tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46105443803877742832024-03-13T15:08:21.149-04:00TKCS Toronto Mission Team 2009Welcome to the Official Blog of The King's Christian School Mission Team traveling to Toronto, Canada during Easter vacation in 2009. We will be posting updates on our preparations, information about our mission partners and anything else we can think of posting. Please pray for our team as we prepare to serve God in this amazing cityJack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-16102694095188368792009-04-23T08:26:00.001-04:002009-04-23T08:27:57.892-04:00Meeting and ChapelWe will have a final regular meeting on Wednesday, April 27 at 3:30. We will debrief some things from Toronto and then prepare for our chapel. The chapel is scheduled for Tuesday, May 12 at the regular chapel time. Encourage your family and supporters to come to that. Any questions, come see me.Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-62858704977175276572009-04-21T00:19:00.002-04:002009-04-21T00:29:17.888-04:00Pictures from Niagara Falls and the drive home<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se1ITRTUmvI/AAAAAAAABSo/cZYU6gOsrkM/s1600-h/DSC_0769.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se1ITRTUmvI/AAAAAAAABSo/cZYU6gOsrkM/s160/DSC_0769.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se1ITm3RI5I/AAAAAAAABSw/hn3bwYn1iUA/s1600-h/DSC_0770.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se1ITm3RI5I/AAAAAAAABSw/hn3bwYn1iUA/s160/DSC_0770.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se1ITp1SG8I/AAAAAAAABS4/hIjWIAX2RGY/s1600-h/DSC_0771.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se1ITp1SG8I/AAAAAAAABS4/hIjWIAX2RGY/s160/DSC_0771.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a 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href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se1IhN_GOnI/AAAAAAAABUg/6U9ahejzk1w/s1600-h/DSC_0796.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se1IhN_GOnI/AAAAAAAABUg/6U9ahejzk1w/s160/DSC_0796.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se1IlN_18uI/AAAAAAAABUo/-iNAvUVftPg/s1600-h/DSC_0798.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se1IlN_18uI/AAAAAAAABUo/-iNAvUVftPg/s160/DSC_0798.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se1IlE0G1OI/AAAAAAAABUw/8ZNWoBnlTc8/s1600-h/DSC_0799.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se1IlE0G1OI/AAAAAAAABUw/8ZNWoBnlTc8/s160/DSC_0799.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se1IlMEyXGI/AAAAAAAABU4/WihayxLpSzw/s1600-h/DSC_0803.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se1IlMEyXGI/AAAAAAAABU4/WihayxLpSzw/s160/DSC_0803.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se1IlWoHzSI/AAAAAAAABVA/5MbaTx7ncuc/s1600-h/DSC_0804.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se1IlWoHzSI/AAAAAAAABVA/5MbaTx7ncuc/s160/DSC_0804.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se1IoCJNE7I/AAAAAAAABVI/S9ExnSHXGdE/s1600-h/DSC_0807.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se1IoCJNE7I/AAAAAAAABVI/S9ExnSHXGdE/s160/DSC_0807.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se1IoZ3z0MI/AAAAAAAABVQ/TqxCOds9uzE/s1600-h/DSC_0815.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se1IoZ3z0MI/AAAAAAAABVQ/TqxCOds9uzE/s160/DSC_0815.JPG" border="0" /></a>Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-5220310341491443642009-04-20T22:28:00.002-04:002009-04-20T22:33:54.085-04:00A Thank YouI just wanted to take a few minutes to thanks some people for making this trip such a memorable time.<br /><br />First I want to thank the team, Carlie, Ashlee, Morgan, Bekah, Jake, Aaron and Joshua. You made the whole thing so much fun and your desire to serve God was amazing.<br /><br />Thank you to my wife Robin for being such a help. I really enjoyed being able to minister with you.<br /><br />I want to thank the parents. I know what its like to entrust your child with someone else. I thank you for that honor and pray that I was able to help your child in some way find their gifting and ministry.<br /><br />In the next few days, I will be having the team posting their reactions and reminisces of the trip. Stay tuned.<br /><br />JSavJack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-5859946059774532542009-04-20T00:49:00.003-04:002009-04-20T00:53:24.725-04:00Day 11 - Departure, Niagra & HomeHere's a quick post, because it is 1am and I am beat. I will expand on this and post some pictures tomorrow. Today we cleaned up the church and said our goodbyes to Steve, Holly and Josh. We went to Niagara Falls for a couple hours and then headed for home. We arrived a little before 11pm, prayed and everyone went home. Praise God for an unbelievable trip. Stop by tomorrow for a lot more.Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-72551532329856799652009-04-19T16:32:00.001-04:002009-04-19T16:32:22.189-04:00We're Coming HomeWell we are packed into our big white van and on the way home. Right now we are on the New York Thruway about 40 miles west of Syracuse. I think we are about six hours or so from home. It is hard to put into words what our trip was all about. All I can say is God did so many amazing things in and through these young women and young men. What a blessing it wa to be a part of this. We all have so much to talk about when we get back.Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-39734778330920394622009-04-19T00:25:00.007-04:002009-04-20T22:34:42.016-04:00Pictures from Thursday, Friday and SaturdayEnjoy some of our pictures from the past few days. We have been without i<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">nternet</span> service for awhile and have not been able to post pictures before now.<br /><p>At St. Bart's Church.</p><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqn5_QvEtI/AAAAAAAABHA/Dghk60bAXI8/s1600-h/DSC_0586.