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The Destination Poland Missions Trip

PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:05 am
by Mr. SmartyPants
UPDATED AND FINISHED!!!!!! And tons more on page 2

Yes, yes yes. I have finally decided to.... give you info on my trip! With tons of pictures!

It was such an amazing time! That's all I can say! Well with other stuff as well :lol:


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this was taken on our way to Dulles Airport, I was on the bus when someone was like "Hey look! A Christian Painting Service!" So I took a picture

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The purpose of this picture was to take pictures of the japanese people behind Linksquest. I could tell they were japanese because they were all "Sakaki-San!" and stuff, roll call or whatever

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The terminal or gate or whatever we were just hanging out and all. Shown there with glasses is Peanut. With random others around... they're all blurry. Weird


On the plane. We flew United, and I got economy Plus! woohoo. To my right was Johnny... some really little short 10th grader... and to my left was Seth. Who is like the same age or something
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These were taken in an airport in Munich, Germany. Where we had a connecting flight... Pretty sky! Airplanes! and IBM!

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Fun at the gate... heres Shi and David attacking each other with... twizzlers... A group of people playing BS

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Laurisha attempting to read a German Newspaper

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pastor Kelly... asleep

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Serena... doing nothing... and Theresa (peanut's sister) asleep

A cool video... with Theresa threatening to break my camera..... T_T
http://media.putfile.com/MVI_0612

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Taken on the airplane, which was some cool small loud propeller type plane... with yummy cheese sandwhiches.

We finally landed! Hooooray!

Polish Lisence Plate
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A billboard
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Us dropped off somewhere to eat and sightsee a little bit... our first day before Ministry
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KFC IN POLAND!
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Us outside our lodging dorm area. In Olesno Poland
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Jacob and Laruen... with those weird pillow thing for hats
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That is all for now... i will update more later

PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:16 am
by Rev. Doc
I spent 13 hours in that very same terminal in Munich, Germany when I went to Romania a few months ago. With all that time I learned every inch of it and even tried out the same move as Pastor Kelly.

PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 10:25 am
by Locke
Those hats...make them looks like Toad from Super Mario xD

PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 10:42 am
by Mr. SmartyPants
:lol: you two

PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 11:51 am
by meboeck
Awesome pictures Ryan! I wish I could have gone. But alas, maybe next year.

PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 2:30 pm
by Sakura15
Locke wrote:Those hats...make them looks like Toad from Super Mario xD


LOL! thats exactly what I thought.

PostPosted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:23 pm
by Linksquest
yay. Ryan! What do you mean pics from "MY TRIP"?!?!?!? it was OUR trip! foo. lol. i shall post some pics when i get some time which maybe now... or maybe later... ^^. Ryan, you should also talk about some things that happened in Olesno.. like stories and stuffs. I am going to Talk about What happened in KK (abreviation of the City).

PostPosted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:42 am
by Espoir
yeay! pictures! i'm glad you posted them! it makes things seem more real instead of just reading type about it, you know? i enjoyed looking at them. so... erm.. waht exactaily did ya'll DO in poland?

PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:09 am
by Mr. SmartyPants
aha! I am back... from otakon! ill update again! later... im so lazy :lol:

PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:34 am
by Locke
update now!

PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 7:44 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
im too lazy!

PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:14 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
ALLRIGHT! UPDATE! (pictures are in chronological order)

Twas our first ministry day... we were to stay and like.... entertain kids! WHile the rest of the group went to the town square to set up and do a program, etc

Joey... yeah yeah you're all thinking "aww he's very cute" or "hes hot" or something... :lol: yeah, good luck (he is single by the way!)
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Group of us... I was taking the photo so Im not there
left to right is:
Courtney, Joey, Kasia (an interpreter), Daniella (Interpreter), Laurisha, and Matthew, who we befriended!
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sean and the directors son: David!
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and this was during lunch! Which is the biggest meal of the day. The 3 closest people are all adult leaders
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three girls in their room. (at night) when I took the picture they were like "WWAAHHH who did that?" Cause they couldnt see... I found it very humerous
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people in the kitchen... left to right is courtney, Mr. Andy, Mr. Sam, Seth, and Josh
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more of us playing with kids
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doing a dance
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another dance
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more dance
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the fountain! and john sitting between two.... lovely.... ladies.... yeah
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random girls doing... whatever
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lauren... is the hero! I am the hero! and Seth is the hero! (the sign is from a drama we did)
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Joey rockin.... stuff! And my cereal bowl!
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guy walking on his hands... and people dancing...
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breakdancers!
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AND A VIDEO OF MR. SAM ATTEMPTING TO BREAKDANCE!
http://s44.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3DDY6FKD9DNMF31BBIFX9ZJMIJ

john, josh, and seth as clowns
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volleyball!
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Pictures not taken by me!
Pictures of Stephanie, Josh. And erin and rachael.
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Pastor Kelly speaking with Gregory interpreting
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Gregory... lovely picture there!
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David doing his fireshow!
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Pastor Kelly:
(my own quotations)
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"Hey hey hey! out of bounds!!!!"

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"hey cool! a dead animal!"

