Sat H2O

Anybody want to do a post on the Sat H2O? I had a great time and we have been using some of the one liners from the skits already today. However, I'm not sure I will ever get over spandex togas....way too much visual there!!!! Who remembers the answer to "This animal is white and uses a shrill voice while dealing with it's mate?" What was your favorite line?
Mrs. H2O

Plan B

I'm trying to reach all of you by phone....the plan is to move the H2O to Mt Comfort Church. Call if you need directions. 376-2892 or 830-3583.
See you there.

anybody out there??

Hey everyone,
This is a test!! Anyone out there still reading this blog? We have been so lame at writing and keeping up with it-we have had a few good excuses!! Anyway, we will get busy with it again if anyone is interested-just send us a word or two!! Looking forward to hearing from some of you. Don't forget to rsvp for the H2O this Sat-I think there might be a vicious kickball game in the works.
Mrs H2O

pray for our friends who are grieving

Most of you know that Josiah H's grandfather died a few days ago, his funeral is Wed morning. Please keep his family, grandmother, and extended family in your prayers.


Also, we found out this morning that Molly and Sam B's grandmother passed away Monday night. Their family and Zach's (who were friends with her) could really use your prayers through their time of grief.

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From Josiah H:

I just wanted to let you know about my Grandpa (dad's dad). He's in the hospital in ElDorado Springs. He had a massive heart attack on Friday, and has developed double pneumonia. His kidney's are failing. The doctor gave him 1-2 days to live, with a slight chance of pulling through. He's getting a ton of oxygen, and plenty of fluids, but not a lot of food. It's kind of a delicate balance of things right now. We'll probably have a better idea of what's going on in the morning, when my Dad talks to the doctor.

So if you could pray for my Grandma, that she'd be able to handle this well. For my dad, as he tries to make decisions while staying at the hospital. For the rest of the extended family, for peace of mind.

prayer seems to be the word of the month

Hi Everyone,
We received this e-mail from Jacey D, some of you may remember her from track. (She is trying to make it to an H2O soon) She asked the following:
I was wondering if you could send a prayer request to some of the H20 people. My sunday school teachers son, Jackson, has a lump on his stomach and they have not found out if it is cancerous or not. He is about 2 years old and cute as can be. Please pray for healing, wisdom for his doctors, and that his parents would submit to the will of the lord. Thank you so much.

Also, things have taken a turn for the worse with James and Mary's grandmother-please intercede for her health and for the family as some family decisions need to be made concerning relatives that are living with the grandmother. Thanks
Mrs. H2O

call to prayer

Hi Everyone,
Ever since the last H2O, my heart has really been burdened to pray for each of you, for the struggles you are facing, for the strength to stand strong, and for the plan God has for your lives. I am not saying this in a generic way-our family is praying for each of you by name. We are also praying for the group as a whole, that our times together would be uplifting and encouraging, that our prayer time would be a time of calling out to God, that our worship would be glorifying to the King of Kings, the Creator of the Universe. I want to encourage you to join us in our prayers this week before the H2O-to lift up those that come to mind and to pray for our time together. If you have something specific for us to pray for this week for you, send a comment so we can intercede. Below are a few that I currently know of:

James P is seeking God's Will on what area of interest to pursue as his life's call and how to pursue it.

Aaron G-is home on a short leave, loves jumping out of planes with the military, will have one more training camp and then will be shipped out.

Heather and Josh S-the house building is going well, continue to pray for them as they help their parents. Pray for safety and patience!! They have waited a long time for this!

David S-college life!! :)

Luke N-college life!! :)

Josh & Justin T-college life!! :)

Heidi M-College life!! :)

Charlie W-College life!! :)
Pray for these students as they are away from home, traveling back and forth, trying to balance study time and fun time, pray for their friendships, and for their witness to those around them.

Candace E and her FAMILY-Candance eloped a couple of weeks ago, knowing that her family had grave and justified concerns, it has been very hard on everyone involved. Pray that each of them would know how to adjust their relationship with her.

Colin C-his witness at work and that he would be able to encourage those that are struggling.

Mary P-her job (I think she might also be looking for something else? Let me know Mary)

Priscilla E- whether or not to go to college next year and where. She is also working on the illustrations for the next book in the series.

Joy H- pray for her work, for safety and for her witness.

Elizabeth S-the next step God has for her.

These are the specific ones I know of, keep me updated on anything in your lives you want prayer for. You all are on my heart.
Mrs. H2O

Prayer Request

Please be praying for the Pursselley’s grandmother. She was out checking on the cows yesterday and fell. She can’t remember why and every time she tells them what happened the story changes. When they took her to the hospital the doctor said that the memory problem was not a result of the fall, but the cause of it. So far they have not been able to find out what is wrong with her, but they think that it might have to do with her heart. Please keep them all in your prayers.