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqn5_QvEtI/AAAAAAAABHA/Dghk60bAXI8/s160/DSC_0586.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqn6A5Kj-I/AAAAAAAABHI/xJZ9LUVM8D4/s1600-h/DSC_0587.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqn6A5Kj-I/AAAAAAAABHI/xJZ9LUVM8D4/s160/DSC_0587.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqn6BETQlI/AAAAAAAABHQ/IQ0alLwGR2k/s1600-h/DSC_0594.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqn6BETQlI/AAAAAAAABHQ/IQ0alLwGR2k/s160/DSC_0594.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqn6W0wVTI/AAAAAAAABHY/l3YR5Wpvtl4/s1600-h/DSC_0598.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqn6W0wVTI/AAAAAAAABHY/l3YR5Wpvtl4/s160/DSC_0598.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqoLnWizOI/AAAAAAAABHg/dqbzAy1Zn1k/s1600-h/DSC_0601.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqoLnWizOI/AAAAAAAABHg/dqbzAy1Zn1k/s160/DSC_0601.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqoL3gSSpI/AAAAAAAABHo/XHMf5zmiRNk/s1600-h/DSC_0602.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqoL3gSSpI/AAAAAAAABHo/XHMf5zmiRNk/s160/DSC_0602.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>Working at S.T.E.P., a ministry to assist women in exiting the sex trade</p><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqoMD4iZxI/AAAAAAAABHw/xbPEDethiBA/s1600-h/DSC_0603.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqoMD4iZxI/AAAAAAAABHw/xbPEDethiBA/s160/DSC_0603.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqoMGMpK0I/AAAAAAAABH4/1EouaV-ynHg/s1600-h/DSC_0605.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqoMGMpK0I/AAAAAAAABH4/1EouaV-ynHg/s160/DSC_0605.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqoejXQIeI/AAAAAAAABIA/FhketuSH00k/s1600-h/DSC_0608.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqoejXQIeI/AAAAAAAABIA/FhketuSH00k/s160/DSC_0608.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqoen4Y1vI/AAAAAAAABII/GSFj7c_ikRA/s1600-h/DSC_0609.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqoen4Y1vI/AAAAAAAABII/GSFj7c_ikRA/s160/DSC_0609.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqoe3iJmVI/AAAAAAAABIQ/aMnubeTDaDI/s1600-h/DSC_0610.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqoe3iJmVI/AAAAAAAABIQ/aMnubeTDaDI/s160/DSC_0610.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqovDK2RLI/AAAAAAAABI4/tV_uX858xnE/s1600-h/DSC_0636.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqovDK2RLI/AAAAAAAABI4/tV_uX858xnE/s160/DSC_0636.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqoe7E5GJI/AAAAAAAABIY/YX5MpEksmoA/s1600-h/DSC_0616.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqoe7E5GJI/AAAAAAAABIY/YX5MpEksmoA/s160/DSC_0616.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqovKsftMI/AAAAAAAABIw/nxMV4uKX51A/s1600-h/DSC_0624.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqovKsftMI/AAAAAAAABIw/nxMV4uKX51A/s160/DSC_0624.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqou0o0s3I/AAAAAAAABIg/vSmYt6nBjE4/s1600-h/DSC_0618.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqou0o0s3I/AAAAAAAABIg/vSmYt6nBjE4/s160/DSC_0618.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqou9A2pxI/AAAAAAAABIo/FI1-OT01sRY/s1600-h/DSC_0621.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqou9A2pxI/AAAAAAAABIo/FI1-OT01sRY/s160/DSC_0621.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p>At Mi Mi's Vietnamese Restaurant</p><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqo_ULJAqI/AAAAAAAABJA/Pwoq3PGsUJc/s1600-h/DSC_0639.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqo_ULJAqI/AAAAAAAABJA/Pwoq3PGsUJc/s160/DSC_0639.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqo_jsilxI/AAAAAAAABJI/ZESa4oQhcM4/s1600-h/DSC_0642.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqo_jsilxI/AAAAAAAABJI/ZESa4oQhcM4/s160/DSC_0642.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqo_-G-6UI/AAAAAAAABJQ/YTtLE2XjlfU/s1600-h/DSC_0649.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqo_-G-6UI/AAAAAAAABJQ/YTtLE2XjlfU/s160/DSC_0649.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqo_-ySxuI/AAAAAAAABJY/ObWwtXaV5jA/s1600-h/DSC_0653.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqo_-ySxuI/AAAAAAAABJY/ObWwtXaV5jA/s160/DSC_0653.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqpYl58uAI/AAAAAAAABJg/RjPfTZjWpB0/s1600-h/DSC_0661.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqpYl58uAI/AAAAAAAABJg/RjPfTZjWpB0/s160/DSC_0661.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p>On the banks of Lake Ontario for the Final <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Challenge</span></p><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqpY5jN8vI/AAAAAAAABJo/cWurV1RRaIs/s1600-h/DSC_0763.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqpY5jN8vI/AAAAAAAABJo/cWurV1RRaIs/s160/DSC_0763.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqpZORs_BI/AAAAAAAABJw/Q2y-1PYjuWA/s1600-h/DSC_0759.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqpZORs_BI/AAAAAAAABJw/Q2y-1PYjuWA/s160/DSC_0759.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqpZLKEyqI/AAAAAAAABJ4/08ONpkq52_s/s1600-h/DSC_0750.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqpZLKEyqI/AAAAAAAABJ4/08ONpkq52_s/s160/DSC_0750.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqpv9fC15I/AAAAAAAABKA/unlf9-Vw_Is/s1600-h/DSC_0741.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqpv9fC15I/AAAAAAAABKA/unlf9-Vw_Is/s160/DSC_0741.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqpv5B8D1I/AAAAAAAABKI/yHBJRVvCctE/s1600-h/DSC_0740.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqpv5B8D1I/AAAAAAAABKI/yHBJRVvCctE/s160/DSC_0740.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div style="CLEAR: both">Somali Homework Club</div><div style="CLEAR: both"><a 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href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqqAB44GrI/AAAAAAAABK4/cWIFHHBkYaA/s1600-h/DSC_0715.