PCA Day 1

Bom dia from the Amazon!  We all arrived safely by God's Grace.  All of our bags made it and we moved easily through customs.  I have always wanted the chance to see the team from Trinity Christian Academy but they usually have all departed by the time we arrive.  We have been praying for their team and reading their daily blogs. Today though we had the chance to have Dave Delph (TCA Headmaster) and some of the TCA students as they came on board to send us off from Manaus.  Dave has been a faithful leader of trips to the Amazon for many years.  Both PCA and TCA are so blessed to have headmasters that have a passion for world missions!  TCA and PCA compete in many areas such as academics and sports but on the mission field we are all pursuing the same objective - to make Christ's name famous.

 

All of our PCA mission teams were commissioned before we left Dallas in a powerful message given by Mike Fechner.  He asked us to:

 

1) See People Through The Eyes OfChrist - Mike said that when Christ came to earth He didn't come on a mission trip - He came to give us life!

 

2) Love People As God Loves Us - Love unconditionally as Christ loves us.  When you love someone you don't leave them the way you found them.

 

3) Be The Hands And Feet Of Christ - Mike reminded us that Jesus said that we would be able to do even greater works than Him!

 

We ask that as you follow the blogs that will be written mostly this week by our students that you voice a prayer for us as you read about our day.  Thank you for the sacrifice you each have made for us to be on this wonderful journey with Christ!  Tomorrow we will most likely work in the Invasion Zone - a very impoverished part of the Island City of Parintins.

 

A few lines from the band Unhindered that played at Freedom weekend recently -

"Father wont you come and open up our eyes.  Fill us with your heart,  Renew us with your life.   Consume us with your majesty.  Glory, Honor and Power Belong to You!"

 

Christ Is Life!  Johnson Ellis

TCA Day 7...the last blog

Day 7

Araunjo

Hello faithful Amazon followers!

Yesterday was our last day in a village, Araunjo. After discovering our upriver boat ride was actually ten hours longer than we had originally planned for, we only spent half of the day in the village. Araunjo was a village of about two hundred people. Logan Landry and Alex Beebe both boldly shared their sweet testimonies at our brief church service. Last night we enjoyed throwing a party for all of our translators and the crew of both boats with a classic tex-mex dinner. After dinner the team had a sweet time sharing what the Lord has been doing in each of our hearts and discussing what we have learned in Brazil this week. This morning (Saturday) at breakfast, the team shared who they were assigned to pray for during the week and spent some time encouraging one another with some sweet words. We are now on our way to Stuckey's to adventure on a jungle walk and buy some bracelets and other fun items from the Amazon. After Stuckey's we will eat lunch and then go to the Tropical Hotel to swim. We will go to the mall briefly to eat before heading to catch our plane and also to buy some soccer jerseys, because everyone knows you cannot go to Brazil and not come home without a jersey! I must say, after watching our American team fight through soccer games daily against the Brazilians, I have discovered that every single Brazilian is actually born with some serious soccer skills in their DNA. Although I am proud to say our Americans did win one game, tied another, and only lost about seven... better than losing all of them, right? The Brazilian boys have enjoyed learning a little bit about American Football from Kyle Cox and Trip Starkey, although I think it might have been odd to see a ball not bounce straight like a soccer ball. We all consider ourselves truly blessed to have been called by the Lord to go on this journey together this week, and although we all expected to teach the Brazilians about Jesus, I speak for everyone when I say that we learned more from their sweet, loving hearts than we could have ever dreamed of doing. I would like to give a special thanks to everyone who has supported us financially and through prayer, we could not have had this week without each and every one of you. I would also like to give a special thanks to the Delph family. The Delphs put so much work and heart into this trip, and we could not have done this mission without them. I never heard one of them complain, each of them led with a servant's heart and a compassionate spirit. We have all grown closer to the Lord and felt His love this week and pray that we will be able to live out that love when we return home. So farewell, this is our last blog of Amazon 2010 TCA trip. We cannot thank you enough for all of your support, and although I know everyone here will genuinely miss this place, we know that God has called us to be in Texas for a reason, and we hope that we will work to serve Him at all times, even at home.

