By Arkansas Missionaries on 7/7/2009 5:08 PM

July 18 - 24 - Arkansas Mission Trip 2009

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By Arkansas Missionaries on 7/24/2008 10:49 PM

Hello!  I wanted to write this blog tonight so I stole the job away from Rachel...

We have a celebrity amongst us!  Kate Hall (or as Helena-West Helena know her as: Katie Hall) was surprised to find out that they named the newly renovated pool pavilion after her and the pool supervisor Ernest Womack.  It is called the Ernest Womack and Katie Hall pool pavilion.  That pool pavilion was actually the old pool house which they tore most of down.  Mark wired the pool pavilion and it passed inspection the first time, so it was ready to be used tonight for the ending celebration.

Most of us had a great Thursday (except my group).  Cindy shared that a kid that wouldn't let her touch him at the beginning of the week, let her hold him and he slept in her arms for almost an hour.  She said it was the highlight of her week.  Beth had a girl named Alexis in one of her swimming groups and since she was the only girl in that group they called her "Princess Alexis."  Today she finally went off the diving board and...

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By Arkansas Missionaries on 7/24/2008 8:52 PM

I know I speak for everyone here when I say working this week in Helena with all of these kids, volunteers, and adults has been the most challenging, but rewarding experience. Building relationships with individuals makes this week more inviting for us to come back and see how the community has changed in a year. That's why most of us always come back!

Yesterday (June 22) during kids camp around lunch time, there was a thunder storm that creeped up on the park. The dark clouds were scaring most of the kids and we all had to go to the community center and finish camp. All of the kids were mad/sad that they couldn't swim twice. We played dodgeball, and Mrs. Tracy was in charge; nobody messes with her. She is so sweet though, when you're on her good side. It was pouring rain when we were there. George told us that they saw clouds, but they decided to keep working until the rain came. They only got...

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By Arkansas Missionaries on 7/21/2008 10:13 PM

Hello All Again!!

So, Kristen is telling me I'm in charge of updating the blog about the Arkansas trip, so here I go. As I'm writing, I'm listening to music that the younger generation in here is playing. Always have to pump it up! Tonight, we had one of our two meetings we have everyday. They told me I had to take notes of all the stories being told, and it made me feel like a reporter.  I know what not to be in the future. Anywho. So, here are some stories told by the group here in AR-KANSAS!!

First, Ginny and Mark did the devotion. Matthew 5:33-45 were the verses read. It says to love your neighbor as yourself and to be patient. Then they related about having a loving and patient attitude toward the kids and others here in Arkansas. We are all here to for the same reasons, to help out the community of Helena-West Helena.

Then! Kristen asked to tell stories, and EVERYONE said...

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By Arkansas Missionaries on 7/20/2008 8:29 PM

Hello Everyone!

I was sitting here on my computer looking at stuff, and Kristen comes in telling me I need to write on it, so here I am. ;-)

Things are good here in Helena-West Helena. Yesterday was a little hard waking up at 4:00am in the morning to catch our flight. Some of the others had a later flight. After the two hour plane ride, we rode over to rent our transportation, and it seemed like it took forever! We eventually ended up with two twelve passenger vans, a car, and a cargo van to pack our massive amount of luggage. We rode for an hour to Helena and came into the Inn. After we figured out what we were doing, we went to "The Best Coke in Town." Of course, it doesn't have the best coke in town, but it has the best oreo milkshakes in town. Since most of us young girlies were with Kristen, we went to Leonora's house to work on some stuff: making name tags, stuffing shirts in bags, putting tape on towels and bags for the kids. For dinner, we went to Oliver's. We usually go there every year,...

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