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqqAB44GrI/AAAAAAAABK4/cWIFHHBkYaA/s160/DSC_0715.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqqTLe8B5I/AAAAAAAABLI/Dz_vgDLlMGA/s1600-h/DSC_0686.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqqTLe8B5I/AAAAAAAABLI/Dz_vgDLlMGA/s160/DSC_0686.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqqTK6xaDI/AAAAAAAABLQ/TFyLuFD5_1o/s1600-h/DSC_0680.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqqTK6xaDI/AAAAAAAABLQ/TFyLuFD5_1o/s160/DSC_0680.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqqTSls8HI/AAAAAAAABLY/z7U3mV8XMSg/s1600-h/DSC_0678.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqqTSls8HI/AAAAAAAABLY/z7U3mV8XMSg/s160/DSC_0678.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqqS4BW8aI/AAAAAAAABLA/TJbINq_8qAk/s1600-h/DSC_0701.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqqS4BW8aI/AAAAAAAABLA/TJbINq_8qAk/s160/DSC_0701.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqp_pB7kDI/AAAAAAAABKg/DRPlKuqQ1rU/s1600-h/DSC_0734.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqp_pB7kDI/AAAAAAAABKg/DRPlKuqQ1rU/s160/DSC_0734.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="CLEAR: both"></div><div style="CLEAR: both">Drama Session</div><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqqh11elHI/AAAAAAAABLw/1yw_aJdf3Mg/s1600-h/DSC_0672.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqqh11elHI/AAAAAAAABLw/1yw_aJdf3Mg/s160/DSC_0672.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqqhmKZSEI/AAAAAAAABLg/nUcJmpd7AFs/s1600-h/DSC_0675.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqqhmKZSEI/AAAAAAAABLg/nUcJmpd7AFs/s160/DSC_0675.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqqhqYzGaI/AAAAAAAABLo/eVR1p-WO99U/s1600-h/DSC_0671.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeqqhqYzGaI/AAAAAAAABLo/eVR1p-WO99U/s160/DSC_0671.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="CLEAR: both"></div><div style="CLEAR: both">Don't ask</div><div style="CLEAR: both"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqqh5whUTI/AAAAAAAABL4/aTFGncuAY-Q/s1600-h/DSC_0663.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seqqh5whUTI/AAAAAAAABL4/aTFGncuAY-Q/s160/DSC_0663.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-13689568856797293632009-04-18T22:59:00.001-04:002009-04-18T22:59:34.811-04:00Day 10 - The final day of ministryToday we started off with a late breakfast and devotions. After devotions, Pastor Pete, a local youth pastor, came to guide the team through a unique session of drama. He had the team talk about the many issues we observed and experienced during our week. At times they then had to illustrate these issues through body movements, scenes and dramas. Lunch was hot food and sausages from a street vendor. It was surprisingly good.<br>In the afternoon we helped out at the Saturday Homework Club for Somali children. The team helped the kids with math and language exercises.<br>Our final event was a debrief on the shores of Lake Ontario. We talked about our experience and encouraged one another and prayed as a team.Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-9484188057264521972009-04-18T00:36:00.001-04:002009-04-18T00:36:34.776-04:00Day 9 - St. Francis, S.T.E.P. and MiMi'sToday was a day we got to sleep in a little bit, which was a welcome development from yesterday. After breakfast and devotions we headed across town for our final day at St. Francis Table. Once again we had a fantastic time serving there. This ministry has been the highlight of the trip for me. Seeing our team serve with such enthusiasm, hard work and, most of all, loving hearts has been something I will always remember. If you remember, yesterday we presented Brother John with a small token of our appreciation. Today he blessed is with the gift of St. Francis Cross pins for each member of our team. He has never given a gift to any other volunteer group. We were able to wear them as we served today. After we had cleaned up, we gathered together in the chapel with Br. John and the other monks and prayed for them. Jake prayed a very moving prayer asking God to bless their continued work with the poor of Toronto.<br>After leaving St. Francis we drove across town to meet up with the leaders of S.T.E.P., a new ministry to help women escape the sex trade. We helped them clean out the rooms in an old church donated for their offices and also baked about 200 cookies for the ministry to hand out. The team then participated in a q&a about the ministry.<br>After dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant the team returned to the church for devotions. We had a very emotional time of devotions as I shared a passage from I John 4 and told about how that passage affected my life and how it relates to what we have been doing here in Toronto.Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-29925307296652703192009-04-17T00:18:00.003-04:002009-04-20T22:08:18.492-04:00Day 8 - St. Bart's, Sushi and St. FrancisMr. Savidge returns as blogger today.<br /><br />Oh my goodness. 4:30am is a difficult time to wake up, especially a week into a mission trip. I was reminded today that I am only a morning person if you count just the half hour before noon. Breakfast at 5 and then ten weary, sleepy people piled into the van for the short drive to St. Bartholomew's Church. Each Thursday at 6am St. Bart's opens it doors to the poor and homeless in their neighborhood and provides a hot meal, a place to sit and talk and a friendly face. We helped set up the hall, prepared the meal and served it to whoever walked through the doors. Even though we were so tired, the team did a great job, jumping into every assigned task with enthusiasm and a servant's heart. Josh cooked dozens of eggs, Morgan made a huge pile of pancakes, Carlie, Bekah and Ashlee helped serve the meal and Aaron and Jake washed the pile of pots and pans. After the clean-up, Father Robert and Bob, the church's trustee chairman, gave us a guided tour of this old Anglican Church. Father Robert showed us some of the church's ornate communion chalices and priests vestments and explained their history and symbolism.