This year’s C.A.M.P.U.S. missionaries – Jose, Sikhu, Esther, Valmy, Hanna, Louise, and Nasi – and Justin, the program director came up to our place after the winter retreat at Camp Au Sable.  Israel taught them a class for the week.  Our house was PACKED to say the least.  Jose and Valmy stayed in our guest room, Jen and I stayed in our room, (yes, Jen was there as a result of the most ridiculous thing Israel’s ever done in his whole life and never ever will do again…), Imanuel got to stay in his room by himself , Justin K. and Israel stayed in the living room, and the rest of the girls stayed in the basement and guest room in the basement.  A total of 12 people, 1 dog, 2 cats, and our fish.  It really was a lot of fun!  Jen, Justin, the baby and  I left on Wednesday morning, so I can’t really speak on the rest of the week, but for the time I was there, it was great.   Israel taught the class in the basement every morning and afternoon and for the rest of the time, we did some “team-building” activities such as building an official snow shelter, making pasties (they’ve become honorary yoopers), going shopping at Walmart, and preparing and participating in “Iron Chef” competitions during the week, and sledding. 

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Part of the course dealt with integrating public campus ministry into the local church.  The missionaries did a great job at helping our churches out.  We started our prayer meeting service at the L’Anse church, hosted a dinner for Greenland and L’Anse, and had the Church services.

Valmy and Jose were the preachers.  Sikhu, Louise, and Hana did Sabbath School.  The rest also helped out.

On Saturday night, there was a surprise “party” for me.  It was a couple of days before my b-day so I was actually surprised!  Louise cooked some of my favorite Korean food and my favorite dessert: cheesecake!  Alanna rented a snowmobile for me (I think others participated in that too…thanks guys!)
 

The road to the shelters.  Props to Valmy who actually worked on them till the task was finished!  (Everyone else stopped!)

This is our North Face advertisment…”Never stop exploring”

Nasi is the architect, Jose is experiencing the affects of a womanistic society.

Jose got mad and reversed the roles.  We’re still wondering if Hana can see with the hat covering her eyes.

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Since they didn’t finish, Valmy, Pastor Ilko from Marquette, and I went to finish them up (We’re covering up the entrance to keep the heat in).  Why is Jen there?  She came at the end for the pic, I guess.
(Although she was part of the first shelter team: Jen, Joey (boyscout from Houghton church), and Ironman…I mean Israel)

The original shelter…more than six feet tall.

Justin trying to get in
If you put a candle and a couple of people, the inside temp can get up to 70

Valmy looking at his work well done

Hana about to feed Manu

Iron Chefs Nasi and Jose (beat Iron Chef Justin and Sikhu)

Rice was the secret ingredient–(from left around the circle: Rice stuffed tomatoes, Rice flour tempura veggies, Rice balls, Brown rice, Rice stuffed Cabbage, Rice I don’t know what, more Rice I don’t know what, and sweet sticky rice with mango.)

Judges: Valmy, Moo-Moo, and guest star Pastor Ilko

Iron Chef Battle TOFU (sponsored by Meijer Clear Plastic Food Wrap)

Judges: Judge Judy, Justin Kim, Nasi, IR is the chairman

Iron Chef spectators watching the judges taste the food

And now it’s just us.

IR celebrating b-day gift snowmobiling with Daniel Mendez (Photo by Daniel Mendez) <—Have to put that down to avoid legal charges from these photographers