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.... couldnt think of one!

some kid and his toy gun... and me with his toy gun
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people, left to right is: megan, joey, harrison, david (national that was part of our team), and laurisha. 2nd picture same thing but me in it
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interpreters david and jarek
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john (linksquest) courtney and daniella
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old lady, a dog, and a girl
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.... really cute dog T_T
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lunch! left to right is gregory, bartek, and jarek
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next post will be the last update with the last set of pictures ^_^

PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:15 pm
by Linksquest
Mr. SmartyPants wrote:im too lazy!



no... you're just a bad panda... :lol:

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Ryan With a guard... ROFFLE WAFFLES!!! XD

PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:05 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
This post was originally for pictures from Auschwitz, but a mod was like "yeah its too much" SO!

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEEM THEM, please send me a PM and I will show them to you :thumb:

PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:05 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
More pictures!!!

Daniella, laurisha, and megan. other picture is becky with facepaint. then megan with a balloon hat
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some cool old lady and her son!
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Me, laurisha, john (peanut) stephanie, lauren, suzy, luke, and rachel in our Human Video. It was called Merciful (to the song Merciful by Rebecca St. James)
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some cool meeting thing we had in recognition for our interpreters! cool story! basically. my moms camera broke... i dropped it while running... then later during these photos. I am not kidding, I think God fixed the camera!.... then it broke again in england lol
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bartek (left) and tomek (right) and some random dude in the back who chilled with us. Photo taken at auschwitz
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Krakow... probably the oldest and biggest city in all of Poland! There is a side of a castle in Krakow
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my friend josh shannon. also a human statue. Who moves when you toss him coins. people in the square
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Tomek (interpreter) and Erin. and Team 1's Interpreters (Team 2's Interpreters were Jarek, Bartek, and Gregory)
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some group picture thing... and the dance team doing Tenessee Boys... without music
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Michal, a national who was part of our team. Mr. Stark, being dorky as usual
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Sniff.... this was in the morning, before we were going to the airport in Wroclaw... to head off to england for 2 days.
the team 2 nationals/translators... in a very sekshii pose
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the director. Mr. David, His wife Michelle, and his 2 sons David and Peter. They moved to Poland from california and live in wroclaw.
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These are the directors relatives (mrs. michelles sister). I actually forget their names, but I know the kid's name is Harrison
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group!
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pastor swovek and his wife! too bad their children weren't there.
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Tomek and I... in a very... weird pose
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:sniffle: goodbye Olesno
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megan, asleep on the bus :lol:
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clouds! On our way to the airport in Munich, Germany
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on a bus in Windsor...... picture of peanut... last picture I took with my mothers camera.... it brokle (for good this time)
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I however, got these 2 with a friend's camera! Nobody uses Compact Flash anymore! Mr. Brian, and a wall of Windsor Castle
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sorry guys ^^;; not too many pictures of windsor! And the way back

AND THAT WAS MY TRIP!!!!!!

edit: OUR TRIP!!!! HAPPY JOHN?

PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:17 pm
by Shadowchild
Those are funny MSP

PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:54 pm
by KrescentMoon
Great pictures, Rai-kun! Truly an unforgettable experience. ;)

PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:23 pm
by Locke
Ryan can be...very persaisive when he wants you to comment ^^;; and dude your holding the gun better than the kid, too much CS eh?
I bet you knew what the guard was packing!

PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:32 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
[quote="Locke"]Ryan can be...very persaisive when he wants you to comment ^^]

actually i had no idea what that gun was ToT It looked so cool

Kedzierzyn-kozle

PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 5:47 pm
by Linksquest
Image The Cultural Center where we had church on Sunday. It was a pretty cool place.

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After the church service at the Convention Center we all were taking a lot of pictures. Chris, Stasiu and Wiktor are posing like bodybuilders :lol:

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The bus stop that we arrived at everyday after a 1.5 hour trip from Olesno to KEDZIERZYN-KOZLE

Image The countryside of Poland is amazing. Sunset!


Image at the woods next to the Cultural center. Stasiu, Me, and Wiktor [Left to Right]

Image The square in KEDZIERZYN, the “stone square.â€

PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 5:55 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
thats very awesome john =D

PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 6:00 pm
by Warrior 4 Jesus
Awesome photos Ryan! Beautiful little testimony! What kind of stuff did you get upto on the mission trip? Telling people about Jesus, having fun - what else? Also when telling people about Jesus how did you go about it? Were you trained a little beforehand or just told to pray that the Holy Spirit would work through you and just go out and be honest in your faith to others? Just curious. Great stuff mate!

PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 6:03 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
Ahhhh too much to tell! I had SUCH an awesome experience. I didn't get to talk to anyone personally ^^;; nor get to know them well... which I regret... but others did ^^;; And I will to next time! Mwaha. We had some training i guess ^^;; learning the dramas, and learning about polish culture and stuff

Kedzierzyn-Kozle Translators

PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 6:29 pm
by Linksquest
Here were all the pics of the Translators from team 1 (the Kedzierzyn-kozle team) Image

PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 6:32 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
bwahha mine is better! XDDD

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 6:44 pm
by Linksquest
Mr. SmartyPants wrote:bwahha mine is better! XDDD

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But yours doesnt have their names... and you didnt know them. LOL. What cha doen Bad PANDA!

PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 6:45 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
you called her blueberry! when her name wasnt even THAT! Its just what her name meant!

PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 7:09 pm
by Linksquest
Mr. SmartyPants wrote:you called her blueberry! when her name wasnt even THAT! Its just what her name meant!


like you know her polish name. BAH! :lol: such a BAD PANDA. ROFL

PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 7:13 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
:lol: what was it by the way? I don't remember

PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 7:28 pm
by meboeck
Awesome pictures John! I'm so glad I get to see all these great pictures from the trip. I wish I had been there. T.T