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      <title>A Refrigerator Speaks</title>
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      <description>People often say you can tell a lot about a person&amp;nbsp;by looking at&amp;nbsp;their refrigerator....
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In the case of Dick Rutgers, his refrigerator speaks volumes....but it is only&amp;nbsp;a glimpse...

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My time in Antigua, Guatamala was incredible...and although I have been gone for over&amp;nbsp;a week....I am still learning and in awe of the amazing experience I had there.&amp;nbsp; I can honestly say that the main reason the few weeks I spent there changed my life was because of the way God works through a man named Dick Rutgers.
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Dick is a single, middle-aged, American man who has a huge heart and a strong desire to change lives.&amp;nbsp; His desire is so strong that he moved from his comfortable home in America five years ago&amp;nbsp;to live in Guatamala and minister to disabled people of all ages, and the children of a poor neighborhood he resides in.&amp;nbsp; He is a father to the fatherless, a shoulder to cry on, a hand to feed those who cannot feed themselves;&amp;nbsp; he love</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Last leg of the journey...</title>
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      <description>&amp;nbsp;I can&apos;t believe this amazing year is coming to an end.&amp;nbsp; We are in our final destination, ministering in&amp;nbsp;a small community in Hondouras called Los Pinos.&amp;nbsp; We have been here for one&amp;nbsp;week and we are working with a missionary, Tony Deine, a friend of Danny&apos;s from Salt Lake City, Utah.&amp;nbsp; Tony has lived here over a year, working with a church called Iglesia Tranformacion.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;He has an amazing gift with children, and focuses much of his time reaching out to this community in any way possible; from feeding programs, to helping in the schools,&amp;nbsp;taking kids on fun day trips, to teaching English classes....any possible way he can meet physical needs, while sharing the love of Christ and meeting spiritual needs. 

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During our time here, we have been helping with the feeding program, spending time with families in the community, working on a shelving/organizing project for the church&apos;s donation center, and having fun together and enjoying our final</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Extrava-TIGUA!!!</title>
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      <description>Welcome to the Antigua Guatemala Installment of the Colleen and Sarah Photo extravaGANZAS! 
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&amp;nbsp;This month we left the the guys behind for some manistry time.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; We have no idea what&amp;nbsp;has happened&amp;nbsp;after the taking of this photo and we may be better off that way...
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The 4 Team LESS girls, Traci and Krystle from Ignite and 5/6 of the Beloved Ones headed to Antigua
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After 10 months of traveling we found that many of us fit right in with the backpackers... and others found their flair for Guatemalan Culture... well maybe just one in particular.
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Antigua is a BEAUTIFUL city with many historical sights, cobblestone roads, old cathedrals... and adorable elderly people.
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One morning a group of us headed up to Pacaya, an active volcano only 2 hours from our little city!

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Jackie,&amp;nbsp;Sa</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>He always will</title>
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My mom used to tell me that when I was little I used to sit at the kitchen table, color in my coloring book, and make up songs about how much I love Jesus....and I would just sing to Jesus and be in my own little world.&amp;nbsp;When she told me this in high school...I remember feeling so sad, wondering where this little girl&apos;s faith went.
There have been times in my life I have questioned God&apos;s existence.&amp;nbsp;There have times I wished he was true, but felt like I couldn&apos;t believe.&amp;nbsp;I couldn&apos;t believe because of the pain, I couldn&apos;t believe because of the unfairness...the people in my life that truly loved Him, I believed He treated unfairly.&amp;nbsp;I was stuck.&amp;nbsp;Deep down, I yearned for there to be a true God.&amp;nbsp;But, I fought it.
I fought it because I was scared of what it would require.&amp;nbsp;What if it&apos;s true?&amp;nbsp;That would be a hard pill to swallow and a life change I was not ready for.&amp;nbsp;But why was it so scary?
I grew up desiring the sincerity and love for God my M</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Face-to-Face With the Forgotten</title>
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Lord,
I thank you for this day.&amp;nbsp; I thank you for our time at the hospital.&amp;nbsp; I felt emotionally drained today...Lord, I pray that you would strengthen me.&amp;nbsp; Give me strength tomorrow.&amp;nbsp; My heart broke today.&amp;nbsp; I cannot believe people live like this.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;They&amp;nbsp;are so starved of affection and love.&amp;nbsp; It is so hard to see girls my age living like vegetables.&amp;nbsp; Lord....why?&amp;nbsp; Why do they have to live like this?&amp;nbsp; As I walk through the hospital halls...all I hear is your still-small voice asking, &quot;Do you trust Me?&quot;&amp;nbsp; Its a hard question to swallow.&amp;nbsp; Lord, for years I have prayed for my heart to break for the things that break Your heart....and here I am, face-to-face with it...and I am tempted to despair and doubt Your goodness.&amp;nbsp; I repent of this Lord...and I answer &quot;yes&quot; to Your question.&amp;nbsp; I trust You.&amp;nbsp; You are good and I love You.&amp;nbsp; You love these people...they are Your children and You have not forgotten them.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Pana-MANIA extrava-GANZA!</title>
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      <description>Our team recently&amp;nbsp;spent 2 amazing weeks in Panama.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;We hope these pictures will give you some insight into our experiences.
&amp;nbsp;...&amp;nbsp; so welcome to the latest Colleen and Sarah photo extravaGANZA!
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Danny and Lindsey preparing to overwhelm the taxi drivers with 6 people, 6 packs, 6 backpacks, a guitar and few purses...

