D-TROIT

D-TROIT

(this is what the locals call the city)

We just got back from our mission trip to detroit!

It was a GREAT trip, we had the best team :)

This is a long post but I am documenting the trip and will give details with the pictures.

Here is our team:

(with our host couple - Darin & Anne Burns)

we traveled there on wednesday

the kids did great,

we didn't check any bags (to save some money)

so we were quite the site toting around our

6 carry on bags, 2 strollers, & 1 carseat

duncan was excited

here is our stuff :)

sweet campbell

thankfully on the way there,

we basically had the entire row to ourselves

it was nice to be able to spread out

it didn't take long for campbell to get gangster on us

this was her the next morning :)

our host couple treated us to a detroit tigers baseball game on the first day

it was fun but VERY COLD

thankfully we were able to watch most of it from inside

jayden got a detroit hat

so our days consisted of,

a lot of driving in two big vans -

and doing our drama and hip-hop dance and evangelism

here is duncan and ryan getting ready for an outreach

the stars of our drama

mishaal and lloyd

skylar, stephen, staci, lloyd, kenten, jason, & alex

mishaal, jaime, leeann, riley & karis

here is the hip hop dance

(yes - that is jordan - he did the dance - he did great :))

this is the drama

the kids watching the drama

they did so good!

they didn't get naps, except in their car seats, and we

were on the go from 9 am till 10:30 at night

we had some minor meltdowns at times -

but for the most part they did really really good.

i love that they are able to see what it is like to go and tell people about Jesus

ryan is sharing the gospel

isn't this blue a great background - i think a photographer could have a good time with the backdrops in detroit

stephen & karis sharing jesus with some kids

jason and our caterer for the week

she is a good cook - we were thankful :)

i mean, isn't she such a sweetie? :)

jayden made friends with the kids at this place,

we did an outreach right here in the neighborhood

i loved seeing how jayden just reached out to get to know the kids

so sweet

the drama

the hip hop

dinner our last night in "greektown"

at a really good deep dish pizza place

we loved the trip and so glad that we got to take our family to tell people about Jesus!

Detroit is a desolate city - but it can be rebuilt!

Glad to have a little part in rebuilding people's lives through our time