In His Strength,

Gracie McCormack

It has been an amazing blessing to go into the schools in each village. Our Kindergarten students adopted the Amazon schools as their mission project at TCA. The students from home provided five large duffle bags loaded with a variety of school supplies that these villages desperately need. The schools are typically one room schools that serve students ranging in ages from 6-16. The schools do not usually have electricity, they are very small, and do not usually even have enough desks for each child. The students come to school in two shifts, morning and afternoon with adults coming at night. The schools are government run, and it is not unusual for the schools to have absolutely no provisions because the government did not send them money. In each village, we presented the school bag to the teacher of the school or a leader in the village. It was important to us that the villages understood the supplies were only part of the way we wanted to support their school. I was able to explain to each village that our students at home are praying for their school and many gave of their own money to bless and encourage them. Every teacher wept with thankfulness and appreciation. It was precious to hear them share that they had no way to get supplies because they simply did not have the money and the village families do not have the financial ability to provide for their kids. It blessed me beyond words to see the joy and incredible thankfulness in the eyes of these beautiful people who could never have imagined having such a bountiful provision.

Thank you all for praying for us daily. Your prayers have been felt every moment of every day! We love all of you and leave here having tasted and seen the Lord's goodness, grace, and mercy. We have seen God's mighty hand move in powerful ways. We look forward to sharing our journey with you.

His,

Dawn Pownell

TCA DAY 6

Boa Vista (Good View)

Today marks a great day in American history. The American soccer team achieved glory. The morning started off shaky. Ball-handling and teamwork were at a low. The 14 year old Brazillian boys, fully decked-out in matching jerseys, pulled out a decisive victory against the sleep-deprived Americans. Their glory was short lived. After lunch, Team Amazon (aka The Americanos), led greatly by Beebs and Corbin, who accomplished the single greatest athletic feat of their whole lives, put the first "W" on the board for the Americans. Both scored impressive goals. Both took their shirts off during their victory lap. Honorable Mention defenders of the day go to Brooklyn Hill, Logan Landry, Terra Samuelson, Katie McTavish, and as always, our magnificent goalie Tanner Robertson. After the game, a local reporter interviewed Mr. Azevedo and filmed a majority of the game. Mr. Azevedo made known our reasons for being in Brazil: to make God famous...

As the soccer team began to work up a sweat, the other Americans slowly began to dragg off the boat and into the schools and hospital to aid the townspeople of Boa Vista (which by the way is more like the Six Flags of all villages along the river). In the schools, the gospel was presented to 6 different classes of 45+ children each in the morning, and then the same in the afternoon. We demonstrated the way Christ washes away our sins with the "sin solution" visual aid. Led by our fearless leaders, Katy Clements and Nancy Turtletaub (of course), we also shared with the kids salvation bracelets, sang songs, and gave testimonies. Stand-outs for the morning in las escolas were as following: Storey Sheldon, Katie McQuilkin, and Kendyl Dawson, who really loved on the kids. Meanwhile, in the hospital, some of us got the opportunity to see first hand what a village hospital is all about. Be glad none of us have been in need to go there... Accompanied by Dr. Ku and Dr. Beebe, a group of kids toured the hospital, giving words of encouragement and lots of "bom bom" to the patients and nurses. Aren't we good in the nutrition department. Also, we gave out beanie babies to a group of kids at the hospital, who although were not sick were still very grateful. Despite the shocking atmosphere, it was a great experience in opening our eyes to how truely blessed we are living in America. I know the doctors thought so too.

We got a wonderful oppertunity to broadcast live to the radio station of the entire village. Mr. Azevedo, aka the brilliant Brazilian/American superhero translator/ ninja dancer (explained more later), the sweet Mrs. Azevedo, Trip Starkey, and Tanner Robertson all got to speak as hosts for the hour on air. Believing to reach only about 100 or so listeners, the group was soon informed they would reach an audience of around 10,000. Showing no fear, the group boldly spoke on many different scriptures. Trip spoke from Galatians while Tanner and Mrs. Azevedo gave their testimonies. All the while, Mr. Azevedo was translating!! Following after a "captivating" audience of Catholic priests, the group sure had stiff competition to overcome. Needless to say, the radio was a success.

Round two of schools and hospitals took place after lunch, where more beanie babies and rainbow suckers were distributed to the masses. After another session of "Sin Soloution," around four hundred high school students gathered for an assembly of epic proportions in the gym coming to see the American "celebrities." All eyes and ears looked to Mr. Dyer, who spoke beautifully and passionately on his "come to Jesus" moment. Shout out to Kyle Cox and Karaline Coats who gave their testimonies to a restless crowd of Brazillian teenagers. With all of the attractive blondes on the team this year, keeping the attention of the Brazillian boys was not difficult. Making sure they herad what we had to say was a different story. Many of our girls signed autographs of adoring fans throughout the day. Mr. Delph made sure to call a meeting with the group about safety and the potentials of "stranger danger." No casualites occured.