Hydration is very important when you are visiting the Panam Canal



Jackie, aka J Money, doing her thing wherever and whenever she can
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Our first weekend we got to go to Campamiento, an annual youth retreat for the high school...
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One of these things is not like the others...&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; (Note the miracle taking place:&amp;nbsp; you are witnessing over 100 teenagers on the beach by 6am for morning devotions and very energetic games)
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Kari and the Staff splashing around
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Sunrise
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Several days during our week we got to go to the Comador (a feeding center).&amp;nbsp; It was run by</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Odd things from the Odd Balls</title>
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      <description>Our time in Panam was filled with many interesting experiences.&amp;nbsp; When we looked at our pictures we discovered that there were lots of very unique sights and experiences that we want to share with you here.
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... so welcome to the Things I Never Thought Id See Colleen and Sarah Photo extravaGANZA!!
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At the Prayer Day we found out that they needed balloon animals made... over 100 balloon animals.
As we have no formal clown training and are somewhat timid around balloons and clowns, we were amazed to find that&amp;nbsp;we&amp;nbsp;actually&amp;nbsp;have&amp;nbsp;the balloon animal annointing (right Gary B?).
Many many many balloon dogs later...&amp;nbsp; all of the children were happy customers.
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In other unused skill sets... Sarah was signed up for modeling class at the Campamiento... and was quickly awarded a tiara.

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Take your Daughter to Work Day-&amp;nbsp; the daughter of our cab driver crusing around with him watching videos on a Saturday
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      <title>A Little Panama Update...</title>
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      <description>Here I am in Arrijan, Panama...things are going very well.&amp;nbsp; Once again, the people are amazing, our team is doing great, and God is working in awesome ways.&amp;nbsp; We are working alongside a wonderful Pastor and his wife (Pedro and Maria)....and all six of us are living with his parents during our time here.&amp;nbsp; Since we have been here, we have been able to do a variety of things.&amp;nbsp; We were able to help with preparations for the high school retreat, attend and help out with the retreat (and I even got to play Britney Spears in a skit! haha), and now help in the Bilinual School that is partnered with the church.&amp;nbsp; We have also had the opportunity to&amp;nbsp;serve at&amp;nbsp;a feeding center in town that feeds the starving people in the area.&amp;nbsp; This week we are in the school most of this week, helping with English and&amp;nbsp;assisting the teachers in any way we can.&amp;nbsp; I am absolutely loving the classroom and being around high school students.&amp;nbsp; The retreat was amazing a</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Silent Judgment</title>
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Lately God has been showing me how judgmental I have been in my life....especially my years walking with Him. Nine months ago, I never would have thought that I was a judgemental person. I always considered myself pretty accepting...but deep down there were some deep judgments that I didn&apos;t even recognize as judgements, let alone a problem in me that needed to be dealt with.
What God has shown me through a number of circumstances the past nine months...is that it is just as important not to judge Christians as it is important not to judge those who do not believe in Christ. I have always been very aware and careful not to judge those who do not know Christ...but what I never realized is how judgemental I was towards Christians and The Church.
Looking back, I can see how my judgements have evolved. There was a time in college when I was on a &quot;theology kick&quot;...and I began to silently judge those Christians around me who had different theology. There have been times when I have </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Birthday Fun</title>
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9am: It all started with a morning scare.by four birthday elves...Caitlin, Becky, Heather, and Sarah came charging in my homestead wearing these masks and delivering my first birthday present (a favorite cereal of mine) and a scavenger hunt for me to find all my Swedish Fish (my favorite candy) throughout the day.

