-44042175343642143182011-03-30T18:30:00.000-07:002011-03-30T18:50:10.141-07:00:)<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Today's culture tells us that we need the new this or the new that to be happy. But I can tell you and show you that that is not true.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhPJ-hJopp1DgermXf2nXaMKpiZa0F6_twnOwFXUhF1A5MvlYBSKvF7l1m6vXjIkL_zbEYcKLDt4_kV7wcMCf2jS5JIoEK0eJSnc4j8y_vg9SeJMJ31Nml4o5_g2pjfO0dcauU8RUQhI/s400/100_5330.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590051398536196882" /><div style="background- ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;color:transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: normal; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><p id="internal-source-marker_0.6431368794292212" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Meet Cesar. At the time that this picture was taken he was sleeping in a bath tub every night. He didn't have a bed yet he was so happy. He always has the biggest smile on his face, I have never seen him without it. He doesn't need a bed to be happy.</span></span></span></p><p id="internal-source-marker_0.6431368794292212" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></span></p><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxN9mPfYCoulDGF-0-5UpjdxNSl8FNPhFb_OFfRMfRs6Nn5YNlL7ZRiBXP_xlLQiFlTV0BnGB-v1JL5PiGDE_9his3rL6n8uisBbWIrJh0cKllmwVUd4wWRA066RW2rc4LMi6cVNN1Co/s400/DSC_0159.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590051415097688626" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hxt7VfdU8LrqUp20bkhJRHLEng2jssa9-eE0kvoa_sWycadvCN3Ne2Ke9bKFUyCTZkQVskDD8sAyc44L5LCvMS_Ts2DXbj0LT_Y4HWN2fADbQ1L2vSWATcLvH2Kc0R-zeMsMV57TPDg/s400/100_5591.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590051405512483970" /><div style="background- white-space: normal; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;color:transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"><div style="background- white-space: normal; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;color:transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"><div style="background- white-space: normal; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;color:transparent;"><p id="internal-source-marker_0.32561122975312173" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">These kids play soccer on ash and dirt fields almost every day. They love soccer and they always have smiles on their faces while playing. They don't need a regulation size turf field to be happy playing a game they love.</span></span></span></span></p><p id="internal-source-marker_0.32561122975312173" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTcChI5nlvBt6PXZwTWWpaEgTnkvOqBJyfFvUFY-wedCVGsLFlYAUgBr-1fJXCih2MrNsvJP4jpTTcrxuf2DExgoCDaKzrNNVVIF9sTjKlFpn3SZwH9IopKhSrmP0q-XH6BT6hNZoT3M/s400/DSC_0353.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590053826074090706" /><div style="background- white-space: normal; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;color:transparent;"><div style="background- white-space: normal; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;color:transparent;"><p id="internal-source-marker_0.9552530983928591" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Meet Elsa. She is the most adorable, love-able, and happy little girl! She usually wears the same clothes every day but she is still happy. She doesn't need designer clothes or even new clothes to be happy.</span></span></span></span></p><p id="internal-source-marker_0.9552530983928591" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8SP-Et3PfV7hPXn2DsZJku4TFXT2-XMlh7p5_uPigV-KrmwVQ4TgozrNzMtRdCqQfJrMC4Quri28w_DwVcKsIaZP0ITbFBg79cWO95Sgl1I56lCQ2HUyT-VAAt9qddv2EPoaX64_LHg/s400/DSC_0328.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590053820128673122" /><div style="background- white-space: normal; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;color:transparent;"><p id="internal-source-marker_0.5025211344473064" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">These are one of her few pairs of shoes. She doesn't need designer shoes or shoes to match every outfit to be happy.</span></span></span></span></p><p id="internal-source-marker_0.5025211344473064" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIBtvIY_hUZZJjEhKEprGv_N9WUa2MFFUFFQWmlN-Gu5TJjsTsI9IpQ3sPaJNt8z8DdMh4cLSp9q2uaHFk2TSKvE0H848OxKphfpoxqU1B2lolUWBNmHOIVqetvT2C7_M4IexegZK88I/s400/DSC_0385.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590053834162548354" /><div style="background- white-space: normal; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;color:transparent;"><p id="internal-source-marker_0.500399238197133" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Meet her family, the Lopez family. They just got a new stove that wont flood their kitchen with smoke every time they cook and that uses less wood. They are so happy to have received it. They were even happy before they received it. They don't need a new Kenmore stove to be happy.</span></span></span></span></p><p id="internal-source-marker_0.500399238197133" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uER2egul3P0THwYan6uQfJNRaajR0AX55srukpxA6AjYbUWzJBAom-h99PyT_CVLMgBUdw8X1h1jvgr5KX5yHsx7Fv3GZv9xDp_QgB47E3GQg6yWthyqj3a4LzaZfHeL9-kpyy_KYu8/s400/DSC_0162.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590053823067657394" /><div style="background- white-space: normal; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;color:transparent;"><p id="internal-source-marker_0.893754446413368" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">This kid is making a kite out of plastic bags. He was so excited to show it to me. He doesn't need a crazy expensive elaborate kite to be happy.</span></span></span></span></p><p id="internal-source-marker_0.893754446413368" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5BOwOEryKKpZQDJ5gL7bpnYr2xdhwirATu4LUB0MnyZOm0sLg_o3ZLWU2_4eGDzhOjyCyXaSStPjMj80eDjpwfSBK1SBrC3391Yw5rIIC0JIxeiIW8rHc2IzfCJPuXUI_LXq8yOKRq8/s400/DSC_0160.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590053810386940594" /><div style="background- white-space: normal; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;color:transparent;"><p id="internal-source-marker_0.48979751043953" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Meet Pastor Efrium and his daughter Renita. They don't have much but they give a lot. Their house is always open and every time we visit them or they visit us they have gifts for us. They are so happy and generous.</span></span></span></span></p><p id="internal-source-marker_0.48979751043953" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZD71dQqUFkjbbiyhyphenhyphenkcMbZxLKqUDQpKlsbxldfnStUmbhLxXcOaMPn90WEwQoCYkK65nWzvy8TCvUxtMvgi58kELyu040zIoMGLAWTBZW5OtWyhWyC610i_1PfhN6o3Ia6lwpvleq-I/s400/DSC_0061.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590051408692957554" /><div style="background- white-space: normal; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;color:transparent;"><p id="internal-source-marker_0.1574487122707069" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Now meet me, Katey. I am learning how to be happy without all the things the world tells me that I need to be happy. And there are so many people around me that show me that I don't need things to be happy.</span></span></span></span></p><p id="internal-source-marker_0.1574487122707069" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_i6Ulai1RCP2SvBI0_rcKby9NeSnxLc4_4oJBW_Fr2RfQ7aBIOYDdnANk9DQxPARNJMh59DpOe_TnZb64DOcDfLjbz8XjTxWd8oq7GQ7pL3Wnhj-5tRk5EPTjlr-Z_Qm5AaNm2549N00/s400/DSC_0015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590051404171312194" /><div style="background- white-space: normal; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;color:transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"><div style="background- white-space: normal; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;color:transparent;"><p id="internal-source-marker_0.3452326690312475" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">You know what all these people have in common...they love the Lord. He gives them happiness in all their situations and no matter how much or how little they own. And through the Lord these people have learned to not care about their things on earth.</span></span></span></span></p><p id="internal-source-marker_0.3452326690312475" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4seAhbq3Fw3DaKo-pXlAkV1i2YVfgHT813QQseuZKAOLbgJeDvDnzXeXBIvnJnLdnzLPrjCqnNWtQba8Gn5n-3QPy_oVY-AqaB1LkCA39amTrKV8eMCuAHrLXWq92jRj076mtBYQ-ec/s400/heven-and-earth.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590053982196151314" /><p id="internal-source-marker_0.3452326690312475" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "></span></span></span></span></p><div style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Times; white-space: normal; font-size: medium; "><p id="internal-source-marker_0.4293789016082883" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. -Matthew 6:19-20</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "></span></span></span></p><p id="internal-source-marker_0.4293789016082883" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">We need to learn to stop listening to the world and start listening to God. We don't need the newest, coolest things to be happy; all we need is God! So where is your happiness? Is it in the things you have on earth or is it in God?</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; "><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">-Katey :)</span></span></span></p></div><p></p></div></span><p></p></div><p></p></div><p></p></div><p></p></div><p></p></div><p></p></div><p></p></div><p></p></div><p></p></div></span><p></p></div></span><p></p></div><p></p></div></span><p></p></div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-35690604248566686352011-03-20T14:02:00.000-07:002011-03-20T14:41:05.269-07:00Shiloh Team<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSZ2Z5QSxf6hDIpXcR0Hthyphenhyphen7_VJLR2X1g6_zIUR4upI5cmB-IR9habOK3837o6pbicoPJYMg8uEj1LoLHWlWcc00Y0S91PzrGCW8n816vyWjKEZ_DGSUDPvV4OxgQqOjncQ8GiOjiB7o/s400/200464_10150110242582231_639522230_6833329_2073323_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586270503774659762" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Last week we had a team visiting from Shiloh Baptist Church in Alabama. It was a great week. Here are some pictures from the week...</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAdBXYp-yo7mUM_LVh523T0skzbjW1-XG0yucj6XtDjFMtXVIWADAFK1RUWXeyjo6_iR0W9oDA1qD5HNFyq8SI8Eduzzcs8yo_AZyVrAGxx_6LoVAbt6qZHlrprNxRqCisgiJJw22UAw/s400/DSC_0071.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586273091648467010" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We did electrical work and painted a room in a ladies house that a lot of people in the community use.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWy1oR1neV_IY-HZkLzH_LIRA08jpinM4Ky3SlP1lGpqO9-mFcLNrYbldnKiXwUVR-i9mlkOe8px1vPIvUrxCQk_CmXE1m2UqGoiPfyyxlATFIqLLMbs88NZFfUckhZ69lRmGrcv2XPW4/s400/DSC_0048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586273085627726322" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRKx8T8sfGY9Tv_VErdj8KHD7kVeNiPe7Kv-fp1605c_ZqrMjI6W68tlOUKOO1-lgv-_6XB998gUgefWgtUcgdcv9eUd3dFoS4s1lJTJ7K3xWTCbtfWrQEoLvuxchE-QLJQsDtpao6J4/s400/DSC_0651.