<br /><br />We returned to our headquarters for a few hours of blessed nap-time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />For lunch we experienced some Japanese culture, one of the larger immigrant groups in Toronto, with a meal of sushi and chicken. I am not good with the chopsticks and embarrassed my wife by resorting to eating the rice "Somali style." (if you don't know what that means, read our earlier posts).<br /><br />We again ministered at St. Francis Table for dinner. We were joined by a group of high school students from Father Bressani Catholic High School int he Toronto suburbs. It was great to be able to minister with others and showed them the ropes. We also presented Brother John with a copy of a book by Raniero Cantalamessa, a fellow Capuchin monk that I had brought with me to read but hadn't got to yet. He was so appreciative especially when he saw that everyone on the team had signed it as a thank you for welcoming us into his ministry and being such and encouragement to us.<br /><br />We want to thank you for your prayers. The team shook off a very hard day on Wednesday that had threatened to pull down our excitement and heart for service. Instead the team relied on the power of God and dedicated every remaining moment to serving Him with all our heart. I am so proud to be able to serve with these amazing kids. I want to thank each and every parent for your support and prayers. You should be so proud of these young men and women!!Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-88871431346034845572009-04-16T21:29:00.003-04:002009-04-17T00:18:12.956-04:00Prayers and PraisesPlease continue to be in prayer for our team. They are very, very tired and we are trying to get them some rest before our last two days of ministry. Wednesday was a very difficult day and the team was stretched spiritually. They came together at the end of the day and prayed together for each other and the remainder of our trip.Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-56282361103681042132009-04-16T00:44:00.004-04:002009-04-20T22:58:34.563-04:00Day 7- St. Francis Table and Bloor LandsdowneCarlie is our team's blogger of the day!<br /><br />We got to sleep in today! Breakfast was at 8:30 am instead of 7:30 am. After breakfast, we went to Saint Francis Table. We spent the time serving the people during the lunch hour. It was fun because we got to help setting up the restaurant. We helped clean up afterward. Then, we went to the mall for an hour to go shopping before our next service opportunity. We went to Bloor Landsdowne Fellowship to help prepare and serve their community dinner, an outreach to the poor in their neighborhood. After we finished serving, we got our food and sat down with the guests. We served the guests in any way that we could. Tomorrow, we make phone calls home. (Mrs. Savidge- expect your children's calls around 8:00 pm).<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br />At St. Francis Table<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00bNab54I/AAAAAAAABOU/PJRwcboi6NM/s1600-h/DSC_0554.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00bNab54I/AAAAAAAABOU/PJRwcboi6NM/s160/DSC_0554.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00QqXhU0I/AAAAAAAABNc/bJWMfRX3VWs/s1600-h/DSC_0527.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00QqXhU0I/AAAAAAAABNc/bJWMfRX3VWs/s160/DSC_0527.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00QWJoBiI/AAAAAAAABNM/A38b7y4m3Zc/s1600-h/DSC_0525.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00QWJoBiI/AAAAAAAABNM/A38b7y4m3Zc/s160/DSC_0525.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00Qb_S5DI/AAAAAAAABNU/JTsg5IDQPPQ/s160/DSC_0526.JPG" border="0" /> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00Qzx_E4I/AAAAAAAABNk/d_L7k6GG8rc/s1600-h/DSC_0529.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00Qzx_E4I/AAAAAAAABNk/d_L7k6GG8rc/s160/DSC_0529.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00VnFKk5I/AAAAAAAABNs/s03O6l3mo0M/s1600-h/DSC_0535.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00VnFKk5I/AAAAAAAABNs/s03O6l3mo0M/s160/DSC_0535.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00V3VWOpI/AAAAAAAABN0/2YR0LE8ofVA/s1600-h/DSC_0542.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00V3VWOpI/AAAAAAAABN0/2YR0LE8ofVA/s160/DSC_0542.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00VzaJyuI/AAAAAAAABN8/INUzvUHRr5A/s1600-h/DSC_0543+-+Copy.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00VzaJyuI/AAAAAAAABN8/INUzvUHRr5A/s160/DSC_0543+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00WN-_kRI/AAAAAAAABOE/--e3AVGsNNM/s1600-h/DSC_0546.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00WN-_kRI/AAAAAAAABOE/--e3AVGsNNM/s160/DSC_0546.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00a0PKOuI/AAAAAAAABOM/jmD7WnaIyOg/s1600-h/DSC_0551.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00a0PKOuI/AAAAAAAABOM/jmD7WnaIyOg/s160/DSC_0551.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />At Bloor Landsdowne Fellowship<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00bKn1BMI/AAAAAAAABOc/6z0xZ1s-1tE/s1600-h/DSC_0559.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00bKn1BMI/AAAAAAAABOc/6z0xZ1s-1tE/s160/DSC_0559.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00fa5SisI/AAAAAAAABOs/G2NWb2xAmZI/s1600-h/DSC_0566.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00fa5SisI/AAAAAAAABOs/G2NWb2xAmZI/s160/DSC_0566.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00fRkMCDI/AAAAAAAABO0/3jx8-tvRL1Y/s1600-h/DSC_0570.