Do you know what that means? That means that tomorrow marks the day, that one of my best friends entered this world....MANY years ago! ;) Just kidding! :)
I actually have internet access on the ship this morning, and thought that I would take the time to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY KACI LEA SLATE!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so thankful to God for you and for your friendship. Thanks for the way you always point me to Christ, and help me get my focus back and keep the main thing the main thing! :) Praying that this will be one of the best years yet, and that God teaches you SO MUCH during your time in NOLA!
Thanks for being my friend! LOVE YOU!!!
ANDREA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's your birthday as well! :) I hope you have an amazing birthday too, and that God teaches you and continues to take you on this journey of following Him....however that looks! LOVE YOU Friend!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
So.....I'm sorry its been SO long!
Hey Everyone!
I'm sorry it has been so long since I have posted anything! I am now in Las Palmas! We will be here for another 10 days, then will be going to Tenerife!
I will try to keep you posted as to what is going on! Today, I was on e-day, and we went to a Church. I definitely wish that I would have paid more attention in Spanish. I also wish that Karina would have taught me more Spanish! :) All of the Latinos on board are really loving the opportunity to minister in their mother tongue! It is a blessing to see.
Last night, we had "Hope Night" (like I-Night) at the Santa Catalina Square downtown! It was so fun! Sigrid and Ruben did an amazing job MCing! Alot of contacts were made with locals who have since visited the ship! :)
Love you all and am thankful for you all! Stay in touch!
~Bethany
I'm sorry it has been so long since I have posted anything! I am now in Las Palmas! We will be here for another 10 days, then will be going to Tenerife!
I will try to keep you posted as to what is going on! Today, I was on e-day, and we went to a Church. I definitely wish that I would have paid more attention in Spanish. I also wish that Karina would have taught me more Spanish! :) All of the Latinos on board are really loving the opportunity to minister in their mother tongue! It is a blessing to see.
Last night, we had "Hope Night" (like I-Night) at the Santa Catalina Square downtown! It was so fun! Sigrid and Ruben did an amazing job MCing! Alot of contacts were made with locals who have since visited the ship! :)
Love you all and am thankful for you all! Stay in touch!
~Bethany
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Monrovia, Liberia
It's EMILY YOST and I!!!!!!! :) That's right, she visited the Logos Hope last week...and today!!! I am with her at the Samaritan's Purse house hanging with people!
Friday, July 16, 2010
What a WONDERFUL time....
Hey everyone!
I wanted to write really quickly so that you don't think that we've dropped off the face of the planet...However, I have pretty much dropped off facebook! :) Haha! I am so thankful to be able to get emails and to be able to receive phone calls while in West Africa!!!!
A brief recap....
On Friday, a week ago, I worked half a day with my roomie, Emily, and then we set off on our adventure! :) We were planning on taking a Tro-Tro to the Airport in Accra, to go pick mom and dad up! :) I think the suspected that I would show up, but i never told them for sure! It was so exciting to finally arrive at the airport, and wait for Mom and Dad! :) While at the airport, we met up with Jimmy and Sylvia again! :) I also met a few people from TN, and LA who are working here in Ghana. We made it back to the ship with all the luggage! Wow...
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH for ALL the goodies that y'all sent with mom and dad! I appreciate it so much!! What a blessing y'all are to me. I am so thankful!
On Saturday, I worked in the laundry, and mom and dad helped! We had a great time. It has been fun introducing mom and dad to all my friends here on the ship! It's kinda crazy, the fact that my two homes have collided! :) It's very exciting that mom and dad are here, but at the same time, its weird! :)
On Sunday, we went to church here on the ship, and Jimmy and Sylvia joined us! We had a great time of fellowship, and then had lunch with them. Sunday afternoon, we walked around Tema a little bit.
On Monday and Tuesday we worked, then Wednesday, was really exciting! Mom, Dad, Isabel and I traveled 2 hours each way to Rosewood School. It was an awesome time with the kids. We did the Ship Presentation, sang songs, shared the gospel, and played games with the kids. Surprisingly, the kids had prepared some poems and songs to share with us as well. It was such a blessing!
Please be praying for Dad...He isn't feeling the greatest. We will have another E-day on Sunday! I am sooo excited---We will be going to a Deaf Church with Jessica, my big sister. :) Woo Hoo!
I will try to post more, but as always, email and phone is the most reliable form of communication with us.
We are praying for everyone at MVBC, and Barry Smith and family. Praying that God's grace and peace will be an overwhelming comfort in these hard days.
Have a great evening! :) I am so thankful for y'all!
For His Glory and Renown,
Bethany
I wanted to write really quickly so that you don't think that we've dropped off the face of the planet...However, I have pretty much dropped off facebook! :) Haha! I am so thankful to be able to get emails and to be able to receive phone calls while in West Africa!!!!
A brief recap....
On Friday, a week ago, I worked half a day with my roomie, Emily, and then we set off on our adventure! :) We were planning on taking a Tro-Tro to the Airport in Accra, to go pick mom and dad up! :) I think the suspected that I would show up, but i never told them for sure! It was so exciting to finally arrive at the airport, and wait for Mom and Dad! :) While at the airport, we met up with Jimmy and Sylvia again! :) I also met a few people from TN, and LA who are working here in Ghana. We made it back to the ship with all the luggage! Wow...
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH for ALL the goodies that y'all sent with mom and dad! I appreciate it so much!! What a blessing y'all are to me. I am so thankful!
On Saturday, I worked in the laundry, and mom and dad helped! We had a great time. It has been fun introducing mom and dad to all my friends here on the ship! It's kinda crazy, the fact that my two homes have collided! :) It's very exciting that mom and dad are here, but at the same time, its weird! :)
On Sunday, we went to church here on the ship, and Jimmy and Sylvia joined us! We had a great time of fellowship, and then had lunch with them. Sunday afternoon, we walked around Tema a little bit.