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586274119647428546" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlK7QegSJ9fN_hIqNCbrV46J1NTXwJKFTe9i658bBBnvKNjw3GpMnLcfipIkU-e_8kK7OMXWSc6M1DbO7-h3KY_XwSv79wbc2aTHPLZes0dh2k_cIXaz4fMRdjBslnYUxJOmnQA20Y5c/s400/199538_10150111975362231_639522230_6846590_3334481_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586275889845804450" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We built a bathroom.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The middle picture is of Juana with her new bathroom. She was so happy.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">And the last picture is the men with the family and their new bathroom.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNY1SWxfn2eI1JHqFFpoPw6DZNsvMFKdf8PugA9u6GvfpIhEgS124q1_UX5r2IRdQwctcnfKAYGG3I_pGG0nsOyvyj_uFHOnKkx8SOxrYgTqqjEmJI17NQCzqC_wxREmX1yztrTWvpK4/s400/DSC_0168.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586273099781552770" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72gJdLBBocJ49X56Udm9h1y1aaZTJ374Fmon24jqQO7DQTtYKIWF10hToWqIDBy2PL8lccSOo-CSP1TqSqVgn17t7clLxWhVUzS1hX0UKZtZFQ_jpEwHia2xaEPACSCk5yeftG8XeW4c/s400/DSC_0410.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586274108983581314" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We helped with a dental clinic.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbNgpO4iK9fEjFAEevaxHq-kOYki8Q0c0TBYB49PGGjnYvh2iZorP1VmrUHuAEyfNEDuITKPmgASpC77VHZ7RlB5F9hjBh8jfve5BM-c1b-LcFqXQAqoUFtGKc0MOwwKLtMTWsJaImbQ/s400/DSC_0300.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586274105870428050" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1KeqHjvL6hY6ISFnMoq0BFd4oXeUkUASc_S9XUGJzY1GXKvtfwwp-6kDRb9qJzCMGtVObh7f10P0eoT1VsPr4u-I5X4p3pVbcY92A7y0fHY4g9sIbn-tZZzOCmZbs87NktFnDZDG5CI/s400/DSC_0268.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586274101296523042" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We did VBS where they taught the kids about God's love, strength and more.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginqVXaFe_awhyphenhyphen7hyNE09LtdypNzOzSO1qGgIpKF0hbE91E57vlienpfUKZo5S0hO_GoWQ2rCQaUnPeHNVMfFJe6Ui557YwhzVtib1N2N-9skuAnJJuZMeOHC1uxm1fMYNadFx2nl9j2g/s400/DSC_0847.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586275612719794146" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We painted, cleaned, and added new bunk beds to a house.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">And they did more.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">But even when we werent working they were playing with the kids and talking to them about Jesus. The kids loved everyone :)</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysfOUok_sv2fiEO-mzJp9ffFxZLOUD4_vRShq3qk3iN60aNVO88bdu5VAMECcjvQrqZxntlaVwTU85lsJVXfOU1n3x3KvszIcb9TSCIb8meOQfgL2Q6qTE4Fpz2MaDqZkQ6nKGgOJsDg/s400/DSC_0433.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586274113555550802" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8kvJPjjIkAmhmW8xFtYtDtBkVG_M8JYcxtIYcdVlcz3Njtlm0ind7Qg03az-ObkOrcGLBuPg-qHD1_64uE0PreFuR0ETXA5xnD2NSa9nJqmUFP4TC6z3YVakEcrtMcWQwntFkUFKqCE/s400/DSC_0059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586273084108900258" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We played soccer with the kids with both a real ball and a coconut.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0ajkXeky1arNT92n4hrk1sNvnNttEuUMQTLpaIoXTZgbN3fnz-YTKQLVUAsz_o4_Aoo8QdX4NPHagGv8O4jDiKyD9TdYSVzPDUsjBbRHcESJSGAYtiNeFuuDxpc0GCERzS0KphIrXTI/s400/DSC_0781.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586275609810152626" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Josh taught the kids to say "Get 'er done." hahaha</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscIiOQe5qTHIC8hJD8FvysGxpyV4SLWI3Qwxv3UAAmOYn70pkO5KKdJBawHoXoQIPgBhyphenhyphent_6i_bluXxcYF9KlkNBtrBmw2JXfaLFtOkKexJGoj8xVHZO8fet50OzEsVV9q3SXTBezV90/s400/188551_10150109559887231_639522230_6828614_2257885_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586275615196112434" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The kids loved to play with Scott's hair.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjKIf_ligki562Jq_v1YJNxWlIsODQk7Y58lTKH4KcizMA3eFSsSHHm3pypLiaAkiIG0oI3umyOwWc8yHLmjMriV25JxwOF1KutiYyWEBeR5Fi0ec-48xWZnagaejireyW9rr1sWEHXI/s400/196217_10150109559662231_639522230_6828612_4735187_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586275892353114946" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">D told a little girl about Jesus and his love for her.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_eB5hEXUJfEYNjD7LoJwH0hBVOTbaU6AYwgGr-icK4duHQZb9rIKJoY4lhDq5UWy5eT0NBJChsut3RZkZGueruKowUioWRTmTxOqLLGxs_whLkt7vDGPveLd6tOWO10R0t6TbJxEMoQ/s400/DSC_0663.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586275603388917746" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The kids were so sad to see the team leave and so were we. I hope they come back for another trip!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It was a GREAT week! God's love was shining through this whole team all week.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Was God's love shining through you this week?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">-Katey :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGILukxnqHTjT1y8mNf6ymcu4s6pS_vGz9l3mQfwHp8zDzLC6RdnYVouf1j9vniYbbbE8u_ZxHMsgZ6SpD6tEIcAo72eDzogagziLVsDNzYZAMpB-_yDC_gTVX-22tW7Daeoi_6y4ZqkE/s400/DSC_0155.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586273094681314722" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Some of these pictures were taken by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/amandahousephotography">Amanda House</a>. She is an amazing photographer who took so many beautiful pictures from this week. And the kids loved to look at the pictures she took. (See picture above). Thank you Amanda for the pics.</span></span></div></div></div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-64791574258676118252011-03-02T18:16:00.000-08:002011-03-02T18:22:36.070-08:00Doulos (Intermissions 2011)<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 437px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDkuymfQ0O_CJxNHwMhI-snRLwkO9HSJ7pL4qi6ILb5dmehX9oumFZH2zhlsn8GPbMpXIhnjPJbQVtabkjnrg4Pjbanb7pRDXDZ3_5S4_z-IbE2ot2xFc9nsHtk1Z_LVDeft006GmMOg/s400/DSC_0036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579282822592763250" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" class="Apple-style-span" >Last weekend I got to go to the beautiful Lake Atilan for a missionary conference. During the weekend the youth studied Romans 1. I learned the word δοῦλος or doulos. Its Greek and it means bond servant. I want to be a doulos for Christ just like Paul. I want to be completely sold out for the Lord and live every moment of my life for him!</span><br /></div> <div style="font-family: lucida grande; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">And other than listening to the awesome talks we did some other fun stuff...</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpat6sTvj6ZW-4btqel99G1E18DUc84kI6fbOaH0uH_GKayjjB3GzMZ944oUY32TpIGah5WTdq-KW9I_sQH0k-tAMx_5p0RvwAeoqFXKYTPOd29TzHUdclra64zPpnwnVwAnyV_BfkS6Q/s400/DSC_0191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579282834602002258" border="0" />We got to stay at a gorgeous hotel! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYY9jtEmBMZTge8fgxPI-FYQMCVEVco8CK1YhuGARPTantMJbKOzLd6_o_x58L7k_mIdNe_3JiZRuKkPt21PHCIgeivKcBuH_ggFCi8xHqtEE7_JG_pvOy-YsNJwyFLpn0nLF4Xb7Tvk/s1600/DSC_0200.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYY9jtEmBMZTge8fgxPI-FYQMCVEVco8CK1YhuGARPTantMJbKOzLd6_o_x58L7k_mIdNe_3JiZRuKkPt21PHCIgeivKcBuH_ggFCi8xHqtEE7_JG_pvOy-YsNJwyFLpn0nLF4Xb7Tvk/s400/DSC_0200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579282839356199506" border="0" /> </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Play fun games like the one above where Clay had to be Krister's arms and feed him. <img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEqdDmJ9mXmnfie3XLXdh2xeAvKSby8OC7YgXSE3wkcSdkI699arHCeU7Nm9mnhHMbsJKKnhHb9fjaMOTMhBZH7Ocl_ggc1Sij3Tu7c3kkB2pzoNqCo1oc41ujpVAnGJjcvglb6ty4Uk/s400/DSC_0120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579282825133677314" border="0" /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">And a version of Dogeball with only one ball which provided GREAT pictures!<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDi6k9LGKhLljhBWkN6L5e3gbUkbyH-rM6dh6WIqdtI8eGkR-G8qJsiYyB4udu8jPtpB8bunTpqUOWFu9JO6U8gPs7GR_7D655UOaDXX54RWms2r-2DSxtcgtBU70WqgHVgKOOtLoB2dg/s1600/DSC_0168.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDi6k9LGKhLljhBWkN6L5e3gbUkbyH-rM6dh6WIqdtI8eGkR-G8qJsiYyB4udu8jPtpB8bunTpqUOWFu9JO6U8gPs7GR_7D655UOaDXX54RWms2r-2DSxtcgtBU70WqgHVgKOOtLoB2dg/s400/DSC_0168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579282832261000066" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">We also got to meet and hang out with awesome people!</span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /> <br />It was an amazing weekend and I am already excited for next year. And I am excited to live my life as a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">doulos for Christ just like Paul!</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Paul, a doulos of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God— Romans 1:1<br /><br /></span> Are you living your life as a doulos for Christ?<br />-Katey :)</span></div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-50204860422058056562011-02-15T17:49:00.001-08:002011-02-15T18:29:10.569-08:00El Faro<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">First off, sorry for not having blogged in about a month. I have been busy but now I am back!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Last week I had the opportunity to go to the Caribbean coast of Guatemala on a trip. We helped with dental clinics, painting a school, playing with kids, ect. It was a great trip! Here are some pictures from the trip...</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6lbwFovgJN50ucTQvyu5Xogjah6aJFqzaAu_ihZowMVbQxXqFXQzvwGpFyES5C_vYlIF2NwmeU5TxBSzV5ybZwcXAHk6EI5BH3bjh0ZIXGjM_eZCbD8G9xxZA9mqSqxOf_cKTUk_w18/s400/DSC_0229.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574102000062846994" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjWjbAbH4ta1Ltd6JnVKhIIvJeiNfHesZHKqOmz8yOovzDaJR3iwWbVNlPeke3tz3LxeCteknGKrR3y9sIXzZNpuIoGxTOn5NzsBsMzZwVBhKcld_x1Be7oVHOlKZivG3NfZtvIcJEqg/s400/DSC_0232.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574104480232187634" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">The camp we stayed at was called El Faro. It was gorgeous!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">We would take trucks out in the morning from El Faro to villages close by. While in the villages we did a lot including...