http://echo-students.org/blogs Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:12:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  The second annual YouTube Awards show was more exciting than the Oscars ... again.  You can still click on the links to all the nominees in the comments section, or to watch the winning video that Alex submitted, click on the banner above. Thanks to all who participated! http://echo-students.org/blogs/blog/2008/09/21/youtube-awards/ Join us on October 10 and 11 at a Night Out for the Homeless with Here's Life Inner City. We will be experiencing a simulation of what it's like to be homeless. We will also learn about homelessness while serving those who are homeless.  Here are the details:  Meet at Woodland Hills ... http://echo-students.org/blogs/blog/2008/09/16/reveal/ If you're in the Moka Roon, join us at Como Park for games, lunch, and a bonfire. Here's the details: Sunday, October 5 from 12:30 - 4:00 pm. Turn in $5 and your release form to your team room leader.  With questions or to let us know you're coming, contact Angi ... http://echo-students.org/blogs/blog/2008/09/15/moka-room-como-park-bonfire/ Journey Groups are starting up in October. These groups are for students who aim to further explore the spiritual life, and concepts from the stories we are hearing on Sundays. Journey Groups offer an environment to more deeply focus on the things we are learning in echo. If this is ... http://echo-students.org/blogs/blog/2008/09/08/journey-groups/ There's non-stop yelling behind me right now; the students are playing their final game of Mafia for the week ... I'm sure that's only wishful thinking on my part; they're probably gonna play a dozen games in the van on the way back to Minnesota. We leave Mississippi tomorrow morning to ... http://echo-students.org/blogs/blog/2008/07/24/idnt-dat-wunda-full/ So far in Jackson, no day was like any before it.  We've had quite a variety of activities, teaching, fun, history, and great experiences within our group.  So today was only different in that it was almost just like the day before. Both crews went back to their jobs from yesterday. This ... http://echo-students.org/blogs/blog/2008/07/23/all-chores-no-allowance/ Today started off like Monday did, with Grandpa Perkins joining us after breakfast for teaching.  Hanging with him in the morning and hearing his heart for people has quickly become one of the more valuable parts of this trip.  Yesterday we went through 1 John 1, then 1 John 2 today.  He had each ... http://echo-students.org/blogs/blog/2008/07/22/whistle-while-we-work/ Grandpa Perkins showed up to the house today at about 7:30am for our morning teaching.  We knew he'd be by that early, so we started getting people up at around 6am...which I'm pretty sure is the same time the 'guests' are forced to wake up at Guantanamo Bay.  Even worse ... http://echo-students.org/blogs/blog/2008/07/21/perkins-history-tour/ Today was our first full day here, but the last day we're gonna get to sleep in.  Starting tomorrow, the majority of our time will be scheduled by the people at the Perkins Foundation.  Normally, any group that comes here for the week spends their Sunday going to church with ... http://echo-students.org/blogs/blog/2008/07/20/our-1st-full-day-as-mississippians-mississippeites/ Today we finished off the 1,047 mile journey to Jackson, MS.  We started the morning at around 7 and were pulling into our first Starbucks by 8 - made me wonder how our youth pastors back in the 80's and 90's ever tolerated us that early in the morning with ... http://echo-students.org/blogs/blog/2008/07/19/on-the-road-still/