Photo of the Week - July 24, 2011

Friends,

We made it back from our mission trip! Despite some challenges with the last leg of our trip, our entire team made it back to Illinois. Here is a video that was captured on the first days and sent back to our church, Richwoods Christian Church. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u88InVrPow

I've also included pictures of me at work in the village. You can see me distributing bibles and reading glasses. There are so many emotions I want to share about the trip...and so few words that do them justice. I'll summarize with a Hallelujah and Amen!

"We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God."
- John Stott

Photo of the Week - July 17, 2011

Greetings from Brazil!

Jeff and I have been here for a few days with our friends from our church. Enjoy a picture of the Amazon River from the plane. Also, see Jeff with his first Coconut Water! Finally, see me with two new friends I made while resting in the hotel lobby today. These girls inched up to me and mustered up the courage to say hi to a 'foreign looking lady.' God Bless the honesty of youth!

Tschau! Jada

Scripture from church today:
'But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.' Acts 1:8

Photo of the Week - July 10, 2011

I found myself unable to sleep on Thursday night. It took me some hours to come down off of my natural high of returning from a fantastic family vacation. On Tuesday, Jeff and I loaded up the truck, the kids jumped into the back seat, and we were off to Chicago. A concert, a show, some delicious deep dish pizza, a museum, a tour, and plenty of trains and buses filled our days and evenings. I even ran into my college buddy, Jerry. Fun trip. Neat city. Great family.

Enjoy!

Jada


“Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world.” Frank Lloyd Wright

Photo of the Week - July 3, 2011

I had an unexpected theme this holiday weekend. Small towns & Railways!

It started on Saturday AM when Jeff and I took Mom and Dad to the Track Inn Cafe in Chillicothe. It is a darling restaurant located just near the train tracks...highly recommended if you have the chance. After we got our fill on food we drove around the old downtown area and enjoyed the charm. This afternoon, Jeff and I continued the small town tour by bike. We road the Rock Island Trail from Wyoming to Toulon. We biked around each of the small towns fully decorated with flags in celebration of 4th of July. We stopped for a photo on a bridge. We have now traveled the entire Rock Island trail by bike!

Hope you enjoy the photos as much as I enjoyed the experiences!

Jada

I've been workin' on the railroad,
All the live long day.
I've been workin' on the railroad,
Just to pass the time away.