</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTe3r83f2AFZRkBvoC9WbRZGhGfN8AEEBvrmk8-OP77VMMqgeVuzI8gktlf4tU_lnKVYlQeySzyvZ8_n_h29AFfETTfNjcydopZYzooiDpo9A3vSTpuSkPk9mppwTxmCjPqo3Eth8-yJo/s400/DSC_0062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574102010646760114" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvdrqFifL_YFCICXRw1EaJclXirp8MsTKrh3p-TK5m-WM2uEALt7ryPm_IweVEZvyjQiV_yn085BQzTmrydJrn5EvPE_FxynUPaTufarpCi4qV8wtqQsDFd8jLT6qJ7siXPBaewvxf1c/s400/DSC_0066.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574102012409781362" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Painting a school with a team staying at El Faro.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7F0ST-LGotov7oaTBjo27EbDXHXEbgOiQWdgSfpN79QbwBfzIBU5MSSmyHp319p02R0wfbrkn0yivruOkzzz47i8GGCAZxEfJHYcKGvG3PmP_ibvbecwJT7zjRpK48KjIbDRVwGkG3w/s400/DSC_0129.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574102016142468162" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxED1ju8RzvaJOr-RK_FCuXPc_uYu55kupAx27FPLlDm9_EPgSbvUkAyU-QMBsKSzx5FkciOMZIA7ss1COKLH-Th63PCp_rnqp4TxERFby4K8uzB64Aj8S0TBYXbPXpHdOoXNzpzxJQi0/s400/DSC_0056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574102006201201522" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Making braclets and painting nails.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYG8zPwJoVIT8fVZNUecoXp1lNxzt7HZww6NG72pvzw3aT_RWoQjzA6W09zonuTBgotiVb1D24RO8o27WrMQLRKczKpYpSvI0-uYjx5UIsaAZoYdJEq8TMSpasd-94bVJECOjtOQOHXQ/s400/DSC_0376.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574104491958830546" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Making balloon animals.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1GoaPyftqSNu1ZGRKnNELT1PFsl3utTlFJQ5qSxAu1PP7XpVrQOczdYcfKnS8hYcK7fTgiKgBlxo-enzjS7-9hb67Nvf9SmfL6mHsWe599PIbAxTHPXMq3GnIG1IwZPT0p07k4ImkZY/s400/DSC_0384.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574104801582659490" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ftd8ldDZfYd5qVGVHjD4fn59BStodanlPmmh-6MLQ0NIIwPtqZFKtIhLc52fC6i2fQZYlBhV3fV_EKXt9UB5qn_-O7pwVJ5q8jPQ8R5JZ_gcfloN8bamLAebNJXA7omG_FOfHYeXIJ8/s400/DSC_0138.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574104470354010690" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">And helping with dental clinics.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">The first picture is my mom cleaning dental tools and the second is Jacob (a kid from the team staying at El Faro) helping Dennis while he did dental work. My mom was a dental assistant almost the whole second day and I was a dentist assistant for a patient while the other assistant took a break. I cant wait to help with more dental clinics!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Then in the afternoons once we had returned to El Faro we had free time to swim in the ocean, play soccer, catch starfish, ect...</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXhEEAkSUMGcdsAH-HzxHrGAQltvdh_TzZuUZNXxojjU_xP0In9FUJcLiIzQVifahzFPq-azc8cu4SLoEiB1Xk-jKZSIkaDKEiJZGExXLs9EZQTUfZk3X2o0cWXA2R-gi57efcgN2ZfY/s400/DSC_0205.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574104475870187826" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">This is one of the many starfish we caught :) It was so cool, I had never seen a real live starfish before.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBikr9593Xdh4hXLTDgBPfCa29pbj3bSMzO31dm32LfkEX9T3cfvnN3wEskr0AAX_9RJsQgVKc0dq63U0BwrzDM_qJpZJxriVYWCOLgQd1RC2-nHcZYO8epeWUpPaMLBMN-8fcjJzIjA8/s400/DSC_0327.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574104478314008882" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">It was such an amazing trip and I cant wait to go back to El Faro! And I totally saw God all week whether it was in the beauty of the ocean, the smiles of the kids when we gave them a balloon animal or bracelet, the appreciativeness of the people getting their teeth worked on even if it hurt, or the joy of all the volunteers! I love seeing God EVERYWHERE!</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Where have you seen God this week??</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">-Katey :)</span></span></div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-61972092862841831002011-01-18T06:29:00.000-08:002011-01-18T06:43:53.303-08:00Elsa! (Guest Blogger:Todd Erickson)<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My dad wrote an awesome blog so I wanted to share it with you guys. Hope you enjoy it!</span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDF0_prr3n-ZGDpilMJS7GHFbFT0g8qlWOKOuCaUrZRLX5WSX7nH04pXGZzaQ2oAYZkKP46uk11skdQnOZ0AFffpim0UYAELUVtJpB8TVAbH0P4USyMjowFbDIyYTbTS5GovnrrbOPDk/s400/DSC_0051.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563533775386260370" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background- font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; font-size:14px;color:transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">On one of our many trips to Santiago Zamora, a small village just 15 minutes from our home, </span></span></span><a href="http://theteenmissionary.blogspot.com/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Katey</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> took a quick shot of our new friend Elsa. Elsa lives in a home that </span></span></span><a href="http://www.servants4him.org/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Servants 4 Him</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> built last summer and it now includes a water filter and a clean fuel efficient stove. Elsa and her sisters love to spend time with Katey and especially brush and braid her hair. They have become friends.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background- font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; font-size:14px;color:transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Soon after that visit, a local magazine advertised for the opportunity to have photos published in their January photo issue. Katey submitted her pic of Elsa and it (along with one from Clay) was highlighted on </span></span></span><a href="http://revuemag.com/2011/01/january-2011-in-revue-magazine/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">page 86</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">. Elsa was a bona fide model.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background- font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; font-size:14px;color:transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Two weeks ago, Katey had the opportunity to share the January Revue magazine with Elsa. She got to see her very own photo published and the smile that spread across her face was, as the commercial claims, priceless.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background- font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; text-align: center; font-size:14px;color:transparent;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background- background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size:14px;color:transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Is anyone among you happy, <strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; "></strong>Let them sing songs of praise. James 5:13</span></span></span></em></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background- font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; font-size:14px;color:transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">(Todd)</span></span></span></p></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background- font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; color:transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Hope you enjoyed it. Here is the picture that I got in the magazine of Elsa...</span></span></p><p color="transparent" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background- font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Z17ltKlbJbtcyCujJWS4iKyrQushwwTa-mPcNj4TcryUFs-LdNhRhWvFU5eahl2FPep7iur3tefGA92pAxZLdNARTQsrer1cAU0kQOX9w91jF51gtUEBgzpMiZHFFmw_kolECatN2Yg/s400/DSC_0332.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563534193180508450" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">And here is the awesome picture Clay got in the magazine...</span></span></div><p></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpLSpptGiQkK0dtzeKpfVfVveuA2YMgncPln_LanejfVmmOMAv5ha2shOG_d6RlCs9qjPK_f15Fk1O_ePFDw3idU5PziBojbsz5zTu_ruNMTgQ1pxmrDFurcwQOD585OSkWcVZ2ItbrM/s400/DSC_0024.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563535097284959874" /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-Katey :)</span></span></div><p></p></span>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-30514108129470279172011-01-10T16:06:00.001-08:002011-01-10T16:07:38.592-08:00School Supply Distribution.<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIK5ekYPBzr4de70PRDj_WuJk3QabnVYr4S-DUGtX7ZRRlArMWfVoTBRLIjhBvacGFsNSTiOsHjDd1pjzEqYPYay9x_Qhd02CqistOGM4eEB7DLkCdtKO8z6n3dXIuel8qfef1Mfna2_k/s400/DSC_0006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560701385266603090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">-Proverbs 1:7</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">This weekend we got the opportunity to give away some of the donated school supplies to kids in the villages. They need to have all their school supplies to be able to attend school. They also need clean clothes and shoes, so we gave out some of the donated clothes and shoes too. We also got to pray for them and their school year. I got to pray for one girl and I prayed for her school year and for her knowledge in the Lord. It was a great day of being able to provide some needs and pray for the kids!</span></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2u4Gl2ViDmdozaC_BZkYAL-eVd2ddLxSGi96eJvicLpEnUET06VSUZJIJFZyHByC4THzrtkC7YC689zY-jMuXupxfG6gYUjDqbkWXLA7xOVST-IZPZBR4gavAZW3nDJAIaxjl3iaCo5Q/s400/DSC_0032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560711938297196514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXx43Ocu61POs-OOAnc7oTCMcSAwYb7XZD6HpCeUB76mA95YtVt-bv4u2WKqJ6em-115q5H_01_i-2VwnXfeR2uXnMgfPkCWfRuKg1c3ALcjBHvqZlA3Sipxf-KrVAXnq7m338sDypao/s400/DSC_0004.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560712652579057218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj587FRIw_grqzS7-CIxNCkRDyRUv8o_WWu3gsxQ9ZdWZUzmfBFlNOLTl8x3S6EE-H4MBKjOw7ttfxxUsAdqewhPF7JhG5EqIweFootVLsR6wjKqRc1YZmPjDADscBUP_rU62uTnPHWxcE/s400/DSC_0018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560711923885808450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZRasmflijYSyP8H4Bkxx3H71BOFrM-SE-V5VXJqwK7z2claghMhHKnv979f4XoTq0CwXy5sJLzkaqTVXsn8_tZIstuROWhrhKn5fn-O7NVrjV1wReH95vYpplugpdEidthxyNf-Hqww/s400/DSC_0024.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560711934064951506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">-Katey :</span></span>)</div></span>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-20778592912842121212011-01-01T13:55:00.001-08:002011-01-01T13:55:54.365-08:00A Quick Review of the Past 2 Weeks...