Bryan catch snowballs in his mouth
Kissing in the falling snow!
Bryan and Mic
Christy and Michaela
The Murphy/Padgett clan -Richard, Mary, Betsy & Bryan and I
Thanksgiving in Dallas
We got to spend Thanksgiving with both families this year in Dallas, it was great. And, miracle of all miracles, it snowed Thanksgiving day! Although it didn't stick as usual, it did come down in the form of snowballs -Bryan tried to catch a few, it was pretty fun to watch. We also got to watch OSU lose to OU yet again, but the company and enchiladas were good!
Bryan catch snowballs in his mouth
Kissing in the falling snow!
Bryan and Mic
Christy and Michaela
The Murphy/Padgett clan -Richard, Mary, Betsy & Bryan and I
Bryan catch snowballs in his mouth
Kissing in the falling snow!
Bryan and Mic
Christy and Michaela
The Murphy/Padgett clan -Richard, Mary, Betsy & Bryan and I
Chicago!
Chicago was so much fun! We got the grand tour from some great friends, Steven and Lauren (soon to be married!) with an itinerary and all! We should have taken a picture of it, it had a great title-'The Traveling Team does Chicago'. We also got to hang out with Josh, Stevens brother and his girlfriend Katie and another friend Jasmine, too. It was such a great day! Thanks guys, you're the best!
The whole group on our Architecture tour. It was a great way to see the city!
The gang in front of "The Bean"
Chicago skyline reflection in The Bean
View from the lake on the Architecture tour
The guys on the boat
Best Pizza in Chicago!
The group at Gino's
The graffiti walls at Gino's
Classic Chicago style popcorn
The whole group on our Architecture tour. It was a great way to see the city!
The gang in front of "The Bean"
Chicago skyline reflection in The Bean
View from the lake on the Architecture tour
The guys on the boat
Best Pizza in Chicago!
The group at Gino's
The graffiti walls at Gino's
Classic Chicago style popcorn
Celebration Dinner and... Crash??
We got to celebrate a GREAT semester our last week on the road in Chicago with a fun dinner together! The four of us had a great time talking about the semester and enjoyed some superb desserts-especially the boys. After our celebration dinner we headed to our very last meeting at Columbia College in downtown Chicago and then home to sleep to enjoy some sightseeing in Chicago the next day before we headed home.
However, instead of getting home to our great hotel beds, we fell prey to a stolen car hit and run! It was midnight in Chicago and traffic was still crazy- and not just us but 3 other cars got hit too! We were all sent to a parking lot off the highway where we found out from the cops that the woman driving the car hit all 4 of us, then sped of in her stolen car only to have the tires catch on fire and blow out, run from the car and not get caught! It was definitely a crazy night. God is so good, though! I mean, if you're going to get hit, not bad timing, 10 minutes after our very last meeting, none of us got hurt, and we were still able to drive the car all the way home to Oklahoma. Pretty exciting story, just not cool for the van.
Dinner at Claim Jumper
MMMM!!! & really cool face from Bryan :-)
Well....????
Us, the cops and the other 3 cars that got hit.
However, instead of getting home to our great hotel beds, we fell prey to a stolen car hit and run! It was midnight in Chicago and traffic was still crazy- and not just us but 3 other cars got hit too! We were all sent to a parking lot off the highway where we found out from the cops that the woman driving the car hit all 4 of us, then sped of in her stolen car only to have the tires catch on fire and blow out, run from the car and not get caught! It was definitely a crazy night. God is so good, though! I mean, if you're going to get hit, not bad timing, 10 minutes after our very last meeting, none of us got hurt, and we were still able to drive the car all the way home to Oklahoma. Pretty exciting story, just not cool for the van.
Dinner at Claim Jumper
MMMM!!! & really cool face from Bryan :-)
Well....????
Us, the cops and the other 3 cars that got hit.
Illinois
More fun from the road!
The "Tool"
Abbey meeting with some girls from University of Illinois
More coffee shops and free wifi! Bryan, Brian and Amber.
Brian giving his testimony at a Crusade meeting at U of I
Bryan giving the Biblical Basis at U of I
The "Tool"
Abbey meeting with some girls from University of Illinois
More coffee shops and free wifi! Bryan, Brian and Amber.
