http://blogs.omsinternational.org/extremewalk Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:09:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We are glad you're checking out the eXtreme Walk group blog. Click on a name under the XW Bloggers list to the right to see only the posts of that person, or scroll down to see them all. http://blogs.omsinternational.org/extremewalk/2008/01/01/welcome-to-the-xw-blog/ We opened up the door and look who was waiting for us outside... The water is the other way, buddy! http://blogs.omsinternational.org/extremewalk/2009/03/27/a-guest-at-oms-hq/ Rachel shows off the tummy to her sister... We are due in July! http://blogs.omsinternational.org/extremewalk/2009/03/26/big-news/ Praise the Lord for our parents! We were so blessed to have them come for several days. They dove in to the culture and reminded us of all the fun things that are unique to Colombia. They continually walked beside us and served in any way possible. It was an incredible thing to see them interact with our dear friends, and to ... http://blogs.omsinternational.org/extremewalk/2009/03/26/nov-08/             My adventure in the jungle was incredible. I flew to Loja (in Southern Ecuador) with a team of New Zealanders and then took a 4 hour bus ride to Yanzatza, which is a small town in the Amazon basin. In the surrounding mountains there are little communities of Saraguro ... http://blogs.omsinternational.org/extremewalk/2009/03/09/trip-to-the-oriente/ I am sitting in my kitchen waiting for my Christmas cookies to come out of the oven, with a fan on at full blast. On the houses around town there are Christmas lights and people making plans to celebrate Christ’s birth.  I am amazed that Christmas time once again is ... http://blogs.omsinternational.org/extremewalk/2008/12/22/christmas-time/ The first week of November, I helped out a medical team. A group of physicians, doctors, nurses and dentists arrived from Alabama to treat people in two little towns that are couple hours from San Carlos. OMS asked me if I would be willing to help translate for the team. ... http://blogs.omsinternational.org/extremewalk/2008/12/02/november/ As we start to wind down our time here we’re finding ourselves increasingly busy with preparations for departure. There’s been many a lunch and dinner invites as well as questions on what were doing with our furniture and miscellaneous house stuff. So far almost all of it’s spoken for ... http://blogs.omsinternational.org/extremewalk/2008/11/13/the-story-of-jesus-for-children/ Hola mi familia y mis amigos~ What a joy it is to be back in Colombia. I have been here for a month now and at times I can’t believe it. I can’t explain the happiness in my heart. Other than to say, I am in total awe of who God ... http://blogs.omsinternational.org/extremewalk/2008/11/04/mi-vida-en-colombia/ What fun it is to bring smiles to the faces of kids and youth! Joe's dad and Alicia's brother Nate came for a visit for 10 days - each carrying a hockey bag full of shoes given from supporters in B.C. Thank you! We are having fun ... http://blogs.omsinternational.org/extremewalk/2008/10/17/shoe-project/