10am: I went to church and was surprised to find out that every hour until 7pm, my team had a present for me to open. So, yes...even at church, I was opening presents! These presents throughout the day ranged from Winnie the Poo cutlery, q-tips, and gogglesto stickers, fun pens, and many other hilarious personalized gifts.

After church, I was able to call my brother Joey who has the same birthdayI turned 24 and he turned 25. I was so thankful to be able to talk to him and sing happy birthday to him!
Here&apos;s my Joey:

1pm: My team (minus Jackie and Lindsey who are currently with a group in Panama), Seth, and a wonderful couple from church, went out to an Itali</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>My life right now...</title>
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Things are going great here in Costa Rica! Our whole squad has been together at YWAM San Jose for this month. This is a first for our squad, and it has been really great so far. We have had the freedom to explore San Jose, seek out different ministry opportunities, and go out and do what the Lord is calling us to do. It has been really cool to see God guide us all in different ways, and still be able to live as a family serving Him together.
Entering San Jose, my main desire was to immerse myself in the culturelearn Spanish, spend time with Costa Ricans, build relationships, enjoy Costa Rican cuisine, etc. The Lord has guided me and provided in so many ways! Last Sunday I was at a local church and met a woman, Jasmine, who offered me to live with her for the rest of my time in Costa Rica. Jasmine is a 28-year-old single mother of Tiffany, who is a one-year-old beautiful girl. I moved in with them and it has been such a blessing!

Jasmine and Tiffany


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      <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A.R.D.M.</title>
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As Mother&apos;s Day approaches every year, my heart gets a sinking feeling. The kind of feeling I get when I am afraid to think about something, afraid to face something....afraid pain is coming. It&apos;s a familiar feeling...almost a comfortable feeling....it happens every now and then when pain creeps up. But this time...God reminded me that He offers me peace in every situation.
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts.... (Colossians 3:15)
I stared at this verse this morning. I stared at it for so long that the words stopped looking like words....I began to dwell. I began to worry...I began to miss my Mom.
Last week I looked at a calendar for the first time in a long time....and I realized my birthday falls on Mother&apos;s Day this year. Every couple years my birthday falls on this special holiday. Growing up, it was always such a fun weekend to celebrate my brother Joey&apos;s birthday, my birthday (yes, we have the same birthday...a year apart!), and Mother&apos;s Day. Birthday cakes, </description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 4 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Layovers....can be FUN?!</title>
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      <description>Our layover in Spain was an amazing 36 hours of fun!  Who knew layovers could actually be enjoyable?!  We got to spend the night in a cool hostel, tour the city, meet awesome people, and eat amazing food.  Here is a glimpse into our excursion:Our first (very short) layover was in Switzerland....it still counts as a visit...look, the Swiss Alps are in the background!Danny excited to be in Switzerland...and Kyle in the background giving him a funny look...Once we arrived in Madrid, we were able to visit the Picasso Museum (amazing)...Hung out....got Starbuck&apos;s...Aarron and Kyle chillin&apos; on the street...Some adorable elderly people we got to talk to...Music and fun......and we got to meet Danny&apos;s cool friend James...and he introduced us to Choco Churros (yum!)...We also got to visit/eat at the Museum of Ham...yes, that&apos;s right...the Museum of HAM...When we flew from Madrid to Costa Rica, we had an overnight layover in Columbia....Yes, we slept overnight in the Columbia airport (Grammie, d</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Check it: Africa Video</title>
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LESS in Africa from Danny Gutman on Vimeo. 

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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A video: World Race Olympics</title>
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      <description>Enjoy :)!!