Invite to 11-10-17

Although it doesn’t seem possible,
Another year is past.
And so this next H2O,
Shall be ‘07’s last.
The meeting on Nov. 10th,
Begins at 4:00pm.
For dinner it’s pot luck we’ll have,
So carry something in.
The place is changed (for the best),
We’ll be at Mt. Comfort Church.
RSVP by the 8th ,
Or leave us in a lurch!

Belated Post

Well as you can tell, there is not going to be a really big post on the last H2O. However, since we are now almost up to the next meeting, I thought I would at least put up a few pictures, and then try to do better next time.

NIGHT OF PRAISE-LATE NOTICE

FOR ANYONE INTERESTED:
DENNIS JERNIGAN WILL BE IN BOLIVAR THIS SUNDAY (OCT 14) AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, STARTING AT 6:30. WE SING SEVERAL OF HIS SONGS AT H20, OUR FAMILY AND SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE BEEN TO HIS "NIGHT OF PRAISE" WORSHIP SERVICES BEFORE AND REALLY BEEN BLESSED BY THEM. HOPE SOME OF YOU CAN MAKE IT. CALL MRS. H20 IF YOU NEED MORE INFO.

H2O 8-25-07

The Whole Crowd (acting like the nuts that we are :)

Well it was a beautiful day for an H2O! The weather did us a special favor and cooled off enough to be a little more comfortable than the 90+ that it had been earlier in the week. We started at 4:00 this time instead of 4:30 so that we could have more time around the fire in the evening. We started with volleyball, as usual, but instead of quiting once everyone had arrived, we split into four teams and played a tournament. It was a lot of fun, and there were some pretty good volleys a couple of times.

Molly somehow manages to serve the ball while doing a complicated ballet step.

Right back atchya!!

And she finds her target..........

There is something about a left hander serving the ball that makes it so hard to return..........

After volleyball, we played Frisbee using the same teams. It was, as always, a ton of fun.

Josh plays a cool, calculated, and quiet game, and plays it well.

Just tune out the count and focus on the pass.

Keep coming, keep coming......

Running out of space!

Just some fun "random" shots.

Kezzi, looking (as usual), cool as a cucumber.

Victory!(?)




Smile!!


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Oh yes, and a big thank-you to the police for laoning out security and S.W.A.T. members to keep us all in line.




Don't we know these people???

More Info.

The next H2O is at the S's on the 25th (as you already know :)
We will be starting at 4:00 this time.
I don't know what is for dinner. There have been several discussions on the subject, but no conclusions have been reached. Because of this indecision, and because I have been searching for something to use the new poll option on, I have decided to put dinner to the vote. Please visit the side bar and voice your opinion as to what we should have.

Heads Up!!

The next H2O is scheduled for August 25th, at the S's. Invitations will be in the mail next week (hopefully :). Any questions, let us know.

As for a post on last time.......

Let's just say that things didn't go as planned.

I do have a few pictures though, in case you are interested.

Well that is all for now. If anyone has any H2O pictures that they have never given me, I would like to get copies of them if possible. I have been working on the scrapbook a lot, and need some more pictures.

See ya soon,

Nyiad

Man to Man Invitation

MTM
(Of a Serious Nature)

For those of you who have been part of the MTM experience before you may find this unnecessary, but for those of you who are new to this please read carefully the following summation:
MTM stands for Man To Man. (This should be simple to understand.)
MTM is not a club, party, political action committee, church organization, civic group, school organization etc…

MTM is essentially an experience. The "experience" is facilitated by/through a group of adult male sponsors (Men, mostly fathers) who desire to offer an organized opportunity to share, teach, inspire or otherwise communicate real life skills to an openly invited group of younger (13 to 19 years old) Men (mostly but not limited to sons, even though I never met a young man who was not a son).
MTM has had a few of these "experiences". Last summer MTM "experiences" included the following:

1) Forging a functional knife from a piece of concrete re-bar steel on a coal fired forge and then competing with the knife through a series of timed tests. (No one got burned or cut.) One young man actually entered his knife in a county fair and won a ribbon.

2) Building a functional trebuchet by felling standing trees and assembling the device with hand tools and manila rope. The attending young Men were divided into 2 teams and when they had completed the machine they were then allowed to bombard the other team with water balloons. (It is somewhat hard to assemble a trebuchet while being bombarded with water balloons.)

3) Learning how to load and accurately shoot a muzzle loading rifle. The attending young Men were divided into 2 teams and had a shooting contest (no not at each other this time). Scores were kept and the losers had to cook the evening meal for the winners. (Yes, we usually eat at these "experiences".)

