If you’re planning a trip to Erie, Pennsylvania, you might like to include these stops on your visit:
A typical day in Haiti begins with the sunrise, or just before it, when the birds begin calling. After breakfast, we would go to a “tent city” (an area of people living in tents because their homes were destroyed). The children gathered to watch us sing to them, enact stories from the Bible, and teach us some songs. We played games with them, gave them piggy-back rides, and kicked soccer balls around. After we passed out lunch to the kids, we went back to the missionary compound we were staying at (the missionaries we were working with were David and Beth Watters, who work for World Hope International). Some days we helped them out by clearing rubble so they could finish rebuilding the wall around the compound for security. Continue reading Ben’s Post on Haiti
In a recent prayer letter, we conducted “an interview” with Mike and our imaginary newspaper, “Schmitt’s News” to find out about a massive computer project, Connect and Care. SN: You’ve been intensely busy for more than a year… Mike: Yes, many of the staff of the Information Technology Group have been working on the Connect and Care system which will be installed in early 2011. SN: What is Connect and Care? Mike: It’s an information system to better track the people associated with Campus Crusade for Christ: staff, donors, students, volunteers … This large system will help us connect with … Continue reading Connect and Care
We had a great four-day trip to help Josh settle in for his first job after college. The movers picked up his things on Thursday, August 26th. We drove about eight hours on Friday to South Carolina and shopped for some things Saturday. The movers arrived at 8 PM on Saturday. Twenty-four hours later, we had assembled the IKEA furniture Josh had purchased in Orlando and had most everything unpacked. So, we just had enough time to do everything we thought of to help him. (The photo is of Mike and Josh celebrating with some root beer floats on Sunday … Continue reading Moving Josh to Aiken
Ben just returned from a week-long trip to Haiti. Thank you for praying for him on his first missions trip. He said the people were awesome. You can read about his trip and see a few more photos here and/or see additional photos on our family’s online photo album. You might also like to read Miracles in Haiti and be encouraged about what God is doing! Click here for information about Haiti and about Campus Crusade for Christ’s ministry and opportunities in Haiti. Continue reading Ben in Haiti
No, we really didn’t eat with the Bongos. We took Josh to Boma, a restaurant in Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, for brunch. We had been to Boma for the dinner buffet once, but prefer the brunch buffet, which we’ve done a few times. It’s cheaper than dinner, for one, but you also have great opportunities to see the animals surrounding the lodge before and after your meal. When we asked Josh where we could go to celebrate his first engineering job, he chose Boma. The food is delicious, with something for everyone. We enjoy trying the African recipes. A few … Continue reading Brunch with the Bongos
Mike and Sus Schmitt 