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Finally...New York stuff.

Hey. I finally finished typing the journal. you can read it here

some photos, here , there is a full size button to look at them bigger.

back.

Hey everyone. This is my first blog since returning from our New York trip. I know you are all wondering how the trip went, and what we did and such, and so I had an idea. Rather than make a blog post about it (which would be not super informative, or tell you the most details, i have decided something else. I wrote a journal entry for each day I was on the trip, and so I am going to type it up, and have it available for you to download. I will do the same for an album of photos I have as well. Anyways, being back has been good, exchanging stories with the other teams. We spent an entire day just sharing with each other in a group how our trips went. This post is really just to inform you that there will be stories and photos from the trip on the way. Thank you all so so much for your support, it really has been so appreciated, probably more than you will know.

Ryan.

heading out into the world.

Hey. Let me start by saying I know this is my first post in the past two weeks, and I apologize for my absence from the blogging world. This past little while I have seen little sleep, many assignments, and little time to be even thinking about blogging. Again I apologize. Anyways, I have finished work as of now, and today is a big day. Off to New York city! We are leaving here at 6:30 our time, driving through the night to Seattle, and taking an early morning flight from there straight to New York. I will be gone until the 24th, and will definitely be updating you all on what happened and photos etc. Your prayer during this trip for not just our trip, but the other Kaleo students going to Vancouver and India would be greatly appreciated. Anyways, I have much packing to do, and so I will be posting on the other side.
See you all then, and thank you so much for your continued support,

Ryan.

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This week. Wow did it ever fly by. It seems the more we go along, the faster things go by. Having a ton of work doesn't help either I suppose. Since I am writing this late, it is now reading break, and mine and Phil's friend Adrian is here. Should be a great week, and I look forward to what is going to happen. This trip that I am going to be taking to New York has been on my mind a lot lately. We had the opportunity to meet with a couple that we are going to be working with while we are down there, and hear from them about their experiences and what we are going to be doing. It was awesome to hear what they had to say to us, and get an idea of some of the things we will be encountering. To be honest, quite a bit of what I heard scares me. We are going to be in Brooklyn, and doing some things I never thought I would be doing. I think I am going to learn alot through this trip. Things have been much the same as far as youth group and church goes. I am really coming to appreciate Friday nights, when I get to hang out with the kids. To be honest, in the past there have been times I wondered wether it was even worth going, but there have been many things that have convinced me otherwise and I am glad God has placed me at St. Johns. Thanks to all of you for your support, it is so appreciated.