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For those interested, here is the Scotland Flight information. We are leaving from LAX on American Airlines 136 and that will land in London. Then in London we will take British Air 1486 to Glasgow, Scotland. Its going to be a long day of travel, so please keep us in your prayers. I will update the site as soon as we land and I can find an internet connection.

hello everyone! this is carissa and i am the blogger for the day! today has been a good day. we got up and made lunches by 7:00, i had the pleasure of sharing the day's devotion, and then after breakfast, we headed over the Ronnie and Tammy's house to paint and lay concrete. it was probably one of the hottest days we have had here so far and it made work more difficult and, i should not forget, sweaty...lots of sweat. during todays lunch break, we got to go on a sloth hunt. sad to say we did not find any sloths...and billy was quite mad. after we worked for another two hours after lunch, evan and all the girls got to leave early to go to the skate park. tonight is girls only skate park session and we get to talk, skate, play with all the girls who come. as of right now, we have Miley, one of the missionary's daughters, and a few young boys at the skate park. though there are no local girls for us to talk to, we are still being very entertained by Fabian, a little boy that we met last year, and his two friends. later the boys are going to meet with us and we are all going to go to dinner at one of the top 5 restaurants in Costa Rica, Loco Natural. after dinner we will once again be on our own in groups to explore the town. so up to this point, everyone has been healthy, we have not had any serious injuries. just a few cuts and scratches.
please keep praying for safety and health. and also for no more mosquito bites...we have had many. i have so far 54. so yes it is a tremendous number and at this point i am pretty much the leader in the number of mosquito bites. thank you so much for your prayers!

Want to stay updated on our flights and how they are going? Well thanks to modern technology you can! In fact you can see exactly where we are. We have two legs for our trip to Costa Rica, our first flight, Mexicana 901, takes us to Mexico City, Mexico and our 2nd leg, Mexicana 387 takes us to San Jose, Costa Rica. you can click on either flight number for real time tracking, runway details, landing time to the minute, and watch our plane fly over the country on google maps! I'll repost it, but our return flights are Mexicana 386 to Mexico City, and Mexicana 902 to Los Angeles. Also dont forget, I will be blogging every day, so check out the website to see what we're up to and how to pray for us!

In exactly 1 week, we will be at the airport, getting in line, getting baggage x-rayed, and walking through metal detectors. Remind all your family and friends that I will be once again blogging every day of the trip, keeping everyone updated on how the trip is going, what we've been up to, etc. I've been in contact with Barrett and Amy this week, they are so excited to see, us. We are bringing down some needs for them and the skate park. Also it looks like we will be helping construct houses for Barrett and Ronnie. Both of them and their families are moving to new houses and they need some help. I've been to Ronnie's new house, they have an unfinished building, running water, and temporary electrocity. Barrett just cleared the debris from the ground (by burning it) and they are getting ready for a foundation. Fun things this year. The skatepark is coming along nicely, many who came last year wont even recognize it. We are bringing down some music equipment to install. I got a request that they needed some helmets and skatepads, so I picked up a few. I may have started a war thoguh, I got a Hannah Montana helment, I can just see all the girls fighting over that one

Since Wavelength came so soon after Youth Sunday, I never had a proper chance to do a write up on it. The service went so well, everything was amazing. I posted the Drama we did to YouTube, so fell free to share it with anyone. If you want to watch the entire service, click here.

Thank you to everyone that participated, it was great taking over the main service. Also our SendOne fundraiser did amazing!! We raised more per person than ever in the past. Costa Rica here we come.

I have gotten so many complements about the service, everything from the drama made me cry, to who was that girl that played drums she was amazing? Everyone who participated, thank you so much, job well done!

PS my head is good

All the photos from the houseboat trip are up! Click here if you would like to see over 500 amazing shots of what we did this past week. It was the most amazing trip and I have already started planning next year!

So the houseboat trip is so very very close. I wanted to update the site with a few details of the trip, and answer any questions some might have. June 22nd is Youth Sunday. This is the day JHigh, High School, and College take over the main sanctuary and run the entire show. So please join us during first or second service that day, we will be ordaining Matt Bradley, Kevin Mitchell, and Billy Morin that day, Jr High Pastor, College Pastor, and Pastor of Outreach, respectively. It will be a great day, and a BBQ after 2nd service. As for the Houseboat trip, we will be meeting at 9pm at Ocean Hills. So there is plenty of time to go home, pack (if you procrastinate), or have a nice family dinner. So at 9pm be at Ocean Hills, we will sleep at the church and leave before the sunrise on Monday. The next major question is, what shall I pack? Know that the weather will be HOT during the day and COLD at night. Well here it is:

• Bible
• Pen, Paper
• Sleeping Bag and Pillow
• Sunscreen
• Lots of Bathing Suits
• Towel
  
• Shirts
• Girl need a pair of boardshorts
• Toiletries
• Any snacks or drinks to share
• Cash for 2 meals on the road
  

Wow houseboat trip in 3 weeks, i cant wait

This Friday is the Senior Banquet and it is coming along quite nicely. We have a wonderful group of seniors this year and we need to send them out right! So if you are an underclassman make sure to sign up as a server this Friday and treat the seniors the respect they deserve. If you are serving make sure to wear a pair of jeans and a black t-shirt. And not a McKenzie V-neck shirt, but a nice black shirt. And as a server you get to eat all the same yummy food too. If anyone has any questions, just send me an email! To the left is mine and April's graduation photo from Biola. And yes April and I graduated the same year, even though I am 2 years older. I could of graduated college in 3 years, but nope, it took me 7. A lot of people go to college for 7 years. (They're called doctors)

I cant believe it is time for Wavelength all over again! There are so many sweet wonderful things planned for the trip this year and I am so excited. This year we are traveling to Lake Mojave, from June 22-27. We have two new fun items already for this years enjoyment, we are bringing a professional chef to cook our meals. I cannot wait until we can hit the lake. This year the trip is cheaper and costs $250 and it is going to be filled with more fun than a barrel of monkeys. So sign up quick, as we will fill up and its a first come first serve for the limited spaces. Any questions email evan at the church!

