Dan & Daryl Collins

the story continues…

5 cup family — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:43:08 GMT

Sorry about the low resolution, these are cell phone pictures. Last week was a great week, a reminder of why we do what we do. A couple weeks ago I wrote that Every Number Has a Name. I get to travel to Oruro every couple weeks and work with a group of...(read more)

Happy summer vacation!

5 cup family — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:39:38 GMT

Tonight we’ll go to the downtown performance center and watch as all three kids sing and dance for their end of the school program. The schools here go all out with costumes, choreography, stage crews and lighting. And as the finale of the program...(read more)

Every number has a name

5 cup family — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:13:38 GMT

… 12 short term teams. … 14 believers in discipleship … 15 Bolivian missionaries … 85 leaders being trained … 425 helped with food, shelter, or education November means 2 things: field conference and end-of-the-year reports...(read more)

happy birthday Daryl!

5 cup family — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:01:43 GMT

Well, I turned 31 today. Its been a great day filled with comments like, “Mommy you so beautiful,” from Rachel. Naomi kept making me presents wrapped specially by her along with cards filled with Crayola drawings of how I would look as a princess...(read more)

from argentina

5 cup family — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:55:58 GMT

Air travel here can be different than the US. Sure, they use airports and planes. But in the middle of check-in, you have to take your partial boarding pass to another part of the airport, pay the “airport use tax”, return, fight your way...(read more)

5 cup family — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:33:35 GMT

You know that gut feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you something isn’t quite right? I’ve had that feeling for the last few days. Dan wrote that our suitcase was found…well now we aren’t so sure. Correspondence with...(read more)

a call from Africa

5 cup family — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:23:35 GMT

This morning I got a call from Ghana Africa, yes, Africa. At first I thought it was something like that prank e-mail “Greetings from Nigeria…”, the call was full of static, and I could just understand his english, he asked for my wife...(read more)

i found chocolate!

5 cup family — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:46:09 GMT

Many of you who know me know that chocolate and coffee are two of my favorite things. I have exciting news… I have found a fabulous chocolate shop! And it’s real chocolate not imitation chocolate. It’s the “holy cow this is heavenly”...(read more)

smells like a papa

5 cup family — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:36:45 GMT

I had just gotten back from a trip, so I dropped my bags and spent the afternoon watching movies with our kids. Partway through Mosters Inc., I noticed an familiar but stinky odor, and not wanting to point out the youngest who though in pullups occasionally...(read more)

a week without coffee?

5 cup family — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:18:27 GMT

Yes, I have decided to go a week without coffee. And here is the reason since many of you have asked me if anything was wrong. Those of you who know me know that coffee is a major part of my daily life and to cut it out is a big deal. Nothing is wrong...(read more)

photos, phones, and peace in bolivia

5 cup family — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:12:13 GMT

The slip and slide was filled with soap, laughter abounded, and everyone was completely soaked. Though only a balmy 75 degrees, these high school and college-age students were enjoying a weekend retreat in sunny lower La Paz, a good 1500 feet lower than...(read more)

clean hands

5 cup family — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:24:23 GMT

quote of the day “Rachel did you wash your hands?” “yyeeeessssss. See? (she held up her hands) I licked ‘em all clean.”...(read more)

papa’s lips & other randomness

5 cup family — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:27:13 GMT

Rachel bolted out of her room the other day with 6 purses on her arm and something in her hand. “What’s that Rachel?” I asked. She skidded to a stop, turned around, and said, “I have papa’s lips (chapstick). Don’t wowry...(read more)

6 years old!

5 cup family — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:47:42 GMT

Well, my sweet little girl turned 6 last week. Wow does time fly. She wanted a purse party so we celebrated at home with all her friends. I made a purse shaped cake (thanks Betty Crocker for the cake design) and the kids all made masks for their treats...(read more)

home again, home again jiggedy jig

5 cup family — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:00:56 GMT

I had a great trip to La Paz, El Alto, and Oruro. There were a number of great stories from playing freeze tag at 11,000 feet (adds a new meaning to being “out of breath”), eating choripan for the first time (sure beat hamburgers), preaching...(read more)