Summer 2006 Update!

Hello there! Being that it is the first week in August, I guess iI should update some of the highlights of my summer. So her it goes, this is going to be a long one!


I started of with a mission trip to Honduras. Wow, it was amazing! Here are a few of my favorite pictures. Unfortunitly, I can't get even close to posting all of my pictures, but I would love to show them to you sometime.


There was never a shortage of kids to play with in town. Being that I don't speak any spanish, one way I could play with them was to play tic-tac-toe. Boy, did they love tic-tac-toe! We would play for hours!




Here the boys are playing with a beam of light. There was a hole in the roof of the porch and it created a sun spot.
This is Flower! She was one of my favorites!
Wesely playing with marbles.
Doing the laundry.
One day we handed out care kits. These three friends helped us a ton!!
One of the families from the Baptist church. They made us sweet bread one day. It was wonderful!!

This is Hector, he helped us build a roof for Pastor Alex.
Toward the end of the trip, we took a few days to go to the island of Roaton. I didn't think places like that actually exisited. It was unreal! Getting there was quite an adventure. It took us three buses, an hour of walking(due to a protest and closed roads) a long bus ride and a hopper plane to get there. Boy was it worth it! The above picture is of the team at sunset. Below is a picture of the beach.



After Honduras things calmed down again. I went back to work at Willow Creek Orchards. Things there are always an adventure. My offical role is to be on the register, but what does not mean much. I help sort the produce, work on displays, weed, and so on. It's a great change of pace from the rest of the year. I can't belive how much I have learned about farming and veggies and the such. Plus, the people I work with are awesome! We always have a great time! Here's a picture to get an idea of what the farm store is like.One major event this june is that Russell graduated!



Last week was work camp in Fayetville WV. We did a lot of framing work. Central had 4 sites. By the end of the week we had the foundation of one house poured, the flooring and outside walls of another house, and the inside,outside, trusses, and windows on the third and forth houses compleat. On our day off we went white water rafting on the New River. There was lots of white water and laughter on that trip. All in all it was a great week!


The WV mountians.




Alice (one of my flat mates from England) and her family happened to be in Philly on holiday. So, I got to visit with her and her wonderful family!! We walked down south street and caught up on the months since I was in Canterbury. All of her stories made me homesick for everyone in England. I miss you guys!

As there is still a month left before classes start, there will be plenty more summer pictures! Next stop.... San Diego!

Cheers! Em