World Race Olympics from Danny Gutman on Vimeo. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>An Inside Look</title>
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      <description>&amp;nbsp;We wanted to make a really special photo blog that would capture the really amazing, powerful, meaningful couple of weeks we experienced in Botswana. Seriously, it was amazing... but upon scanning our photos... it seems that it is more appropriate to do this photo blog. Here&apos;s a glimpse into another part of our world. 

Before we went to Botswana we spent some time in Pretoria and Johannesburg:
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Normal Things: passing the time on a street corner, waiting for our ride
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Multitasking: we cleaned our pores and practiced driming to share the love of Jesus all at the same time. Please note what a Holy experience Lindsey is having.
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Several mornings in a row we practiced packing our bags and the car... only to unpack them and return to our cabins later in the morning. However, when the big day came we were ready... and we were on our way to Botswana.
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Upon arriving in Botswana we were surprised to discover that we weren&apos;t living in the bush, but rather </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fragrance of Life</title>
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Botswana is amazing.&amp;nbsp; It has by far been my favorite time in Africa.&amp;nbsp; God has made it clear that this is where He has wanted us all along.&amp;nbsp; Since we have been in Africa, we have had the freedom to hear from God and follow where He wants us as a team.&amp;nbsp; This has been a really amazing experience because it has allowed us to just trust Him and follow Him as a team.&amp;nbsp; I will never forget the way God closed and open doors to get us here.&amp;nbsp; There hasn&apos;t been a World Race team in Botswana yet, and God clearly has plans for the World Race and Botswana.&amp;nbsp; While we were at Alabanza (outside Pretoria), waiting to&amp;nbsp; make our next move (initially Lestotho, but God closed that door), God opened up a door in Botswana with a woman named Mama Elizabeth.&amp;nbsp; She lives in South Africa, but was willing to travel to Botswana to serve with us and her grandson who is a pastor here.&amp;nbsp; We were all excited and thankful to hear this news.&amp;nbsp; We traveled by </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>One by One</title>
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One by one, I see them come...these monsters to be named.



My friend Cody has a song called Monsters to be Named....it
is a song that I listened to a lot around the time of deciding whether or not
to go on the World Race.&amp;nbsp; Something in me
knew the risk of going on the World Race was huge, but worth it.&amp;nbsp; Something in me knew it was going to take
everything...cost me the things I hold so tightly.&amp;nbsp; The lyrics resonate in my heart as God
continues to pull out these monsters from my closet, name them, and remove them
from my life.&amp;nbsp; Looking back on the past
seven months, I can&apos;t help but reflect upon all the Lord has done.&amp;nbsp; 



Our team is currently staying at a place called Alabanza,
outside of Pretoria, South Africa before we head to Botswana.&amp;nbsp; During this time here, I had the pleasure of
meeting a girl my age from Indiana.&amp;nbsp; Last
night we talked and she shared with me about her experience as a first year
missionary.&amp;nbsp; She shar</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How to Celebrate Easter in Africa</title>
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Step 1.&amp;nbsp; Buy and transport cow to feed the whole village



Step 2.&amp;nbsp;grocery shop for the village and cook food for your sqaud


Step 3.&amp;nbsp;Put up tent for the&amp;nbsp;third time this week

Step 4.&amp;nbsp; Trudge to Church in the mud

Step 5.&amp;nbsp; Worship the Risen King, Ordain a Pastor and Plant a Church!


Step 6. Save your energy... it&apos;s going to be a long day

Step 7.&amp;nbsp;Take it all down again


Step 8.&amp;nbsp;Most importantly... spend time celebrating with your friends and family!


Happy Easter!

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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Funny Little Update</title>
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      <description>I meant to post this a few weeks ago...but it&apos;s a funny little update about our travels :)

Hello from Team Less!
Against all odds we&apos;ve made it to Swaziland!
It only took us 2 days in the car
with no less than 15 rest stops

11 people rode in an 8 seater

 and all our luggage

... and half of our team sunburned...
... and a whole lot of fun!
And we only went a little crazy!





