Happy Birthday Dad/Happy Mother's Day Mom

Aren't they beautiful parents?

Just kidding

Happy birthday Megs

It's your happy birthday!

Victory

Chingy post-win. AHLC 37 - ICS 20

Eastern Palm Sunday

Click To Play

My students invited me to go to church with them. It was a party.

Still at the school

Still the highlight of my week.

Curt's last practice

Goodbye coach.

Another loss

New guy on the team

Back in Cairo

Randoms of what my life looks like.

My favorite things

Dracula's Castle, Transylvania

Education

Kids in school:



Kids not in school:

Romanian Kids

are beautiful. And not camera-shy.

Romania continued

Dance

Romania

Offering

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I leave Thursday to take kids to Romania for 10 days.

Second game... Ever.

Goofing around.

Desert Camping

Everyone kept telling me I'd get great pictures in the desert, but I'm pretty sure all I got was sand in my camera.

First game... Ever.

Practice

African Hope Learning Center's first ever basketball team.

Mark Anthony

From the Philippines

You caught up

I should know how to make this bigger some fancy computer way, but since I don't, click on it and it will be not-so-tiny.

I love you Rachel Stasny.

My Valentine

Click To Play

Just watch.

Egypt = Crazy for Valentine's Day

School 09 Feb 2008

It finally worked.

Egypt 1, Cameroon 0

I would like to see what this guy would do at something like this.

Samuel

Property staff at my church. He and others work super hard to keep the place going.

NhyBOL

I'm a Teacher

These are my students.

Cairo Randoms

Film.

Alex 2

More film scans.

Alexandria Day Trip

Along the Corniche.

Winner

Best Christmas present ever. Thank you

Familiar, right?

Off again.

You would think I was trying to kill him

2008

Mark's

Sunsets

In front of my parent's house. Texas.

Christmastime at Home

Digital



Hexar

Christmastime at Grandma's

Film scans.

Drive-thru Lights

Christmastime at the Mulligan's

An absolutely wonderful time.

Back in the USA

North Avenue

Camels in Church

The audience, baby Jesus and cast of this year's Christmas Pageant.

Partying with Breanna

Breanna Rogers turns 3.

Happy Birthday MOM

Yes, another birthday, another video. This time it's for my mom who hit the big 5-6. You can see my kids.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O74lVRCa5us

I love you mom.

Thanksgiving

I had more Thanksgiving here than ever before.

Youth Service

African Hope School

I hope to tutor here in the spring.

Sister Church

Nile at Night

The view from my visiting Aunt Louise's Four Seasons penthouse in downtown Cairo.

I wasn't really sure how to piece the pictures together... I know there are programs, but someone would have to show me.

Salem Baptist Church of Chicago

Brought their Gospel Choir to our church. Easily one of my top nights in Cairo.

A Random Array

From the last month or so. Still here, Still taking pictures, still grieving my laptop.
Picture 1 - Orphanage
Picture 2 - Special Presentation
Picture 3 - Retreat
Picture 4 - Bowling
Picture 5 - Play
Picture 6 - Roof
Picture 7 - Worship

Powerbook

The inevitable has occurred - My laptop is on sabbatical from working properly so my updating has come to a drastic halt.

In the meantime, here is a video I made for Mark for his birthday a couple of weeks ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7Fn9L-s0Bg

If you haven't told him happy birthday, you may be out of even the belated round of wishes. But what the heck, it's never too late to tell someone they're getting really old. f8inaround.blogspot.com

Mother Theresa's Orphanage

The children, nuns and volunteers who make this place incredible. The more pictures, the less baby-holding.

Beach with the Rogers

A unique collection from a unique family. But really, thanks so much for everything!

Sorry Jenn, pictures of you are just too normal. Don't worry, I'll get a good one the next time I'm around the house.

M-A-N-G-O

If I don't ever come home from Cairo, this is why.

Birthday Wishes

Hope your special day was extra special. Miss you.

