We made it safely to New York. We're on the plane now waiting to take off on an 8 hour flight to Casa Blanca. Pray for continued safety and that hearts will be prepared to share God's love. Thanks - Heather
(at 7:40 pm)
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
GET IT UNDER 49....
Packing the morning before our departure, we all started to experience a closer estimation of how the team will be working together. We spent time amassing our luggage into all of our bags, doling out who would have what food in which bag. We're bringing a good amount 
of eatables, considering how expensive Libreville is in terms of expenses. Some luggage was stuffed with explodable bags of cereal, some with large containers of suspiciously powdered gatorade (please, customs, be nice to us), and other with, well, the rest of our food. We've planned our departure tomorrow down to the dot, and have about 3 hours of safety time to account for possible traffic or cavity searches at the airport (not an actual pasttime of our student missions trips). Keep us in your prayers as we begin our way to Africa and into the struggles of airline travel.
-TEAM GABON!
of eatables, considering how expensive Libreville is in terms of expenses. Some luggage was stuffed with explodable bags of cereal, some with large containers of suspiciously powdered gatorade (please, customs, be nice to us), and other with, well, the rest of our food. We've planned our departure tomorrow down to the dot, and have about 3 hours of safety time to account for possible traffic or cavity searches at the airport (not an actual pasttime of our student missions trips). Keep us in your prayers as we begin our way to Africa and into the struggles of airline travel.-TEAM GABON!
Team Profile: Olivia Krebs
Olivia KrebsAge: 16
Grade: 11
About Me: This is my first time time out of the country and I am very excited. I have four younger brothers. I row for my schools crew team and enjoy reading.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Team Profile: Ben Bliss
Ben BlissAge: 19
Grade: College sophmore
About Me: I'm a carefree kinda guy, and I love the arts. Being a musician, I love being creative with music and rythm and harmonies. The biggest thing that I'm looking forward to enjoying in Gabon will be the presence of my mother. :)
Team Profile: Anita Bliss
Anita BlissAge: 43...I think
Grade: I act like I'm in 5th
About Me: I have 5 words to describe myself: funny, thrifty, shallow (JUST KIDDING), intense, and active. To expand on thrifty, I was at Goodwill to get skirts for this trip, and the sizes ranged through small, medium, extra larga, and double-extra large. We'll just say that I wrap the skirts around my body a bunch of times. :) I am highly dependent on coffee and I love naps.
Team Profile: Scott Wakeley
Scott WakeleyAge: Ancient
Grade: New Moses
About Me: When asked how would I describe myself, my first thoughts were playful and stunning. But seriously, if I can be, I am secretly a Russian gymnast. I love life, activity, and movement. Other than being a pastor, I'm a husband, father, coach, and cheerleader. I'm just really looking forward to hanging out with people in Gabon.
Team Profile: Matt Bogolin
Matt BogolinAge: 18
Grade: College freshman
About Me: I love playing sports and working with kids and serving God (every once and a while I can do all three at the same time). I love traveling to other countries and have been on two of ACAC's Guatemala trips. I would love to serve Jesus internationally in the future and am excited to go to Gabon to serve Him among a new group of people and a new culture.
Team Profile: Heather Wakeley
Heather WakeleyAge: 17 and 340 something days
Grade: 12th
About Me: I'm not much for describing myself, but...I love kids, sports, smiling, to do lists, cooking, and most of all God. I've been called to missions ever since my early years of listening to missionaries come to our church. Recently, I've been really called to teaching while on the missions field.
Team Profile: Jacob Turnbull
Jacob TurnbullAge:19
Grade: College sophomore
ABout Me: I am attending WVU, enjoy not being injured and love horses. Its been a while since I have been on a missions trip and I can't wait to experience Africa. This trip will be a great oppertunity for me to reflect on God's goodness and to serve others.
Trip Activities
Upon arrival in Gabon, our team will embark on a series of missions activities and service projects. The following loose outline of our schedule has been provided by the organization that is leading our trip:
~A Moving Medical Clinic- supplying primary care and the possibilities of a vbs with the children. Our time is fairly loose, and will allow us to interact with the locals in different ways
~The Hopehouse Orphanage- Interacting with children in the orphanage and loving on them. Sharing the word of God, helping in whatever way we can, and just being the light shining through to them.
~Physical Labor!- Digging a ditch for our host, Pastor Phillipe, that will run to the church and provide better plumbing for the surrounding facilities. Our efforts in the sun should help provide his family's living quarters with a shower and toilet.
Additionally, we hope to improve the roofing of the church, providing a shelter out of tin roofing to better accommodate the church body.
Specifics of our physical labors are pretty vague still, so we're trusting in God that our faithful service will help fulfil his will for our trip. Our trip will centralize around these large activities, giving us a focus to better aim our service. Further details will be posted later for more prayer opportunities.
~A Moving Medical Clinic- supplying primary care and the possibilities of a vbs with the children. Our time is fairly loose, and will allow us to interact with the locals in different ways
~The Hopehouse Orphanage- Interacting with children in the orphanage and loving on them. Sharing the word of God, helping in whatever way we can, and just being the light shining through to them.
~Physical Labor!- Digging a ditch for our host, Pastor Phillipe, that will run to the church and provide better plumbing for the surrounding facilities. Our efforts in the sun should help provide his family's living quarters with a shower and toilet.
Additionally, we hope to improve the roofing of the church, providing a shelter out of tin roofing to better accommodate the church body.
Specifics of our physical labors are pretty vague still, so we're trusting in God that our faithful service will help fulfil his will for our trip. Our trip will centralize around these large activities, giving us a focus to better aim our service. Further details will be posted later for more prayer opportunities.
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