Romania fundraiser talent show

Every year ICSV sends a team of students and staff to serve in Romania. Last year, a new tradition was started of doing a talent show to raise money to fund a special project or gift to help the kids at the River of Life center.

Last year, the event raised enough money to purchase a number of bikes for the kids.

This year's event was a smash success! Great food, entertaining and talented acts, and some great opportunities to help raise funds for this ministry.

Justin perfomed along with the "band" that he is now in, named Ate Hundred Chickens...or 800 Chickens...depending on who you ask.

Kailyn was "double forking" the Filo noodles...

Good sized crowd waiting for the show to start

One of the trip leaders, and organizers of the evening, working hard

Kailyn is done with the noodles and is now using her forks to play drums like her big bro...

And...here's Justin playing some Blink 182 with his friends.

Justin and a couple of his band mates listening to the judges' responses to their performance

The two M.Cs for the evening

the cast of one of the skits...

Comments

Who are these kids at ICSV...

Hi everyone... The first week and a half of school has been absolutely amazing! We have had some great opportunities to begin building lasting relationships with the students that God has brought to Vienna to be educated at the International Christian School of Vienna. Rebecca has been adjusting well to her role as secondary secretary. She is learning quickly the many demands of her new role and is doing quite well in supporting us teachers and the rest of the staff. Rebecca hard at work I have been really enjoying my classes. I have a total of 43 students spread out over 4 periods. The students I have represent 14 different home nations, with many of the students who are "Austrian" are first generation, so they are of other nationalities as well. I have also had the opportunity to begin working with the soccer team...again, many nationalities are represented on the field, truly an international squad. Here are some pictures of the team training at the local club...

and baby makes four...

that's right...our little family will soon become a foursome. We have found out that Rebecca is 6 weeks pregnant! There is definitely "something in the water" as all the families that live within our block have recently had a baby or are currently pregnant. Our baby will be the 6th baby born to ICSV staff in a span of less than a year (first one was born in early November and we will be welcoming our new addition in September). So, kind of unexpected, but a pleasant surprise nonetheless!

The day that changed our lives...

Today (Nov 10) is Justin's birthday. Obviously, the birthday of your child holds a special meaning. Over the course of the last three days, I have been reminded of how exciting a birthday truly is. His excitement reminds me of the excitement we felt in anticipation of his birth, and, I think the excitement that God feels as his children enter into relationship with HIM. Justin seems to think that we will forget that today is his birthday. I base this on the simple fact that he has reminded us no less than 5 times/day since Sunday. I'm not sure exactly why, he hasn't quite been this excited about his birthday in the past; maybe it has something to do with this being the first birthday in Austria...I'm just not sure. But the joy that he carries (and expects from everyone around him) in anticipation of this day is a bit infectious. As many of you are aware, Justin was born in the middle of our senior year in high school. We were so emotionally unprepared (being so youn...

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