After dinner the gang headed back up to the village, which really acted like a small city, for a gathering of the local church and the villagers. A skit was performed by some of our trip members, Chloe Robinson and Corbin Blount gave testimonies, and Mr. Delph once again spoke with conviction to a rowdy crowd of Brazillians. This rowdy crowd consisted of many children, candy venders, and a group of crazy awesome dancers. These dancers are called ... and performed ritualistic fight-dancing-shenanigans. Mr. Azevedo could not contain himself and joined in on the Ninja Dancing fun, along with many of our translators. It was a big day.

To top of this glorious day of amazement and wonder, we were escorted back to our boat by nearly two hundred small Brazillian children, who stood at the edge of the water chanting whatever Trip Starkey commanded. As the boat finally pulled away, all Americans looked longingly back at the villagers who at this point in the night were indeed chanting "Go Cowboys!" I kid you not. We have clearly made a greater impact than we could have ever thought.

Over 2,000 students heard the gospel today via school.

Over 10,000 locals of the village heard testimonies and scripture via the radio.

Over 500 villagers gathered for the service.

And countless were effected by the love shown by all members of the group.

-Katie Feldman and Kyle Cox

TCA Day 5

Day 5

Sao Benedito (St. Benedict)

Despite chiggers and utter exhaustion, today's ministry was a success. Not to worry the mothers, chiggers are nothing serious.. just bothersome. St. Benedict's was the largest village we have visited yet. From the evening's reflection, everyone seemed to have been lead by the Spirit to the ministry where God could use them most.

VBS: The kids today were crazy. Because it was the largest village, the multitude of children were a challenge but a blessing as always. The two Camillas (our translators) were extremely helpful and Mari's love for the kids was so evident in the way that they flocked to the games that she initiated at the end of VBS. Preston Pownell's story was one of the sweetest of the day. There were two mentally disabled boys in their mid-teens that Preston completely adopted. He never left their side and loved them in a way that impressed us all. Although none of us on our own had the energy to handle these kids, everyone ministered to these hyper kids very well. Several of the children watched for specific Americans after their return from lunch. Nancy as always was fantastic. Her energy amazes us all. She truly loves each child and leaving them brings tears to her eyes everytime. I have never seen such a child magnet. They are drawn to her immediately. The trust that these children display is absolutely mind-blowing. For example, in the meeting at the end of the day one little girl, probably just over a year old, came up looking for a seat and since there wasn't much space, I (Anna) hugged her into my lap with one other girl. In about 2 minutes her head rolled down a little, and I realized she was sound asleep. I switched around and cradled her in my arms. After the meeting, her mother came up to me to take her home and gave me the sweetest smile. Even though i was pretty much just there to receive this child and did absolutely nothing to win her trust, I loved her, and her mother appreciated that in a way that I have never quite experienced before.

- Anna Heffner and Chrissy Thompson

DOOR-TO-DOOR:

Tuesday night, Mr. Delph said that today was the day when in years past, the kids, translators, adults, etc. "hit the wall," so to speak, in the adventure that is the Amazon Mission Trip. The Day of the Wall began with a hike up an extremely steep flight of 76 stairs...but who's counting. The rest of the day was just as difficult and utterly terrifying as the trek up the stairs.

We began our morning ministry of Door-to-Door conversations with the villagers that were willing to speak with us. The first few were very hesitant to delve into conversation, which was a greatly disappointing way to start off the day. It only gets better from there. The next few hours consist of Trip Starkey and Karaline Coats in particular stepping up to the plate and listening to the Holy Spirit guide them in spreading the gospel with the villagers. Trip and Mr. Clements led a teenage boy to know Christ in what was possibly the coolest moment of the trip so far. The boy asked us a question that was terribly hard to answer, and good 'ole Trip comes up with a verse from the Bible that completely applied to the situation. Here's the part that makes this story awesome. Trip didn't know what the verse said. He merely told Mr. Azevedoe to read 2 Timothy 3:12 to the boy. Un-Real. This happening is a perfect example of how God is doing so many different things through so many different people

Next, Karaline Coats acquired two coconuts, three mangos, and some fruit I've never seen before from the kind people of the village that we got to talk to. Even more spectacular than the attention and love Karaline, and all of us really, received from the people today, was how well she shared her faith with a struggling family. Context: Husband a believer...wife, not. Karaline did an excellent job of on-the-spot giving her testimony and applying it to the woman and her life. While we are uncertain as to how much this lady really took away from Karaline's story, it was obvious that the Lord had great plans for us today, despite the "wall."

