Today, as with all other days here, has been great. We borrowed a vehicle from another church planter here to drive around Queens and explore. We have driven through several different neighborhoods just looking at what they have to offer. This has truly given us a sense of the city and we can't wait to relocate here and begin our work!
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Survey Trip Day 6
This morning, we got up and went back to Manhattan to just poke around one last time. We took the Ferry to Liberty Island to see the Statue of Liberty and then to Ellis Island. We have paid for unlimited transportation with a double decker bus that has no roof on the upper section. As we were trying to make it back to Midtown Manhattan, it started to rain...so we got out the ponchos and tried to stay as dry as we could. The rain was making us very nervous because we had tickets to the Texas Rangers v NY Yankees game tonight. The rain was hard but did not last long and it did not affect game time.
As we arrived from Grand Central Station to the Bronx and Yankee Stadium, our excitement was brewing. You see, these tickets were a gift from Brandie and the girls for my birthday this past march. I will not recount all the details of the game...but I will say that it was an awesome experience. Every sports fan should make the trip here to watch the Yankees play in the new stadium.
I want to take time right here to say "thank you" to my wonderful, beautiful wife, Brandie. She has stood right beside me (not behind or in front of) in our ministry. The game tickets were a perfect gift for my birthday. "Thank you baby"!!!
We will post pics of the game and other stuff we have seen the last couple of days soon. I am updating the blog from the 4 train that goes from the stadium through the South Bronx to Manhattan. Yikes!!! Then we switch to the "F" train to our hotel in Jamaica.
Tomorrow, we will view a couple of homes for rent so that we have a better idea of what to expect when we move up here. Please pray that we will get to see these apartments (we had some trouble the other day when we tried to look at a couple).
Adam
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As we arrived from Grand Central Station to the Bronx and Yankee Stadium, our excitement was brewing. You see, these tickets were a gift from Brandie and the girls for my birthday this past march. I will not recount all the details of the game...but I will say that it was an awesome experience. Every sports fan should make the trip here to watch the Yankees play in the new stadium.
I want to take time right here to say "thank you" to my wonderful, beautiful wife, Brandie. She has stood right beside me (not behind or in front of) in our ministry. The game tickets were a perfect gift for my birthday. "Thank you baby"!!!
We will post pics of the game and other stuff we have seen the last couple of days soon. I am updating the blog from the 4 train that goes from the stadium through the South Bronx to Manhattan. Yikes!!! Then we switch to the "F" train to our hotel in Jamaica.
Tomorrow, we will view a couple of homes for rent so that we have a better idea of what to expect when we move up here. Please pray that we will get to see these apartments (we had some trouble the other day when we tried to look at a couple).
Adam
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Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Yankee's Game Tomorrow
Just a quick note to let you know that we will be in attendance at the Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees game tomorrow!!! This is my birthday present from Brandie this year. We will blog about the game tomorrow.
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Monday, June 01, 2009
Survey Day 5
We started out our day downtown at F.A.O. Schwarz, the huge toy store. We had about an hour to kill, so we went there to look for some things for our girls. We both felt like little kids again in the amazing toy store! We can't wait to take our girls there to see the amazing things! From there, we jumped on the subway and headed into Brooklyn to meet with Pastor Jim Bickel. We enjoyed some great Italian subs and were able to pick his brain for a little while. I has been so nice to be able to get the advice from these men of God that we have been able to meet while we were here. They have all been such a tremendous help to us.
After our lunch meeting, we jumped back on the Subway and headed back downtown to take a tour of up town Manhattan and Harlem. We were able to see Central Park, The Upper East and West Sides, Harlem, as well as many of the wonderful museums here in NY! It was a beautiful tour! From there we went to "Juniors" restaurant for burgers and dessert. This place is know for their cheesecake, and of course I had to have a piece. Adam enjoyed a piece of Apple Pie with Ice Cream. It was Wonderful! After our dinner, we hopped back on the bus for our last bus tour, which was a night tour of downtown and Brooklyn. We were able to see a more quaint view of the residential areas of Manhattan. Again, we were amazed at how beautiful everything was! We will get some pictures on for you a bit later. We are completely worn out tonight and are headed to bed. Goodnight everyone!
After our lunch meeting, we jumped back on the Subway and headed back downtown to take a tour of up town Manhattan and Harlem. We were able to see Central Park, The Upper East and West Sides, Harlem, as well as many of the wonderful museums here in NY! It was a beautiful tour! From there we went to "Juniors" restaurant for burgers and dessert. This place is know for their cheesecake, and of course I had to have a piece. Adam enjoyed a piece of Apple Pie with Ice Cream. It was Wonderful! After our dinner, we hopped back on the bus for our last bus tour, which was a night tour of downtown and Brooklyn. We were able to see a more quaint view of the residential areas of Manhattan. Again, we were amazed at how beautiful everything was! We will get some pictures on for you a bit later. We are completely worn out tonight and are headed to bed. Goodnight everyone!
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