Months have passed since we last blogged, because Lifebread has been so busy!
in the past three months, we have:
• completed a nationwide fundraising tour with over $15,000 raised
• led a team of Pepperdine students to Africa
• established a new bakery at the Ft. Portal church of Christ in western Uganda
• visited our bakery project in Nairobi
• got married!
• Conducted a survery trip to Togo
Our summer was crazy, but full of moments were God showed up. Each day, we have been able to share our love for Jesus through service in Africa and inspiring young people in the states. These are the times when we truly believe that working with Lifebread is the best that has ever happened to us.
Lifebread is currently recruiting for our next internship. In 2011, we will lead a team of five interns to Togo, West Africa, to establish a bakery project with the Lassa Tchou people. Working alongside a team of missionaries who have been serving in Togo for over 10 years, Lifebread will set up a microfinance bakery project with the women of the village.
This will also mark the first time that Lifebread has accepted interns from other universities than Pepperdine. We are advertising our internship at many universities, including Lipscomb, Abiliene Christian, and Harding. For more info or to apply, check out the Internship tab on our website, www.lifebread.org.
Dusty
Friday, September 17, 2010
Sunday, July 4, 2010
June 28 (tom)
Eight hours of driving in 12 hours. Complete. By me. I’m tired.
But now we are done. We spoke to a youth group at the Alta Mesa Church of Christ in what was a perfect end to our summer tour. The kids did not buy much, but instead the event went much more like our first event at Hilltop. The just really liked getting to know us as people. We told them about our mission, but then they told us about their mission trip that they will be taking this summer. Pizza and lots of talking followed. Hopefully, I convinced a couple kids to come to Pepperdine. If not, I hope they at least took away some good things from today’s gathering. Either way, though, we are done with what has been a very successful summer tour. Now we drive back to California, return Marv, and await our flights to Africa..
But now we are done. We spoke to a youth group at the Alta Mesa Church of Christ in what was a perfect end to our summer tour. The kids did not buy much, but instead the event went much more like our first event at Hilltop. The just really liked getting to know us as people. We told them about our mission, but then they told us about their mission trip that they will be taking this summer. Pizza and lots of talking followed. Hopefully, I convinced a couple kids to come to Pepperdine. If not, I hope they at least took away some good things from today’s gathering. Either way, though, we are done with what has been a very successful summer tour. Now we drive back to California, return Marv, and await our flights to Africa..
June 27 (tom)
Today was one of the best days of the trip. Russellville, Arkansas, welcomed us with open arms and great senses of humor. We spoke to a very receptive youth group at West Side Church of Christ this morning, had breakfast with one of the members of Lifebread’s board and with the brother of the preacher we met in Teague, Texas (it is such a small world). After some afternoon work cleaning Marv, we went back to the church to present our documentary to anyone that would listen. We had a crowd of maybe 60, all of whom were very eager to hear what we had to say. Finally, we got down to the crux of the day though. Dinner with the same crowd as breakfast was followed by the departure of Katie, Jessica, and myself. Dusty and Cecily decided to go their own way and enjoy a family vacation before they run away to Africa to get married. That leaves Jessica, Katie and me to drive Marv to Fort Worth by 11AM tomorrow morning. Eight hours of driving in 12 hours. Fingers crossed.
June 26 (tom)
Ah, June 26, a day of driving, traffic, a US World Cup loss (watched from the Jackson, TN, YMCA), and a lot of hunger. By a lot of hunger, I do not mean the kind we are trying to fight in Africa – by no means to I mean to complain that much. But a day with only a lunner at KFC leaves much to be desired. At about midnight we stumbled into a very welcoming home and crashed.
It’s amusing how fun the days of travel can be and how difficult that humor is to relay in this blog. Dusty made some inadvertent but very inappropriate comments. Cecily gets hit on in front of her fiancé. Jessica is just misunderstood. Katie still grumpily awaits her chance to drive the Marv. And you’ll have to ask the others about my behavior.
It’s amusing how fun the days of travel can be and how difficult that humor is to relay in this blog. Dusty made some inadvertent but very inappropriate comments. Cecily gets hit on in front of her fiancé. Jessica is just misunderstood. Katie still grumpily awaits her chance to drive the Marv. And you’ll have to ask the others about my behavior.
June 25 (tom)
We did it! We raised $3000 – just enough for one bakery project all thanks to the generous hearts of some southern teens. We’ve made some great friends here at Impact from the huggers, to the staff, to four very interested future missionary hopefuls. Thanks so much Impact. We hope to see you again next summer.
June 24 (tom)
It’s the second to last day of Impact, and things are going our way. We’ve had college and high school kids alike all come up to us and ask how to get on next year’s trip. Lifebread has really found a great place for support, growth, and encouragement in Impact.
Today, though we had a bit of an “us” day. Two of the great people we met in Florence came up to visit us in Nashville and show us around town. We went shopping for a while to please the girls, and then went and checked out the Parthenon replica downtown. Then, after spending a little more time at Impact we took a night out on the town. After a month of grunging around in three day old clothes, a cooped up living space, and periodic showers, we got our night of glory. The girls got all dolled up, and the Dusty and I tried to clean up just enough to be reasonable looking company. Unfortunately, my youthful glow kept us out of many of the dancing bars, but we did find a place to go get our two step on.
Impact total: $1850
Today, though we had a bit of an “us” day. Two of the great people we met in Florence came up to visit us in Nashville and show us around town. We went shopping for a while to please the girls, and then went and checked out the Parthenon replica downtown. Then, after spending a little more time at Impact we took a night out on the town. After a month of grunging around in three day old clothes, a cooped up living space, and periodic showers, we got our night of glory. The girls got all dolled up, and the Dusty and I tried to clean up just enough to be reasonable looking company. Unfortunately, my youthful glow kept us out of many of the dancing bars, but we did find a place to go get our two step on.
Impact total: $1850
June 23 (tom)
Today, I need some rest. I think we all need some rest. The road trip has been great, but travelling around non-stop speaking and trying to tell the country about Lifebread. This week at Impact finally staying in the same place for a few days will be a great break, but I think our team could really just use a night to ourselves.
It’s funny how much the dynamic of our group changes when more than just the five of us are there. Of course it is welcomed and even necessary on the trip, but there is a special kind of chemistry when it is just us on the RV (at least on the rare occasion when some of us are awake). Sometime soon we need some us time.
Impact total up to $1100.
It’s funny how much the dynamic of our group changes when more than just the five of us are there. Of course it is welcomed and even necessary on the trip, but there is a special kind of chemistry when it is just us on the RV (at least on the rare occasion when some of us are awake). Sometime soon we need some us time.
Impact total up to $1100.
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