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00fRkMCDI/AAAAAAAABO0/3jx8-tvRL1Y/s160/DSC_0570.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00fon-j8I/AAAAAAAABO8/nq0o3h2UJ7A/s1600-h/DSC_0577.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00fon-j8I/AAAAAAAABO8/nq0o3h2UJ7A/s160/DSC_0577.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00fpemCVI/AAAAAAAABPE/qCodJFnm42A/s1600-h/DSC_0579.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00fpemCVI/AAAAAAAABPE/qCodJFnm42A/s160/DSC_0579.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00j3qtt4I/AAAAAAAABPM/65oJAxxux5I/s1600-h/DSC_0581.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00j3qtt4I/AAAAAAAABPM/65oJAxxux5I/s160/DSC_0581.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00kH-YnII/AAAAAAAABPU/sqRgH0jAM5c/s1600-h/DSC_0582.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00kH-YnII/AAAAAAAABPU/sqRgH0jAM5c/s160/DSC_0582.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00bUSGRmI/AAAAAAAABOk/teR7TnqDycU/s1600-h/DSC_0561.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Se00bUSGRmI/AAAAAAAABOk/teR7TnqDycU/s160/DSC_0561.JPG" border="0" /></a>Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-66906706930509917622009-04-16T00:16:00.003-04:002009-04-16T00:41:56.362-04:00A Special Visit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seay6sbD0rI/AAAAAAAABAg/b4tGsDSR3Rk/s1600-h/DSC_0550.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 183px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Seay6sbD0rI/AAAAAAAABAg/b4tGsDSR3Rk/s320/DSC_0550.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325140330839003826" /></a>Today one of our team received a special surprise. Morgan Skalkowski has a great aunt who lives here in Toronto. Aunt Thelma has been following our progress here on the blog for several days and decided to stop in at St. Francis Table at the end of our shift to surprise Morgan. Imagine Morgan's surprise to find out she had a visitor. It had been several years since they had seen each other. Mr. Savidge showed Aunt Thelma around the ministry as Morgan finished serving the clients at her tables. After she was done Morgan introduced her to everyone on the mission team and to the staff at St. Francis and then Morgan, Aunt Thelma, Mr. Savidge and Josh sat down to a wonderful lunch. She was so impressed by the work Morgan was doing and told us all how proud she was. Thank you for the surprise, Aunt Thelma!Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-69722739172412135112009-04-14T23:49:00.007-04:002009-04-15T08:36:43.285-04:00Day 6 - Booth Industries, St. Francis Table and StreetwalkJake and Aaron are our bloggers for today. Here is their report:<br /><br />Goooood Tuesday everyone. Jake here doin ze blog entry. Today we woke up to a good start. We headed out to the other side of the city to help Booth Ministries (in partnership with Salvation Army) assemble various things. They work with mentally disabled adults so they can have a job to do and earn some extra cash and give them a "purpose" to their day. It was very relaxing and good to just talk to some of those people. We then went to eat a handful of food at the Somali restaurant. And yes, I do literally mean "hand"-ful. We had to eat with just our right hand, no utensils. Right hand = eating hand, left hand = "not" eating hand....yeaaa....um so that food was very good. Some others had trouble but we worked through it. =) (Mr. Savidge: We were encouraged to eat in the traditional Somali way, which also meant that the women do not speak unless spoken to by a male. Jake, Josh, Aaron and I did our best not to talk to our ladies for as long as possible to see if they would actually keep silent. They were not amused.)<br /><br />After THAT we went on over to St. Francis' Table to help serve, prepare, etc. food for their restaurant for the homeless/poor. They must pay $2 to get in, then after that they are seated and one of our volunteer servers (today it was Becca, Carlie, Ashlee, Morgan and Josh) went to take their order. Mr. and Mrs. Savidge helped plate the food to be taken out while Aaron and myself bused tables and washed the dishes.<br /><br />Finally, we went on a very interesting night walk. Here's what happened: We all were seated in the gym. Holly, a guide here, put into our minds a situation. We were the person in this story, therefore we were in this "situation". Its our first night on the streets. We just ran away from an abusive home, took the first train to Toronto and have $2 on our person and no food, shelter or any form of entertainment. We're completely alone. Our team split up into two smaller groups and then walked the streets of Toronto. We had to literally get something to eat (that was wise) with our $2 and then, with our guide, tell him where we would sleep, with him giving us advice if that would be good or not if we were to sleep there. At the end, we took the subway and street car back to the church for debriefing. Now I'm here typing our day!! woo hoo. Mr. Savidge just knocked on our window from the street as he was coming back from parking the van and I jumped out of the couch. (Mr. Savidge: this just about made my day!!) I thought some guy was breaking in. Talk about a heart attack. Anyway. We'll talk to you guys tomorrow. Keep us in your prayers!!!<br /><br />-JD<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeXUZTy2l7I/AAAAAAAAA6U/likymao1j5Y/s1600-h/DSC_0432.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeXUZTy2l7I/AAAAAAAAA6U/likymao1j5Y/s160/DSC_0432.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeXUZkxywnI/AAAAAAAAA6c/7DOK9jLh0a8/s1600-h/DSC_0433.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeXUZkxywnI/AAAAAAAAA6c/7DOK9jLh0a8/s160/DSC_0433.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeXUZ01dymI/AAAAAAAAA6k/f5Hy4fy-KHg/s1600-h/DSC_0448.