Lots of Travel

  In just 10 short days, I managed to fly from Burkina Faso and arrive in Dallas, Texas; drive to Pensacola, Florida; attend an incredible 4 day conference; and drive all the way back to Dallas again only to fly out the following day! It all feels like a blur at this point, but I know that God did some pretty awesome things in my heart and I am looking forward to each day as it comes. (pictured above: Tyler, Texas.... I have not actually been there, but I had to get a pic as we drove by )

Memories....

Getting back together with 100's of BRSM students/graduates in Pensacola, Florida. The conference really was incredible.

First stop....well, almost the first stop

So after arriving in the States, I had to make a quick run to the post office and then found a Starbucks! Ah the memories spent at Starbucks!!!!

Short trip back to the U.S.

May 18th-28th short trip back to the U.S. for a conference in Florida. Had an incredible time.

Soccer Match!

The boys that I work with here in Burkina Faso warming up for their very first official soccer game! They played a great game; and even though they lost, it was an incredible opportunity for the entire team!

The kids that I work with...

The month of April held a wonderful opportunity for us to share the Gospel of Christ with many kids - some for the very first time through the Kids of Hope program that Kate Royal heads up here in Ouagadougou.

Out in the Village.....wait, where's my camera???

So, I'm outside of the city the other evening on an outreach and forgot my camera. Luckily, a friend of mine had one along. You really gotta love point and shoot cameras these days - so handy and small. Anyways - in the background there is a bunch of kids playing this fun little game called "life boats." You might remember it from way back - someone calls out a number and you all have to get in groups that match the number.

Out in the Middle of Nowhere!

On a recent village trip, we had the opportunity to travel just 6 km off the paved road to a village that seemed to be in the middle of nowhere. After jumping out of the van and setting up a battery powered speaker, we had a pretty good sized group of kids begin to wonder over to scope us out. Pictured above is that group of kids surrounding Ferrin (visiting youth pastor) as we were wrapping up a time of games and a short Bible lesson.

Just a little HOT.

Just a little sample of what it feels like here at the end of March and all through April.... Inside the house, it was about 94 degrees - I put this out in the sun for just 3 minutes and it shot up to 120 degrees!!!

Pic of the new place in Ouaga - at night.

Pictured above: I have moved into a new place here in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Upon arrival, I noticed that the neighborhood was quite dark and local theft problems were occurring on a daily basis. I decided to take some initiative and added a few lights (500 and 1,000 watts). I took this picture around 11pm at night from across the street.