As a group, we pushed through "the wall" together as a team, and were able to accomplish what we felt the Lord had called us to do: making disciples of all nations.

THINGS THAT NEED TO BE MENTIONED ON THIS BLOG:

After lunch on the boat, we lost some good soldiers that could not continue the day. That's how large this wall was. Austin Gregg and Alex Beebe fell to dehydration and exhuastion, and the doctors decided that it would be best if they did not go out for the rest of the day. Our fallen friends will not soon be forgotten. But really, they're fine. Both have recovered quite swiftly due greatly to the care of Dr. Ku and Dr. Beebe on our boat. They are awesome.

To all the parents that have never seen a picture of these villages in Brazil: If you can't wait to see the pictures on Sunday, rent Jurassic Park in the meantime. It's basically the same setting.

To my Mommy: I am applying sun-screen and insect repellant twice a day, and I'm having a wonderful time. I love you.

P.S.- The blanket you secretly put in my bag is not being put to use at all. It's hot.

-Kyle Cox

Also the teen women Bible study continued again today led by Katy Clements, Karaline Coats, Taylor Landry, Sean Ku, Catherine Chesnut and Amber Betts. The young women really opened up today and not only allowed us to talk to them about identity, but got very personal with us, sharing their problems and struggles. One even shared her story of her father who did not want her anymore. While we were all very touched by their willingness to open up to complete strangers, it was encouraging to see the Holy Spirit work through us to each give our testimonies to these young women despite the language barrier. I'm excited to see what God has in store for us on our last two days.

Love you mom and dad! ... Tell Bozzly I miss him!

-Karaline Coatshh

 

 

 

TCA Trip - Day 4

Day 4

Sol Nascente

Today we went to the largest village on Lake Carara with approximately 80 families. We were informed that this village has been resistant to people sharing God's word in the past. For example a church was built for the people, and the people who were strongly opposed to this idea destroyed the church and threw it into the river brick by brick, so after this, the Christians that did come had to base their relationships with the people on kindness. As the pastor's wife said, "You must set a foundation of pure kindness and not just throw the gospel at them." So, upon hearing this, we prayed that the Holy Spirit would reveal himself through playing with the kids and learning about the men's and women's daily lives, but if willing to hear the gospel, we would share how God personally had changed our lives.

Although it's difficult at first due to the language barrier, the parents become much more comfortable when they see us playing, singing, and loving on their kids. I (Shannon Thompson) had a very sweet moment with a 10-year-old girl I fell in love with last year, and when we saw each other today she ran up and gave me the biggest hug. She kept telling me I was beautiful and all I could think about was how much more beautiful the God is that I love. She kept kissing my cross knecklace that I had on and eventhough I am not sure if she is a believer it made me feel that all my actions had somehow made an impact. Kelsey Dyer was reminded of how much trust we need to have with the Spirit when she saw how the kids had complete trust with us even though we are complete strangers to them. Everyone has begun to notice how humble these villagers are in the way they treat their families and the way they share the little they do have.

Austin Chandler, Taylor Landry, Kyle Cox, Kelsey Dyer, Annie Wells, Gracie McCormack, and Alex Beebe performed a skit for the Brazilians that demonstrated Christ's persistent love for us. We worshiped with the Brazilians and Tanner Robertson and Katy Clements shared their testimonies. Tonight we met again as a group to discuss the day and what God is teaching us. As we read Forgotten God, I (Chloe Robinson) was convicted why mission trips like this leave you feeling completely satisfied. Francis Chan writes "We are most alive when we are loving and actively giving of ourselves because we were made to do these things. It is when we live like this that the Spirit of God moves and acts in and through us in ways that on our own we are not capable of. This is our purpose for living. This is our hope." The reason we feel emtpy or purposeless at home is because we get comfortable in our "easy" lives and forget to be the servants that God has called us to be as his disciples. We all discussed the possiblities of becoming more involved back in Dallas, and Preston commented on the need to have child-like faith just as the children in the villagers have faith in us. The discussions each night have truly brought us all closer together and have been eye-opening for everyone.

