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Sunday Funday

Author: Cindy Schmidt

Category: Mission Trips: Costa Rica
Posted: Jan 22, 2018

Mama Cindy again- hugs from Anonos! We woke up to a cloudy morning followed by rain then bright sun all during breakfast The weather has been very weird, but without snow or ice or freezing temps, we’ll take it! After passing out in our beds, exhausted from an 18-hour-travel-day, we woke...

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Welcome to Sunny Costa Rica!

Author: Cindy Schmidt

Category: Mission Trips: Costa Rica
Posted: Jan 21, 2018

With a 4 am arrival time, 9 people, and 37 bags, our team left cold snowy Ohio for sunny Costa Rica! Despite a few grouchy airport workers we had 2 quick easy flights, followed by looooong lines in Immigration & baggage claim! We quickly got to work meeting with David & Angie to be...

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Wrapping Up!

Author: Cindy Schmidt

Posted: Oct 23, 2017

Hello Friends! Our trip is winding down but we still have plenty going on! The men-folk are holding soccer (futbol) camps with the older boys then the younger ones. Others are still working on the church and visiting with sponsored children. We had an impromptu reading time with some kids who...

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Oliotye

Author: Cindy Schmidt

Category: Mission Trips: Uganda
Posted: Oct 20, 2017

Oliotye- that's HELLO in Luganda, the tribal language spoken in Uganda. Teammate Laura Sheppard has made it her mission to speak Luganda as much as she can - she gets lots of laughs & applause for her efforts! Most people speak English but we often translate into Luganda for activities! Our...

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Greetings from the Pearl of Africa!

Author: Josh Boggs

Category: Mission Trips: Uganda
Posted: Oct 17, 2017

Greetings from the Pearl of Africa! This is Josh Boggs, here with an update of the Uganda team. The first few days have been a whirlwind. We did not get to our hotel until after 2:30 in the morning on Friday night after 25 hours of traveling and then we were up early to head to the Ugandan...

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International Women’s Day

Author: Cindy Schmidt

Posted: Apr 18, 2017

  Huh?? This is a thing?? I guess all over the world people (men?? kids? other women?) take March 8 to honor women. I googled and saw that the “holiday’ grew from the labor movement at the turn of the century. (That makes me think of Fantine from Les Miserables when she worked...

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The Shack: Movie Review

Author: Steve Benninger

Posted: Mar 31, 2017

Yep, I read the book years ago. Now I’ve seen the movie. Twice. I knew people would ask me about it so I felt compelled to go see it. I’m tempted to get really analytical and dissect all of the scenes and the dialogue down to the minutest detail...I’m wired that way. But...

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Jesus – A True and Better Joseph

Author: Jay Firebaugh

Posted: Mar 06, 2017

A few weekends ago I went to see “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”  presented by the Gahanna Community Theatre and featuring our own Lindsey and Fred Donelson, Susie Washburn, and Heather Ray. Like usual it was a great performance and a really enjoyable show!...

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Giant Steps

Author: Darcy Stelzer

Posted: Feb 13, 2017

“So what do I do now?” I asked my sister after coming forward as the newest member of her church. “You serve.” She said. “Oh, okay. Where?” I questioned innocently. “In the preschool room, right now.” She answered. “Right now? Like, right...

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Come On....Walk With Me...

Author: Cindy Schmidt

Posted: Feb 06, 2017

It was early Sunday morning & I found myself here- at the Gahanna Campus - for both Celebrations a few weeks back. I was wandering through the back hallway and as I peeked in a classroom I saw a table full of physically & mentally challenged adults studying the Bible and praising...

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