Hey Guys!!!

Taylor Musial here to tell you about the amazing time I’ve had on tour this year.

On Ministry tour we’ve been given opportunities to meet new people and have times when we’ve had to go out of our comfort zone to meet others who have been impacted by God. Every church that we’ve sung at has welcomed us with open arms and given us a place to stay. There have been a couple times that I wondered, how could we give back and help others just like the host homes and the people we’ve met on tour. So when I heard on Tuesday that we would be doing a service project I was really excited! We found out that we would be helping at a garage that gave people who were less fortunate the opportunity to have things like a car, bike, etc. Good News Garage was a success with the choir because we worked together to get things done. It felt good giving back to people who really needed it. Sometimes living in such a good area we tend to forget that life is not so easy for some and we take for granted the gifts we get from our parents. This service project was worth all the dirt and grime that I got into because I knew that it was worth every ounce of work. Especially when we got onto the bus to leave, I saw a family of 3 little kids picking up bikes with big smiles on their faces. It felt good to know that with a little effort you really can impact someone’s life. Times like these are the ones that I’ll miss the most when I go to college in the fall. Eagles Wings has become another family to me and has changed how I appreciate a lot of things. Each tour is a life-changing experience that really makes you stop and think about what is really important in life.

Peace Out! See you soon!!!

-Taylor

Well hey guys it’s Nick Waite. I’ve been having a very good time on ministry tour and it will make a memorable last year. I am not going to talk about much but I’ll to my best to hit on some of the topics that people have not.  First of all I would like the say John Beed has a new nickname. It is beat um up Beed. John Beed is doing great and in fact, I am sitting by him right now. I asked him if he would like to say anything and he simply shook his head. There really are so many memories on this trip but one of my favorites was tricking Dan Beirne. If you do not know already, Dan and I have been playing djembe together and each concert I like to tell him the wrong order of the songs. He never believes me but the other day I got him to go up and talk about the song that he had prepared with the choir 5 songs before he was suppose to. It was a victorious day! I’ve also made some incredible relationships and I hope to keep them through the years. Everyone on this tour as made it such a positive experience and I couldn’t ask for anything better. I am going to go take a nap but I’ll see you guys in a couple of days.

Hello!! It’s Kelsey Kacz here, and I’m super happy to be blogging right now! This trip has been such an awesome experience, and I love pretty much every minute of it. Although most of the trip has been waking up too early, sleeping on our very long bus rides, and singing in concerts of course, it’s been the experience of a lifetime. I feel more connected to everyone than I ever have before on a trip, and I’m so grateful for that! I think my favorite day so far was coming from Montreal and ending up in Vermont. I got to talk to my mom, who I’ve missed so much and couldn’t talk to because of the cell service in Canada. Also, we got to experience the Good News Garage. It made me feel great inside to know that we were fixing up donated cars so that we could give them to those less fortunate. After driving to the spot we were staying, however, the day was the best it could ever be. We were able to stay in cabins right along the shore of Lake Champlain. It was absolutely gorgeous!! And while a lot of our friends went to go shopping, Kara Combs, Katie Wishnew, Taylor Musial and I went to go “explore.” We walked along in the woods to see if we could see anything cool, and we sure did. We walked up to these rocks that were sort of hidden behind some trees, and ended up looking over the beautiful lake. It was breathtaking! A comment that Katie said really moved me, she said, “How can someone see something this beautiful and not believe in God?” I felt like I was on top of the world with some of my best friends beside me J. After walking back towards the camp, we looked out at the water and saw other people swimming. We decided that we really wanted to go swimming as well, and had almost two hours until we had to be ready to go do a concert. We figured it was just enough time to jump in and swim awhile before we had to go shower and get ready for the concert. Not bothering to go up and change into our swimsuits, we jumped in wearing our clothes. The water was absolutely freezing! But we swam awhile and got pretty used to the water. That whole day was really liberating, and I’m so happy that it worked out that way. Vermont was absolutely beautiful and I’m extremely excited that we got to experience it. I love Ministry Tour 2010! Two words to describe it: life changing.