http://cornerstonenj.org/acblog A place for our community to explore and share together about how Christmas is changing [us] Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:43:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Its been about two weeks since I returned from Adak. I was able to address Cornerstone the First Sunday that I was in New Jersey to update you all personally on the progress of the project. If you were not around to see it (and we can discuss your shameful ... http://cornerstonenj.org/acblog/2010/11/03/memoirs-of-an-ex-ex-pat/ It is very exciting up in Adak as two very monumental events are taking place simultaneously. Primarily, the walls have finally reached the point that we can begin positioning the trusses we have been building on the ground in preparation for our roofing which should arrive in a few days. ... http://cornerstonenj.org/acblog/2010/10/10/244/ This week, we are purchasing our massive lumber order for the roof system and we are bursting with excitement as our architect and engineer back home have given us some excellent news regarding the construction of our trusses which means the roof will go up a lot faster and easier ... http://cornerstonenj.org/acblog/2010/09/20/adak-is-bursting-with-truss-excitement/ The Cornerstone Six have arrived in full have been promptly put to work all over the compound! Most notably, they have continued digging our well so we can bust through the layer of quartz twenty feet below our feet. We have a twenty fut hole at the bottom of which ... http://cornerstonenj.org/acblog/2010/08/30/we-finally-got-to-drop-miguel-in-a-dark-hole-somewhere/ The word has spread in Adak that we will be soon visited by a team from Cornerstone and we are all very excited for our guests to arrive! So please keep these six in your prayers as they fly out on the 22nd and prepare to arrive in Adak on ... http://cornerstonenj.org/acblog/2010/08/19/anticipation-mounts-in-adak/ Construction is going very well as we continue to build op the walls of the Health Center. For the past several days, We have had the help of another team lead my Jesse Kroeze's Father, Jack which made a lot of our projects much easier. One of those projects included ... http://cornerstonenj.org/acblog/2010/08/09/an-unexpected-visitor/ Though it pains me greatly to say it, Jordan will be departing Uganda this weekend and returning to all you lovely folks. So prepare for a mentally exhausted, likely unshaven, man using a ridiculous African accent in desperate need of a cheeseburger and ice cream. Please oblige ... http://cornerstonenj.org/acblog/2010/07/28/a-fond-farewell/ So as Adam is taking over the day to day responsibilities my job is becoming less exhaustive allowing me to enjoy life in Adak a bit more than I ever anticipated. I only have 7 more days left in Adak then I will begin my return home. I'll set out ... http://cornerstonenj.org/acblog/2010/07/21/1-week-left/ With the exception of a very stubborn stomach bug that has seemingly just been circulating between the three full time Adak residents, things have been going marvelously. We have begun the pour on the second half of the building and done the lay out for the upper part with hopes ... http://cornerstonenj.org/acblog/2010/07/21/the-much-anticipate-ttw-team-arrival/ Hello everyone, Things are going marvelously here in Adak! We are currently pouring the floor for the medical center which is making this strategically piled dirt look more and more like a substantial building! And while our engineer focuses on that, Jordan and I have been doing a lot of ... http://cornerstonenj.org/acblog/2010/07/16/life-in-the-hut-penthouse/