The Senior Banquet is coming back! What is the Senior Banquet you ask? Well it is a special event we hold for the seniors to honor them for all the hard work they have done and the major accomplishment they did by graduating High School. It is a free event for all seniors and their parents, its catered and it is oh so tasty. It is a blast trust me!
But wait, what is the sound of that, all the under class men sadden that they are not seniors... Well they are invited too! I mean someone has to serve the food :) That's right as the seniors, their parents, and the leaders dine, all freshman, sophomore, and juniors will be dressed oh so lovely and serving us some delicious food. Trust me its fun, I remember back in the day serving at 3 seniors banquets before it was my turn to feast. Trust me it will be a great day.
Wait, what is this to my left? Is that the Mexican State Flag? Why would Evan place that here? Well my friends it is because we are going on a mission trip to Mexico. Go back with me in time to a month ago. I stood on the stage and announced the winners of the Weekend would get a free event, well here it is. I will be picking up the cost for any one who was on the Table Tennis Team to go on this mission trip, and I will be announcing the cost for everyone very soon. What will we be doing in Mexico. Well an orphanage is going to be opening very soon and they need some help getting all things ready. And hopefully we will be able to go back and see all the work we did and how it benefited all the kids there soon!

So when is all this happening? Well here is the schedule. Friday May 23rd is the Senior Banquet. After the banquet all students will stick around and we will spend the night at Ocean Hills. Then early in the morning we will pack up the cars and drive south. We will be in Mexico that entire Saturday and return late Saturday night.


Update:Laws have been changing for b order crossing, at the time of our trip the new law requires all people 18 and younger will need a photocopy of their birth certificate and that is it. It does not need to be a certified copy. Those 18+ will need a copy of birth certificate and a drivers license. Or you can bring a passport and that is good for everyone!

Here are all the videos from the Team Cheers

Table Tennis

Legends of Rock

Super Secret Service

Radical Ravers

The Weekend has come and it has gone, but it will not be forgotten. We have uploaded the photos and you can download them, print them out, paste them on your websites or put them on your phone. Congratulations to the Table Tennis Team who won the competition this year. It was a very close team, every team won one of the major competitions and the race became quite close. I hope everyone had a wonderful time, and I am already looking forward to next year.

So here are the calls from night game #2!

1st Place: Super Secret Service


2nd Place: Legends of Rock and Table Tennis

Legends of Rock


Table Tennis


4th Place: Radical Ravers




I must say, I would hope so much that one of these cheers can replace the current ringtone that was created on our Costa Rica trip this year.

The Weekend has officially started and it is going so well. The teams are amazing this year and are by far our most extreme. We have the radical ravers in JHigh who are all wearing matching white spray painted shirts. There are the Super Secret Service, who all dressed in suits make sure that everyone has "their identification" and they make sure to also do security detail for their leaders. Table Tennis is the senior theme, all of them are dressed as world classed Table Tennis players, I do warn you though, it is not called Ping Pong. Finally there is the Legends of Rock. Each team member is dressed as the literal interpretation of a band. Bryan is dressed all in Pink and his shirt proudly promotes his name as Floyd. Zach has a radio taped to his head, quite a creative team. The first night game went very well, the teams all found almost the exact number of glowsticks with only a margin of +/- 1. Legends of Rock located two of the leaders, but I was able to elude all the teams and not be located the entire time. The band Sons of Day are amazing and are doing a wonderful job. It is so amazing to see a room of students worshiping the Lord. And our Speaker Nathan Falangas did a spectacular job with the message. God is present here at the Weekend and is doing amazing things.

Dont forget about the serve-a-thon, have you been collecting pledges. And you can begin your hours before all the signatures are collected, i have work that can begin immediately.

Many people have been asking for the sample support letters for Scotland and for Costa Rica. Click here for the Costa Rica Support Letter. And click here for the Scotland Support Letter. Also please take the time to make these letters your own. Don't simply erase my name, type in your name and hit CTRL+P. Use this letter as a starting ground. Write why you personally want to go on the trip, why you feel God is calling you to go on the trip. Any other questions send me an email.

So in anticipation of the Weekend, we got a fish tank in the Frequency Room. Currently there are two fish in there, a clown fish (who isn't funny) and a stripped damsel. We are having a contest to name the fish, so what's your best thought at a name for the pair? Also in case your wondering, Bryan drew this fish himself in MS Paint, thats pretty impressive if you ask me.

The Weekend is coming!!!! Flyers are here and the Weekend website has been create! Click here for the website. I am so excited for the Weekend this year, we literally started planning it the day after The Weekend was over last year. I am jazzed for the theme, and cannot wait for the worship and the messages. Oh and the FishBowl, that is going to be epic. Sorry no hot sauce filled twinkies, but we do have some other surprises up our sleeves. This event is going to rock, so sign-up early and get prepared to Dive Deep!