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Oh Dixon, I am missing you already and you are standing right by me ! Have a great trip…..love mom and dad
Have fun on your trip Dixon! We will be praying for safe travels for your group and that God blesses you all and all the people you come in contact with. We love you.
Stuart & Erin
Have an awesome time Dixon! We wish you could be there! We will be praying for you all week! We love you! BJ, Jillian and Easton
Sent you a text at 5:00 a.m., but imagine you were unloading some luggage at the airport at that time. Praying for you all, have a great time and use all that Spanish to make a difference in the lives of the people there. Love you, and shadow missed sleeping with you this morning too. Mom and Dad
Julie,
I was inspired by your conviciton to go on this trip. It takes great courage to step “out of the box” and make yourself vulnerable to the faith challenges from God. It is comforting to know that there is a medical mom out there with our kids; but I will pray that nobody needs medical care! I will pray for protection, for health and for wisdom….for sleep for energy and for Peace.
~judy
Dixon! Been thinkin of you as youre probably en route to the beautiful contry of Guatemala!! Im so excited for you and will be praying!!! I just know you will be such an important part of this team as you encourage others with your great smile and fun self! love ya!
Dixon,
“I had fun at the zoo”. love, Bella
Dixon, “I miss you. I like it when we went to the zoo” love, Blake
Hey Dixon – We’re so excited that you can be on this mission trip! We’re praying that you will be blessed as you minister to the people of Guatemala. Can’t wait to hear all about your experience when you get back.
Love, Duane & Linda
Thinking of you today as you arrive in Guatemala! You are going to have an awesome time! I keep thinking about how your experience will be so special with your ability to speak Spanish and understand/relate to so many of the families and their living situation. We keep praying for you! Easton misses you already!!! He will probably be about three pounds bigger when you get back
. Miss you and love you! BJ, Jillian and Easton
Dixxxxxxxonnnnnnn, Will be praying for you all week!!!! Dont catch to many lizards or turtles. Girls won’t like that.
Dixon, praying that you have an amazing time! I know that God is going to use your love of people to make a huge impact, both on the team and on the families you will be meeting. I wish I was there to experience this with you but will have to rely on your posts and pics to get a glimpse. Have an awesome time with your small group!
bro
praying you have an amazing time this week! have fun with all the little kids they will look up to you so much!! and make sure you swing them around on your arms! they love it!!
love
aaron
Is the RICE NICE Dix?
Hey—good morning. Glad all went well and hope you had a good nights sleep. It rained pretty hard here last evening but of course we all have nice homes to keep us dry. It is exciting to think that you will be building homes today to keep families there out of the rain also. Thinking of you and the rest of the group often. Love ya, Mom and Dad
Hey Dix,
Have a great week. We will pray that you feel God working through you each day as the work is done. You will experience God in ways you have never before!
Randy Goodyke
Hey Buddy!
We’re so excited for you and know that God will be doing amazing things in your heart as well as those you’re serving this week! Plus… I can’t wait to see the crazy tan line you’re gonna have from that bracelet when you get home. (=
We’re thinking and praying for you- Have fun!!
Dixo, Missing you and it is wierd when I pull in the driveway and your car is home and you are not !!!!! Your room is staying sooooo clean. We will all be missing you this weekend….not as much fun with you gone. Hope the day went really well and you got a good start on the house…. are you loving the family you are building for already? Have a great night and remember how much we love you and so does God ! This week will be great for you. love, mom and dad
Dix!!!
Hope you are having an awesome time! can’t wait to hear all about it while i’m cutting your hair:) haha you guys are in my prayers!
Hey Dixon, i hope you are having a great time building houses, hanging out with all the kids, and speaking spanish. I can not wait to hear all about it when you get back!!! I miss you and i am continuing to pray for you love molly
Dixon – we hope your home building went well today! We pray the weather is good so you can finish the homes and dedicate to a wonderful family. My God be with you and your team each and every day!
Hi Dixon,
Sounds like you had a great first day, our prayers are already being answered! I bet you just love all those kids! Have an awesome week serving God and blessing others. You have an amazing opportunity. Make the most of it and know we are always praying for you.
Mrs. G.
Dixon, I hope it is all going well and that you are loving it! God will do great things! Praying for you, Jason
Dix, So glad to hear from your team! I bet you are LOVING the food there-all the rice you can eat!!!! You are probably having a blast with all those kids too. I know how much you love playing with Blake, Bella and Easton so I’m sure you are loving it with there. Be sure to give those little kids lots of hugs for me! I wish you could take one home!!!! Tell Dan and Heidi that BJ and I say hi. Have a great day today! Love and miss you! Jillian, BJ and Easton
the trip here was very fast we didnt have any lay overs it was a very fun ride when we got in the car it only took a hour. the first day we took everying out of the cars and unpacked and sorted things out. yesturday we went to were we were working about 15 min away. the people that we were building houses for really need it.we are all building houses really close to each other. we got the houses up really fast and groups helped each other that got things done. it has been lots of fun here playing with the kids and with the familys and speaking to them. today we went back to the houses and put stuco on the 4 houses and made a oawning on the houses. the food here is so good its like being back home eating beans and rice at lunch and american food at night. thanks for writing on here i will try to get on moe and talk on here
So great to hear from you Dixon! Im happy to hear about the awesome time youre having! You continue to be in my prayers many times a day!
