Music Room Update

Here's a few new pictures with the black and yellow wall in process

Time for a Rally . . .

No, I'm not talking about Wall Street (although a rally there would be nice as well). On Sunday afternoon, after rehearsing music for a wedding, Lora & I (and my mom) went down to show our support for the McCain/Palin ticket by attending the rally at the Omaha Music Hall.

When we got there, the line stretched around 3 sides of the Civic Auditorium. We probably wouldn't have made it in at all, but an older gentlemen came to us while we were in the back of the line and told us that there was a shorter line somewhere else. We followed him, and sure enough, he was right!

We stood in the overflow area, as the Music Hall was already full by that time. Little did we know that we would actually be the first to hear Sarah speak. After watching the Republican Senators and Congressmen speak via a big screen TV and speakers, Governor Palin stepped in and spoke to us in the overflow area first.


One of the difficulties in being "vertically challenged" is that trying to take pictures when tall people stand in front of you is . . . well . . . challenging! I held my camera over my head, aimed the best I could and took lots of shots. The one above was one of the better shots. I could have cropped and zoomed, but I thought that the raw shot gives you a better idea of what it was like to be there.

It was a great time and fun to hear Sarah speak. Just wish McCain could have been there as well.

I guess I've tipped my hand as to who I'm voting for . . . . . . .

Also - we'll have some updates of the music room soon. The third wall has been painted and is currently being striped.

See ya!

Music Room in Progress

Ok - these are the two walls after round 5 of striping

(updated on Sunday night).

Video from Cambodia!

On August 17th, we had a presentation at church about our trip to Cambodia. Roger Eng, our former youth pastor (now Associate Pastor) put together the following video. It's mostly video, but there are also some still shots.

Enjoy - and thanks again for your support!

P.S. We are painting the music room and almost ready to begin "striping". I'll post some pictures in the not-too-distant future.

Updates

I've updated the blogs from Cambodia with inline pictures and have corrected some grammer & spelling (so my brother doesn't pick on me). I will add some pictures to the very first posts, but haven't done that yet.

FYI - I have made contact with 4 of the 5 students in our small group and 4 additional Cambodian students.

Also - couple of links that may be of interest:

The Phnom Penh Post - English language newspaper for Cambodia

International Justice Mission - An organization working in Cambodia to stop the sex slavery industry. One of their books "Terrify No More" is about the rescue of 37 Cambodian girls from forced prostitution. One of the members of our church has a relative that works with this organization. Their is also an artist support page. The organization is supported by artists such as Sara Groves, Switchfoot, Jars of Clay, Bebo Norman and Phil Keaggy.

Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jig

Ok. So we're a little punchy here.

I sit at my desk at home and write this email as we do laundry and unpack.

Thanks to all of you who showed up at the airport (You too Connie!). It was a nice surprise to have so many folks there to meet us. On our way home we stopped at McDonalds to make sure we re-damaged any arteries that were healed by healthy food in Cambodia.

Hopefully, I'll post some pictures later tonight or tomorrow. Thanks again for all of your support!

Los Angeles

We got into Los Angeles last night and into our hotel room at a little after 11:00 p.m. Slept for about 4 hrs (feel great). Hot shower was nice. Mike, Max, Josh & I leave for the airport at 4:30 a.m., rest of crew to follow at 5:00 a.m.

See ya soon.