Friday, June 26

We’re in our hotel rooms in Branson after stuffing ourselves at Lambert’s and seeing Noah the Musical. A special treat was meeting Rebecca Niven for the show and visiting with her–she’s doing mission work this summer in Branson! We even sang Wings of the Dawn outside the theatre with her since she won’t be in Mesquite for our homecoming. We’ve had a good day and the kids are holding up well. A little fatigue is setting in from a full week and a few are a little draggy but overall, we’re feeling good. We’re looking forward to Sunday being able to share and sing!

Thursday, June 25

We’re in Caseyville, IL, tonight (a suburb of St. Louis) and we had our Senior Dinner tonight (although the entire group ended up at Hard Rock Cafe with us!) and we’re looking forward to sleeping a little late and then about a 4 hour drive to Lambert’s in Ozark and then on to Branson.  We’ve had a good day and all the students are feeling better.  We sang our final concert for the folks at Wayside Christian Mission and about 12-15 of the women from the Women’s Shelter (about a 7 minute walk away from the men’s shelter) came to hear us sing.  They were very enthusiastic and appreciative of our kids.  It’s been a significant week for several of our students and we’re all looking forward to getting back home and putting into action some of the things we’ve learned these past few days!

Thursday, June 25

We’ve had a great day working at Wayside and singing at St. Vincent de Paul.  We even took in a little of the Southern Baptist Convention then serenaded the workers at Dairy Queen!  We’re making a slight change of plans for Thursday–we’re going to complete our mission assignment at Wayside early then leave for St. Louis enroute to Branson.  This will make our drive on Friday much easier since we have a schedule to maintain in Branson.  We’re hoping to post some more pictures but should have plenty to share on Sunday!

Wednesday, June 24

We’re back at Wayside Christian Mission today and serving lunch.  This is a short day at the mission because we’ll go back to the dorms, clean up, then go to sing during the evening meal at another homeless shelter, St. Vincent de Paul.  Following that concert, we’ll load up and head over the convention center to take in a little of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting. 

We had a good day yesterday and a good share time last night.  We do have 3-4 girls that have been sick but the doctor hasn’t indicated that it’s anything more than some type of viral infection or maybe even some type of cold.  We’re watching them closely and keeping them away from food service and hopefully they’ll be fully recovered shortly.

Thanks for your continued prayers–we would especially ask that you pray for physical health so that none of the remaining choir members get to feeling puny.  We have concerts tonight, tomorrow evening and of course, Sunday morning at MLBC!

Louisville 2009 Pictures

Louisville 2009, Tuesday

We’re at Wayside Christian Mission again today and after receiving a tour of the Women’s/Family Shelter, we came back over to the Men’s shelter where our group has been involved in office work, serving meals, unloading trucks, hanging ceiling tiles, and washing cars.  We’re quite spread out so it’s a good thing we have so many students and sponsors involved.  We’ll be here all afternoon and evening, serving the supper meal before heading back to the dorms for the night.  Just in case you’ve had problems accessing the Facebook page, we’ve had an interesting trip thus far.  On Sunday, shortly before the worship service, the power went out at First Baptist Church due to a transformer issue.  The deacons went next door and we ended up doing a combined worship with First Christian Church!  It was unusual but a real blessing to say the least.  The choir has sung at a Wal-Mart, truck stops, McDonald’s, the WMU National meeting, the Louisville airport, and even sang a couple of times for some of the residents as they ate.  We’ll do a full concert on Thursday evening at the men’s shelter during the evening meal.  I think I remember someone telling us that the men’s shelter serves around 1500 meals per day!

Thanks for continuing to pray for us–we’re trying to get some pictures posted on Facebook but if that doesn’t work, we’ll probably post here later this evening!

No Rehearsals Sunday, May 31

We wanted everyone to know that we will not have rehearsals on Sunday, May 31.

Here is the schedule for Sunday, June 7:

3:00 p.m.: Vocal Team

4:00 p.m.: Choir

4:45 p.m.: Parent Meeting (notary will be present for medical release forms)

Have a great week!

Sunday, May 17

We will have a busy Sunday this week! Here are a few reminders of what to expect:

Ignite choir leads worship this Sunday a.m.

 Call times:

Vocal team/band—8am

Choir—9am

 Choir—4pm rehearsal in afternoon (no vocal team or dance)

 Money from dessert fundraiser ticket sales is due Sunday afternoon at rehearsal

 Also, Perla Santoyo’s senior recital is on Saturday, May 16 at 4:30pm at the Mesquite Arts Center — 1527 N Galloway Ave. Plan to go. It will be wonderful, and it is a big day for Perla!

Coming soon…

Here are a few things you will want to plan around for the next few weeks:

1. Sunday, April 26: Singing at MLBC (a.m.) and Oak View Baptist, Irving (p.m.)

8:00 a.m.: Call time for band/vocal team

9:00 a.m.: Call time for the choir

9:30 a.m.: We sing at our church

3:30 p.m.: Leave MLBC for Irving (Parents, please let Randall know if you are coming and can transport any students)

6:00 p.m.: Sing for the p.m. service at Oak View Baptist Church, Irving

7:00 p.m.: Pizza with their youth group

8:30 p.m.: Return to MLBC

2. Saturday, May 2: Golf Tournament at Creekview Golf Club in Crandall

We will be signing up this Sunday at rehearsal for times to work. Each choir member is asked to sign up for one shift.

3. Sunday, May 3: Parents Meeting at 4:45 p.m. after choir rehearsal

This meeting will be about end-of-year dates, finances, and the Choir Tour/Mission Trip. Anticipated cost for the trip is $400 (not counting the reduction they will hopefully get from the upcoming fundraiser). By 5/3, each student should have the $50 deposit paid, plus an additional $50 to cover some expenses we will incur before the trip.

4. Sunday, May 17: We will lead worship at MLBC.

5. Sunday, June 15: We will lead worship at MLBC. 

Upcoming Dates

Hi everyone!

Here are some dates for you to remember for the next few weeks:

Sunday, March 29:  Dance Team at 3:00 & Choir at 4:00 (no Vocal Team)

Wednesday, April 1: Rehearsal with the Adult Choir from 6:45 – 7:00 (no joke!)

Sunday, April 5: Call time is 9:10 a.m. to sing in the 9:30 service with the Adult Choir. We will be singing, “Crown You With Praise”. You need to look nice, but you do not need to wear your uniforms.

Sunday, April 5: Regular Rehearsal & Cell Phone Deadline

Sunday, April 12: No Rehearsal

Sunday, April 19: Choir only unless otherwise notified

Sunday, April 26: We will lead worship at MLBC in the 9:30 service. We will also lead worship at Oak View Baptist Church in Irving that evening. We will leave the church at 3:30 p.m. and return around 8:30 p.m.