Art Processing

On the last day of FUI we had a retreat of silence (yes that is 3 hours of intentional silence). That is when I created this - the words are from Psalm 46. I was deciding to embrace my artistic side of life. I then put this on my FUI wall right above my dresser. Some of my favorite FUI pictures from both 2007 and 2010 border my artwork.

Napping Part Three

FUI Interns love napping. What else needs to be said? We all do it - it's a way to pretend it's not as hot as it really is.

Napping: Part 2

See now Kevin's tired.

Napping: Part 1

FUI makes people tired. Very tired. So they have to nap in the living rooms of the Pink House. The problem with this plan is people enjoy taking pictures of sleeping people. That's why you should nap in your own room.

Re-Locater BBQ

Once a week during the year, the re-locaters in Fresno get together to have a BBQ and prayer time. This really has nothing to do with the actually event but Matt just looks like his head isn't really attached to his body and Zoe looks in pain. It is a great picture.

Project Completed

We were scheduled to finish the fence at 2 pm but with all these people we got done at 11:45 am. The power of 36 people really goes far.

Helping Hands

Today we helped take down a fence for one of the neighbors in Fresno. Through an organization called FUND and One by One they help people do much needed home improvement projects for free. They had already redone a lot of the house but they asked the FUI team to help tear down the wire fence and put up a new one. We did this same thing three years ago as well.

Where For Art Thou...

So we were going through a cross-cultural simulation and there were some groups on the front porch. It is the loudest on the front porch so Bryce wants to see what's going on. He is the tiny head sticking out of the large window.

Fulton Mall

Today we went on an exploration of the Fulton Mall - one of the few outdoor mall areas of its kind. It was used as a way to keep people in downtown but shortly after the Fulton Mall was built, plans for Fashion (a mall in North Fresno) were approved. Now this once thriving place is an area in which you can find a lot of emptiness and despair. But there is still beauty here - the architecture is very unique and many of the fountains are to reflect the rivers and waterfalls found in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Also you can find just about every type of food from hot dog stands to tamale stands. It is a truly unique place in downtown Fresno.

Cody! Ole!

So this is Cody - he is amazing and adorable. I think he may begin to walk this summer (which would be great!) But he is such a clown and knows exactly what makes people laugh. Including posing for a lot of pictures. One of the great things about being on staff is getting to know both Bryce and Cody - as well as Todd and Carrie.

By the way, Cody's favorite word is "Ball!" Whenever he shouts it, he points to where the ball last was and expects you to get it for him.