Brian giving his testimony at a Crusade meeting at U of I
Bryan giving the Biblical Basis at U of I
Partnering Agencies and really great people!
One of the really neat things about traveling all over the country is that we often get to hang out with some of our partnering Agencies and some of our favorite people! In Indianapolis, we met up with Jennifer from Cafe 10/40 and got to hear her speak (she did a great job!) at a conference and then head to lunch afterwards. It was great getting to catch up with her and hear more about how we can best mobilize students to their summer project in North Africa. As an added bonus to getting to hang out with her, she also gave everyone on the team iTunes gift certificates, a much appreciated gift as a Traveler! Thank Jennifer- you're the best!
Lunch with Jennifer
When we were in Chicago, we got to visit TEAM's headquarters and meet a lot of the staff there. We got a fun welcome when we came in, the official tour of the office, insiders info about the best pizza joints in Chicago, where we could find members of the mob, and the royal treatment of donuts and Starbucks and a panel of a few staff members to tell us more about current opportunities with the organization. It was a great visit- we wish we could have stayed longer!
We also got to hang out with one of TTT's favorites, Justin Kron who speaks at IT every year. We finally got to meet his beautiful family, but sadly, somehow we didn't get any pictures of the day. He introduced us to the "Italian Beef", Chicago's version of the Philly Cheese Steak. We all approved- and wanted more.
We love getting to meet up with our partnering Agencies! It allows us to meet the people we are working with and emailing all of the student's info to, and we get to learn more about their hearts and their vision to reach the Nations. We can also learn what opportunities there are for students with different majors and skills, and how to best mobilize to their Agency. And we get to hang out with some of the coolest people around!
Lunch with Jennifer
When we were in Chicago, we got to visit TEAM's headquarters and meet a lot of the staff there. We got a fun welcome when we came in, the official tour of the office, insiders info about the best pizza joints in Chicago, where we could find members of the mob, and the royal treatment of donuts and Starbucks and a panel of a few staff members to tell us more about current opportunities with the organization. It was a great visit- we wish we could have stayed longer!
We also got to hang out with one of TTT's favorites, Justin Kron who speaks at IT every year. We finally got to meet his beautiful family, but sadly, somehow we didn't get any pictures of the day. He introduced us to the "Italian Beef", Chicago's version of the Philly Cheese Steak. We all approved- and wanted more.
We love getting to meet up with our partnering Agencies! It allows us to meet the people we are working with and emailing all of the student's info to, and we get to learn more about their hearts and their vision to reach the Nations. We can also learn what opportunities there are for students with different majors and skills, and how to best mobilize to their Agency. And we get to hang out with some of the coolest people around!
Halloween on the Road
When you have a meeting on Halloween night, there's not much hope of trick-or-treating. Forget the fact that you're already over-age for that sort of thing, and you have no children with you as your excuse, but you can't go because you're working. Well, when you're on the road, have a little extra time and no where to go, you might just get creative with some crayons and your dinner plates from the restaurant you just ate at. When Amber and I realized we had a whole hour before we had to be at the meeting, our creative juices started flowing, and we came up with a way to get costumes and trick-or-treat. Amber ended up going as a Pumpkin, and I was a Pig, tail and all. We made it to about 5 or 6 houses, and had half a bag full of candy to share with the boys who followed us in the van before the meeting. What a great Halloween! We also got to carve a team pumpkin and roast the seeds a while back so I posted the pics here with the other Halloween fun.
Dearborn, Michigan: the REAL Ford Country
Our amazing friends in Ypsilanti, MI, Eric & Sherry, set us up with tickets to the Ford Rouge factory where they assemble all their F-150's, the Ford Museum & Greenwich Village, where Ford brought in all kinds of historical buildings and Model T's are still driving around. It was so much fun, and a 'have to' they say, when you're in Michigan. Eric works at Ford, so it was even more fun getting to see a little of his world. We also got to spend some time on the University of Michigan's campus sharing the gospel with students. It's great and refreshing to be able to share the gospel with students when we work with Christian groups most of the time we are on the road. We got to see the first Mustang, the actual bus Rosa Parks sat on, The chair Lincoln was shot in, the farm house Henry Ford grew up in and a remake of the original Henry Ford motor company building from downtown Detroit. Enjoy the pics!