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeXUZ01dymI/AAAAAAAAA6k/f5Hy4fy-KHg/s160/DSC_0448.JPG" border="0" /></a><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeXUZ4inb4I/AAAAAAAAA6s/-nHfQmzTHYY/s1600-h/DSC_0455.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeXUZ4inb4I/AAAAAAAAA6s/-nHfQmzTHYY/s160/DSC_0455.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeXULOdv6LI/AAAAAAAAA6M/O1kdi3PH2C8/s1600-h/DSC_0489.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeXULOdv6LI/AAAAAAAAA6M/O1kdi3PH2C8/s160/DSC_0489.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-68762123083170498692009-04-14T01:44:00.001-04:002009-04-14T01:48:16.392-04:00Steve - An introduction<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQivtF3ZjI/AAAAAAAAA1o/UjMRCMAj_LA/s1600-h/DSC_0338.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQivtF3ZjI/AAAAAAAAA1o/UjMRCMAj_LA/s160/DSC_0338.JPG" border="0" /></a> I wanted to introduce our ministry guide for this week. Steve Grant is with CSM-Toronto as a group leader, guiding and coordinating the mission teams that come to Toronto with CSM. He is our coach, boss, van co-pilot, connection, tour guide and so much more. Steve is able to give our team a real-world face to the issue of homelessness in Toronto. At age 55, Steve was downsized from a corporate position and soon found himself living on the streets. Through some of the ministries we are partnering with this week, Steve was able to find permanent housing, a loving community, and a way to minster to those that find themselves in similar positions. It is a joy to see our students interact with Steve and translate that relationship into a greater depth of love for those we meet on the streets and in the shelters of Toronto. We have also learned that Steve has more energy at 65 than these teenagers do (and way more than 42 year old Bible teachers).Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-33475154340543050902009-04-13T23:55:00.002-04:002009-04-14T01:00:15.981-04:00Day 5 - St Bart's and NeighborlinkBekah and Ashlee are our bloggers for today.<br /><br />Here is their report for Monday: Today was a fantastic day! We started out this morning at St. Bart's Church cleaning up their church yard by performing various outdoor activities. We raked leaves and collected branches all morning. We were injury free with the exception of Mrs. Savidge getting a concussion from being attacked by a tree. hahaha (true story) Anyway, we continued the day at an absolutely fabulous Greek restaurant. This is the exact restaurant where the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" was filmed, WOOOHOOO!!. It was a marvelous meal. After that, we went to a small candy store with a huge selection of candy.<br /><br />We then proceeded to subdivide into two work teams. We traveled to two different apartments where we cleaned for the elderly. It was long but successful and rewarding. We came back to the church and made an enormous amount of bagged lunches. Ashlee and Bekah made the best peanut butter and jelly sandwiches known to mankind (hahaha jk. everyone worked extremely hard). We were preparing these bagged lunches (with these amazing sandwiches, haha) for our sandwich run. We distributed these lunches and socks to the less fortunate that are currently living on the streets. This was an interesting and moving experience.<br /><br />It was very eye-opening to be able to communicate and even relate with people we had never even met before. Even though we had a long and exhausting day it was well worth the work.Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-26067144073574863692009-04-13T23:26:00.003-04:002009-04-15T08:28:35.532-04:00Day 5 Pictures<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQDKBAZQeI/AAAAAAAAAvU/yK5yoXCXznE/s1600-h/DSC_0395.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQDKBAZQeI/AAAAAAAAAvU/yK5yoXCXznE/s160/DSC_0395.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQDKK1R9MI/AAAAAAAAAvc/HSk0SAsckVg/s1600-h/DSC_0396.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQDKK1R9MI/AAAAAAAAAvc/HSk0SAsckVg/s160/DSC_0396.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQDKTKNGvI/AAAAAAAAAvk/vTpIjrM53Mc/s1600-h/DSC_0397.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQDKTKNGvI/AAAAAAAAAvk/vTpIjrM53Mc/s160/DSC_0397.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a 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href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeXR73RS7VI/AAAAAAAAA5c/BJ3AgcEWkVQ/s1600-h/DSC_0429.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeXR73RS7VI/AAAAAAAAA5c/BJ3AgcEWkVQ/s160/DSC_0429.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><div style="clear:both; text-align:NONE"><br /></div></div>Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-48341932910292854802009-04-13T23:16:00.005-04:002009-04-20T23:45:38.734-04:00Day 4 Pictures<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQAtXgBCEI/AAAAAAAAAt0/SqiqrOCueOQ/s1600-h/DSC_0394.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQAtXgBCEI/AAAAAAAAAt0/SqiqrOCueOQ/s160/DSC_0394.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeV7lCmVppI/AAAAAAAAA4U/Tm69BYvg7w0/s160/DSCF3886.JPG" /> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQAtZuzODI/AAAAAAAAAt8/BkHQZiGJ_ew/s1600-h/DSCF3854.JPG"><img alt="" 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Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-22810990466464646902009-04-13T13:25:00.000-04:002009-04-13T14:29:55.847-04:00Day 4 - Yonge Street MissionWe are now able to post here on the blog. Our internet service is partially back and we are at least able to post by text service. We will be posting some pictures from Sunday later today.