Yaz Program 2008- Armutlu

Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." When he placed his hands on them, he went on from there.
For the second year we were privileged to serve our community and the children living in Armutlu through a summer program. We provided sports, art, and English lessons to the children. The goal of our time with the neighborhood children was to show unconditional love as an incarnate witness of Jesus' love for all of us. Thanks to our teammates and the volunteers from Cornerstone Community Church in Iowa, for providing a time of love and fun for the children in our neighborhood. We pray it will provide 'open doors' to proclaim the name of Jesus to our neighbors. Thanks to the rest of you who provided prayers for our ministry in our neighborhood.
(If you go to the right side of our blog, click on "Family Photo Albums" and you can view more pictures)

Kalkan Vacation June 2008

After school, we headed for the Mediterrean Sea in southern Turkey. We spent a week there and vacationed with another family, and we were accompanied by Gina's mom. This is the second year we went to Kalkan and we enjoyed many adventures there along with relaxing at our villa and swimming in our own outdoor pool. See our family photo album at the side, click on it to see more pictures from the photo gallery.

Turkish Folklore Festival- May

Ashley gets ready to perform with her classmates in Çınarcık, Turkey. She had a great performance and we were very proud that a blond American girl could dance like a Türk.

Ashley and her classmates perform in a Turkish folklore festival. They were honored by being picked to perform and all the kids and mothers had a fun experience together.

Mother-Daughter Retreat April 2008

Gina and Carissa spent a weekend together in Şile, Turkey.

Ashley, Maggie, Kaitlin, Carissa, Aubrey, and Victoria at the Black Sea for Passport 2 Purity Retreat.