<div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">I am sorry that I haven't blogged in a little while...I have been busy. And I want to tell you all about it so here is a bunch of pictures and explanations of how I spent my last two weeks :)</span></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHRR3P1ogSjRpQ8Ci0y3fgfEUO99VcONl3NSIDDEvCv-8NzIoAqN3Z8BLYfp_F1vpnLLdFUu577hBX74UbzYhNcZzMWV1JqPvoHPpMf9abSRMINJ3-q3XEU-EEl_8ri6-AxIIZnNaobc/s400/165569_570151330430_42900640_33111685_5210572_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557322354387409570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsCClgTUh5zLfzZ72NCVv3cPhozXJfmLF5dRjv23C8w04YFEKIWTK8V39BjuXIkH9dsKOPe-PiUL53hyjy_X_cBGJdn3hWFzAgIfBEPh5orSuJROoFex6x_TNbPbs6k6byyX9JyBRA7Y/s400/35591_570151031030_42900640_33111677_5732409_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557322351541952946" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">On the 22nd of December we went with some friends to Oakland Mall in the city to see the new Narnia movie. It was tons of fun! It was really nice to go see a movie in the theaters and it was such a great movie...so spiritual! And we even got our pictures with Santa :) It was a great day with friends!</span></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEm4FLtKeDMRPkiKqEET6hDFEf1w-hWiaYX8OAasU_yqEM16lzP4kVY-oc1N6HGVbD85EaDxo0THea-Np7afi-Ymj6E8S98CxyayoNEgRoyFa0RWTu7SLneXtp6AaEOamq1aoW5OqCqI/s400/DSC_0063.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557323250014072610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">And then on Christmas Eve we had dinner at the Forrest and Carols house and then went to the candle light Christmas Eve service put on by our church. It was a good Christmas Eve!</span></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnorLFCJdleRcscp2RPO4JQoYEuQ0PMv1zjMHnRlBzz2OMADAPj-uhX-bMOXPmD7aTaTjJjmLu0yypqXt-gTOJJFg99f391OrXN3VhC7pYFtTQcr3dv34WdMdsNwZ8-McTLmFc-iWddII/s400/DSC_0123.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557323835059498850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">But thats not all, at midnight the sky lit up with fireworks from EVERY direction to celebrate Christmas Day! It was like nothing I had ever seen, heard, or smelt! And its definitely a tradition that I will enjoy </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; font-size: medium; ">(:</span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgfer3yhv5hZ795XFzYNxtLwhIWNMVLkzuje5-xHzrMYdwrt3h9mS0mLgGJaJS1x18WhU_olsSpPQyyICAipnvod8wRuXmE7f0FuUstve4Ww0lCGpn9735n7R052DJ6Ja8XcNUhHbDzs/s400/DSC_0226.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557324299836562322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Then Christmas morning we had a normal Christmas morning. But then once we opened gifts and ate breakfast, we went to the airport to pick up the Oesterblads!</span></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOosN8sVEB8EHAC4ks8PeAxt1lWEhoZysztef9Aq9VVPUVgQSVlylIXETkAVK5TneFmyrSFi1w6BEx0YSRBusnpfw6y7Ke7ywB_Wkk7euX3InxUyIuszq3-7Rmy58kWa3NEdVK5Qr4YU/s400/164865_1574013103144_1020050277_1192426_4770062_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557331400291873762" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">And with them came more gifts! It was like a second Christmas morning. Thank you so much to everyone who sent stuff down with the Oesterblads! And thank you to everyone who signed my shirt! You guys are AWESOME!!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">(in the picture above I am reading all the signatures on a shirt that a lot of my friends from school and church signed!!)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Then we spent the week with the Oesterblads! It was a great week. We...</span></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUYiH5jiKLIFWgD60QCOKUdN5CHN-NKBIvzImIaRKOfDVjHaDLwJMrVWX5R3gT_eyATEyomRUK2Ie2yHtx3Tzmx5qRhYigeAo8RhQEa6zfsj4k_cxXE4H9bweYPiAj3OA38iWe7fobbc/s400/DSC_0039.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557332252204216514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxEEdd-xg4si3dCHAjv0gn9cLUs45HU0ewNT7Kn-zXVgbOpwqZQNkxvtIbAVk1iPhNStxg5V_o2AbzKQO_xbMqo-OAsswGTqMWeyWlUqNt4mv9y8RyzsIlcIvHWnCwSDhWQDW3m3a7vg/s400/DSC_0058.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557332259239235586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Sifted (first picture) and cleaned (second picture) sand for a water filter!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNwKIzctlatkW1mRnQUjN-7Ui2sTAcmYPQKRPBjbkE-dPJ5Va1LZoW-vy87SgpyfF226vzSzHuat7AXuCw1izayMguVRuStUlCoVhgVq2sQfK8FNzTi-_7NxlX3hrmbmWQCIVeQhtbY4/s400/DSC_0396.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557336153978866914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJYdz3MWVKbeOOn82a0ocDYxCcjM6bpH8MuMzwu8WUTCcg2pBjsS8vM32DVPsVjFSKiYmqiIXRw8OlRb7DmYigxnZ3U1s-KiSBZ8xFmy9vXEvTRZ4igx1qpvlnS6LVdWYPxCDJfWhjzw/s400/DSC_0296.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557333957970824802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MXi_aX9w-kqPPPouDDkLxu5bkiyWVOs7Hgsu5AltoVIH_XLHvJaG1F5-agT8GTlOkv-gK0f9lke1HvDXS72hVegB90K-blYnfWl8d8TCBsw3aQjgzPJCPUk3ABQ0PczaBMgf610KOD8/s400/DSC_0295.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557333972067500146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65sR9KXj1ydFmzOJVjbo2Wa2-2SUQkixak8ajoDxTij1vCEEt5kXy_B_ov4307ELLn42OLJSKN-ZDHs6BBGNQP-fQaxOHu0dAgLMeSchA5gDZUhnzvZvDT5rH3C31FGfzKWWcoxkwYrc/s400/DSC_0390.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557333978683578402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrq0PFrcs9_YFPqpwiAt-sMIuz8jPmhb8ULQQDakBGl6fmxr9-EVFwdH9jynoYlfXYcAZDEH3XzjP_m_sSh2w1qjy4e48aCkBKyhDVv1JKcCGQIFBQ-KHUr2qmhM5RbWH7Bm0WJ-0WYY/s400/DSC_0387.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557333974929758274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Went to a village where we played with kids and the guys built a new stove for a family.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">The second picture is me with two little girls who braided my hair (:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">The last picture is the Oesterblad guys with the family that got the new stove!</span></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6B4UHaEgviiIu-5J2zzx24xkunEHSHzm8aZLaO8S9ZY9pDTUTOh8rwwwyXAzrMPZy3dYp70IRvWOa9Rc-XUeK-tfN0mj996WlC6ctx4Gv4AhfY3-70xblpqZdK65xu8b0eIFin8kv1M/s400/DSC_0242.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557335392828915378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhssk0SHVGZgu-LhEX9xmNvy_eY9GjP-rqfzm6_TelIbGJqtzYImZ4RxiukSmRS2fFxbGkIOPSRDQ51pG5W8IbEKDtMiJKqLu5liscRfN6_KjMALXG92XvOM1xz6FX6BgVxw_278HLsB0/s400/DSC_0238.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557335386673577122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Went to some ruins in Antigua!</span></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlHdN_0KiU3nFxxuvVFvXE71SPEkzF0o7nRDs69IaJo6lkCUB2IYlZbtDboqFMj__y-84z0bGSfddQLzkVA_1gCKNfAO-f1blqw4M8IseFfv9Xhy0BbWYDXmKBtRj45ijEghyphenhyphenNaK3iv4Y/s400/DSC_0016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557336142002981234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFF2cRAN-0KTPnMSW8-3Yg39-fTbiHT3hOWtkSapm5IeVXaVh2eGJAH4P5kVkbRD8MoqsRDG4jMB1Pjs0uMjRT2hJR1tNIcMEE9qkJLwvBriMU0qjHCZlzXV0mmVuiouiqvIYl-5pmYIE/s400/DSC_0017.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557336147213187218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Hiked the volcano Pacaya. And while we were there I talked to our guide from the last time we hiked Pacaya and I gave him a picture of himself that I had taken last time. He loved it and he said that he didnt have a picture of himself. It was so cool!</span></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKkp7jgrw4UQjdbwztx7yxQ9enPCM7jnRmwdOVNvapxmAYdAHdtFLCDuYWkv_OhJvDehpu5G-Lfo4nmIl0-SduU6U8TEaMCDMLbYHAh0K6lD8tcswpuQEVmNTC_GECAPY0SaA0p6ruB4/s400/DSC_0137.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557337014231952450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiU7qWLV-KhC-lhIMHMjvkV6hcsMqMlekVFOuz_1DJUK6kajmMkp4ZG1LSUNUc0vXHERDs_iiMkjXUnlDuEPyz7hOsg9B2r2qCUjjkIoU8Y9J4LyokK3QsBHfNOYD793iuybGu5kFxUgE/s400/DSC_0006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557337013260465218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">And we celebrated New Years Eve with food, movies, and of course...Fireworks!! We set off some of our own and then watched them light up the sky at midnight just like Christmas Eve! It's so cool to watch!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">So thats how I spent the last two weeks!! It has been a really fun last two weeks. Thanks for reading...sorry for the excessive amount of pictures :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">-Katey!!</span></span></div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-11687517540425968642010-12-24T06:59:00.001-08:002010-12-24T07:00:23.995-08:00Noche Buena (Christmas Eve)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuIWq99dFPTy9uV-8jck1zhR_UMCV-2-Y3ZlQJrkEbDFmZVncjeP4TuOPX7sNKadq_dODXkehLZYgfM2WK4ZUxxZgc9tHkYysIm6s4grCdwLX74d4zaBATMqdiNljA1W8HqxGHJ5OGsI/s1600/DSC_0114.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuIWq99dFPTy9uV-8jck1zhR_UMCV-2-Y3ZlQJrkEbDFmZVncjeP4TuOPX7sNKadq_dODXkehLZYgfM2WK4ZUxxZgc9tHkYysIm6s4grCdwLX74d4zaBATMqdiNljA1W8HqxGHJ5OGsI/s400/DSC_0114.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551357964109261570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">'T</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">was the night before Christmas and all through the casa,</span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Not a creature was stirring ¡Caramba! ¿Qué pasa?</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Los niños were tucked away in their camas,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Some in long underwear, some in pijamas,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">While hanging the stockings with mucho cuidado,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">In hopes that old Santa would feel obligado,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">To bring all children, both buenos and malos,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">A nice batch of dulces and other regalos.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Outside in the yard there arose un gran grito,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">and I jumped to my feet like a frightened cabrito.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">I ran to the window and looked out afuera,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">And who in the world do you think that it era?</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Saint Nick in a sleigh and a big red sombrero,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Came dashing along like a loco bombero.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">And pulling his sleigh instead of venados,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Were eight little burros approaching volando.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">I watched as they came and this quaint little hombre,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Was shouting and whistling and calling by nombre:</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">"Ay Pancho, ay Pepe, ay Cuco, at Beto,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Ay Chato, ay Chopo, Maruco, y Nieto!"