<br>Yesterday we celebrated Resurrection Sunday at Calvary Church and then immediately went to Yonge Street Mission to help with their Easter Meal. We set up tables and chairs, prepared the meal, served over 150 meals. cleaned up and tore down all the able again. Their mission serves one of the poorest neighborhoods in Toronto. <br>It was wonderful to see our team discovering and working in gifts they did not know they had. Josh can start a meaningful conversation with complete strangers like no one I've seen. Jake and Aaron volunteered to wash every dish, pan and glass in the place. Morgan sat, talked and prayed with a woman there by herself. By the end of the day each member of the team had a story of God blessing them despite the menial nature of the jobs we were doing.<br>We had a wonderful time of testimony when we returned to the church for the night. Please continue to pray for us as we continue to work tomorrow. We will post some pictures from Sunday when we return later this afternoon.Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-85127999873858376802009-04-13T08:59:00.001-04:002009-04-13T08:59:43.005-04:00Day 4 - Yonge Street MissionWe are experiencing some in internet outages and have been unable to post tonight. Please near with us and we will post today's entry as soon as possible.Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-905957518496024452009-04-12T07:20:00.002-04:002009-04-12T07:24:07.782-04:00Happy EasterJust wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a Happy Easter. We are so blessed to be spending this day with these seven amazing young men and women. We were able to share an Easter basket with them, each containing an variety of chocolates (except for Ashlee's, apparently she does not like chocolate. She got a few different things). We are so looking forward to worshipping and celebrating our Lord's resurrection today.Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-53117932260537228642009-04-11T22:56:00.006-04:002009-04-20T23:13:37.483-04:00Day 3!!<p>This was our first day of actual ministry. We were so excited to finally be able to be involved in helping the homeless of Toronto. </p><p>We started out our day by visiting the Good Shepherd Men's Shelter. We all stepped out of our comfort zones and started conversations with many of the men who were enjoying the bountiful breakfast provided by the shelter. The men provided us with so many wonderful stories about their lives. Your children learned so much during these conversations. You have to ask them about these experiences.</p><p>After our time in the dining room we were split into three groups. Mr. Savidge, Becca, Carlie, and Morgan were assigned the task of changing the beds in two of the dormitories. Aaron and Jake had an interesting time peeling potatoes~ two sou chefs in the making. Ashlee, Josh and I first cleaned the walking refrigerator shelves and then had the challenging task to disassemble the contents of smaller sugar packets into a larger container. We only had 1,500 packets to empty. It was a mindless job, but it felt good to know what each job performed by our team was helpful and appreciated.</p><p>From there, we enjoyed a delicious lunch at New Haandi 2000, an Indian restaurant in the heart of the New India section of Toronto. Everyone tried something new today and got a taste of the spiciness of Indian cooking.</p><p>In the afternoon, our guide for the week, Steve, trained us in L.I.F.E Skills- Living in Faith Everyday. We then took those skills and put them to practice in Allen Park. There we passed out water to those people we found in the park. In small groups, we got the opportunity to speak with many of the homeless and simply spend time with them to listen to their stories, or in some cases, share the gospel. </p><p>We spent our evening off by venturing into the downtown area (similar to Times Square, NY) and enjoyed a meal at Johnnie Rockets. We walked around that part of the city for a little while, and then headed back to the church where we spent some time together enjoying each other's company in some very interesting, and dare I say, creative ways.<br /></p><br /><p>All in all, we are all pretty pleased with our day. We are looking forward to tomorrow's opportunity to worship the Risen King with the congregation of Calvary Church. Then... it's off to more ministry opportunities at Yonge Street Mission.</p><p>More tomorrow!<br /></p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeFYkDRWkcI/AAAAAAAAAlM/d8Kqv7aMO2k/s1600-h/DSC_0336.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeFYkDRWkcI/AAAAAAAAAlM/d8Kqv7aMO2k/s160/DSC_0336.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeFYkdMjgaI/AAAAAAAAAlU/xmSdQ221RBs/s1600-h/IMAG0046.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeFYkdMjgaI/AAAAAAAAAlU/xmSdQ221RBs/s160/IMAG0046.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeFYkl3IDBI/AAAAAAAAAlc/V8CqIGPpMTk/s1600-h/IMAG0047.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeFYkl3IDBI/AAAAAAAAAlc/V8CqIGPpMTk/s160/IMAG0047.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeFYk7L77MI/AAAAAAAAAlk/ZnbNxbZKzEE/s160/IMAG0048.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeFZIWv2i2I/AAAAAAAAAls/eljE8JI-dPo/s1600-h/DSC_0338.JPG"></a><div> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQlMrP8UjI/AAAAAAAAA14/C90TNAe3GfI/s1600-h/DSC_0365.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQlMrP8UjI/AAAAAAAAA14/C90TNAe3GfI/s160/DSC_0365.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQlMypxVfI/AAAAAAAAA2A/3xrH-Y9QkFU/s1600-h/DSC_0368.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQlMypxVfI/AAAAAAAAA2A/3xrH-Y9QkFU/s160/DSC_0368.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQmA1cIxII/AAAAAAAAA2w/8e1-mkZyj2U/s160/DSC_0374.JPG" /> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQmAbJGJmI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/SptHGm7ezag/s1600-h/DSC_0337.JPG"></a></div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQmAwSS8EI/AAAAAAAAA2o/zRiOhQLAVf4/s160/DSC_0358.JPG" /> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQmAbJGJmI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/SptHGm7ezag/s1600-h/DSC_0337.