Fall adventures in Kentucky
I really can’t believe that it has been almost 3 weeks since I last wrote a blog post. It’s probably because things seem to be pretty busy here. So I guess I’ll just quickly recap the last 3 weeks of my life. I think the most exciting thing out of these last 3 weeks is [...]
Kentucky novelties, recruiting and the picnic table that wasn’t
Ever since I came to Kentucky, there is one place that I wanted to visit before I left. I wasn’t able to visit it last year so last week when I had the chance to go the ORIGINAL KFC, it was like a dream come true. Amy Schill (CAP’s Volunteer Recruiter) and I were on our [...]
A little bit of everything
Since I last wrote in my blog there have been a lot changes going on at the Floyd House as well as in my program. The Floyd Volunteer House is now up to 12 long-term volunteers, which is the most I’ve ever experienced since living here. And the crazy thing is it all happened so [...]
Staying for a second year
The last two weeks I have spent at home with my family in CT. About three months ago I requested and was granted another term of service with CAP, and we get two weeks off in between our first and second years. I can’t tell you the amount of joy and love I’ve experienced in eastern [...]
Disaster Relief
“I’ve never seen anything like this.” This was probably the most used sentence over the past two weeks in Pike County. The amount of damage that this flood did was unbelievable. I’ve never responded to a flood clean up before and this certainly was an eye opening experience. Many homes were just washed away, trailers [...]
Changes
There have been a lot of changes going on within CAP and the volunteer house lately. One of the big ones is theexpansion of the Floyd Volunteer House. Right now the volunteers at Floyd just live in the downstairs part of the house and the upstairs is used for another mission organization to hold their [...]
Hot Weather and Weekend Adventures
These last few days in eastern Kentucky have been sweltering. I never knew how hard it was to work outside in 95 degree weather with humidity making it feel like 110 degrees. It’s been hard to get myself motivated in this weather because I feel like the sun just drains me of all energy. Luckily [...]
Ichthus 2010: Faith in Action
This past week I got to experience Ichthus, which is a 4 day festival that includes Christian bands and speakers. This was the first time I have ever been to Ichthus but I’ve been to a similar event in New Hampshire called Soul-fest, which is basically the same thing. It was an awesome time to see [...]
A welcome break
Well, I’ve been staring at this blank computer screen for the past 20 minutes trying to come up with something to write in my blog, but I honestly don’t have anything. These past two weeks have been pretty typical weeks at CAP. We had our house meeting with Harold, our volunteer life manager, this past [...]
Time
Time sure has flown since I’ve been at CAP. It seems like just yesterday I was on a plane to Kentucky to begin my service with CAP. Now I’m two months away from the end of my service time. I think part of the reason why time seems to have flown is because we have been [...]
