I have been listening to this song all day. It caught my attention, because it has the word resurrection in it. As I listned to it, time and again, I thought this song makes a great meditation for the Holy Week. It is a passionate …
Read MoreBack Home
I am now back home in Americus, Georgia. We had some problems getting home. Flight delays from India, caused us to miss our connecting flight on Saturday. We had to stay over night in Newark, NJ, but were able to fly standby and catch a …
Read MoreUpdate from India
I have posted an update on www.ietmissions.blogspot.com. If you want updates on our trip — go to the IET blog. Thanks! Derek
Read MoreIndia Trip Delayed A Few Days
Due to wintery weather in Newark, our flights have been delayed. After about two hours of working with Delta and Continental this morning, we have rescheduled our flights for Monday, March 19th. Delays are certainly par for the course for mission trips. I learned the …
Read MoreCleaning up after the storm
Click here to go to our flickr page to see the aftermath of the tornados. This blog is coming from Technology One in Americus. They have been kind enough to let me use their network to access the Internet, while I am without internet access …
Read MoreWe Survived the Tornado
A tornado touched down in Americus last night and ripped our town up. We are all ok at the Vreeland home. We never even lost power. I spent the whole day with a chain saw, cutting up fallen trees. Below are some pictures. I really …
Read MoreThe Keystroke Heard ‘Round the World
I did it. This morning I finished the rough draft of my dissertation. I cannot believe after over two years of writing, research, writing, interviews, edits, writing, revisions and…oh yes…writing, the final keystroke for the rough draft has been made. It is done! Well sorta… …
Read MoreSo I asked my son, “Who is Jesus?”
Our youngest son Taylor is mildly autistic. He is in kindergarten and spends about half of us day in special ed. He is on target with this intellectually development, but is still delayed in his communication and socialization. Because his communication is delayed, we sometimes …
Read MoreNew Seeds and the false self
Happy New Year! This post is my first of 2007. I haven’t had a chance to post since right after Christmas. At the tail end of 2006 and first week of 2007, I have been: …working sudoku puzzles (quite addictive) …hosting family at our house …
Read MoreKansas City Chiefs’ Owner Lamar Hunt died last night
Lamar Hunt, the owner of the Kansas City Chiefs died last night. Below is an article from the Kansas City Star. Hunt was an inovator and has made the NFL what it is today. He not only formed the Chiefs in 1963, but he also …
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