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQmAbJGJmI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/SptHGm7ezag/s160/DSC_0337.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQmAk8r75I/AAAAAAAAA2g/AkkcgZiX-CA/s1600-h/DSC_0339.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQmAk8r75I/AAAAAAAAA2g/AkkcgZiX-CA/s160/DSC_0339.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQlNOG_u-I/AAAAAAAAA2I/SF2jyBKNS30/s160/DSC_0377.JPG" /></div>Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-60655725169888180442009-04-11T08:02:00.002-04:002009-04-20T23:14:06.902-04:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeCHCyTMYXI/AAAAAAAAAi0/QG3HKsZVfKQ/s1600-h/DSC_0210.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeCHCyTMYXI/AAAAAAAAAi0/QG3HKsZVfKQ/s160/DSC_0210.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeCHDM6jzCI/AAAAAAAAAi8/KBB_MAWBMnc/s1600-h/DSC_0235.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeCHDM6jzCI/AAAAAAAAAi8/KBB_MAWBMnc/s160/DSC_0235.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeCHDTyqUFI/AAAAAAAAAjE/QjPOFLmcpZU/s1600-h/DSC_0247.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeCHDTyqUFI/AAAAAAAAAjE/QjPOFLmcpZU/s160/DSC_0247.JPG" border="0" /></a>Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-75569412723185042652009-04-10T23:20:00.004-04:002009-04-14T02:04:34.352-04:00Day 2 - Our free dayWe are just settling in at the end of our second day. Our schedule is very unusual in that we begin our time with a free day. We enjoyed ourselves very much, always realizing that the days ahead are going to be very busy. The team is chomping at the bit to get into the trenches. We began the day with a gloriously late wake-up call and continental breakfast. We then headed into the downtown area and did some shopping at the local mall. After the mall we went into the 360 restaurant at the CN Tower. The restaurant rotated 360 degrees so we could view the whole city of Toronto and Lake Ontario. We made a last minute decision to visit a beach that we saw from the CN Tower. After picking up Steve back at CSM headquarters, we went to the Little Italy section for some pizza. We returned for a briefing, devotions and finished with a game of UNO. Tomorrow, we begin our ministry with the homeless of Toronto. The team is prayed up and ready to work.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeAM1jswDqI/AAAAAAAAAfM/9II5vq86u0w/s1600-h/DSC_0196.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeAM1jswDqI/AAAAAAAAAfM/9II5vq86u0w/s160/DSC_0196.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeAM1y0vlsI/AAAAAAAAAfU/pZ3Yu-ZyGvg/s1600-h/DSC_0199.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeAM1y0vlsI/AAAAAAAAAfU/pZ3Yu-ZyGvg/s160/DSC_0199.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeAM2Axhu6I/AAAAAAAAAfk/wgymx3WSFKQ/s1600-h/DSC_0205.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeAM2Axhu6I/AAAAAAAAAfk/wgymx3WSFKQ/s160/DSC_0205.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://localhost:49428/daed30a95328af2960956b461be79b4e/image/821afdc346962efd.jpg"></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeCHDM6jzCI/AAAAAAAAAi8/KBB_MAWBMnc/s1600-h/DSC_0235.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeCHDM6jzCI/AAAAAAAAAi8/KBB_MAWBMnc/s160/DSC_0235.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeCHDTyqUFI/AAAAAAAAAjE/QjPOFLmcpZU/s1600-h/DSC_0247.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeCHDTyqUFI/AAAAAAAAAjE/QjPOFLmcpZU/s160/DSC_0247.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeCHCyTMYXI/AAAAAAAAAi0/QG3HKsZVfKQ/s1600-h/DSC_0210.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeCHCyTMYXI/AAAAAAAAAi0/QG3HKsZVfKQ/s160/DSC_0210.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeAM1_7IfGI/AAAAAAAAAfc/5BV1lCTahRc/s1600-h/DSC_0203.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeAM1_7IfGI/AAAAAAAAAfc/5BV1lCTahRc/s160/DSC_0203.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQnIqPTicI/AAAAAAAAA24/XMak9LLIaSo/s1600-h/DSC_0310.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQnIqPTicI/AAAAAAAAA24/XMak9LLIaSo/s160/DSC_0310.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQnI2fgwmI/AAAAAAAAA3A/phgfuOHhSKM/s1600-h/DSC_0335.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/SeQnI2fgwmI/AAAAAAAAA3A/phgfuOHhSKM/s160/DSC_0335.JPG" border="0" /></a>Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-51802855893299187312009-04-10T13:28:00.002-04:002009-04-10T23:18:22.816-04:00Lunch at the 360<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Sd-Bpyr3t-I/AAAAAAAAAaU/CSTyHlsIHmg/s1600-h/IMAGE_046-787011.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323115839555614690" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8qaVevswQYU/Sd-Bpyr3t-I/AAAAAAAAAaU/CSTyHlsIHmg/s160/IMAGE_046-787011.jpeg" border="0" /></a></p>We are enjoying our free time. We are eating at the top of the CN Tower in the revolving restaurant after a morning of sleeping in and a little shopping. We are having a great time and are ready to get to work tomorrow. Please continue to pray. Tomorrow begins a week of intense work in the various ministries.Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610544380387774283.post-56413299463484972012009-04-10T08:56:00.002-04:002009-04-10T09:02:19.290-04:00Picasa Photo AlbumWe will be uploading our pictures to the Picasa site also. You can view the Mission Trip album <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jsavidge1/TorontoMissionTrip#">here</a>.Jack Savidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04713255758505664511noreply@blogger.com0