Joan Stewart, Executive Director
September 18, 2008
To: Supporters and partners of WV Ministry of Advocacy and Workcamps
Re: Summer Update
Grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ! How can we begin to share with you all of the excitement, hard work, spiritual growth and transformation that has taken place here in West Virginia this summer? Thanks in part to your prayers, your support, and in many cases your hands, there are families in West Virginia who have seen what God's grace look…
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Added by David Robinson on September 18, 2008 at 4:41pm —
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whatss up güys this keyboard is weird. the letters are all in the wröng spot and some have symbols. if u asked me to get u something i already got it or sent it. except for nicole and mias postcards. i havnt been to germany or italy yet so those are cöming later but ill be back before those get there. i gat all of the requests and am having a ton of fun. Paris is the worst city ever........ seriously. well i g2g to thwe chior concert. luv u guys. ill let u know when i get back. have fun <@ li…
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Added by Becky on July 8, 2008 at 1:34pm —
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on tuesday i went to the hospital because i had a ruptured falicular cyst.
i went to the hospital today to get stitches!!
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i hate needles!! i was freaking out!!
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Added by mia infante on July 7, 2008 at 11:49pm —
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I'm glad that I went on the mission trip. It was really fun and I liked it. I liked it when we finished painting Efe may's house to see the smiles on their faces. My favorite part of the mission trip was the first day when we had the bonfire. AIR GUITAR!!!!!!!
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Added by Karen on June 22, 2008 at 3:00pm —
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Let me tell you, alot of singing and dancing went on this week! It brought back tons of memories for everyone. I just wanted to share all the songs.
The song that was sung on our camp site on Thursday and Friday and at the campfires both night.
"Breakfast"
Newsboys
Hold the milk, put back the sugar
They are powerless to console
WE've gathered here to sprinkle ashes
from our late friend's cereal bowl.
Breakfast Clubbers, say the motto
that he taught us to repeat;
"You will lose it in your gym…
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Added by Sarah on June 22, 2008 at 11:12am —
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I was just listening to some music while I was posting my last blog. Here are some lyrics that explain the expierence, from every aspect. The workers the one's who's houses we were working on ect... I hope you like them, take them to heart and maybe even listen to the songs. Enjoy.
THE BRAVERY LYRICS
"Believe"
The faces all around me they don't smile they just crack
Waiting for our ship to come but our ships not coming back
We do our time like pennies in a jar
What are we saving for [x2]
The…
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Added by Sarah on June 22, 2008 at 10:58am —
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Hey guys, It's my first one of these. I feel oh so special. Well, i should :) haha. This week we (sean, caitlin, my dad, frank, and I) headed on down to west virginia for mission 2008. We got there and it was quite dark outside after seeing dead babies (inside joke, they weren't really dead babies) on the side of the road. We chose our rooms play quite a few rounds of uno and headed to bed. I must say cards were a huge thing this week.
Sunday
We woke up and went to church. Thank g…
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Added by Sarah on June 22, 2008 at 10:42am —
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Today we got back after a very interesting car ride. for the people who were asking about #7 from the first trip log i will elaborate on that now. I don't really know how it started but lance ended up picking mark up and sort of wrestling with him. it ended with him biting makt when he was struggling to get away. it was pretty funny.
1. Lindsey won a free wendy's bag in a raffle in a nameless town in kentucky and gave it to sarah
2. I slept for a long way today
3. kellen took the dead snake o…
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Added by Becky on June 21, 2008 at 9:25pm —
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well this week has been very interesting. Im sure that you have all read Tylar's blog about working at jamie's house and about his wife Kim. WEll she came home on Wednesday and it was really sad and awkward there. She was tiny..jamie said she weighed about 80 pounds....she really couldnt talk much and it was really sad cause she was like shaking. Its sad cause the girls know everything about their Mom. Its very probable that she will pass on (die) in the next week. Workikng at their house has be…
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Added by mia infante on June 20, 2008 at 8:29pm —
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so yesterday was dragging on and on. i think we're all a little home sick. i got chased by an evil chihuahua and john missed it on tape the time that i finally had proof. yeah... then we had a HUGE bon fire and dancing. iT WAS OOBER FUN! that was until 11 then the adults forced us back in and then they decided they wanted to stay out another hour with out us...HOW RUDE. today none of us wanted to get out of bed.
today was pretty fun. in the morning none of us wanted to get out of bed...i slept…
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Added by Emily Berry on June 20, 2008 at 8:03pm —
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today was the last official work day. we finished the house early by 2 hours and I got to hold the evil chihuahua. I've loved meeting everyone and getting food from the locals. ill also miss the mountains when we go back to flat Kenosha.
1. i got to be in a group with martha today
2. We finished effie may's house. im gon'a be seeing that color red for the next week.
3. we built a new fire pit
4. we got to burn a lot of stuff in huge bonfire.
