tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31879567254728817612011-04-21T18:45:34.319-07:00Follow the Dickinsons on their God adventure!Dick and Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238498330657600726noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3187956725472881761.post-73464309113115360212009-03-13T22:10:00.000-07:002009-03-13T23:11:57.654-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SbtJvW-bA9I/AAAAAAAAAEo/sIB9ILSbT9w/s1600-h/DSC07658.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SbtJvW-bA9I/AAAAAAAAAEo/sIB9ILSbT9w/s320/DSC07658.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312921263383708626" border="0" /></a>While visiting my parents we decided to take a day trip to the Grand Canyon. Words truly can't describe the vast beauty! Just found out we are one document away from getting our visas to go to Belgium!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3187956725472881761-7346430911311536021?l=godickinsons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dick and Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238498330657600726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3187956725472881761.post-45385869168809231692009-02-24T20:46:00.000-08:002009-02-24T20:58:15.678-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SaTOk4W6YiI/AAAAAAAAAEY/WTP2Oy9ddMs/s1600-h/DSC07480.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SaTOk4W6YiI/AAAAAAAAAEY/WTP2Oy9ddMs/s320/DSC07480.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306593393948385826" border="0" /></a>A highlight of our second West Coast tour was climbing two miles up Mount Rainier w/Sheila,Carrie and her husband Russell a couple of weeks ago. For more on the story, log onto www.GoDickinsons.com or check out my facebook.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3187956725472881761-4538586916880923169?l=godickinsons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dick and Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238498330657600726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3187956725472881761.post-3244836641029064362009-01-27T11:30:00.001-08:002009-01-27T11:41:14.388-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SX9hL4OuZtI/AAAAAAAAADw/VvdJTHbZ5y0/s1600-h/DSC07396.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SX9hL4OuZtI/AAAAAAAAADw/VvdJTHbZ5y0/s320/DSC07396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296058543511594706" border="0" /></a>While in Colorado, a friend of mine, who noticed my propensity to talk too much, encouraged me to think of <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">duct tape </span></span>when I find myself flapping my lips too much. Good advice! I enjoyed listening to Ken's story in the tiny foyer of the Culpeper FM church last Sunday. He and several others have persevered through many hard times in that church and I believe God will honor their faithfulness. How about saying a brief prayer for God to make this church effective in reaching people for Jesus. Thanks!<br />Dick<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3187956725472881761-324483664102906436?l=godickinsons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dick and Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238498330657600726noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3187956725472881761.post-83311197043072304722009-01-01T18:21:00.000-08:002009-01-01T18:28:00.121-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SV16mIvjMMI/AAAAAAAAADg/c1s9vOPHQA4/s1600-h/IMG_2362.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SV16mIvjMMI/AAAAAAAAADg/c1s9vOPHQA4/s320/IMG_2362.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286516333203370178" border="0" /></a>At missionary boot camp in Colorado everyone got an opportunity to talk about where they were going. We now know people all over the world!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3187956725472881761-8331119704307230472?l=godickinsons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dick and Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238498330657600726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3187956725472881761.post-49052023604458093372008-12-16T21:30:00.001-08:002008-12-16T21:44:57.983-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SUiOzDnNrsI/AAAAAAAAADY/XrFQgn7t9XY/s1600-h/DSC07233.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SUiOzDnNrsI/AAAAAAAAADY/XrFQgn7t9XY/s320/DSC07233.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280627570886160066" border="0" /></a>We are running the final lap of this 3 week intensive missionary training here in Colorado. Your probably thinking "you lucky dogs...Colorado in December!!!" and you would be right but not because of the awesomeness of the spectacularly awesome scenery. This program is literally changing my life for the better. By God's grace, I will be a better follower of Christ, a more awesome husband, a much more sensitive father, a wiser missionary and if God ever places us in a church in America, a more gentle shepherd. Hows that for awesomeness...I like how Jack Black uses that word in Kung Fu Panda. Please check out our website and if you want to give to help us plant churches across Belgium, feel free to invest. There is a place to do it on line from our website: www.GoDickinsons.com<br />Blessings!<br />Dick<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3187956725472881761-4905202360445809337?l=godickinsons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dick and Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238498330657600726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3187956725472881761.post-29965823247367586282008-12-03T21:32:00.000-08:002008-12-03T21:40:44.586-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/STdtD2fYgBI/AAAAAAAAAC0/RKb4JVKOos0/s1600-h/DSC06983.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/STdtD2fYgBI/AAAAAAAAAC0/RKb4JVKOos0/s320/DSC06983.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275805401422004242" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I was confused which airport we were in but now that we've settled into 3 weeks of Missionary boot camp in beautiful Colorado..I feel a little settled...my clothes are actually in a drawer and not in my silver hardsided suitcase or on the floor of whatever room we've been given for a night. I can relate to Jesus.."no place to lay his head"<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3187956725472881761-2996582324736758628?l=godickinsons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dick and Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238498330657600726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3187956725472881761.post-5203911266726441962008-10-07T11:12:00.000-07:002008-10-07T11:34:40.750-07:00Bradley shows Dick how to use his Apple...yummmm!!!!!<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-f2023abc40d3ad2f" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v8.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Df2023abc40d3ad2f%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330310745%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D7ABB93F3F376F7BD3C86735ECEB2C760310F3199.5C643DD530005ABFD9BE92D86A44BC2A738058FD%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Df2023abc40d3ad2f%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DBrZAjI_Kk22Vtnt1EE3sUZ7TpkE&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v8.