I knew you would love the food – I wish you could take some tortillas, guac, and salsa home for me =) So proud of you for doing what youre doing and loving people and making a difference! Have a great day on Friday!
love ya
Leah
dixon, so great that we could hear from you, love to see the pictures…..We are so excited to hear news and keep checking all the time how you are and if there are updates. Send more photos….they are wonderful. Dad and I are really missing you. Thanks for writing. love and blessings to you. Mom and Dad
Learn how to make those beans and rice so you can start cooking for us…..
It is SO good to hear from you! I knew you would love the beans and rice! I agree with mom! Talk to the ladies and learn how to make the beans and rice so you can make it for us next time at the cottage.
We are praying for you all the time! Have fun dedicating the houses. It is such a neat experience! Love you! Jillian
Hey Dixon,
I love the orange outfit with the headband. Maybe I could take you to one of my Home Depot trade shows? Thanks for watching my girls for me.
Hey Dix,
. Hope you are having an awesome time! Love you lots! Jillian, BJ, Easton, Mom, Dad, Erin and Stuart
This is Jillian. Just wanted to let you know we are all missing you at the cottage! Wish you were here with us but know you are doing amazing things in Guatemala! Try not to hide from the camera (we only saw you in a few pictures)
“I miss you,miss you,miss you, soooo bad. that’s it”
love,
Blake
Hey Dix,
Just checkin up on you again. We’re not at the cottage and I cant figure out how to look at pictures, I dont know why . . . they wont come up on my computer . . . it must be the beautiful blue phone that is making me so technologically behind. When people talk about downloading apps on their phones, it makes me uncomforatable because I have no idea what that is and what I would ever do with an app =) Anyway, Im so glad you get to get away from all that for at least a week and focus on what really matters! I hope you had a great day. We continue to pray for you and look forward to playing perro,perro, gato when you get home. We will miss our daily dose of turtles at the cottage tomorrow. We tried to catch one once without you, and it was an embarrassment. Have an amazing time at the medical clinics – that was my favorite! love you mucho! Leah
Hey Dix!
Stuart & I are on our way to the cottage right now, and we thought we’d check in to say hi! I can’t wait to lay in the sun the whole weekend without getting water dumped on me from mom & dad’s bedroom window (-: j/k – we’ll miss you lots!! We might call Molly and have her come up though, cuz we kinda miss her more.
So glad that you’re having fun and doing amazing work for God. Can’t wait to hear more!!
Love, Erin & Stuart
So I just figured out the pics =) Blake and I looked at them all – awesome! Keep up the hard work!
Dixon
Just a quick note to let you know how much we are all praying and thinking of you everyday. You have been so blessed and God has been so good to you and now you are able to bless others by giving of youself too! My Mom was so excited to see you and couldn’t believe how much you have changed from that little guy that used to come in the hospital so often. Praying that you will continue to make a difference in the lives of others.
Blessings, Bill and Lisa
Hey Dix,
Just wanted to let you know we are thinking of you today as you travel to a village. You are going to love meeting an entire new group of kids. Have a blast playing games and talking with all of them! Love you lots!!!! Jillian
Dix,
So happy to hear the reports from your team- wow you have your hands full with thise girls! Keep up the good work, your labor is not in vain…
Randy G
Dix, the pictures of the house dedications were so cool. We would love to know if you were able to use your art talents on a home. Have a great day, we are sooooooo missing you, and here we were thinking it would be great to be “empty nesters”, but we want you back bad…..miss you and your fun self here…..who is going to fish with Blake and Bella and who will catch a turtle for Easton? Oh my, till we see you again, our love, mom and dad
Dixon,
Sounds like you’re having fun! It was good to see the reports from yesterday and read about all the families and the houses. Hope that tonight goes well with the medical clinics and that more people come to know the Lord, too!!
Dixxxxxxxooonnnnnnn, Wow! So excited to see and hear all the awesome things going on in gautemala. I have been praying for you a ton! Hard not to think of you as we go about our day. I pray that you make a difference in the lives of the people that you meet in the next couple of days. I know you have already!!!! Love, your second mother, Sue P.S. Haven’t heard about any critters?? Have you seen anything interesting?
