Cleveland, Ohio's latitude is 41°29′N.
(look for the red lines)
Chile's flag looks like this:
Texas' flag looks like this:
Who knew?
What's She Up To?
- bethale
- In 2011-2012, I led a team of 5 college-aged students to serve in Alerce, Chile for 6 months. These are the stories of our preparations and international adventures. Due to the sensitive nature of our purpose in Chile, you will notice some words contain hyphens where letters should be. This was intentional. Please do your best to guess what church-related word fits the text. With time for due reflection, I can safely say that this experience changed my life. The stories that you read here serve as the tip of an iceberg - one whose depths I'm still discovering years later. IF YOU'RE VISITING THIS BLOG FOR THE FIRST TIME, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ CHRONOLOGICALLY FROM THE BEGINNING.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Did You Know?
Puerto Montt, Chile's latitude is 41°28′S.
Cleveland, Ohio's latitude is 41°29′N.
(look for the red lines)
Chile's flag looks like this:
Texas' flag looks like this:
Cleveland, Ohio's latitude is 41°29′N.
(look for the red lines)
Chile's flag looks like this:
Texas' flag looks like this:
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Team Chile!
Because I'm so excited to meet these people in 13 days, and because I think this is completely hilarious, I would like to show you a stolen piece of Clayton's blog:
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Well, here we are, including yours truly, of course.
1. - B e t h H a l e
Superpower: Armadillo Whisperer.
2. - J e f f r e y E b e r l y
Superpower: Mind Control via guitar music, especially with the song "Kumbaya".
3. - J e a n M a r i e R o p p
Superpower: Marshmallow Peep Ninja (turning "Shanghai" into "Sugar High")
4. - K i r s t e n Y u t z y
Superpower: Known as "The Yutzy Touch", Kirsten can transform any object into a litter of puppies.
5. - C l a y t o n B o n t r a g e r
Superpower: Known as "Red Light Immunity", I have the ability to never get stuck at a red light, even in, say, downtown New York City at rush hour.
Fantastic Five, together we take the form of.......
ONE SUPER CRAZY AWESOME CHILE MISSION TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Agreed, Clayton... agreed.
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Well, here we are, including yours truly, of course.
1. - B e t h H a l e
Superpower: Armadillo Whisperer.
2. - J e f f r e y E b e r l y
Superpower: Mind Control via guitar music, especially with the song "Kumbaya".
3. - J e a n M a r i e R o p p
Superpower: Marshmallow Peep Ninja (turning "Shanghai" into "Sugar High")
4. - K i r s t e n Y u t z y
Superpower: Known as "The Yutzy Touch", Kirsten can transform any object into a litter of puppies.
5. - C l a y t o n B o n t r a g e r
Superpower: Known as "Red Light Immunity", I have the ability to never get stuck at a red light, even in, say, downtown New York City at rush hour.
Fantastic Five, together we take the form of.......
ONE SUPER CRAZY AWESOME CHILE MISSION TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Agreed, Clayton... agreed.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
For Your Consideration
This fall will begin a very exciting season of my life. I've loosened my reins on what I think my life should look like, and I'm trusting that God's plan is better than my own.
In just a few short weeks, I will be meeting my Chile team (Jean, Jeffrey, Kirsten, and Clayton) for the first time. We will spend 3 months together in Columbus, along with teams that will go to India, Malawi, Morocco, and Nepal. During our time in Columbus, we will live and learn together while practicing our foreign languages and serving our community.
At the end of November, our teams will fly out to our outreach destinations!
In Chile, from what I know so far, my team will spend time in intentional fellowship with churches in the Puerto Montt/Alerce region, as well as do some traveling in the southern islands/mountains. We may be doing things such as dramas, worship, building projects, and disaster relief from the volcano eruption this summer.
Part of the trust that is involved with this new season of life, is financial. As you can read in the attached document (also written below in case I don't know what I'm doing with attachments), I have the opportunity to raise support to cover things such as health insurance, storage costs, and travel immunizations.
Would you please consider a small donation? Join me in my adventure!
I think for a lot of people, it is easy to dismiss missions because of life circumstances. I did this myself. "Oh, I don't think I'm the right person to do that." "But what about school/family/spouse/any other responsibility?" "I can't. I have other plans." I know that God has placed me in the life situation I am in, and equipped me with the right tools to have no other choice but to say, "Yes!" to this opportunity.
If you have any reason to say, "No, I don't think so. Not for me." to a commitment of missional living overseas (and legit reasons exist, I'm not discrediting them), think about using your financial resources to join me in a great adventure.
In just a few short weeks, I will be meeting my Chile team (Jean, Jeffrey, Kirsten, and Clayton) for the first time. We will spend 3 months together in Columbus, along with teams that will go to India, Malawi, Morocco, and Nepal. During our time in Columbus, we will live and learn together while practicing our foreign languages and serving our community.
At the end of November, our teams will fly out to our outreach destinations!
In Chile, from what I know so far, my team will spend time in intentional fellowship with churches in the Puerto Montt/Alerce region, as well as do some traveling in the southern islands/mountains. We may be doing things such as dramas, worship, building projects, and disaster relief from the volcano eruption this summer.
Part of the trust that is involved with this new season of life, is financial. As you can read in the attached document (also written below in case I don't know what I'm doing with attachments), I have the opportunity to raise support to cover things such as health insurance, storage costs, and travel immunizations.
Would you please consider a small donation? Join me in my adventure!
I think for a lot of people, it is easy to dismiss missions because of life circumstances. I did this myself. "Oh, I don't think I'm the right person to do that." "But what about school/family/spouse/any other responsibility?" "I can't. I have other plans." I know that God has placed me in the life situation I am in, and equipped me with the right tools to have no other choice but to say, "Yes!" to this opportunity.
If you have any reason to say, "No, I don't think so. Not for me." to a commitment of missional living overseas (and legit reasons exist, I'm not discrediting them), think about using your financial resources to join me in a great adventure.
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