Middle School Retreat

My life consists of crab soccer, 11-year-olds and desert slip n' slides.

Concert

Cairo's very own ACL.

High School Retreat

Sudanese Roomates

I shared a room with Nova and Hulda during the retreat. One of the most beautiful moments was when they realized they had both lived in the same part of Sudan as children. Nova is full Sudanese and has visited Sudan only once since leaving years ago. Hulda is half Swedish, half Sudanese and hasn't been back since she lived there. The diversity where I work astounds me daily.

Red Sea

Another hard day at the office.

Marie and Lily

If you wonder what I do all day, it's this.

Grass!

We invited families to potluck, play and hear about what is going on in the youth group this year. Very few places in Egypt have a yard quite like this one. Thanks for having us Collings family.

Inside Collision

Seventy kids in one flat. Really, only one broken glass table must be a success.

Market

Apparently Europe sends its secondhand clothes to Egypt. Marty thought we needed some Euro-Egyptian style. I just needed shirts that don't show sweat stains.

Sunset

Same sun shines on the both of us.

Revo's Mom's Cooking... Again.

I don't know how to spell the dish, but it was amazing. I'll update as soon as I find out.

Memorial Church Service

This weekend marks the one year anniversary of the passing of MCC's former senior pastor, Dave Petrescue. Above, interim pastor Larry Boss reads a poem written by Dave at the Thursday night service.

Collision Kick-Off

Collision is the Wednesday night youth program MCC runs for high school kids. We had a hamburger bash for the first one of the semester complete with food, games and a pretty amazing video (that we made and edited ourselves). I'll let you know if it makes it to YouTube.

Egyptian Mom

This is Marty Reimer. She takes all kinds of care of me. I hope she gets to meet Mary Margaret one day.

Nile Country Club

Intern retreat! Trust me, there is nothing better than swimming in Egypt.

Listening to Amy

Team: Intern B

The church thought it would be fun to enter us as a team in a tournament in the high school. We lost most of our games... to old people. But so much fun!

Africa Live

One of the services at my church. Worth coming to Egypt for.

Cave Churches

There are churches in caves on top of a city of garbage in Egypt. It's one of the most amazing places I've ever been. I'll have more pics from this place soon.

The Citadel

Muhammad's mosque. Beautiful and sitting on top of the entire city. Come visit and I will take you there.

What you've all been waiting for

Pyramids! They're huge and they're hot. I tried to take a picture with a camel, but I was semi-attacked. Good times in Giza.

Ladies of the Intern team

Plus Revo. Aren't we so fun?

The Khan

Part flea market, part souvenir mecca.

Revo's Mom

This is Revo's mom. Her fattah is amazing. Thank you so much for having me over.

Today

Travis preached

We floated the Nile

I said goodbye to this guy.

VBS - Africa Live style

REVO

Revo Nazir - My Egyptian sister. I might bring her home with me.

Mo Cioffi

Mo (left) joined the team yesterday. Kids lover her, expecially little ones at the Sudanese church service on Sundays.

Vacation Bible School: Day 1

Bacteria

Travis: So do you want me to take a picture of you? Like, a sick picture? Where's your camera...

Downtown Cairo

A night on the town. There are people - men, women, families, teenagers - out and loud all hours of the night. We went and listed to a jazz band and then took a drive to see Cairo nightlife.

Everyday

Heba and Catty, my Arabic teachers.

Outside

And you can see what I walk in and out of everyday. Church is Friday, so I'll have pictures from that soon.

Inside

The Reimers flat. My room is on top. I haven't figured out how to get to the garden yet.

CAIRO

My first and only shots of the city. Give it up for Kelly Garrett, everyone.

Airport Photography

On break in London. The first leg of flying was great - I sat next to a Christian Nigerian who drew me a map of his country and explained the people and culture. My computer says it's Friday, but I'm not really sure. Next stop: Cairo, Egypt.

The Goodbye Crew

One last lasagna get-together before I get out of here. Lucky me to have such a supportive, prayerful family. Thanks guys!