Due to technical difficuluties... picture of Sarah coming soon!
Next we&apos;re heading to Kruger National Park to hang out with some wild animals. Then, it&apos;s onto Nsoco, Swaziland. Team Ignite was ministering there last month they have some amazing stories on their blogs. We&apos;ll be working with Pastor Gift at various care points which are sort of like community centers in different neighborhoods where people can come for food, basic healthcare, and school. Please cover our team in prayer&amp;nbsp;as we travel and get settled into our new home. 

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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A Precious Heart</title>
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Lindsey and I spent the past few weeks at a Carepoint in Nsoko, Swaziland. It was an amazing time of getting to know people in the community and spending time at the school in the mornings. Halfway through our time there, a new teacher started at the Care Point. When I walked in that rainy morning, there was hope radiating from a woman I had never met. Nellie is 49 years old. A tall, beautiful African woman who dedicates her life to helping her country and serving her Father in Heaven. The moment I met her, I knew I had so much to learn from her. Although I only had a few days with her...she changed me. As we talked, I got a glimpse into the many challenges and heartaches of her life, and through it all she has a unique strength and joy I have never seen.
Nellie has never been married, and has struggled with alchoholism over half of her life. She has a son and had a daughter, but lost her to cancer when she was 12 years old. Her daughter&apos;s name was Samantha, and as she talked abou</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Africa Photos</title>
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      <description>Some Safari Pictures...
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Some Care Point Pictures...











And some booty crack :)...
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Team Update</title>
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Hello from Team Less. Sorry it&apos;s been so long since we&apos;ve written. Internet was off limits during out time in China and it&apos;s taken us awhile to get back to this. Since we last wrote we&apos;ve arrived in Africa, done training for a week in Swaziland and made our voyage into Mozambique.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Jackie and Lindsey also celebrated birthdays in&amp;nbsp;January and&amp;nbsp;February!&amp;nbsp; 
Here&apos;s our latest update and some pictures for you