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Df2023abc40d3ad2f%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330310745%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D7ABB93F3F376F7BD3C86735ECEB2C760310F3199.5C643DD530005ABFD9BE92D86A44BC2A738058FD%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Df2023abc40d3ad2f%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DBrZAjI_Kk22Vtnt1EE3sUZ7TpkE&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3187956725472881761-520391126672644196?l=godickinsons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dick and Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238498330657600726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3187956725472881761.post-39568735546240350692008-10-05T20:47:00.000-07:002008-10-05T21:07:47.475-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SOmOT9IrQ7I/AAAAAAAAACo/WxsAFh5-G3Y/s1600-h/102_102.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253886913784005554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SOmOT9IrQ7I/AAAAAAAAACo/WxsAFh5-G3Y/s320/102_102.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">We will be speaking at several churches in New York, going to Indianapolis for new missionary orientation and speaking at the Free Methodist European Conference in Belgium all in October and November! To top it off we get to see our youngest, Katie and her new husband Bradley in Maryland!</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3187956725472881761-3956873554624035069?l=godickinsons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dick and Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238498330657600726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3187956725472881761.post-25169041267428362052008-10-02T10:27:00.001-07:002008-10-02T10:51:19.352-07:00<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SOUGEGcknAI/AAAAAAAAACc/HNkpQX6XrUk/s320/DSC06744.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252611207917247490" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Push up contest for the manly men of the youth group!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SOUGEGcknAI/AAAAAAAAACc/HNkpQX6XrUk/s1600-h/DSC06744.JPG"> </a><br />    <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>                 <div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SOUFQ8PWbVI/AAAAAAAAACU/KRIWBfshH1A/s320/DSC06755.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252610329004109138" /><div><br /></div><div>Sheila with Sarah who is heading to the mission field with YWAM!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Three youth accepted Christ and several rededicated themselves to Christ that evening!!!!    <div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3187956725472881761-2516904126742836205?l=godickinsons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dick and Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238498330657600726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3187956725472881761.post-33067121063189033782008-09-20T14:11:00.000-07:002008-09-20T14:25:06.988-07:00<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SNVnfVoDrMI/AAAAAAAAACE/iZO7sSXVkSg/s320/IMG_2266.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248214728848944322" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SNVnrT9hpOI/AAAAAAAAACM/8_jQKhevyHY/s1600-h/IMG_2271.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SNVnrT9hpOI/AAAAAAAAACM/8_jQKhevyHY/s320/IMG_2271.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248214934560548066" /></a><br />I'm so glad I brought such joy to my son-in-law at the Puyallup fair near Tacoma, Washington. The <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Extreme Scream </span></span></span>shoots you up at 8 "g"s, bounces you a few times then hauls you to the top and drops you at about the same force! No bueno!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3187956725472881761-3306712106318903378?l=godickinsons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dick and Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238498330657600726noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3187956725472881761.post-36409793240971412232008-09-12T23:20:00.000-07:002008-09-12T23:27:01.690-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SMtdH5AJSNI/AAAAAAAAAB8/QpIxlPPQfbw/s1600-h/West+Coast+Tour+"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245388581144971474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SMtdH5AJSNI/AAAAAAAAAB8/QpIxlPPQfbw/s320/West+Coast+Tour+%2708+102.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SMtb_ValDcI/AAAAAAAAABs/v2TeHmeVhRE/s1600-h/West+Coast+Tour+"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245387334641585602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V-OAv-wPsnU/SMtb_ValDcI/AAAAAAAAABs/v2TeHmeVhRE/s320/West+Coast+Tour+%2708+097.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>The view from our friends living room!</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3187956725472881761-3640979324097141223?l=godickinsons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dick and Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238498330657600726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3187956725472881761.post-11082012315288617282008-09-12T23:03:00.000-07:002008-09-12T23:18:40.608-07:00The Rockies are beautiful but have you ever heard of Bonners Ferry, Idaho? We stayed with our friends on Saturday and then spoke in their church on Sunday. We are blessed to have such wonderful friends!<br />D &amp; S<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3187956725472881761-1108201231528861728?l=godickinsons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dick and Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238498330657600726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3187956725472881761.post-57042905109260354692008-09-09T01:32:00.000-07:002008-09-09T01:56:16.484-07:00Hello from Washington State! We are visiting our daughter, <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Carrie</span></strong>, and her husband <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Russell</strong></span> in Puyallup, Washington right now. We've had a wonderful time hanging out with the <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Grittners</span></strong> in Colville, Washington - the <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Doolins</span></strong> in Bonners Ferry, Idaho- the <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Woods</span></strong> and <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Hinrichsens</strong></span> in Walla Walla and <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">my family</span></strong> in Spokane. We've spoken at .....<br /><ul><li>First Free Methodist Church in Spokane</li><li>Bonners Ferry FM Church </li><li>Walla Walla Church of God </li><li> a small group in Colville</li></ul><p>We've raised ....</p><ul><li>over $7,000 in start up costs ($15,000 is our Faith Goal)</li><li>$15,000 in ongoing commiments ($45,000 is our Faith Goal)</li><li>over 50 Prayer Partners (100 is our Faith Goal)</li></ul><p>Next Up....</p><ul><li>September 14th: West Valley Free Methodist Church</li><li>September 21st: Pendleton Free Methodist Church</li><li>September 28th: Chewelah Free Methodist Church</li><li>October 5th: Timberview Christ Fellowship</li></ul><p>Pray...</p><ul><li>protection while we travel</li><li>provision for the ministry</li></ul><p> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3187956725472881761-5704290510926035469?l=godickinsons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dick and Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08238498330657600726noreply@blogger.com0