For those of you who are perceptive you probably noticed that these are what might be called "manly" activities. You might also say they are fun. But you might also ask "what were the life skills that were shared?" If you have ever watched a blacksmith working metal you could probably guess a few of the more obvious points but we also learned about the chemistry and physics of metal hardening. We also learned some of the history of steel making and the requirement for hardening steel. (For a more detailed analysis please make plans to attend the repeat event scheduled for June of 2016.)
At the trebuchet "experience" we learned the history, uses and physics of the trebuchet. (Some might say we learned some valuable construction principles and also how to work and dodge water filled projectiles at the same time!) If you missed this "experience" watch the movie "The return of the King" and observe the things that look like a catapult slingshot mixed together-it’s a trebuchet.
At the muzzle loading "experience" we learned the history, chemistry and physics (do you see a pattern here?) of black powder and muzzle loading rifles. We also were taught the basics of firearm safety. (If you were there I hope you learned these simple but EXTREEEEEMLY IMPORTANT SAFETY RULES AND THAT YOU WILL NEVER VIOLATE THEM!!!!!!!) If you missed this "experience" we may find time in the fall to repeat this activity. Notice I said MAY, not will.

Now that we have a basic understanding of what MTM is please allow me to announce the immanent return of the "experience". You are cordially invited to attend the latest MTM! Please feel free to invite a friend who might come to mind.

Here are the particulars:
Subject: As most of you are aware this year there was a horrible mass shooting at Virginia Tech. (Yes this is a serious MTM.) As many of you are aware the shooter was a deranged young man who had no intent on living his life to its natural end after he completed his murderous shooting spree. He turned his firearms on himself. Some of you are aware that many of the victims stood still while he shot an entire room full of students. They patiently waited while he reloaded his weapon and then continued shooting. When I heard about this my heart was troubled that there was not one person in the room who took action to attempt to save the lives of the innocent people in the room. Why did they not fight? Was fear or doubt or ignorance that stopped them? The question came to my mind "What would I do in this situation? What would my sons do? What would my wife or daughters do? What would my many young friends do?"
A few months ago a young woman was abducted in Kansas City and brutally murdered. When I heard about this I also began to wonder how one man could do this and if my loved ones knew what to do to prevent this from happening to them. Would my sons know how to protect my wife or daughters or friends in this situation? Would the many young friends I have know what to do?
With this in mind some of the sponsoring men have planned to offer a "Basic self (and others) Defensive Training Course. The intent is to teach you how to recognize potential dangers to you or your loved ones and tactical methods to avoid and defend against these potential dangers.
The intent is not to teach you to whip-up on your enemy or to be the enforcer in a crowd or even to provoke you to be a hero. The intent is to give you the basics if you ever find yourself in a position that requires you to protect your family or your own person. There will be three instructors. Two are US Army Special Operations Personnel. One is a former police officer (They are real experts!!) There may be additional law enforcement personnel if the crowd is big enough.

When: This will be on 7/28/07 starting at 12:00 oclock noon.

Where: This will be at the Brown's home in Strafford, MO. What to bring: A willing and attentive attitude. A note pad might be helpful. Bring or wear sports pants or sweats and a T-shirt. Also, feel free to bring a male friend(s) (13 to 19 years old).

Cost: Nothing. We would like to have some folks volunteer to bring food for the gang to eat after the training. This makes for a more complete "experience". (See list below for possible things to bring. Let us know what you want to bring when you RSVP on or before 7/26/07.)

Food Ideas: Hot Dogs
Buns
Mustard. Pickles, relish, ketchup
Chips and salsa
Backed beans
Potato Salad
Desert of some kind (watermelon?)

A special note to parents
As inferred above the intent is not to produce a tough guy attitude. Many of you strongly believe (as do I) that we should "turn the other cheek". Where this applies to me being slapped I attempt to live this out. Where someone else is being attacked I confess that I am of the opinion that "no greater love has a man than to lay down his life for his friends". While this could be a stretch of the interpretation it still seems to me applicable when defending my family or some other innocent person. Also please note that there will be an obvious spiritual outlook expressed by the instructors/sponsors (these are men of honor and principle who will likely share their core values as they share their knowledge). If you have reservations about letting your son attend this MTM please call me and lets discuss it.

If you have any questions or need directions, call or e-mail Mr. S.

Prayer for Daniel

Please be lifting Daniel N. and his whole family up in prayer right now. Daniel had an emergency appendectomy on Thursday (7-5-07). Please pray for his quick and complete recovery. Also for the rest of the family as they had a long day at the hospital, we all know just how fun that is.

Thank-you all,

Nyiad

See you at the next H2O?

