get to know the team--part four

Paige Winfield recently took a job with a think-tank in Virginia,
after working as a newspaper reporter in Naperville, Illinois. She
writes news and feature stories about government and politics and
enjoys interviewing all sorts of people and reading news all day.
Paige lived in Wheaton and attended College Church for the last three
years, where she served with the college group leadership team. She
loves to play the violin, run, travel and live life alongside her
brothers and sisters in Christ.

Get to know the team--part three

Danielle Chauvin was born and raised in New Orleans, LA. She now
attends Wheaton College and is about to begin her senior year in the
Communications Department. She is very excited to be doing a College
Group Women's internship at College Church, starting this August. In
her spare time she loves cooking, reading books and blogs, and hanging
out with kids. She is spending a lot of time thinking about how to
glorify God as a woman, student, and member of the local church in
this precious season of life.

Get to know the team--part two

Nathan Gammie is the leader of this STAMP Russia team and is looking
forward to beginning as a Ministry Resident at College Church. Though
born and raised in Southern California, he made the move to the
Midwest and graduated from the Wheaton College Graduate School with a
Masters degree in Biblical Exegesis this May. He has been programming
for the Blue Letter Bible this summer. His passions are preaching and
seeing the Kingdom of God expand by the Spirit through the local
church. In the midst of that passion, he loves running, longboarding,
rock climbing, snowboarding, playing golf, and talking life and
theology. Right now he's thinking a lot about Jay's sermons about
pastors being an example to the flock, and thinking of how he can be
cultivating a solid foundation for being a godly man, husband, father,
and pastor.

Get to know the team--part one

Wil Triggs is director of communications at College Church. He enjoys reading, movies, gardening and watching his son practice karate. He’s spending a lot of time thinking about how God uses technology to reach into people’s lives--and about how technology gets in the way of that happening.

Planning Meeting Tonight

We are at the Russian Ministries' office planning games, crafts and sports. The plans are starting to come together.

Tie-dye shirts--dyes can be purchased over there, so we are trying to work out how many to get in various sizes.

Paper mosaics, craft stick frames, also talking about balloon creations and different things to do with water balloons.

Sports--lots of soccer donations (shirts too), American football, thinking about relays and other stuff.

Lorraine Triggs here: So when we go through customs and are asked if we have anything to declare, I am going to state loudly and clearly: "Three thousand craft sticks!!"

We have about $3,800 to raise and a few days to still go before departure. Pray with us as we continue to plan and move forward toward departure.

Time to pray!

visa update!

Our visas arrived today, so we are officially going!

game and craft ideas

We are working on ideas for games and crafts. Here are a few of the ideas:

Crafts:
Tie-dye shirts--a big hit in the past. Lots and supplies to gather and transport, sizes to consider.
Puzzle picture frame--what to fill the frame with???
Balloon animals--we need some practice and a pump on this one.
Lanyards/keychain made with gimp rope--think through amounts.
Paper mosaics--get a good variety of colors/textures, but into squares. What kind of a backing should we have?

Games:
Kickball
Super Ninja Game Time
Three-legged Race
Water Balloons
Relay Races
Dizzy Soccer

Father, guide our plans. Go before us in gathering supplies and in thinking through all that we do. Please guide those who are planning and praying on the other side of the world.