PRAHA MISSION TRIP

Ok, so I went to Prague 2-18 thru 2-22 to take part in an IFES (that is IV in Europe) along with Matt and Valerie Beasley, old friends and IMB missionaries. Below are pictures from the trip:

Below is a picture of me and going counter-clockwise Matt, Valerie, and Whitney

Here is Tom, the IFES leader, and his fiance, Daniella:

During the day the students went skiiing on one of the local slopes in the western region of Karlovy Vary, which is right on the boarder with Germany. Check out the snow!

Some mountain pics:

This is the village of Jakimov where we stayed for the retreat:

Here are some pics of me on the town. Random thumb alert:

Double thumb!

Here is me with a group of students at the retreat. I forget the names, but the girl in the center (blonde hair) is Hanka from the south of Czech Republic near the Austrian border, sitting to her right is Valerie and then Marushka.

Name escapes me, but another college student:

This dude slept next to me, and I mean to say, RIGHT next to me. Good bro, named Vetak (not sure of spelling, but pronounced Vee-tech):

Two awsome college students, Rut and Pavel. Rut works for the Canadian government in Praha and Pavel is a pastor's son and works at a bank. Both are part of the IFES Bible study, and Pavel might come to study abroad at UT, which would be cool:

Matt and Valerie:

The local slope in Jakimov is very inexpensive and so we went snowboarding with some students. I think the lift ticket cost $10 US! Notice the steepness of the slope and the town in the distance. It was Matt's first time snowboarding, and he did very well:

NEW YORK and RHODE ISLAND

New York, New York is a place I have always wanted to go to! This last month Adam had to travel for business to upstate New York and I was able to travel with him. We had so much fun!

New York from the car!

Times Square

First Meal in New York - We chose Indian - YUMMY!

From New York we drove to Rhode Island the first night and stayed in a hotel in Pawtucket. My Great Aunt Alyce and some of here children live in the area so we were able to see her in Lincoln along with two of her daughters, Jeannie and Ally on Sunday.

Holly and Aunt Alyce

Jeannie, Holly, Aunt Alyce and Ally

Holly, Aunt Alyce and Adam

Following an amazing breakfast with family, we worshipped at Hosanna Family Church of Pawtucket. Adam met Pastor Tory MacDonald and his wife, AnnMarie, last summer and they graciously invited Adam to preach. We loved fellowshipping with them and our only regret is that since it was raining we don't have any pictures of the church or this blessed church family. For more info see their website at http://www.hosannafamily.com/

From Rhode Island we drove to Schroon Lake, New York in the evening. The drive was fun except for one short part where we hit a little snow storm. Thankfully it was not too bad!

Adam woked an event in Schroon Lake at the Word of Life Institue and here are some pictures from Schroon...lots and lots of snow!

Maple Leaf Motel

Word of Life Buildings

Schroon Lake

An example of a house at Schroon Lake

After the event was over we decided to drive north to Lake Placid where the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics were held. It was really neat to see the sites there. We had to drive on this tiny road and couldn't believe the whole world traveled to Lake Placid for the Olympics. What a neat town!These ski jumps are so impresive in person and we couldn't believe people

actually ski down these things!

Site of the 1980 Miracle on Ice Event where the US men's ice hockey team

beat the USSR team

Some cities have mall walkers but in Lake Placid they have Ice Hockey Rink Walkers!

Dinner in Lake Placid