This week as we have been doing a women's Bible study led by Mrs. Delph and Mrs. Pownell, we have engaged in some really awesome conversations, but it really only pertained to the mothers. So, I (Karaline Coats) and Taylor Landry decided to start a teens Bible study for all girls without babies. We got a wide range of ages from 12-years-old all the way to 21-years-old among about 20 girls. No matter the nationality, all girls struggle with identity, appearance, are we "good enough"? (in the world's eyes), are we "beautiful"?, and our relationships with men. These are all topics we included in our discussion. We first began by getting to know the girls and asking about their life here in the village, and they asked the same about our lives back in Dallas (through translators of course). After about 30 minutes, we began to get more personal and ask about their own relationships with their boyfriends, "how far is too far", their struggles with comparing themselves to other girls, and things in which they put their identity. We told them how God should be the foundation of their relationships in order for them to work, so we made purity bracelets for each of the girls to remind them to be pure until marriage (just like our purity rings). After about an hour and a half we split up into two prayer groups and asked them if there was anything we could pray for. Overall, I think we did a really great job interacting with the girls and preaching our love for Christ over all other loves here on earth.

We end tonight giving "all the glory to God" as Mrs. Pownell said and in awe of His magnificent creation. A few kids had a discussion on predestination, and I think we concluded that we all have differing opinions but at the end of the day we are so thankful for a gracious God that is willing to save us. As we travel to the next villages, we ask for everyone to keep praying for safetly and health but most importantly that through our words and action the presence of God invades the hearts of all the people we touch.

Shannon, Chloe, Karaline, and Preston

TCA Day 3

TCA Day 3

Bucuzal, Paraiso

Today, the whole team was really really encouraged by the receptiveness of the villagers to the message of Christ and the healing, love and community He brings.Through many one-on-one conversations, group meetings, and classic TCA student craziness, the people of Bucuzal and Paraiso truly felt the love of Christ.

At Bucuzal, it was very special for many of the students because it was one of the villages TCA went to last year on the spring break trip. I (Nancy Turltetaub) was so ridiculously excited to go back to this village because one particular little girl really touched my heart last year. I pray for Isabelle regularly and her picture is hanging in my room. It was so cool to see her again (in the exact same shirt as last year!) and how God truly loves and protects every one of His people.

At Paraiso, our team was so encouraged through many of the different conversations and group times with the Brasilians. After spending an hour talking with three teenage girls, one spefically came to Katy Clements thanking her for talking and engaging in conversation with them. Another woman that Angie Azevedo got to spend time with said that she had been praying for months for God to send people to encourage her in her own personal walk with Christ. As Mrs. Azevedo, this Brasilian woman and one of our precious, hard-working translators prayed under a tree, she said that she truly felt God "hugging" her. Sometimes we all wonder about how much these villagers really want us to come to their village and hearing how excited some were to have us there, was truly a blessing from God.

A couple other special stories...

In the eye glasses ministry, Dr. Ku and Dr. Beebe were able to provide glasses to an 11-year-old boy who had never been able to see past his hand. They said seeing his face light up was incredible. To us Americans, it was crazy that he had never been able to see the ridiculously beautiful place he lives for 11 years!

During the women's meeting, one woman shared how 3 months ago she lost her 3-year-old child to cancer. As she shared her story, the entire group...both the Americans and the Brasilians...were brought to tears at this precious villager's story. Karaline Coats was able to love on her as she shared her story, and Taylor Landry got to relate with her through sharing how she lost her grandfather to the same kind of cancer.

This afternoon, Clarissa and I (Gracie) were a little discouraged feeling like we hadn't quite had the opportunity to talk with any of the villagers on a personal level. A few minutes later we noticed an 18-year-old girl named Daniele sitting off by herself. Daniele has a 16-month old baby, and the father is out of the picture. We grabbed our translator, Nadyr, and went to talk with Daniele. At first she seemed uninterested and indifferent, but as we continued to talk about our struggles in our own faith and walk with Christ, she began to grow more receptive to what we were saying. Forty-five minutes later, after discussing prayer, loneliness, and repentance, Daniele had something to say. She then told our translator Nadyr that she wanted us to pray with her to accept Jesus! Clarissa and I were overwhelmed and overjoyed to get to experience God opening Daniele's eyes to His love. Clarissa then gave Daniele a salvation bracelet and explained what each color meant in the story of Christ. Daniele told us she has an entire Bible in her possession, and we encouraged her to continue to read it although it is hard to understand sometimes. We rejoiced in the fact that even though we may not ever see each other again on Earth, we will be together one day in the most perfect, glorious place.