5. we're about to have pizza and i want to finish…
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Added by Becky on June 20, 2008 at 4:20pm —
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I just realized I have not given much perspective on the trip yet. Let me start by saying what an awesome group of kids we have. We have not had any real drama and they are working their tails off. I want to set the record straight, I did not trip over second base, but I did tear up my knee pretty good I think - swollen and painful, and now it is locking up on me, but I am still working and having a great time. The adults have impressed me as much as the kids. I am so pleased with how things are…
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Added by Lance Loveall on June 19, 2008 at 9:20pm —
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Wow... this week has been very emotional and full of twists and turns. Well, you know how Jamie (the man im making the bathroom for with Dave and Mia) well his wife is like deathly ill. He was talking about her coming home on hospice care. well she came home yesterday! This was really exciting for this family but heart breaking at the same time. Dave, Mia, and I all got to meet Kim (his wife) today. This was life changing and something ill always remember. Kim used to be like 5'3 and like prob a…
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Added by Tylar Edenhofer on June 19, 2008 at 8:48pm —
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today we were back to work after our break day. We went back to work on effie may's house and we got sean and Craig instead of Frank and sarah. :( but sean can dance. and sing in a high pitched voice. I got to go on the roof and finish the top coat of paint with emily.
1. I danced on the roof and John got it on tape
2. We had chicken for lunch
3. We're about to have a bonfire
4. We painted with Q- tips
5. Mia found a dead snake and hung it in a tree. It smells really bad......
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Added by Becky on June 19, 2008 at 8:02pm —
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Well, we didn't finish the house. We were almost done at like 4:00 when we were told that we had to paint the cement base (and that included scraping it down, which took an extra long time because Craig [the other adult from Indy] had to go back to the church to get wire brushes). So we didn't start until about 4:15. Then we didn't finish until 4:45, so we just packed up and left.
At the house, my dad gave me the video camera and told me to record people working. I did that and also got some sho…
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Added by John Robinson on June 19, 2008 at 7:13pm —
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Today was the day we got to learn what life as a miner was like...... the tour was fun and we all got to look at the underground exhibit and the village. We went to the park after for a cook off. apparently they dye hot dogs red on the east coast. Some ppl went swimming and the rest of us did brain puzzles and toured a historical village. later we watched a tree fall........
1.Mr. edenhofer pulled down a tree with his truck
2. I taught my mom how to play speed
3. I beat my mom in speed
4. Jo…
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Added by Becky on June 18, 2008 at 9:34pm —
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Tuesday:
today I got switched to another work group...I was with Frank, Karen R, Becky, Laura, Sarah, John, Karen, and myself. What we did was paint a house red and also paint the shed red. {hehe that rhymes} then when we got back to the house place we all took our showers and played games until 1:30am and laughed all night...everyone learned how to play polish poker(we played with connect 4 and checker pieces). it was fun...i dont think anyone went to bed until about 2. that really all that i…
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Added by Emily Berry on June 18, 2008 at 8:30pm —
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Hello everyone,
Today was a down day, and did we need it. Monday started with great expectation and energy. The projects were many and the effort phenomenal. Tom Berry's expertise in carpentry was used in the removal of windows and framing. Karen Edenhofer over saw painting to complete a project begun by a group from Pennsylvania and Krist Pottorff's and my handyman skills were placed into service on multiple tasks at the same project. Lance oversaw a small army at one project scraping and sand…
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Added by Carl R.Edenhofer, Jr. on June 18, 2008 at 8:21pm —
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Hello everyone,
Today was a down day, and did we need it. Monday started with great expectation and energy. The projects were many and the effort phenomenal. Tom Berry's expertise in carpentry was used in the removal of windows and framing. Karen Edenhofer over saw painting to complete a project begun by a group from Pennsylvania and Krist Pottorff's and my handyman skills were placed into service on multiple tasks at the same project. Lance oversaw a small army at one project scraping and sand…
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Added by Carl R.Edenhofer, Jr. on June 18, 2008 at 8:21pm —
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On Tuesday we kept painting the house. We have almost finished the second coat (but there are some places that we haven't even done the first coat yet). We'll probably finish on Thursday.
Wednesday was our day off. We got to sleep in an extra hour. The announcement of that was met with much rejoicing.
We went to a coal mine/town and saw what a coal miner's life was like. Afterwards we went to a swimming pool and park. The guard for the slide let us go down in a big chain. It was awesome. Every…
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Added by John Robinson on June 18, 2008 at 7:32pm —
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an update from West Virginia
im in austria!!!!!!!
2 hospital visits in 1 week!!
WV
Other Songs of the Week
Thursday....&& friday...
So Far So Good
Thursday....
Thursday....
Walking Wounded