</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Then standing erect with his hands on his pecho,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">He flew to the top of our very own techo,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">With his round little belly like a bowl of jalea,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">He struggled to squeeze down our old chimenea.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Then huffing and puffing at last in our sala,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">With soot smeared all over his red suit de gala,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">He filled all the stockings with lively regalos,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">None for the niños that had been malos.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Then chuckling aloud, seeming very contento,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">He turned like a flash and was gone como el viento,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">And I heard him exclaim, y ¡esto es verdad!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Merry Christmas to all, ¡y Feliz Navidad!</span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">I do not know the author of this Spanglish version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas but I enjoy it and I hope you do too.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"> FELIZ NAVIDAD!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">-Katey </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">:)</span></span></span></div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-34017183779172832132010-12-17T07:44:00.000-08:002010-12-20T09:33:11.597-08:00Guest Writer: Rachel Austin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfrMRc8VNmS8Pb9EiP8iGAeziezr1QkimRLRakNDwJF54vGp1nBvNbacx93v6F3gbLi9kKji5EsJ6bL14dEeUBoxiPolJT29uY8bC-P7IXguk_jkqV8ZZKey5kzmfkVRXkryz9g6HYGc/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-12-17+at+9.51.11+AM.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfrMRc8VNmS8Pb9EiP8iGAeziezr1QkimRLRakNDwJF54vGp1nBvNbacx93v6F3gbLi9kKji5EsJ6bL14dEeUBoxiPolJT29uY8bC-P7IXguk_jkqV8ZZKey5kzmfkVRXkryz9g6HYGc/s200/Screen+shot+2010-12-17+at+9.51.11+AM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551711525486985954" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Rachel</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> Austin wrote an awesome article about my family and I. I loved it and wanted to share it with you. Hope you enjoy it and pass it on to your friends and family.</span></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Local Teen’s New Life in Guatemala</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">By Rachel Austin</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br />LEESBURG- Not many people know too much about Guatemala, so here are a few facts to keep you up to speed. Guatemala- population: 14.36 million, mostly a rural environment, located in Central America, 70.6% literacy rate, mostly populated with descendants of the Mayan people, and now the new home of Katey Erickson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">In August the Erickson family from Leesburg moved down to Antigua, a city in Guatemala, to work with an organization known as Servants 4 Him. Although she knew the change would be hard, Katey was actually thrilled when she learned she was moving to Guatemala saying, “I was really excited [to move to Guatemala] because I had taken a mission trip to Guatemala last summer and loved it! And I knew God was calling me to go so I was excited.” The entire Erickson family shares Katey’s same genuine passion for sharing their faith with the Guatemalan people which is why they joined the Servants 4 Him group.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Servants 4 Him is a non-profit mission organization that was started by another couple from Leesburg, Forrest and Carol Kendall. The missionaries teach the Guatemalan people about Jesus while improving the people’s standard of living with bio-sand water filters, improved wood burning stoves, dry composting latrines, and sanitation education. The Ericksons have only been living in Guatemala for about four months but they have already been able to do some mission work with the Servants 4 Him team. “Well right now our main focus is learning the language so that we can communicate with the people in the villages but I have had the opportunity to visit villages and meet and help people, do VBS [vacation bible school] type things with kids, help Carol (one of the missionaries in our organization) with anything she needs help with, and much more. And in the future when we have teams come down I will help them in the village with either building a house, building and delivering water filters or stoves, doing VBS things with the kids, or whatever else is needed in the villages. We always have something to do to help the people down here,” answered Katey when asked what mission work she has been involved in so far.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Learning Spanish has been quite a challenge for all of the Ericksons so far. When asked about learning the language Katey remarked, “My parents have been going to language school everyday for 4 hours. And my siblings and I have tutors that come to our house 3 days a week for 3 hours each day. It’s hard but I am learning a lot and I really like being able to communicate with people”. Although learning the language has been difficult for all of the Erickson family, Spanish is coming fairly naturally for Clay, Katey’s 14 year old brother, saying, “Yeah it’s [Spanish] pretty hard for my family but it’s coming pretty easy for me”. Even though the Erickson’s language skills aren’t quite top notch yet they don’t let the language barrier overcome their passion for the mission work they are doing in Guatemala. After going to a visit a church in TodoNicapan, Emily, Katey’s nine year old sister, said “We got there [TodoNicapan] early to visit a family and the mom was sick and we got to pray for her. It was really cool how even though she didn't understand what we were praying in English she still knew what we meant while we were praying. During the church service I didn't know what they were saying but I knew what they were saying. This might not make sense but if you had my brain you would understand”.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">While learning Spanish is consuming a lot of the Erickson’s time they still find time to experience their new home and adapt to the culture. When asked what her favorite experience has been so far Katey replied, “I have had so many amazing experiences that its hard to pick just one. I have gotten the opportunities to hike an active volcano, go to a kite festival, go to a Macedamia nut farm, see ruins, help in poor villages, and much more. But I think my favorite experience so far was going to and helping with a kids camp in complete Spanish. It was an amazing experience. I got to meet some amazing people, practice my Spanish, and just all in all have an amazing time!”</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">The Erickson family is embracing their new life in Guatemala even with all the cultural differences between Leesburg and Antigua. Clay recalls his strangest experience so far as being an incident with a taxi-cab, “The taxis here are like 3 wheeled motorcycles with a roof that can fit 4 people including the driver. I was riding in one up a hill when we ran out of gas and started rolling backwards and the driver called the other guy I was with and asked him to hold brake while he filled up the gas tank because he didn't have emergency brakes”. Katey has had some strange experiences too, especially in the Mayan villiages. “I think the strangest thing that has happened to me is being asked if I am married in some of the villages. Because in some villages some girls get married as young as 13 so when I tell them that I am 17 then they assume that I am married because to them at that age its just normal to be married. They are kind of surprised when I say I am not” Katey said.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Katey is greatly enjoying her new life in Guatemala and is looking forward to the impact she will make in the lives of the local Guatemalans. Even though Katey misses all her family and friends still living in Leesburg she loves living in Guatemala even more and keeps all of Leesburg updated on her adventures in Guatemala through her pictures that she posts on facebook and her blog-</span><a href="http://theteenmissionary.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">http://theteenmissionary.blogspot.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">.</span></div></span><div style="font-family:lucida grande;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Hope you enjoyed it!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Thank you Rachel for the awesome article!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">-Katey :)</span></span></div></div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-65681157505489534372010-12-14T14:16:00.000-08:002010-12-14T14:44:21.128-08:00Monterrico.<img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; font-family: lucida grande;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgg9FTWFyloW_ywMA-XtFrJBU2u53k64Ayf5P143mQlLVxoxFFeZvwyIV9rj6TSBkjy5S5TevX2pEwK4hTV8SMcajhPFsyTfrX8ovQrpEn8pFM_I3ZhOyF0nPWon2CtqCjhkLN38ujnSo/s400/DSC_0336.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550665958764902130" border="0" /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This weekend the whole Servants4Him team went on a retreat to Monterrico! It was an amazing trip :) We hung out, swam in the pool and the ocean, ate, relaxed in hammocks, and most importantly worshiped and had devotions together!! Here are some pictures from the trip...</span></div><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; font-family: lucida grande;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisY7RIou38w-26rRTnGJEg5eJumMQ6CpqbLLm3gy76UNc_36wCUfQRLaP8ifPrysZ5AOQoE05ktdN9toduFb343CYKnmXUliqtMiNsokhYO5RVHaAnc96qpvu-h28fAxaMUd1PNV9IjS4/s400/DSC_0199.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550666276328218882" border="0" /><div style="font-family: lucida grande;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This is the view of the pool and from the pool you had a view of the beach, it was so amazingly beautiful! It was my first time to ever see a black sand beach and it was so pretty :) We also got to see the sunset over the ocean, it was my first time to see that too...Gods creation is SO BEAUTIFUL!<br /></span></div><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9_mBc5MboJl5DaF8w1pFLQwgCEt-EprMN4KiW9PRIST40z-A9OMkB2uiUwm364FABquXZ5-bemz6h2uZZ9Es7lpFAMwshQjNO10SGkV6_polL7wN8vK8Uz2mKVu0hvMD-PRVaiIT2eM/s400/DSC_0273.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550668039976551890" border="0" /><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutl2eRgZVYNxid8dhOCL945POTe6fSOo4brKMrMlN2x-pegrsRtbyjv9MNhoxHnNKSis0Vhd_3VC0USHd9us4sBdLkbQUGvJTm78M9ik_sK1h88h3F3i4GKVWewA-p_uFZY3drkFyA5M/s400/DSC_0268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550668042180637730" border="0" /><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7m5vOsNzlf_EppwmZrE4jB6ag6uyWgiowXaR-p5-ZeYi3FfHUPua20lqBKsOdM2zOCPT0ZsM3S5Ou0NNn7UW0duCnBLtVCNv-6ktyNVwZEenAyXGy9IfZEef2wkwXrWuUU5qLuVQvMg/s400/DSC_0243.