On the whole, it was an incredible day, but please continue to pray for our team's strength, energy and confidence because the heat and Satan can take its toll! God is continuing to work in this area of the Amazon even as we leave each village. One of the main goals of this trip is to encourage the missionaries here as they often feel isloated and lonely in this very hard lifestyle. The missionary's (Vanderlei) wife, Erika, had a baby at 40-years-old (Emmanuali is now 20 months and adorable), and she suffered with loneliness during this time. She always talks of how important our encouragement was to her last year because it is so needed... especially the daily struggles of ministry...as a wife and mother. Our work here is not a one-day deal, but it is God using us to both love the Brasilian villagers and encourage the dedicated missionaries in this area who will continue working with these same villages when we leave.

We hope all of you who have taken the time to read our perhaps too-lengthy blog are safe and enjoying the beautiful creation surrounding you in Dallas...even though it is not quite like the Amazon :) Thank you for your prayers and support; it is felt and greatly appreciated by all of us here. Remember your prayers are powerful and effective! (James 5:16)

Clarissa Pavey, Nancy Turtletaub and Gracie McCormack

TCA DAY 2

We were awakened this morning with Amazon rain...surprisingly cooler than Texas rain. Very moist. Uncomfortably moist. Due to the unceasing rain throughout the majority of the morning, we waited till after lunch to go out onto the village grounds. After watching an inspirational video about spreading the gospel, we were ready to change the world as the Amazonians know it. Maybe a little too ready. We stormed the beaches with our care packages, soccer gear and shear courage. In order to do this, we had to trek courageously up the slippery, moist slopes of Divino village. It was dangerous but well worth the trouble. We started off with VBS, medical and optometry clinics. Very fun but very humid. At 4:30 was the long awaited soccer match. Corbin gave up 4 early goals to a less-than-10 year old boy, but Tanner took one for the team when he saved a goal by diving into a puddle o' mud. By the end of the match, everyone's bodies were moist as can be. Everyone wanted to head straight for the showers (MUCH more on that later (except for Kyle Cox and Austin Chanandler)), but we needed to hold a worship service and share testimonies.Kyle Cox and Gracie McCormack shared their testimonies and Mr. Delph preached to the villagers. God's work was evident in the hearts of the people with whom we came in contact.

Around 6pm, the church service ended, and we were all very saaaaad :( that we had to leave our little children behind. We began the trek back down the dangerously moist hill and the boys victoriously claimed the showers before the ladies for the 1st moist shower of the night (again MUCH more on that later). Showers consist of bonding, cleaning, and pinesol?! (i'll explain......later). Literally THE most refreshing shower in the world, behind the boat on the Amazon. We then ate dinner. yes. Then we broke into 4 groups and went alligator hunting! All groups caught alligators but the last group got the biggest one, about 5 feet long. One group even caught one with 3 legs and a nubbin...cool story hansel.

But all of this is nothing compared to the epic male bonding experience. It was soapy. It was spectacular. It was moist. It started off as just a second shower at night to refresh ourselves before bedtime. But it quickly escalated into an experience many of us will not soon forget. This experience lasted a good 30 minutes and consisted of a combination of everybody's soap, shampoo, facial wash, and possibly even pinesol. It was after we combined all of these that we realized there was indeed a pinesol bottle in the mix. Only God knows if pinesol was in the mix, but either way...the boys hair will be glistening and smelling amazing all through the night. That's the power of pinesol, baby!

Due to the alligator hunting, we did not meet to talk about "Forgotten God" tonight. But we will be sure to make tonight's session up tomorrow night! It is now about 10pm and the ladies are sleeping on the 2nd deck, while the strong, handsome, young lads are writing to you. We want all of you to know that we love all of you with all of our hearts, and we miss you dearly. For serious.

That's all for tonight, folks!

Moist count....it's up to 8. Moist, moist. There, that's an even 10.

Sincerely,

Tregxander Barrett Coxersonler, IV.....(Trip Starkey, Austin Gregg, Alex Beebe, Corbin Blount, Kyle Cox, Tanner Robertson, Austin Chandler)

P.S.: The women don't exist anymore.

FIN.