Thursday, June 16, 2011

Final New York Meeting Recap

Last night was the final meeting for the New York mission trip.  I feel blessed that I get to experience this trip with your children, and am very excited about what God is going to teach us in the Big Apple!  Below is the checklist, discussion questions, and all important packing list.

Checklist

Packing List

Discussion Questions

The important high lights of the packing list that are different from the trip last year are something to sleep on (air mattress, sleeping pad, or inflatable pool floating raft), and a packed lunch for the drive to New York on Saturday the 10th.

 Again if you have any questions please call Craig (941-1225).

Final Nicaragua Meeting Recap

The SM Staff cannot wait to be in Nicaragua with our team! Here are details from the final training meeting. Parents & students, please make sure you are familiar with ALL the information in this post.

If you have any questions, please call Alexis on her cell phone: 919-260-0719.

Nicaragua Packing List

Final Nicaragua Checklist & Flight Information


FLIGHT INFORMATION


DEPARTURES: (all flights depart from Dulles Airport)

Flight 1: Craig’s Senior Boys & Paige/Sarah-Graham’s Senior Girls (TACA, 20 seats)
**Meet at the Chapel at 11:30pm on Monday, June 20th!

(TACA 591) 21June depart Washington Dulles 4:57am & arrive San Salvador 7:37am
(TACA 396) 21June depart San Salvador 8:42am & arrive Managua 9:37am



Flight 2: All Sophomore Girls, All Juniors, Abby’s Senior Girls (American, 64 seats):
**Meet at Chapel at 5:00am on Tuesday, June 21st (**Note: time is 30 minutes EARLIER than previously published!)

(AA1321) 21JUN depart Washington Dulles (IAD) at 11:25am & arrive MIA 2:05pm
(AA985) 21JUN depart MIA at 6:30pm & arrive MGA 7:00pm



Flight 3: All Sophomore Boys (TACA, 26 seats):
**Meet at Chapel at 9:30am on Tuesday, June 21st

(TACA583) 21JUN depart Washington Dulles 3:50pm & arrive San Salvador 6:30pm
(TACA 315) 21JUN depart San Salvador 7:35pm & arrive Managua 8:30pm




RETURNS: (all flights arrive at Dulles Airport)

*Travel updates will be sent out first via text message and then updated as possible on the blog.

Flight 1: Sophomore Boys, Senior Boys, & Paige/SG’s Senior Girls (TACA, 46 seats)

(TACA 397) 30JUN depart Managua 5:30pm and arrive San Salvador 6:20pm
(TACA 590) 30JUN depart San Salvador 7:34pm & arrive Washington Dulles 1:53am on JUL1
**We expect to return to the Chapel around 5/5:30am on Friday, July 1st



Flight 2: All Sophomore Girls, All Juniors, Abby’s Senior Girls (American, 64 seats):

(AA970) 30JUN depart MGA at 1:00pm and arrive MIA 5:40pm
(AA850) 30JUN depart MIA at 8:50pm and arrive IAD (Dulles) at 11:20p
**We expect to return to the Chapel around 2:30/3am on Friday, July 1st

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

MS Norfolk Final Training Meeting

Our final meeting continued to excite me about this trip to Norfolk.  We have a great team of students and leaders and I look forward to the special lessons God is going to teach us on this trip.  Below are all of the documents and slides from last nights meeting including the small group questions we went over in small groups with your children if you would like to look at what we discussed.

Powerpoint Presentation of Trip Details

Final Meeting Checklist

Packing List

Small Group Questions

Please feel free to call Luke Kincaid at 941-1572 or email me at lkincaid@wcchapel.org if you have any further questions or concerns.

Monday, June 13, 2011

Final Meeting Dates and Times

HS Nicaragua - Tuesday, June 14th from 6:30-8:30pm in the SM Worship Room
        Bring all of your donations to pack for the trip
        Bring any final money and forms
        Call Alexis Kincaid at 941-1241 or email her at akincaid@wcchapel.org with any questions

HS New York - Wednesday, June 15th from 6:30-8:30pm in Woodward Hall
        Bring any final money and forms
        Call Craig Blocher at 941-1225 or email him at cblocher@wcchapel.org with any questions

MS Norfolk - Tuesday, June 14th from 6:30-8:30pm in the Main Foyer
        First hour for parents and students, second hour just for students
        Bring any final money and forms
        Call Luke Kincaid at 941-1572 or email him at lkincaid@wcchapel.org with any questions

