Taking Lindsey to North Park University

We took Lindsey to North Park this week.  It was a great day of events that they put on for the incoming freshmen and their families.  They have a week of orientation programs & fun things to do.  On Saturday, they take the train into Chicago & spend the day on a tour of the city & then watch the fireworks off Navy Pier at 10pm.  Should be lots of fun. 

Her roommate's name is Krista and she's from Idaho.  They have a triple room, but only have 2 of them in the room, so it's like a mini-suite for them.  Quite spacious!

Video from the Haiti trip

One of the couples who went to Haiti made a cool video of the photos, along with some descriptions.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oES8PDaFxns

Lindsey's back. It was a nice reunion at the airport. Nelson (Youth leader) and a group of kids from the Youth Group left their Monday Night Football game to come and greet her.

I was thrilled to have a full family at the dinner table tonight. We are truly blessed!

Haiti trip winds down.....

They treated 182 people on Friday, their last day with a total of 612 people through the week. Can't wait to see Lindsey again and hear all about it! They uploaded some more pictures today.

They visited the nearby Rivers of Hope Orphanage to love on some babies.

And her teachers will be happy to know she even managed a little time for homework. She missed 6 days of school for this trip, but I'm guessing she will tell us it was WELL worth it!

Pray for safe and uneventful travels tomorrow and praises for how God used our "Little Lindsey" in such a mighty way! Both of our girls have become amazing young women and I can't see how He uses them in the future for His glory!

Haiti - Day 3

They treated 166 people yesterday and 152 people today! The people walk for miles to be treated at the clinic & wait in line for hours to visit the clinic on the hill.




Below is the school for the Haitian children at Mountain Top Ministries (mtmhaiti.com) orphanage. The next picture is lunch of rice & beans.




In the photos below, Lindsey is helping count pills at the clinic, among the other things I might be able to describe if she'd send me an update. :-) Just kidding -- well, not really, but I'm sure she's got lots of things to keep her busy!



Prayers & praises: Thank God for the opportunity that Lindsey has to serve Him in a safe place and alongside others. Pray for their on-going safety & that lives will be changed for both those who are serving & those who are being loved on.

Lindsey is in Haiti

Lindsey left early Monday morning for Haiti! She is assisting on a medical mission trip at a clinic outside of Port Au Prince, with a church/orphanage that our church partners with. It's called Mountain Top Ministries. She is traveling with a nurse from our congregation, who serves there once or twice a year.

Here is Lindsey's first message to us: We've been pretty busy here but the evenings have been good down time. I did intake at the clinic today - just blood pressure and weight. Last night on the way to the house from the airport it took us about 2 hours just to get through the city. I don't think I've ever seen so many people in the same place before. It was worse than Chicago during rush hour. The sidewalks were jam packed, I have no clue how anyone got anywhere because it was so crowded. And there were very few stoplights so the drivers were really aggressive. Willem had to pretty much just go and if someone else wanted the same spot he made it pretty obvious that they were going to have to back down because he certainly wasn't going to. It was pretty scary. Anna and I took a four wheeler up to the clinic this morning and it was such a bouncy ride because it's so rocky. I was flying all over the place because I'm so little. But it was so fun and the landscape is beautiful. Also the food here is pretty weird. Apparently what we call soup is only called soup if you put pumpkin in it, otherwise it's boulion, pronounced with a French accent.

The two photos are of Lindsey and her boyfriend, Brandon, and of Anna (sorry it's blurry). More photos to come through the week. The camera's batteries were dead when they arrived, so none were taken the first day.


Prayers and praises: Thank God for a safe trip. Pray for their time with the Haitians and that their love for Christ will shine through and make an impact on the people they interact with.

Hayley performs w/ youth band Amp'd

Hayley is in a Youth Band called Amp'd at Hope and they perform monthly. There are 3 guitarists, a drummer, and lead male vocal/guitarist who is also the band leader. She is the pianist for all the songs, but was the lead female vocalist for one of the songs (attached below). They perform monthly, next on Dec 10, and should be the 2nd Saturday of the month thereafter. They will actually begin leading weekend worship for the church on occasion too. Let me know if you want to attend one of the performances -- you won't be disappointed!

Click below to play the videos.. this clip is just her solo portion. The next one has the whole song. Sorry, but the sound quality isn't the best. Not sure if you can play the video from the email you get.... you might have to go to the actual blog to watch. thedaveclarke5.blogspot.com