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550668032589000994" border="0" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We got some amazing silhouette pictures :)</span></div></div></div><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; font-family: lucida grande;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOnUKIOA9hDjMYQQMW38u44RFkKhG__1cBMlGxYC5IEmAq5SFI6aDrAsSlacs00gvYc_W-q_vLPP2RgXQ6_QfxfTglD7fveKgxa-AbigeVGX9cMyW7144Kun6jmpTKrKM7GZW6rFqTqw/s400/DSC_0299.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550668511496759042" border="0" /><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; font-family: lucida grande;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTD8zcNJT3DALNnVLkMIiCP5ZMwVZ2RoWtvczejerbBhLSi9qQE8xssfyxsaQR-1GuWnbfzUC_B1pNsH_L9GFWjOPujUiH3lgUFAFHPYF1Q2XQjEUpC5wzTHMApmqijUYJJg0Km7Lw_To/s400/DSC_0315.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550668510569174418" border="0" /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We also got to rescue baby turtles! We got to release them into the ocean. And the cool thing was that we had to set them down about 8 feet in front of the ocean so that they could see where they were released so that when they grow up (if they survive) then they come back to the same place to lay their eggs. Isn't that so cool!</span></div><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 411px; height: 160px; font-family: lucida grande;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc50JlguR82dUcsmxKAEbNfOR-ovRa2KsWa8EMIypFB3oBgb1mMCxMx9F4GJX5IWAbcwPj3HJpB-A_AD7aHXSQszix0aGwhgAHmd4CehZ-OS7JH-Z2kGHdi5_XOmREJZsqYEJyBDQ94fY/s400/DSC_0140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550670924520436610" border="0" /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It was an amazing trip!! I am so grateful that God brought me and my whole family down to Guatemala to join the awesome Servants4Him team, and I am so grateful for the Servants4Him team, everyone on the team is amazing!</span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Hope you have had an amazing weekend too! And what are you grateful for?</span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: lucida grande;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">-Katey :)</span></div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-64911414674836894902010-12-07T08:12:00.000-08:002010-12-07T12:27:18.362-08:00Todonicapan.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:medium;">On Sunday I got to go to Todonicapan. We were invited to visit a friends church for the day because they were having their annual celebration for their church with the community. It was a great day, here are some pictures...</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPr1pfbBVmFpCf0s0fqTahsnor0F99X3kaqQreFmmDX9m_mIn67C_DfJjuokj8MPGVeYdmMSSrOdEb0ILg0ADQO4x6CuKJ61W-tNg0yNN7V63jOx-tbbSfOue6GnJpleNIFd9g0U9H-So/s400/DSC_0017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547974410399777186" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">These are the two daughters of our friend. Their names are Jesus Estella and Petrona.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5jQvLapcsDOUhyphenhyphen9XSZUlw5SaQG47rW4jSsX8w2peGz24DwwyMxOJvOHp0An20Qn7DB3CMZAy45GAiTrq5RUuAgEdGwwYTCn3kcS5M6KNeoFFCECz66ObuzRjnu0s3qWOSSgwyQ7ckPA/s400/DSC_0022.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547974739640824850" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">This is the ladies making fried chicken for lunch, it was delicious!</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvcxCFcv_G1gx6gszyWmwYTySQelr528kuX_qojlC37d84jiK82oYgKCAvzrdVCeaccr7JBpDZDFLE1PnJJXp6xbMbdO-6UoSEfs7QWdymZDRSR88kQk0rwsUbN4vwRq1ZqTvdOpACzY/s400/DSC_0109.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547975019327445250" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">We got to eat lunch with some of the elders in the community.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqok6RfrFd94cgljFFYmErsnBF9Bg43_-QanLgCNT3xo-8Vkl7klGEPwM9EFfZj1vkZO9cjcIYfQLiNpTZv4qzVe4wsdJPFZGLiRP4nghEHiUZWusC15OrtM3tO3BYIa0E9QlgU1-ZyY/s400/DSC_0153.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548037242855632018" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOzFDoW62oDoZBPInIo9cL7EAwi9HDj3zf-US0p0XM2YKF8jr_ZbvrPf9WDKe5dUHHOEOWUcvZowluyzG9AEIk-bJLoAC1Sl0vllNA8bmDprADEAMzuZviff_WOms9V5H7MT92Xo7eVE/s400/DSC_0058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548037240558631074" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">We met and played with a lot of kids!</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASoiKhwZYtk5VON7unBGcy4Ahyphenhyphen2iB4QANH1kj0YNp7-_2bttdxQkMYlelZmPfve2kzMZakLomsAYL1AmJGRkYufYU54SF4AfRrsDIjosx-mT8xsYNCh0eF_aYiZPPq-a1ljcs0-qRaio/s400/DSC_0151.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548038352386490594" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Then we went to the special church service and even though it was in a mix of Spanish and their indigenous language and I didn't understand a lot I still knew that they were praising God. It was really cool to see. And there were so many people there. The church was overflowing during the service, they even had to have people sit outside on benches.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvt4380Q7Qw-1tXgKk4TxFxjzaRgD8Q30W_l3TOPVYWgvT2GOcJl6Y2bVW9DumwEvX4z3YoWVKqtAScsVx_3lRnlLMsJPD1T2qE7Ha0zj0Oc454PEjBcR2yU_JsTAhtyhDYumDEaOn7hM/s400/DSC_0162.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548037592159220162" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">And then on the way home we stopped and looked down on Quetzaltenango while Esturado told us the legend of the Quetzal. The view was beautiful!</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPN8frmcxtnJPwCg_S31Shhzm9cHN04fvKa64TUhsVYKG6g9PaB0aOotMw_unufhWQaMnv1xw8kd11BF9Za9DiYhx5t1WLekSbNbQCowaGDyULwDjGGuZn9o8XkJhb1hEnL5692ygOMg/s400/DSC_0156.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548038722798969938" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">It was a great trip!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">-Katey :)</span></span></div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-12619295995595458712010-11-29T10:21:00.001-08:002010-11-29T11:10:57.696-08:00Their Rims Were High and Awesome!<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFnv8GEGj3qDiDnsYay-y5v3AqSWlL2h3iMn_bs_J02uXvQC6W7H-TY0oXxi_95b_axmU-H0Tw-nG9SDKnxgSWSfd5swOBPIzSKyY3V0VOb1LyqfiBUi_lwoTY4Kq29GKIIqc8h-ZWBA/s400/DSC_0038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545039508889638786" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">I love to listen to podcasts of sermons and just the other day I was listening to Rob Bell speak about Ezekial and it was amazing. I strongly encourage you to listen to the whole talk (link below) but I want to share one thing that really stuck out to me...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;">"Their rims were high and awesome" -Ezekial 1:18a</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Yes, this is a real verse in the Bible. Its part of an amazing story in the Bible of God reaching Ezekial by bypassing his brain and connecting straight with his heart. God gave Ezekial an experience that blew his mind but spoke to his heart. That is just amazing to me! I want God to talk to my heart because I know most of the time the things God wants to tell me or show me cant be comprehended by my brain. I want to be so connected with my God, my God who's rims are high and awesome, that he talks to my heart! And I don't want to try to comprehend with my brain because I know sometimes that is just not possible.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">So with that said, go and listen to the sermon: </span></span><a href="http://marshill.org/teaching/2010/09/19/the-pain-is-our-teacher/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Rob Bell's Sermon</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">And once you do that come back and tell me what you think or what stuck out to you.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">-Katey :)</span></span></div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-41015494115186145952010-11-27T09:24:00.000-08:002010-11-27T10:00:01.625-08:00Kids Camp and Thanksgiving!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Within the past week I went to a kids camp in all Spanish and had Thanksgiving in English. haha Here is a quick reveiw of those two events...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Last weekend I was at a kids camp. It was awesome! Here are some pictures...</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIMoDHoMgtGfj0dNtmXv279JE0IKJ1wecAhFfc3dZc473bepuyx6Nvh0v4socEEjl4PMFUywQBfsaBqgHDP9HdEsa1Q1ypIPpHtoYzpbGfrzdre8phcyu9Ws6KEMrQ3uYpWEXZdiQxig/s400/DSC_0222.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544282540955089490" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We split up into teams. There were the Super Campiones (Super Champions), Los Increibles (The Incredibles), X Team, and the best team was THUNDER KIDS! I was on Thunder Kids by the way. Oh and we won :)</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRI_ilgD7wK33HDf2PbrdWlSMScI9lxN5NPiElkMVr5WIPYMllkVMjSTCASpPzs3pHk02V3dZAgHOLVDf3xII8IxfkDP1iZcM3htlpWjBaTUo7Diup0ENt0QCmuAQ7bCusMTt-cQs_hmw/s400/DSC_0179.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544284113908552818" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We played games like the one in the photo above where the kids had to throw water balloons into the basket that their counselor was holding on their head. And whatever team won the game would get points.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSNFIQ-5krocH4bcC9tfRDM7cLLuSVks4SrmPy2qEIos3bHE0YY9aLoyOY9oGfeenU5Lvfo-_FTkvRdHy9RlPUdpTRSY4tv38fL8j-FjIzlbDlwuROp86ARDDHHhqSkY_xpmx_Vdj-zM/s400/DSC_0265.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544284710494726242" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7smOEEh8ZJhisCakmLtx4QJ-BEuciKW_5N1t8R2K27QrhNzXAf98AtFbSpw_viY3zW5BhxXHoZ3m4pkcka_IwZRBPXwObrN8gavfvIV26AIfOJF83CkawS24c-FfOo_QU4yL5qRpWQ5g/s400/DSC_0368.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544284711990961282" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We also sang worship songs around the fire on Saturday night and prayed for each other. It was so cool to see kids praying for each other. I got the chance to pray for a few kids in Spanish and though my prayer was short and probably had some grammar mistakes I know God understood what I was trying to say.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xcCECF6Xq5qeuo1CMP3gEMZBQskKky_4dpj0F2Vu8I_Pv46OUmObPDb4cSzz73tFYh0zc9wlBmyqGjFEdudWjkojzs5WwM7j0O3lCquV6iRQ8i-iWTJfMMPp02u5fk3RMfjlso3yvdI/s400/DSC_0669.