Hi Dixon,
It sounds and looks like you are having an amazing time. I can only imagine how much fun you are having with the kids and they with you! Hope you are staying healthy and love to see the photos, everyone looks great! Are you keeping Kev in line? I’m sure he’s loving the food!! Take care and we are keeping you as well as everyone else in our prayers. Looking at the stars at night (at the cottage) makes me think of how amazing they must be by you! Have a great time with all the kids!
Mrs. Berens
Dixon,
I had you on my “specifics” prayer list for today. I know this will be challenging bus ride and an uncertain chain of events in the village. I am praying that God will use your special and unique gifts today in that village-wherever it is! It is exciting to read everyone’s updates and the photos are heart-warming. Keep that group of girls in line….. Blessing to you and the other team members for safety, health and evangelism power! Mrs. H
DIX,
They probably never saw a shotputter/discus thrower before in their life.
Went through the pictures and it looks to me you are working harder than Graham. Keep it up and give him a kick in the butt to get going. No slackers allowed right? If the kids are impressed with Grahams’s “Grand Musculos” they must be scared of yours!
Hope things continue to go well and will continue to keep in our our prayers
Hey Bubba—hope all is well….Thinking about you guys constantly and hope that everyone stays well enough to go to the village today. The only time I felt bad was when I ate a hambuger at Burger King the last day there!! We can’t wait till you guys are home and hear your stories first hand. Love ya, Mom and Dad
Prayers for you to remain healthy and strong as you finish your work! Barb
Dixon:
Hope your foot is strong (the one that was injured earlier in your sporting career) and that you have been able to accomplish all the necessary heavy lifting…B.J. was so good at that when he was in Guatemala. Kind of a nice tradition to carry on! I remember your first service project when you were in 78′ers–when you first learned the joys of serving others. You were great at carrying the heavy cemet loads down to the river at Mrs. Witte’s house! You were also good at finding crawly things…. Know we are praying for you and the team as you show God’s love to those who have never heard the good news of His love and salvation! We pray that you will see His mighty power in both big and small ways tonight–from the clinic, to the Jesus film, to new believers, to the trip home. We celebrate with you that God has chosen YOU to be part of this incredible opportunity to be His hands and feet!
The Dooleys
Romans 10:15
“And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
Dix, Here we sit missing you and hanging on to all the notes that are coming from the computer. We just love the stories, and are hoping that you are not sick, and that the van rides are going well. We are especially praying that the van is able to get out of the village tonight, after BJ and Jilli’s experience, I am sure you are ready to help carry it out ! So, be strong and of good cheer….we love you and will continue to pray. Dad hopes that your father’s day gift will include another lawn mowing next week like the one last week. Love, mom and the best dad in the world !
Hi Dix,
I bet you are really missing Caroles cooking about now aren’t you? Or do you really prefer the rice and beans? Anyhow just wanted to let you know we cont. to pray for you and hope the ride home tonight goes well. Have an great next couple of days taking in all God has for you and giving out all you can. What an amazing experience and huge blessing for you. Miss ya.
Mrs. G.
today was a long day because we went to a village 4 hours away and on the way back we got stuck and it took us almost 2 hours to get out.
So happy to hear you made it back to base safely. Was thinking about how you would be ready to jump out and push. Praying that you all get some rest and are ready to go when you wake up. Love to you Dix, thanks for writing and we will be so eager to see you. Mom and Dad
Glad to hear you made it out safely! Hopefully no one got celulitis like BJ did a few years ago. Praying for a fun day for you guys today! Love you and can’t wait to hear your stories! Jillian, BJ and Easton
Dix, Be nice to mr. jurgens…… Glad to hear you are safely back at base, we were really praying for all of you. Enjoy your day today and just think, you will be sad to be back here and not able to be part of those lives in Guat for awhile. We are eager to see you ….have a fun day today, love, mom and dad
Dixon!
Hope your having a good time and the work is bringing you closer to God. Come back safe
-JD
ps I have some football gloves if u want them
Hi Dixon,
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It sounds like you have had an amazing week! It is very exciting to read about all of the people who have accepted Jesus Christ as their Saviour. We have been praying for you and the group constantly and will continue to pray for a safe trip home. You didn’t drop Madi off any cliffs this year, did you
We are proud of all of you and pray that God will continue to use you for His good when you are back in the States.
God Bless, Mrs. B.
Dixon, Hey, we are so excited to see you. Blake and Bella are here and we have looked through all the photos on the site two times ! They are sad that you are never holding any kids…..must have missed getting that pic taken, cuz I know you were having fun playing with them……Be sure to use up that camera you took and grab a few photos too…..we are s0 anxious to hear all the stories and see all the pics and know what an impact this had on your life too. See you soon, love, mom and dad
Dixon,
can you believe the week is over already? It’s so great that you could be part of this team. I know you’ll have more stories to tell when you get back. Praying for you today as you travel home!