Hello All!
Just wanted to give everyone a heads up on the next H2O date. Yes, we have decided to go ahead and have another one, even though the front yard has yet to recover from last time! My personal opinion is that big front yards are made to be played in, or they shouldn’t be made at all, but I am sure that there are those that would disagree. Still, if things were a little drier than last time I don’t think that any of us would mind too terribly much. Okay, enough on what I think-on to the nitty-gritty.
Date: July 14th
Time: 4:30
Place: The S’s.
You Should: RSVP by the 11th
And: Find out what you can bring to share at dinner.
Any questions let us know.

Looking forward to see you all!

Nyiad

Prayer and Praise

Hello All,

I thought I would update you all on a few of the prayer requests that we had at the last H2O.

Si made it home safely last night. He has some really neat stories that show what an amazing God we serve. However, just as he got home his grandma (Mrs. H’s mother) in Long Island, New York, went into the hospital with some really serious health issues. There is a big possibility that he and his family will be heading up there within a day or so. Please keep them all in your prayers.

Praise:
Mrs. H2O had her surgery yesterday and is home resting. Things went well, with no complications. Please continue to pray for her quick recovery.

Praise:
Tennessee Blond (TB), got all the funds required for this Sunday, so she is planning on Kenya latter this summer.

Thank-you all for your prayers and support in these matters,

Nyiad

H2O means water........but we could have survived with a little less than what we got!

A week or more of rain, 20+ young people, a few parents, and a big front yard…….
What more do you need for a good time and great memories???

At seven o’clock on Saturday morning it was raining, an hour latter it was still raining, and according to the weather man it wasn’t going to stop. So, looking at things in a practical sense, Mrs. H2o decided that the only thing to do was to prepare to have the H2O inside our house, at the neighbors, or not at all. We all encouraged her to have it inside, even if it would be a little crowded. She agreed, then proceeded to direct the re-arranging of her entire downstairs for the next four or five hours. After moving three (full) bookshelves, all of the furniture, the desk, and the computers, it began to look like everyone might fit in. It was still raining. The phone then started to ring. “Are we still having H2O?” Sure, no problem, come right on out! (by now we are rushing through the shower and putting the finishing touches on everything) At this point it stopped raining, the sun came out, and the humidity shot through the roof.


Big question #2; has it stopped raining for good, or is it just holding off until everyone arrives? Well, just in case it is for good we went ahead and set up the volleyball net. Mr. Competitive and Louie painted the lines on the very wet grass and occasionally, standing water.


The next issue to deal with was parking. The first few people to arrive parked down where they usually do, but when the C’s van got stuck and took a while to get out, it ended that option. After that we parked the vehicles up by the house, which was not the best, but it worked.


Once everyone arrived, we put it to the vote and decided to stay out-of-doors, the condition being that if we got too muddy, we would not be able to go in if it starting raining again. We started with a volleyball game, and only a few people got really muddy. There was not the usual amount of diving for balls and such, but it was still a lot of fun. After two games of that, we asked around and found that most people still wanted to play Frisbee, even at the cost of shelter from the possible rain. We split into four teams and went at it, and since a picture is worth a thousand words, I will let them do the talking.







Dive for it!!!!







Smooth catch!

Who's got her???!!!!

Jump, Paton, jump!

Stop laying down on the job!!!

Mine, mine, mine!

Hard workin' feet,

and worth every minute!!!!!

After dinner (Frito™ pie) we played a little more Frisbee, guys against girls. The guys had to catch and throw with only their left hand, and they were still winning by so much that three of them went over to help the girls. That helped but before they could redeem themselves, it was time for prayer and worship. Oh well girls, maybe next time. :)

Prayer time was good, and there where many requests. I have listed them on the sidebar in red. If I missed any, let me know and I will add it in.

Worship flowed better this time, but we were such a small group compared to what we usually are, that it felt a little different. We also learned a couple of new songs, and had more people bring their guitars. Something that was really neat to me, is that even as people had to leave, we would tell them goodbye, but continue to sing with whoever was left. I have always enjoyed the praise and worship time most, and it was really nice to have it longer than usual.
Another neat thing is that, as it got dark the last of the clouds moved out and we could see the stars. After thinking that we were going to be rained out of our H2O, it was a really cool thing to see.


See you all next time,

Nyiad

P.S. A big welcome to Jake and Ashton, we loved having you guys!!!

Prayer is Needed

Update: The Purvises Grandfather passed away last night. Please keep their family in your thoughts and prayers as they go through this time of mourning.

Please pray for the Purvises right now. Their Grandfather had a stroke today and is currently unconscious. Please pray especially for Mrs. Purvis, as it is her father, and also for the family as a whole throughout this time. There have been many health issues in their family over the past year, which is very tiring and discouraging, pray for strength both physical and spiritual.

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.