On Monday and Tuesday we worked, then Wednesday, was really exciting! Mom, Dad, Isabel and I traveled 2 hours each way to Rosewood School. It was an awesome time with the kids. We did the Ship Presentation, sang songs, shared the gospel, and played games with the kids. Surprisingly, the kids had prepared some poems and songs to share with us as well. It was such a blessing!
Please be praying for Dad...He isn't feeling the greatest. We will have another E-day on Sunday! I am sooo excited---We will be going to a Deaf Church with Jessica, my big sister. :) Woo Hoo!
I will try to post more, but as always, email and phone is the most reliable form of communication with us.
We are praying for everyone at MVBC, and Barry Smith and family. Praying that God's grace and peace will be an overwhelming comfort in these hard days.
Have a great evening! :) I am so thankful for y'all!
For His Glory and Renown,
Bethany
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Hello from Tema Ghana!
Hey Everyone!!!
Alot has happened since I last posted on my blog! Sorry about that! :)
Since the last time I posted, we have spent about 2 weeks or so in Sierra Leone, sailed 5 days to Tema, Ghana, and have been here for 3 days!!
I had some really great conversations with people in Sierra Leone. We saw many people come to know Jesus in a personal way, it was AWESOME!!! I had 2 e-days while we were in Freetown, one was going to different sites around the town and sharing our testimonies and praying with people, then other, was on deck 4! Here are two pictures from both of them!
This was a picture taken as we were sailing out of Sierra Leone!
Since then, I had a visit with Uncle Andy Norman, here on the ship in Tema, Ghana! :) That was such a blessing to meet 3 others who live here in Ghana, and are faithfully serving the Lord here! We had a great time of exploring the ship, and I had the privilege of sharing more about what the Ship is all about! :)
What is amazing, is that I get to show 2 more people around the ship on FRIDAY!!!! I am so excited, mom and dad will be coming to experience ship life for a couple weeks, and to minister to and with the crew here! Daddy will be speaking in devotions a couple of times, and they will be working in different departments! Please pray for safe arrival and everything to go smoothly! :)
I hope y'all have an amazing day! Please email me if there is any way that I can be praying for you more specifically! I thank Jesus for you daily!
For His Glory and Renown,
Bethany
Alot has happened since I last posted on my blog! Sorry about that! :)
Since the last time I posted, we have spent about 2 weeks or so in Sierra Leone, sailed 5 days to Tema, Ghana, and have been here for 3 days!!
I had some really great conversations with people in Sierra Leone. We saw many people come to know Jesus in a personal way, it was AWESOME!!! I had 2 e-days while we were in Freetown, one was going to different sites around the town and sharing our testimonies and praying with people, then other, was on deck 4! Here are two pictures from both of them!
This was a picture taken as we were sailing out of Sierra Leone!Since then, I had a visit with Uncle Andy Norman, here on the ship in Tema, Ghana! :) That was such a blessing to meet 3 others who live here in Ghana, and are faithfully serving the Lord here! We had a great time of exploring the ship, and I had the privilege of sharing more about what the Ship is all about! :)
What is amazing, is that I get to show 2 more people around the ship on FRIDAY!!!! I am so excited, mom and dad will be coming to experience ship life for a couple weeks, and to minister to and with the crew here! Daddy will be speaking in devotions a couple of times, and they will be working in different departments! Please pray for safe arrival and everything to go smoothly! :)
I hope y'all have an amazing day! Please email me if there is any way that I can be praying for you more specifically! I thank Jesus for you daily!
For His Glory and Renown,
Bethany
Monday, June 14, 2010
Sierra Leone!
Hey Everyone! I am so thankful to report that we have arrived in Sierra Leone! :) We came into port around 10:45 am or so....(6:45am for you people at home!) I am now 4 hours ahead of you!
I am also proud to annouce that I made Baked Oatmeal this morning! :) Haha! It was alot of fun, and it was yummy! It is so nice to be cooking again...I've missed it.
As I prepare to serve the Lord here in Sierra Leone, please pray that I will love with Christ's love. Pray that my heart will be in tune to what God wants to say to me, and that I will be sensitive to His prompting in my life.
Thank you so much for praying for me. I work Tuesday and Wednesday, and have an E-Day Thursday! I am excited to see what I will be doing.
I am also proud to annouce that I made Baked Oatmeal this morning! :) Haha! It was alot of fun, and it was yummy! It is so nice to be cooking again...I've missed it.
As I prepare to serve the Lord here in Sierra Leone, please pray that I will love with Christ's love. Pray that my heart will be in tune to what God wants to say to me, and that I will be sensitive to His prompting in my life.
Thank you so much for praying for me. I work Tuesday and Wednesday, and have an E-Day Thursday! I am excited to see what I will be doing.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Hello from Roseau, Dominica!
Hey Everyone!
THANK YOU SO MUCH for those of you that prayed for me while I was away from the ship on the Challenge Team! It was an AMAZING time of growth, challenge, learning, fun, excitement, building relationships, and SO many other things! :)
I cannot believe this, but the Logos Hope is open for ONE MORE DAY in Dominica.....and only ONE MORE DAY in the Caribbean! We will be sailing to West Africa on Monday!
Please pray for smooth seas, and an amazing time of fellowship and growth as a community, and as individuals!
Be watching you mailboxes, there will be a summary from my first 5 months....coming to a mailbox near you! :) Haha! (Don't hold your breath though, because I am not so sure as to how soon you will get it!) 
(This picture is actually from St. Kitts!) I was going for a walk one morning in St. Kitts, and I was kidnapped by some AMAZING Asians!!! :)
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