I picked up groceries for the family this morning.

Worked on a couple of podcasts this morning. Fun! Check ’em out!

Today I started the first phase of giving out school supplies at the mission.

I put out everything that I had in my closet for the kids.

I some supplies in the corner. I thought they looked like little mice looking for that last little piece of cheese.

Helped Nishi read.

My friends at Perimeter called me that they have some supplies for the kids. I think that’s great! I’ll pick that up tomorrow.

I worked on cleaning the tank that has black mollies in them.

Added water.

Water has to settle the sediment out now.

I liked this rainbow from the crystal in our kitchen window.

K and I went to Clarkston International Bible Church this morning.

Alan Hill spoke. He’s a missionary from the Philippines.

Great guy!

I enjoyed the sermon on “Trust and Sacrifice.”

Came home to rest and work on admin duties.

Currently I’m working on promos. I’m in the promotion business!

Hard to believe that school starts tomorrow!

Elmo is one of my favorite names!

Woke up ready for a great day! To the Zoo!

K and I went to the zoo in spite of delays in traffic.

They’re fixing the interchange to get to I20. What a hassle.

But the zoo was worth it!

Loved the elephants!

The eyes of these Hornbills!

Baby giraffe!

Gorillas!

And their skulls (made from plaster!)

Wart Hogs! (Make great sausage!)

Feeding parakeets!

And good times with my brother Bill and his friend Deborah!

We ate an early supper at 6 Feet Under, one of my favorite restaurants in Atlanta, right across from Oakland Cemetery.

These flowers reminded me of Costa Rica.

I took the kids from Southside Baptist Church around the International Village this morning.



Adventure at Madina and Global Mall VIDEO LINK

Today we explored the Thai, Laotian, Vietnamese, Guatemala, Mexican and Honduran markets.

Fun!

I enjoy showing people the wonders of my area!

Then we went to the missions! Kids had a great time!


Well, not all of them.

The children so look forward to “the teams!”

I liked the way that the sun was shining on St. Francis this morning.

Had a great time with my team from South Side BC! They’re from my vote for the most beautiful city in America: Savannah!

I gave them a briefing then took them for a tour of the International Village, in particular Madina and Global Mall which are Muslim and Hindu shopping centers.

My friend Widad told them about Ramadan which is coming up soon.

Fun! And visually very interesting.

They worked at 6 locations around Chamblee and Doraville.

They had a great time with the kids.

Their leader Jeff Blevins did a great job!

They’re beefing up the crosswalks.

I was shocked to see that the City of Chamblee had filled this hole up with rocks. You could’ve dropped a volkswagen in that hole!

This bumper sticker was funny to me.

This morning on the way to the North American Mission Board I saw three deer by the side of the road, not a mile from my house. They was a buck, a doe and a fawn. So sweet.

You can probably see the buck in this picture, how about the fawn?

Went to NAMB to do my presentation on mobilizing people. Fun group!

Made phone calls to managers to let them know about the team coming this weekend.

I also looked for visual dictionaries for our ESL classes. No luck on that. I turned this one back into the library.

Came home to unpack some gear than over to Evergreen at Stone Mountain to relax. They’re doing a lot of remodeling over there. Total makeover.

Here I am in front of scaled down replica of what is carved on Stone Mountain.

I liked the art on the walls.

This was a hall I’d never been on. It was a really fun surprise for me.

You may find this gross, but I like that they have no water, flushless urinals. That’s green!

I liked this from the front of the Jag.

I think cicadas may have come from another planet. Weird lookin’ bug.

And under “Books I probably won’t be Reading Soon”

Here’s the railing I stained yesterday. I still have a little more to go.

I took Sugar for a 2 mile walk.

She wasn’t exactly enthusiastic.

Had a good lunch with some new partners. Jorge Romero is originally from Columbia. He’s been in Rome, GA for the last 20 years. Looks like the Lord is leading him to come to Atlanta now. I’m glad to be able to help get him started at Southern Trace in Sandy Springs.

We checked out the apartments at the complex.

Also met with Jonathan and Kelly Nolte. They just got here from San Antonio a few days ago. They came because of the influence of partners of mine that work with a bike ministry called Communicycle. I’m looking forward to working with them more closely. They may work at one of our missions.

Jorge, Bayo and I went to Southern Trace to meet with the manager and the regional manager of the property. They’re both friends of mine so I felt confident that they would offer us an apartment for Jorge and his wife to live in. Now I pray that Janet, Jorge’s wife, will think that the community will be a good one to work from.

I saw some of the girls at the mission.

And their little brother Diego. He makes the best faces.

K and I took the boys from Azalea to the swimming pool. We had fun. It’s been interesting teaching these guys how to swim.

Kathy’s a good teacher. She worked as a lifeguard for years.

We’re all hoping that Jesse will come back to Atlanta soon. In this video the boys are telling Jesse to “come back.”
Come back, Jesse! VIDEO

Back home finishing up admin duties.

Still not sure what I think about this ad campaign.

Monday morning I went to my treasurer’s house to deliver my financial report.

I put the other copy to our sponsoring church in the mail. GREAT to have that job done!

Did the family shopping for the week. (Or until the girls tell me otherwise.)

Went to N. Lake Mall to meet up with Ashley and Miles.

A needed a new external hard drive for her computer and I needed to pick up a charger/headset for Kathy for her iPhone!

Hard to believe that K has actually entered into the 21st century! She even has an email address and can text!

The kids and I are still blown away by that. My wife is really smart so learning this stuff isn’t a problem for her. She loves being outside and having the iPhone lets her be outside AND have a computer. I’m happy about that!

I worked on my financial report. Seems to get more and more involved. Expansion of ministry I reckon.

Always bills to pay. Lots of missions!

Went to Clarkston to eat with Kathy. Pho Truk, one of my favorites.

I liked these cookies from Indonesia. Beautiful parrot!

I’ve been reading in the Old Testament about building the temple. A lot was made out of cedar wood. I liked this old cedar tree in Clarkston.

Good rest day.