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544285587231660354" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">On Sunday we had a big obstacle course things where we had to go around and do activities involving water and mud. It was so much fun. The picture above is my team (Thunder Kids) after.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYQ_k0mpgpo4Lq9gBh7u6qqmWHWRxTqoBFjS2Djdvd6ZThb-m9NgYPN3Zm85yW5D2YKpaHDZRToF4Gq4Rz58bs5bR5f4c8SEWoK6DHbI81rKbpSORIf9nZb8cZtammTZP-qLkhI-oOyY/s400/DSC_0381.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544286466396762562" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It was an awesome camp! I got to practice my spanish, I met some awesome people, and I had an amazing time!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">And then on Thursday I had an awesome Thanksgiving almorcena! (linner in Spanish. And linner means lunch and dinner) We had 17 people in our house and everyone brought some of their favorite Thanksgiving foods to make on amazing meal! Here are some pictures...</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlY3oAvS33HW_tLZLzvNIELSfvgwqo6vagYnxUQB4QhwNivrxlKD3PFdJp9YHpI9Fh-MThNyvOoodHnCzeHXwE7tV9ICPusbJPHVgvmFKvo_-G5KcoavZDGgFzbYvPk_Zi-U3LuPSFXXI/s400/DSC_0078.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544289040934683426" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Everybody getting food :)</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0ZaeCRs-VQcWUpRlqMPLGM1V_9XUur9UCfYgbqtcAJbySpg373Vb6GqqgNCyBhWO2whO4esxNhs3U03ONMvDd38JTj3fwjsfarzHnaYIs8j1j4s6rQWxDIHvsKgKsNZqHRT2jXbg-E8/s400/DSC_0028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544289952032820642" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Turkey!</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcdE51Ja2ijCk3J4MTqkcxZg_HAOvu-dpL4s4Gajaj4xc7sEcQn1xn_VFMxwzP36J3qJFKa-C9UbI8Fhx9s-p0h7p4fWVWwGuy695QNsTXmYrjbesmbq6cGIAxjYmBweWEu25P6DOBX4/s400/DSC_0088.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544289964074896546" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Delicious Apple Crisp!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It was a great Thanksgiving with friends. And then later that night we got to skype with both sides of our family. So it was a great day :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">So those were my two favorite parts of this week. What were your two favorite parts?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-Katey :)</span></span></div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-51372529619806441172010-11-17T15:30:00.001-08:002010-11-17T15:41:20.996-08:00Cats, Waiters, and Monks.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">S</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">o here is an update on some things that have happened or things that I have seen...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">First...</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OkpSboQld9UtO85B7zUY7y0wijyogZQdf_zCCOgqeWn9BrlzClWMYtprbdsmp0zuk18mplKoeCTyhTJiKFnULJvdBZQEkyseeK0M_DFGKICKaq7z9jStCZgHZI3x_3kVcGw885XZlL0/s400/DSC_0004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540665738319598802" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We got a cat! Well right now she is actually a kitten. Her name is Casper. She is so small and so cute :)</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Second..</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCINdRJutImpnSYT73bdGAWM4NF-VQXph_PFrLFv9NNvVby_vJdjXJczw6vA4AyOnKbEhry1t76MtKpnMOpVckaAJBtFNkqb2eT2FPcuZcIBgZmUvq7H2W-L-YYs-82oKlwFbU6JLoF0/s400/DSC_0180.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540667107483354450" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmQLuxgvF6QWIX9SSF5aNrj7Rh3UsZRNr435MZGvYWhTCYDLQAUUaKGwEzpt8djkpc7A46kLm5ptiSb8LOqvFbVRmfMttCTU_olCy0O-u1jL12kV23CKrgVRWQIvW0rrsxm5qloloxww/s400/DSC_0174.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540667100648920450" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Clay, Emily, and I went with our tutors to a waiter/waitress race today. It was a very random but very cool event. The waitresses were the first heat and the waiters were the second heat. They had to race around a 6 block (long blocks) course while carrying a tray of drinks. The first one to make it to the finish line with all their drinks still standing up won. It was so cool to watch.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">And Third...</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jS23mxT0vQx_ksDB58AoRJz2W0SntIAzajDajA9Z_WK75UGIR7eHtm7J9CIjbtZX7KfjUqkwtvpT19Be1HK2q2E11V8vIDkRYrHaihWe23U7QkJOn12mzbPUcNQZnvVZ22Y0QAig514/s400/DSC_0204.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540667522743736258" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I saw a monk walking down the street today.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Well thats all for today. What exciting things have happened to you lately?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-Katey :)</span></span></div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-88803823402584709352010-11-15T09:52:00.000-08:002010-11-15T10:17:04.573-08:00God's Creation:Volcano Pacaya<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Take a good look at God's work. Who could simplify and reduce creation's curves and angles To a plain straight line?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">-Ecclesiastes 7:13 (Message)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">I LOVE this verse and how it describes what I saw this weekend while hiking the volcano Pacaya so perfectly. I saw some of God's amazing creation and there is no way that you could simplify it. There is no way I could even describe it all the way. Even the pictures I took cant describe how amazing and beautiful it was. You just have to see it for yourself. But I will still share some of my pictures with you :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenmBBjEzHjEHsEJW6hLpZrinkB3Fs2O45TI8LtQD9hj2gMhHL7358kHyYrgcZfd3pEnj__rcKQ0YiZVzHc9MqVNMCfIZnWi7IGiZWV12IUmB-ELjYgLNN2pwqi1gRrs2Qi56xzQEXku0/s400/DSC_0055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539836928425362786" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tPzZd4dGmYBkYDu62R-xlQHeYs_aIs-A8hzgevYgoujks4m-ywXUEoJZCeZjH21yf95Nk3hMGxpHlS3we-cCzviAcWO1AHe3CGdcvwsjmCSgtBDAWkBeljfG1slebLb5vBsf5Owp2Zs/s400/DSC_0072.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539837804150850338" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Our guide took us up on a route that he said most tourists dont take but that it has a great veiw. So we followed him and boy was he right. We could see the top of Pacaya when we looked one way. And when we looked the other way we could see Agua, Fuego, and Acatanaga (3 other volcanos, the ones I can see from my house) and we could see valleys, mountains, cities, lakes, and more. (The pictures above just show some of what we could see).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKBNczJRN-Uo7e7xhCgWxhXNBckXU4mdvTxFHNVhhDvsNBuKg9EfwQrF3nQQfvpgs4PnRlduEbFFFUPUUfLF6-XA7duAzLztylMXFwkbOBCe89-JjBv93jqFixxpF-lqrn_JcBAyTtd9I/s400/DSC_0129.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539838451931016802" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">After stopping to take some pictures of the amazing views we kept walking and made it to the end. It was very warm and we had a chance to go down into a cave where it was like a sona. It was so cool. (The picture above is of my dad and Clay in the cave. You can kind of see the steam from how hot it was.)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jgN_8Xxpys1R8EQegqyDlq9QaFJxrr_lRsAyXi9jpCQ0DYiksYWkiDAw4VwIxHeiEoIN5jXJCfvyP9H8S25DjtuUKThhzmUsVBiJF1lrDA68mgA0YGDDqM43AJ1yT2rE7zf3PQYK7Rg/s400/DSC_0162.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539839146329301218" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Also the rocks were so hot that you could roast marshmallows in the crevasses. It cooked them PERFECTLY!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-UHgpS88qbrbpp2F4mVc_OK5o4Ert8LBNsan2b6gNx8kFoltCBQFCExqTfz26RIrfQYzVdISGtiwiCiBncTLLaVmfMN3oZrTE0wWGQw1GFMLQABI3ils2oj7xvHZ0-wd8xo68bZH4zaY/s400/DSC_0152.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539840061654344402" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfdnUKpcCdt_JUZGlL9XLGdFXw74h9A3oiR54ixwS8O1RXaAcmxEiv6VRi9n2yOmUH4Hco6GBry-X2wkZVRhazBFbcMQbokAmQ-vXfk_iQAdhg7AgI8WZk0tDWLrGEKEh3WRJhFEXCrk/s400/DSC_0142.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539840054977226754" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Then we would put them between two Chicky cookies and they made the PERFECT s'mores. And of course we shared our marshmallows and cookies with everyone else :) Then after eating and enjoying God's creation we began back down (it was easier then going up).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDoWh3vVYORDBKWTq6mXqeezcogDtNoGNOr1JScAjpreSbXYVP41WIlhqF85PJVaEBiJ-ShkdGc_teklR-Ug2PuACp1VLON1ZFCao8RekEx4B3KUxaEfCo0uxPKas_21u4H3Vgm2nWm2E/s400/DSC_0222.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539840754716377282" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">And through out the whole trip we made new friends. We made friends with Pete from England, a girl from Canada, and our guide. I talked to our guide (in the picture above) in Spanish for a good amount of the walk up. He was really cool. We told him next time we come to hike Pacaya we are going to bring him his picture :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><br /></span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OvbyRokDPmwbZZJ860ItsiWtu4RB5BJvZMGXd6Rv9IXNVrB5rWbHnIaV0vgSrK4_Ts1463HmHXhlzezMTc0doEw7_3NeYKQVm1rTqAEJoOqckGIjiuGhDci4sBwHyJ9rY48EW5jn_tw/s400/DSC_0060.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539841426219223010" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">It was an AMAZING trip and I spent every second loving and admiring God's creation. My pictures did it no justice! You cant reduce all the curves and angles to a straight line. You just have to see it for yourself.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">-Katey :)</span></span></div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-81606223030974935182010-11-03T11:48:00.000-07:002010-11-03T15:59:48.350-07:00Busy Weekend.<div style="text-align: center;font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Last Saturday I went to a Chochy concert. Chochy works for Servants 4 Him and does kids concerts. This one was at Oasis (a girls orphanage in San Lucas). It was awesome! Chochy and her group are so talented. I had a great time watching them, taking pictures, and meeting some of the girls. I prayed for 2 girls in Spanish and I talked to this one girl Marie for a while. I wish I could have spent the whole day at Oasis.<img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS38wBbwubE9-_Ocbgr0pbo609Nk5Rv_S7tWLI33gn8ODvE6pq8r3MQgP8FLtwmp1R9uH0FNx7tlnUaU8ymQMRJu86MaSiBpF773KHJD0tSp_f8blKz051juO4XNNzSuznzteWnaA3sSs/s400/DSC_0048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535399856289918530" border="0" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >Chochy and her group performing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMce_WznSxPD0dr5nT0b0AetKGEok2Yh93tjHpvSF0j03fpRKwYj-xC9b_OEBi1e1z61ggdeskgqUwiDVxfKtzm6tGkF3RC_oVQmhSFqhuYXJ64ec-1o382yOTkY_XitwLFlckEzrgdiA/s1600/DSC_0249.