Wednesday, July 15, 2009

STEP Training 2009

The first four days of Summer Team Evangelism Partnership are focused on training and preparing for the neighborhood outreaches. Here are some pictures from those days:

Bill listing all the different cultures represented at the Church/STEP potluck

Beth shared her insights on the Virgin of Guadalupe and communicating the gospel clearly to children
I like Bill... here's another picture of him doing something he loves!

STEP's "visionaries" - the Yarralls and Duckhorns started planning for these outreach mission trips 5 years ago. We've now done it four times. Nancye (my mother, standing) is head chef!
Jeremy and Sonja joined us a week early and worked hard getting the outreach lessons and materials ready
John Duckhorn led some of the devotionals and shared how he came to know Christ
As one of the two team members who has participated all four times in STEP, Kayla shared many of the lessons learned with the new team members. Here she is leading a small group of children in Los Angeles.
Megan also joined us a week early to work on getting the outreach lessons and materials ready

Shawn Wicks and Bill Loudon focused on preparing the team for each day's Bible lesson to the Children. Shawn also taught us how to effectively use skits/dramas to communicate Biblical truths.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

A Few STEP Pictures...

Just a few pictures of our time with the STEP team, giving you a glimpse of what the two week training and outreach were like:












Monday, May 25, 2009

Disney with Nesbitts

California Adventure Park... where we met the kind lady who gave us free passes for a day at Disneyland! We made one stop at the California park and bawled our heads off (well, almost) on the Soaring Over California ride before joining Deb and Les in Disneyland.

Me and Misha

Space Mountain riders... Misha, Les, Sydney and Bill

My very pregnant sister and Lillie.

Me and Debs

Sydney and Bill.

Bay Area Women's Conference

Debra and I drove up to Fremont, CA the first weekend of May and enjoyed a blessed weekend with friends there.

Gina & Dorothy
Me and Debbie

Me and Sharon... after a long day at the conference!

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Family picnic at Cabrillo Beach

Grace is visiting Jon from Wisconsin this week.

Sydney, Debbie & Bill - tidepools in background



Misha

More March

Spent one weekend helping babysit Lillie and Misha. This was taken on a lazy Saturday afternoon after a trip to the library!

Celebrate Debbie's birthday for the first time in 12 years with her!
(Also pictured are Lillie and Les' mom, Mary.)

March Women's Retreat

Lunch at Oceanside with Mum and Debbie.... lots of yummy Mexican food!!

Our first women's retreat with all three of us together.

Carrie & Dawnita

Me & Debs

Dawnita & me

The nice young man who changed our flat tire on the way home.

Spring

My wee flower garden

Birthday

I had fun celebrating my birthday with two special friends this year for dessert at the Cheesecake Factory!Becky, me & Jennie

WBC February Women's Retreat

We had a women's retreat with our church during the first weekend on February at a beach house in Capistrano. It was beautiful and refreshing... here's a few pictures:Mum and I in front of the house

Most of us

Playing games

Seagulls on the beach

Jennifer & Carrie