Ministry and Team Activities - CF
&amp;nbsp; The past two weeks have been full of different ministry opportunities and times of learning and being filled up by God.&amp;nbsp; Last week we spent two days and two nights at the orphanage.&amp;nbsp; It was a great time of playing with the children, cooking, and at night having a time of songs, games, and a Bible story.&amp;nbsp; This week we spent three days teaching at a local church.&amp;nbsp; We each taught one or two lessons and the topics were things like&amp;nbsp; children&apos;s ministry, prayer, God&apos;s comfort, the Kingdom of Heave</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Stirring up</title>
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There is something about Africa that brings me to my knees.&amp;nbsp; We spent about a week in Swaziland for debrief and teaching, and now I have been in Mozambique for the past two weeks.&amp;nbsp; We are staying with a wonderful missionary couple Jaco and Maria and their two children Rudo and Maggie.&amp;nbsp; We have been doing a variety of things since we arrived here; from staying at the orphanage, to showing the Jesus film, to teaching at a local church.&amp;nbsp; Jaco and Maria have been taking us through a Christian counseling class on prayer and healing.&amp;nbsp; It has been really good for each of us individually and as a team.&amp;nbsp; I don&apos;t know if it&apos;s Africa, or the place I am at with God right now, or the things I am being exposed toor all threebut there is something about this month that is challenging my faith like never before.&amp;nbsp; My view of God, my worldview, and my purpose for being here have all been challenged.&amp;nbsp; There are days I wish I were somewhere else, and there a</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Thankful</title>
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God is doing a beautiful thing in Team Less.&amp;nbsp; Six months ago, I never would have predicted God would have taken six strangersgrow us, stretch us, knit our hearts together, and use each of us to push each other towards Jesus.&amp;nbsp; We have so much more room for growth, but as I look back on the past six monthsI am truly amazed by what He has done.&amp;nbsp; He has used this team to reveal to me my strengths, my weaknesses, my quirks, my pet peeves, my personality, my deep need for FUN J, my hurts, my grudges, my giftsthe list goes on.
Every morning when we wake up and pray together, I know that no matter what happens during the day, that I have a team of five amazing people who love God, love me, and will be with me at the close of the day.&amp;nbsp; That&apos;s community.
Thank you, Lord.&amp;nbsp; Thank you for Lindsey and her compassionate heart.&amp;nbsp; Thank you for Jackie, for the joy you have given her and the way it radiates from her.&amp;nbsp; Thank you for Sarah and the way she reache</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Letting Go</title>
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      <description>Here I am in Africa...still soaking in all the amazing things God did in China.&amp;nbsp; I am still learning and growing from China, and as I sit here in the internet cafe in Swaziland, Africa, I wonder if I am ready for these upcoming months here.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Even as&amp;nbsp;I type out that thought, I am reminded that I haven&apos;t been ready for any of this for the past six months, but God is faithful.&amp;nbsp; My lack of &quot;readiness&quot;, my fears, my hesitations, culture shock, etc....have all been used by God to blow me away and show me how powerful and strong He is.
In my weakness, He is strong.
I am reminded of certain times in life I have felt unready.&amp;nbsp; The first day of high school, dating, moving into the dorms my freshman year of college, teaching high school students...the list goes on.&amp;nbsp; I am realizing that life happens, life moves on, and weather I am &quot;ready&quot; or not, God knows what He is doing and I just need to move with Him.&amp;nbsp; It all comes down to this little word trust.&amp;nbs</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Trusting Differently</title>
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      <description>I often like to look back in my prayer journal and read different things I prayed for or talked to God about and see what has happened since then.&amp;nbsp; I was looking back to some prayers I wrote last spring, and I was in awe at all the ways the Lord has not only answered my prayers, but has done more than I could ever ask for or imagine.&amp;nbsp; He is so good.&amp;nbsp; All over my journal, before I even decided to go on the World Race, I prayed &quot;Lord, I want to trust you completely.&amp;nbsp; I want to trust in You differently.&quot;&amp;nbsp; Throughout my years walking with God, I have often feel like I am not trusting Him completely.&amp;nbsp; I have always wanted to come to a point where I am trusting Him with everything; trusting Him with my life, my future, my family, my relationships, the way I view myself, my conversations, my thoughts, my concerns, my pasteverything.&amp;nbsp; There are so many times I wrote in my journal &quot;Lord, take it allI don&apos;t want to hold onto it anymore.&quot;And He is.The months lea</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>New Sisters</title>
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      <description>It was a cold Friday night in our location in China, and we had the option of going to an &quot;English Corner&quot; at the local university.&amp;nbsp; All day I felt a tug on my heart to attend the English corner, and as the evening progressed there was a battle going on in my mind about it.which made me feel like God wanted me to go even more.All we knew about the English corner was that it was an opportunity to talk with Chinese students, make friends, and help them practice their English.&amp;nbsp; Sarah, Danny, and I left for the English corner and as we rode in the taxi to the university, I prayed for the conversations.&amp;nbsp; I prayed for God to work, for opportunities to share about His love, and for a new friend or two to hang out with during my stay in our location.Here is an example of God not only answering prayer, but working in ways that I could never imagine or ask for.As we walked around the university, we kept looking for a building with a bunch of students.&amp;nbsp; Little did we know, the</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Team Update</title>
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Ministry/ Team Activities
Hey everyone!! Greetings from Manila. Lets seeas a team we were pretty busy this last week. Colleen and Jackie have continued doing an awesome job teaching down at the school. They have been working hard with Lindsey and some other volunteers trying to get ready for the upcoming x-mas program. Sarah has spent a lot of time working up at the Children&apos;s Home playing with and loving on the kids there. We have also still been taking some of the kids from the Children&apos;s Home swimming on Tuesday and Thursday. As a team, we got the chance to make dinner for the Long family and some of the other volunteers that we work with. Danny and Kyle have been working hard on the septic project and are close to finishing up. As a team, we were able to purchase 2 goats, Billy and Shakira, for Sherwin&apos;s family thanks to some amazing people that donated money to us on http://www.becomeless.com/.&amp;nbsp; Last Sunday&amp;nbsp;Lindsey and&amp;nbsp;Sarah accompanied Jackie on a cross town a</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>At a loss for words...</title>
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      <description>I wanted to write a blog tonight, but I am truly speechless.&amp;nbsp; I am so in love with this place, with the Lord, and with what the&amp;nbsp;He is doing.
Thank you, Lord...I will never be the same.

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Turn your eyes upon Jesus;
Look full in His wonderful face.
And the things of Earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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