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Yesterday my friend Jonathan Schwandt was in New York City doing some work for Rhema Home Orphanage, a ministry his parents founded in Nairobi, Kenya, and which he serves as the Director for the USA. Before heading back to Rochester, he and his coworker Lance decided to take in a Yankees game and invited me to join them. Jonny and I met as teenagers in Kenya when I was there as a teenager in 1991. We attended Bible College together a few years later. It was so great seeing him again after all these years.

Today was day 2 of Shelter Rock Church‘s Kid’s Summer Spectacular! I am working with the middle schoolers, and today we had Crazy Hat Day. Fun!

On Sunday we had our Summer Kickoff Picnic and had a great turnout and a wonderful time!

This morning our Shelter Rock Church Manhasset Campus prayed over and commissioned our Student Ministries Mission Teams. Our Sr. High team of 41 is heading to Lima, Peru next week, and our Jr. High team of 29 is going to Taccoa, Georgia in mid-July. Next Sunday our team will be prayed over at our Syosset Campus. Please join us in praying for our trips by downloading the Prayer Guide here.

Adriana and I were supposed to go to the Yankees vs. Dodgers game last night with our friend Tommy and Naomi. However, the game got rained out and postponed until today. Adriana and Naomi had to work, so today Tommy and I went with my daughters Claudia and Natalia. What a perfect day for a baseball game! 75 degrees out, sunny … beautiful! It was the first time the Yankees have hosted the Dodgers since game 6 of the 1981 World Series, and the first time for Don Mattinly to return to the Bronx as the Dodger’s manager. The Yankees won 6-4 and we got to see Mariano Rivera’s 25th save of the year. Now we hope they win game 2 of the double-header tonight. See all the pics here.

The Walking Tree. All I can say is look out for these guys! Claudia and I went to their first full-length CD Release concert on Monday night, and they were way better than I was expecting. These guys are talented! It won’t be long before they’re a household name among alternative rock fans. They put on a fantastic show and have a great sound. They have a long history with Long Island Youth For Christ, and I can’t wait to see where God takes them. I’m so glad to call them our friends. Check out the concert pics here.

Would you be willing to partner with our 3 teams of 100 students and children from Shelter Rock Church who are going out on missions trips this summer? We have a Sr. High team of 41 going to Lima, Peru, a Jr. High team of 29 going to Taccoa, Georgia, and a team of 30 Tweens going to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of our incredible volunteers put together this 40 Day Prayer Guide. Download it and pray a simple, specific prayer each day.