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMce_WznSxPD0dr5nT0b0AetKGEok2Yh93tjHpvSF0j03fpRKwYj-xC9b_OEBi1e1z61ggdeskgqUwiDVxfKtzm6tGkF3RC_oVQmhSFqhuYXJ64ec-1o382yOTkY_XitwLFlckEzrgdiA/s320/DSC_0249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535402396611277170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBq4FkFE1_DQaa2gIE2bszyq6BvCddJT8nuXTotZegRQagGZUJvXA4mRoJ3Q4pqm8yPliR9gOeeceDjBJ0jM05Ah_upnMt3bu4GRXhk7nsk0mNYDTCpiEpLWWmmbkIq5DE0mjHesXZRI/s1600/DSC_0275.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBq4FkFE1_DQaa2gIE2bszyq6BvCddJT8nuXTotZegRQagGZUJvXA4mRoJ3Q4pqm8yPliR9gOeeceDjBJ0jM05Ah_upnMt3bu4GRXhk7nsk0mNYDTCpiEpLWWmmbkIq5DE0mjHesXZRI/s320/DSC_0275.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535402405113678162" border="0" /></a><br />Jose, Rossana, Marie, and I (top).<br />Marie and I on the trampoline (bottom).<br /><br />Then Saturday afternoon I made kites with our friends Andy, Amy, and Mallory. I drew Count Dracula on my kite and my friend Mallory drew Frankenstein on hers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpub7_pNdsrwoRga9HkMNVStKC8lRo5E3fVFedWSVWl-kFIXhwMb7N-nMh-H8HlhmB0SuQCWvTn_uYP36msAO3Ejm0tRaxgqJ4hK3IuzdDdEIEb_rxTFeBIK24IyK6n4OfIIqe5y_7Eag/s1600/DSC_0280.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpub7_pNdsrwoRga9HkMNVStKC8lRo5E3fVFedWSVWl-kFIXhwMb7N-nMh-H8HlhmB0SuQCWvTn_uYP36msAO3Ejm0tRaxgqJ4hK3IuzdDdEIEb_rxTFeBIK24IyK6n4OfIIqe5y_7Eag/s320/DSC_0280.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535403550028099362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10C5y9g9i9yOUiTn4DW9YRX0shUdLw_OIEnjEujYipF74G95MAYd9keMmzEKxm2-7FJOZ6sL9LVSUkbwpkDg0LBGGW6trB0MMp5lMVG2aBKXESzN6YpS0p4ETeqko8RmkM7qfVVKaH2w/s1600/DSC_0281.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10C5y9g9i9yOUiTn4DW9YRX0shUdLw_OIEnjEujYipF74G95MAYd9keMmzEKxm2-7FJOZ6sL9LVSUkbwpkDg0LBGGW6trB0MMp5lMVG2aBKXESzN6YpS0p4ETeqko8RmkM7qfVVKaH2w/s320/DSC_0281.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535403558878442146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UDe7OJh247ZWBt1GmEnZgz3wYSehoWxuFwEZ0SENhUjfXF74AtGvXPIRV9QUJKe9NaUAv0NmMkBIClU_6quwjSenRwCz8PvCdCceLyYPqOTgYzlJiisRu07Y43DKh4KhZdF3NUr8x6E/s1600/DSC_0315.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UDe7OJh247ZWBt1GmEnZgz3wYSehoWxuFwEZ0SENhUjfXF74AtGvXPIRV9QUJKe9NaUAv0NmMkBIClU_6quwjSenRwCz8PvCdCceLyYPqOTgYzlJiisRu07Y43DKh4KhZdF3NUr8x6E/s320/DSC_0315.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535405654443157154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NVBFwZWwPR9A75_xdPgjmvvu41TKhTA-noUJzVT2XSlrbu55AzZWXGrSFqpXWJBTQc4GbXYvO9DjzLExzAsfYYgq1iH0hnvvAC7yMCgrEyu7K6V1NcYnOpbS0bIuVJBddl-Iw-T_bEY/s1600/DSC_0290.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NVBFwZWwPR9A75_xdPgjmvvu41TKhTA-noUJzVT2XSlrbu55AzZWXGrSFqpXWJBTQc4GbXYvO9DjzLExzAsfYYgq1iH0hnvvAC7yMCgrEyu7K6V1NcYnOpbS0bIuVJBddl-Iw-T_bEY/s320/DSC_0290.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535405651427426482" border="0" /></a><br />Amy and Clay working on their kites (top 2).<br />Amy and Emily with their kite (2nd one in the middle).<br />Mallory and I with Dracula and Frankenstein (last one).<br /><br />On Sunday, after church, I went to Wendy's house in Santiago Zamora for her birthday party. Her family was so hospitable and I had a great time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigV00PcZwcZFBq_zJGJpfmsIDsHZ_cXhAuFwd4m7M6NkTxmMOEDblRBbGmWDlXPxWIqVxzZcx37rlF3cRRNZqjrkBIa9FZYszNoId6ExtasP4e1wm76MSJRrb93h1Ujt9yS6lujxzLAmw/s1600/DSC_0365.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigV00PcZwcZFBq_zJGJpfmsIDsHZ_cXhAuFwd4m7M6NkTxmMOEDblRBbGmWDlXPxWIqVxzZcx37rlF3cRRNZqjrkBIa9FZYszNoId6ExtasP4e1wm76MSJRrb93h1Ujt9yS6lujxzLAmw/s320/DSC_0365.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535407567753086898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLiqRUx4zYvuOZUggheIvTj_zOJxxE9Y_b5ddb9Q3pIFKCPXOIVkRbDubMkK7J8hcRr-nx_bQ1Z4wPXrbn7MOWph9ITaIXvqCX27q7zNhpsmLtVoPnR8Rvqn_2IyiFNSvpssJScm67HA/s1600/DSC_0368.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLiqRUx4zYvuOZUggheIvTj_zOJxxE9Y_b5ddb9Q3pIFKCPXOIVkRbDubMkK7J8hcRr-nx_bQ1Z4wPXrbn7MOWph9ITaIXvqCX27q7zNhpsmLtVoPnR8Rvqn_2IyiFNSvpssJScm67HA/s320/DSC_0368.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535407570459449330" border="0" /></a><br />Emily, Wendy, and I (left).<br />Wendy and her parents (right).<br /><br />Then on Monday I went to Santiago Sacatepequez with a lot of our friends. They had a huge kite festival. It was amazing to see all the kites! The ginormous ones didn't fly but the giant ones did (they were taller then I was). They have the festival in a cemetery.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnErsKgLk3QkosE5WcBOU99jSzVadnDmTK2b9VOeUnRnsI1pyKB3ksawO3vedL1rwconcPDITjSlv2Az9v41uOR4v4opvBInQM4ID0LklYB1b-OQuWSzgSlWdYWbJrWpjTZpGPgeQDrSw/s1600/DSC_0078.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnErsKgLk3QkosE5WcBOU99jSzVadnDmTK2b9VOeUnRnsI1pyKB3ksawO3vedL1rwconcPDITjSlv2Az9v41uOR4v4opvBInQM4ID0LklYB1b-OQuWSzgSlWdYWbJrWpjTZpGPgeQDrSw/s320/DSC_0078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535408799563029682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOS5Y5MpGRM-DlRYLHziCf2tPfF_oQ7bSCgx83XekxJWoxDjsWRprtQHsthVqOoEZXJK3LRXOG4Z2tRKAicgVzXYb1Wdwl0-SNdX8nhGPppOgzSYl3R4p2rhL38fytWFlx7-I780SBbuA/s1600/DSC_0113.JPG"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOS5Y5MpGRM-DlRYLHziCf2tPfF_oQ7bSCgx83XekxJWoxDjsWRprtQHsthVqOoEZXJK3LRXOG4Z2tRKAicgVzXYb1Wdwl0-SNdX8nhGPppOgzSYl3R4p2rhL38fytWFlx7-I780SBbuA/s320/DSC_0113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535408803949569618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX69J_m0CSbFcadzBhoGIlxlQX8AVMntGxWmFDrIFCLh4sNmJqjXYKqKTALwLSvMG2e9Ar4KQ_3AvZyGaMQzy1ji_znUMuWJzBngGcNwbdZGl3ws4bXMoGzBsvmmEl4j7DxDrm643AW48/s1600/DSC_0281.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX69J_m0CSbFcadzBhoGIlxlQX8AVMntGxWmFDrIFCLh4sNmJqjXYKqKTALwLSvMG2e9Ar4KQ_3AvZyGaMQzy1ji_znUMuWJzBngGcNwbdZGl3ws4bXMoGzBsvmmEl4j7DxDrm643AW48/s320/DSC_0281.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535408811702548386" border="0" /></a><br />One of the giant kites flying (top).<br />The flowers for the dead (middle).<br />Me and one of the ginormous kites that just goes up for display (bottom).<br /><br />I had an amazing weekend/beginning of the week. God showed and taught me so many things, I made a lot of great new relationships, I experienced many new things, and I spent time with great friends all in 4 days.<br />Hope you had a great weekend/beginning of the week.<br />-Katey :)</span><br /></div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div><div> <div> <div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div><div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div><div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div><div> <div> </div> </div></div><div><div> </div></div><div><div> <div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div><div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div></div><div><div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div><div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031031454397162147.post-91479859253783458902010-10-24T18:07:00.000-07:002010-10-24T19:18:42.833-07:00Feliz Cumpleaños a Clay!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLAY!! Yesterday was Clay's 14th Birthday but we celebrated all weekend. Here are some pictures...</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFoxgr1NnLrNqk71r2Oe0JKs84Sp3J6aosqMAGRrI7rnn8BHFMKPyT-ttknUJ_hH_fU0nnBIO-Wrk76DvcSyI2gFSLiEaEqOkviOPlzEwHDTysg3LhguIXINPEzich6SCKbaMA7jJ7sU/s400/DSC_0003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531784755031326850" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Emily bought him a piñata for the party we had with our tutors on Friday. We named it Tony the Tiger.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCo6o5zDw6ran8RI-MmfaI67GyjDHoGxSZnN3rUC0QogXqpziqkjNsxslzbYuFjRW70YnioKS8FE0VgMB0B228RmGkX0dxpWWoEUqqrnIJOfK7ncQezCKX148PecBk8iromvHvT6oXGI/s400/DSC_0005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531785466494544882" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Emily also dressed like Clay.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pRSt3lAu_xJdpqb6YubEMGKl4h68y3Yptsi_RlZ1lWifAB6WatW7F2qfcCHlyzutxFTm8Cegyd7yjCzNGlvWXAVJAFHYpKezoDGWhG9Sgyf9nI8Hz-zdB_KOUHKArB415OTDeQv1gSA/s400/DSC_0062.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531786075001424050" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-jjgzdx8jDMcL26ZlzBDoR0byj8TJO3lJq4cZBeMwLQDJfCGlSvBiF2dr2Vf8WMe922J_03xlkmHqGgi-qUwv277iVkkLlm9q4z82JrP1Vx53g1EFPVbSj_NPJJyuWNUB3PBWZZz9wk/s400/DSC_0119.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531786848981211106" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">During the party with our tutors we made pizza.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTLTyDzhIt2lcWPPYxl8AIHGLKWPDmeT-rCqJwEtR94Z2QIiQ3g_Blbktau7YG8raUP9TvSV-M0VFFNHoSHEddgFJ8ElylykGjeyFrKYl4pK4WfPtV2PhOELeTmJ8glcIbOKqReMrUnA/s400/DSC_0312.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531787465526102338" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Then we had a party with a bunch of friends on Friday night. For the party Clay got a piñata of himself. This is him with the piñata before we hit it.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54IzRAaOm9VnEoHn3_1jxuBvSw9hNeNs2KwJxNB_ZUrflSxCwkjvTZIDQtyGA3ARXx9Mkg47QYcTsfUZ6L0YKST5haRdzWtWIELlWxrP0d-gm_JppYLesIroB9L_dTj-oyxAlrp187dM/s400/DSC_0369.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531788261639602322" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">This is him with the piñata after we destroyed it. haha</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMepQ3IXyH-0B9XvzzOSSZC2In2kXXYQIbhMTMZkv9Lynh71JPpoIa4W4OxK0eF0fF4Cp7WXsHK2OJ6R6LqTh89kX0OSx8ONwBWOlFkiCqZPMKfc-l_M7URlZi-u9ea9fTr6EWC6UpcTo/s400/DSC_0426.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531799774506494130" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Here are some of his gifts.</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNXJEc8ulDo776nCKoVO3mieq4V50GGCcmEIizuS0XYGDubScXnHJ_mvs32OUyMbHDgDLBVRyHxgUf7HLMCtdsz-urzCVNUJ5t7uWVspwQSSo8YUWtMsZ6dnRmnw6SIqRxE6FhQh8sxc/s400/DSC_0456.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531800702248138274" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3E68bDzxCeW7uAKOfn3iyEhyphenhyphenOxo9HVuY4Wf_5Z7W3VnG2lU4wFUaREX8mwQTG4UtGG9lPCHuy3i5B4RModUajYdIr3FqIgUQmFt3MeYlnxbjLl7P4dM8XLAW9k6eu9CO8dn1xnXwhuwI/s400/DSC_0523.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531801722240292402" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Then Saturday and Sunday we hang out with our friends! We went to Central Park, played Swap (a card game), and just hung out. It was really fun!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Hope you had a good weekend too.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">-Katey :)</span></span></div>Katey Ericksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926872911353990888noreply@blogger.com1