MS North Carolina - Wednesday, June 15th from 6:30-8:30pm in Rm. 221 (Ross Hall)
        Bring and final money and forms
        Call Luke Kincaid at 941-1572 or email him at lkincaid@wcchapel.org with any questions

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Nicaragua Packing List

Here is the packing list for the Nicaragua Mission Team. Students will receive a hard copy at the final team training meeting:

Nicaragua Packing List:


[ ] Undergarments—16+ pairs
[ ] Sneakers
[ ] Sandals or flip flops
[ ] 7-9 pairs of socks
[ ] 10-12 T-shirts
[ ] 6-8 Shorts
[ ] 1 Long-sleeved Item
[ ] 1 or 2 Pairs of Pants
[ ] 1 Set Church Clothes
[ ] Bathing Suit (1 Piece suit for girls)
[ ] Hat w/ Brim
[ ] Wash cloth & Hand towel
[ ] Flashlight
[ ] Sunglasses
[ ] Journal, Bible, & Pen
[ ] Camera (optional)
[ ] Chapstick
[ ] Water bottle
[ ] Toiletries: Toothbrush, toothpaste, contact stuff, deodorant, face wash, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, soap, feminine products, sunscreen, & bug spray (in 3 oz or less bottles in a 1 liter Ziploc bag—if you have items larger than 3 oz or too many to fit in a 1 liter bag, you can bring it in a gallon Ziploc with you name on it to check under the plane
[ ] optional: No more than $50 cash (for souvenirs and food in airport)


*Bedding and towels are provided at the orphanage, and they do laundry for us once midway through the week.

All your personal belongings must fit into your carry-on luggage. The only bags we check are the ones for donations, extra toiletries, and birthday presents/underwear. See the American Airlines/TACA website for specifics on carry-on size regulations


Please also bring these items the day of departure to put in bags to be checked (see the Checklist for more information):

[ ] 1 package of underwear: to distribute while in Nicaragua (purchase for a child of your sex)
[ ] 1 package of socks: to distribute while in Nicaragua (purchase for a child of your sex)
[ ] Birthday present for orphan (get a present for a child of the same sex as you): $10 gift, unwrapped

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

HS Nicaragua Overnight Training Recap

What a great weekend. It's hard to believe that we leave for Nicaragua in two weeks. We still have one more training meeting, so please make sure you are staying informed with all important details and that you are getting your support money and paperwork in asap.

Some items to highlight:
All paperwork (ORPHANetwork Form, Copy of Passport, and WCC Parental Consent Form) was due at the overnight. If you are missing any of these forms, please turn them in by Thursday, June 9th!
Your remaining trip balance is due at the final team meeting on June 14th. If you have questions about your balance, email Alexis at akincaid@wcchapel.org or call her at 941-1241.
Each team member should purchase one package of underwear and one package of socks for a child of your gender and bring it to the last team meeting. The final team meeting will be our packing meeting, so please bring high-quality donations to this meeting as well.


Below you will find the checklist from the overnight, as well as the discussion questions from our teaching time.

If you have any questions, please contact Alexis (akincaid@wcchapel.org; 941-1241 (office); 919-260-0719 (cell).

Our final team meeting is on Tuesday, June 14th from 6:30-8:30pm in the SM Worship Room.

Nicaragua Checklist - June 3, 2011

Pre-Trip Curriculum - Abraham #2 Nicaragua

HS New York Training Overnight Recap

The overnight was a great success, thanks to all who attended.  We had part two of our study of Abraham, we will finish on our last meeting (June 15th).  Attached are the questions we discussed in small groups after the teaching as well as the passage.  Later Friday night we watched the first hour of the movie Finding Forrester and discussed (questions attached) some of our impressions of the culture of intercity New York and how it relates to our trip and what we will be seeing while serving in the big apple.  Saturday morning we had a team building competition all across the College of William and Mary's campus.  We broke into teams by mission team and competed in different challenges for points.  We capped the overnight with Chik-fil-a for lunch provided by Wren Holland, operator of the Mooretown Road location.  All in all it was a great time of fellowship and learning about God showing up in people's lives in life changing ways.

Below are the links to the discussion questions as well as any other relevant forms:

Abraham discussion questions

Finding Forrester movie discussion questions

CSM trip packet (packing list on page 4)

WCC Parental Consent Form

Text nycparent to 41411 for text reminders

Our next (and last) meeting is June 15th in Woodward Hall 6:30-8:30, where final payment is due.

If you have ANY questions please call (941-1225) or email (cblocher@wcchapel.org) Craig Blocher.