Haircuts...

It was that time again...time to trim the unruly hair and get it looking managed again. Both Sam and I needed to get our hair cut, so on Friday, I did both. This is only the second time that I have cut someone else's hair. And it didnt turn out too bad, even if I say so myself...

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Making flags...

This last week, I have been busy making flags. The High-school summer camp is this week, and I was asked to make the flags for all the different teams. 180 (the Grace Community Church High-school ministry) is returning to New Mexico this year for our summer camp. We spend a week out at Glorieta having an awesome time of teaching, praise, games, and small group interaction. This year 180 is joined by 12 other youth groups, so this will be our bigest camp yet with over 500 young people attending.

Please pray with us, that this camp would be a time of spiritual renewal, growth and maturity for the high-schoolers and the staff. This year we are priviledged to have our own pastor John MacArthur coming to speak with us, and I know that many are excited for this oppurtunity.
You could pray also for the safety of all who are traveling. For those of you not familiar with the USA, it is an 18 hour bus ride from Grace Community Church to Glorieta New Mexico so we travel through the night. Fun times...

Malibu Creek...

A couple of weekends ago, Julia (Sam's sister), Ben (Julia's husband), Sam and I went out to Malibu Canyon Creek Park. When you first arrive it doesnt look like much, but as you hike back into the park, you suddenly come across this pool of water that is surrounded by big canyon walls. The canyon walls are quite unique as they are very porous and full of holes. This makes it great for rock climbing and such. It is also a popular place for swimming and showing your lack of fear by jumping 6-18 ft off the canyon walls . Below are some pictures that Jules took of us as we were clambering over rocks and just having a great time enjoying the amazing creation of our God. This park also holds many fond memories for Sam and his family as they spent many a family day at this park. Thanks Jules for taking these very cool pictures...

Sam in a tunnel, reenacting childhood memories

Part of the Canyon that we climbed over.

If you look hard, you can see Sam and I down there.

Julia was able to get all four of us in the picture...

Indiana...

On June 16, Sam and I flew out to Indiana to attend the wedding of our friends Collin and Kara.
While we were in Indiana, we stayed with our previous Pastor and his family, The Bancrofts. They had moved to Indiana 3 months before where Eric was able to take over the Shepherding and pastoring of the people at Castleview Baptist Church. After spending a few days with the Bancrofts, Sam and I headed down to Tennessee to see some more friends who lived there. It was about a 5 hour drive, in which we drove through Kentucky.
As we started out, I said to Sam that I really wanted to see a fourway stoplight. Sam didnt think we would be able to see any of those as we would be on the freeway. But the desire was still there. While driving through Kentucky, we saw signs for caves all along the freeway. We stopped in a small town looking for some caves, and some breakfast. It was a quaint little town, and only one place was open. It was a diner attached to an antique store. It was a bit let-go, but the people were friendly, and the food was cheap.
After having some breakfast, and being entertained by the conversations of the locals, we headed back to the freeway looking for the caves. On the way out of the small town, we even found my four-way traffic light. A few miles down the road, we found the Mammoth Caves. If you are ever in Kentucky, I would highly recommend you stop and check out these caves. The are the longest known cave system in the world with over 365 miles of mapped and surveyed cave passages. It is still an active cave site, and the underground river that created the caves, is still carving out new passageways. Sam and I did a 2 hour tour around part of the caves. It was so fascinating. After that, we made our way into Tennessee. While in Tennessee, we visited the Hoffmans who were kind enough to provide a tour of downtown Nashville for us. We were also able to catch up with Vince and Robyn Greer, who had only moved into the area from Grace a couple weeks before.