Best Western Midway Hotel Dubuque

... edification as well as evangelism<br>*For ECS India as it is "launched" to oversee the ministry in that country<br>*For the courses and RDs to reach people; in some parts of these countries it is dangerous to be an active Christian<br><br>Health<br>*Jim is recovering from 1NC (one nasty cold) and Sharon is 8 weeks out from major surgery, but feeling good; please pray for health and strength especially...<br>*for ears not to plug up (or ear drums burst ...

... Nate had to check in straight away as they were heading off for their honeymoon. Alicia seemed to have some trouble with the ticket machine but got there in the end (I had my share of trouble later in the week). We grabbed some photos, traded hugs and then Alicia and Nate had to disappear through security. Four years of not seeing her and it was all over in four days. Mark and Kym had only a couple of hours before they left and I had to hit the road so it was goodbyes to them ...

... be like Christmas when I arrive. I am very excited about my trip, but unlike last year a little nervous. I am not sure why I am nervous because I did this before and I actually have Jose picking me up at the airport. But I think in the back of my mind I am thinking about the pick pocketers. Jose&#8217;s mom Lourdes told me to watch my luggage and purse ...

... in Iowa are the green fields, corn, beans, and even wheat carpet the hillsides for miles. At one point while stopping for pictures I wanted to take a running leap and just get lost in the corn. Needed to keep driving to make Dubuque but as I got closer the emergency alert system came on, something about hail, flash floods and sever thunderstorms heading straight towards me. I thought briefly about the little 2-person tent I ...

LOCATION: Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, 3800 Arboretum Dr. | 6:30pm | No Admission<br><br><br>(Enter from the west on Hwy. 20. Go to stoplight with Olive Garden on right. Turn left on JFK Road. Proceed through town two miles. Turn right on 32nd Street, left on Arboretum Drive. Enter Arboretum to south side.)<br><br>RAIN SITE: Hempstead High School

... me with the biggest smile I'd seen all week - so proud he could give me something in return. See to me this is what Christmas is all about. It is not about buying the biggest most expensive gifts, it is about being the gift for others. It is about the giving from the heart. I went to Costa Rica to volunteer and give to others, but I could never have imagined how this adventure would truly change me. I came back ...

Well another day and another day away from my head. It was better, but I am still not back to normal mentality. How does this work. How do I go to another country and be and then come home and go back to normal. Because for me normal seems like a thing of the past. I keep thinking about that Google logo, with ...

... am not sure what they mean. Yesterday I went on Google and the logo had a bear with a map and behind him was a direction sign - one said Peru and the other China. To me it represented not knowing where to turn. Or maybe try to deciede if I should go back or take another path. For me I don't know if my looking back is at Costa Rica or if looking back is my old life and now I need to move forward. Then I am listening to the ...

... thought of, but it is always what we don't think of that seems to find a way into every equation. I guess I will just have to see. For all of you heading back to school, good luck! For those of you who aren't in school...eh...work hard?!? Thanks for your love and support! I am looking forward to hearing your reactions! Best, Brandon

Visit Klenske, Ink. Nick finished the bar exam (at least for now) and Kara finished class. We spent that night out in Iowa City and Nick spent the following day laying in bed wondering why the apartment kept spinning. Then it was time to leave Iowa City and officially become residents of Dubuque. But why start this so called 'real life' that everybody's been talking about yet? A summer's not complete without a trip and life isn't ...