And So It Begins…

June 30, 2003 @ 5:47 am by Pressed

Today we start our mission tracks, which means we actually leave the campus and go out to the mission field to do ministry in the area of Charleston. I believe about 21 groups will be going to different locations to do different types of ministry. I am driving the van for my group which is children’s ministry. This should be interesting because we are going to a place where my site leader has not even been and she doesn’t know what to expect when we get there. FLEXABLE is the term that must be learned when you take these kinds of trips. I know that several groups have to drive 30 to 40 min just to get to their site and I am hoping that ours is close, but I will find out today.

Things are going great here in Charelston, despite the rain that continues to plauge us. But by the grace of God it only rains in the evening and has yet to rain during the day when it would most affect us. I think that most of our students are having a great time and I continue to hope and pray that this is a life changing experience for them.

Well for now I need to go, I have to pick up the lunches for our group before I can go to breakfast then park a great and mighty distance from the cafeteria, so I better get started.

Pressed - but certainly not crushed!

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Oh My Goodness Look What They’ve Done

June 26, 2003 @ 1:15 pm by Pressed

It looks like whoever stole my car decided to hit some things on both sides of it because the front fenders are smashed in on both sides and there are various scrapes and scratches down the sides.

They got into the car by drilling into and punching out the key hole on the driverside door. As you can see by the arrow there is no key hole there it is just a big empty hole.

The other fun little thing is the fact that the auto body shop, Central Auto Body, located on Big Bend in St. Louis left the sunroof open in my car and didn’t cover it with anything so that the huge rain we had last night soaked everything. When I opened my car I looked in and saw about 2 inches of water collected in the floor of the car. Everything is soaked, carpet, console, leather seats, everything! Now it is getting warm today so that stuff is going to mildew and stink!

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For Crying Out Loud!

June 25, 2003 @ 10:03 pm by Pressed

Today has been one messed up day which was all started by the little theif that stole my car. I was planning on working on youth stuff and preparing for the mission trip that we are leaving on this Friday but instead I spent the entire day on the phone with the insurance agent, the insurance adjuster, the car dealership, the police, the G.A.P. insurance office and Casey who was constantly updating me on what she was doing. I also got a couple calls from Michael who was conserned and worried about the whole ordeal. It think he was more shook up about it than I was.

Anyway after giving up on them ever finding my car again I remained on the phone with all of these people trying to figure out what my next step is going to be and then at about 1:00 this afternoon I get a call from the police department that they found my car. Apparently the kid who stole it had an accident and smashed the front end of the vehicle up. It wasn’t in driving condition so it had to be towed and he gave me one hour to get someone to tow it before they called the city to impound the car. I then had to call my insurance agent, who had to call the main office, who had to call a manager to get a tow truck and tow it to one of their body shops that they use to repair vehicles before the city came and grabbed it. So the bad news is that the front end is smashed, there are several dents, and the trunk lock is busted out. The good news is my Harry Potter book, my Palm Tungstun, and Casey’s purse and belongings are all still in the car…along with a few new items that aren not mine such as a power drill and a couple debit cards that don’t belong to me. I am driving down tomorrow morning to get my personal items and to take a look at the damage myself.

Now I have to deal with the insurance adjustors who are going to be calling me, recording me, asking me questions and trying to do what is cheap for them and I am supposed to fill out paper work that they are mailing to me that I won’t even get to until I get back from the Mission Trip. That unfortunatly means that my car will sit un-touched until I get back. *sigh* The other bad thing about it all is that I have to pay a $500 deductable. Wow, a wasted 500 bucks just so some kid can go joy riding in my car. WELL WOO HOO!

But hey, what can I do about it? Not a thing. It’s just a car, ain’t nothin’ but a thang.

Pressed

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Have You Seen This Car?

June 24, 2003 @ 12:54 am by Pressed

If there was ever a time for cursing now is that time! Me and my friends decided to take a trip to the Muny tonight. Since there was five of us going me and Mr. Wright both decided to drive. We get up there, we get into the Free seats at the Muny and prepare to watch the show. About half way into the show Casey, my girlfriend, decided that she hated it and wanted to go home so I reluctantly left even though I would have liked to have seen the rest of the show. So as we are casually walking out to my car I realize that I can’t find it. I went up and down several different isles and I push the panic alarm on my key chain trying to find it but it simply was not there. SOME FREAK STOLE IT! I find myself standing in the parking lot in the middle of forest park an hour away from home and being more clam than I should be at that point. Then I walk over to a police officer to report it stolen since there were several police officers standing around plus four or five police cars patrolling the area. *sigh* So it is reported, it hasn’t been found yet, and I am without a car. This decided to happen three days before I leave for a week mission trip I might add which makes things that much worse.

If you have seen my vehicle could you please let me know. It is a 2002 Black Pontiac Grand Am GT1 with a sun roof, leather seats, and my Harry Potter book is in it too!

Pressed - So much for avoiding evil, it finds me wherever I go!

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And So It Begins!

June 21, 2003 @ 11:25 am by Pressed

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix came out today and I just so happen to be at wal-mart last night or err… early this morning at about 12:00 a.m. to pick up my copy. It’s unfortunate that I only read one chapter last night before I fell asleep, but I have been reading all morning as well. I am enjoying it so far and once again it has the same magical finess that Rowling can so easily create that simply captivates you and makes you want to continue reading.

I have a wedding to go to and a Cardinals baseball game that I am taking my Youth to tonight so I have a busy day ahead of me once again. I may have to sneak my Harry Potter book along with me to read on the way.

Pressed

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