Posted in Help, Site Maintenance on August 14, 2007 | No Comments »
Welcome to those of you visiting the changed NRN-ND web site! It looks different, but the same information is still available. The new format should be a bit more manageable and more conducive to keeping the content fresh and the news timely.
Tracking your trip: For your convenience, all trip information for this year’s trips can [...]
Posted in Journals & Stories, Past Trips on August 13, 2007 | No Comments »
If you went on the 2004 trip, you may remember the little awards ceremony that Kent and Vickie Gussiaas held during our post-trip wrap-up.
Kim: bottle of glue (he was the glue that held the group together)
Janis: Ziploc bags (the “mom” of the group, she found uses for Ziplocs previously uknown to mankind)
Tracee: photo frame (having [...]
Posted in Thoughts on August 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Some of you might find this article on short-term missions trips interesting. Once you get past the first part, the author lists things that short-term missions trips do:
1. Your view of God will explode.
2. You will view possessions and material things differently.
3. Your perception of hardship will change.
4. You will come back with a new [...]
Posted in Publicity & Press on August 13, 2007 | No Comments »
The following article was sent to and appeared in a few North Dakota newspapers in March of 2007. Feel free to excerpt in part or whole to promote NRN-ND.
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The red, lacquered doors on the Great Cathedral in Leon, Nicaragua, are left wide-open during the day. Anyone who wants to enter and take part in mass [...]
Posted in Journals & Stories, Past Trips on August 13, 2007 | No Comments »
From the Quotable Kent (insults section):
“Did you look in the mirror before you came out here?”
“Should I get you a hair brush?”
God’s judgment on the Quotable Kent (insults section): At 7:45 p.m. on February 15, 2007, Kent Gussiaas fell out of the hammock onto the rock and cement ground. Joy was felt by all.
Tootsie Roll [...]
