They fixed it!

I really should be hitting the sack, but I thought I'd take advantage of our newly restored internet connection.

The classes I taught today went really well, plus we made some good connections with students. Might even see some as summer staff at Timber-lee in a few months.

Later...gotta teach a teambuilding workshop in a few hours.

They crashed the network!

Good morning, folks. The internet is down here at EBI, so I'm forced to resort to my phone to stay connected. Gotta love technology!

Our meetings have gone well, and we've made good connections with EBI students and staff. Gotta teach some classes this afternoon, then head to the Eastern Mountain Sports store in Pittsford (no trip to NY would be complete without a pilgrimage to EMS....maybe buy a new hat!)

We're in New York!

Well guys, we arrived safely at Elim tonight (11pm EST). The travel was fast and uneventful...until we hit whiteout conditions south of Buffalo, NY. Cars & semis in the ditch, traffic slowed to 35mph. Pretty hairy until we got closer to Buffalo, then it was pretty decent the rest of the way to Elim.

Gonna hit the sack. We're both pretty bushed.

Zzzzzzzzzzz

Pray for my arm...and my trip!

Hey guys, I could really use your prayers. I pulled a muscle in my right arm and it smarts! It's been like this for over a week & the pain is getting a little old. Those of you who know me know that I have a pretty high tolerance for pain...

Also, I leave for New York on Wednesday with my friend & co-worker Matt for a few days at Elim Bible Institute. I'm going to teach some camping classes & talk Adventure Ed with the college's president. Matt is meeting with their internship director to discuss partnering with them, which could mean a steady stream of summer staff & LCMs that Timber-lee could invest in.

Just checking in

I realized it's been a few days since I posted anything. Nothing huge going on at this point. I got my acceptance notification from Beacon University...it's official, I'm a college student again. Probably start classes this summer.

I leave for New York on the 23rd. Heading back to Elim Bible Institute, this time with my friend Matt, to teach some classes & promote internship opportunities for Elim students. I may be meeting with the school's president to talk about what it would take to start & run an adventure education program at Elim. Could use your prayers.

Olivia's got TWO teeth starting to peek out now. It's so fun to watch her grow - it's happening so fast!

It's here!

Well, 2007 is officially history, so that can mean only one thing...ok, it could actually mean a number of things...but anyway, it's time for my 2007 "Best Of" collection of photos taken over the past year. I've created a public gallery on my photography site, www.prowitzphoto.com, where you can view or even purchase prints of selections from the "Best Of" collections from 2005 to date. Enjoy!

To view them, click on "Purchase", then "Best of" Collection under "Public Galleries."

God's Finger

I can't believe how much snow we've gotten this season! No blizzards like last year, but we've had good snowfall after snowfall. Today starts our first weekend camp at Timber-lee for high school students. We we're worried about not having enough snow for the winter activities.

We were worried...hah! God is so good. Today's storm is finally slowing down after dumping another 8 inches on us.

It's a reminder to me that God is interested & involved in ALL the details of our lives. I remember a number of years ago, we had a group scheduled for a day of ropes course activities. As their day drew near, the weather forecast was not in their favor. The night before, they were predicting "100% chance of thunderstorms." Not looking good.

The next morning, I went over some last minute details with their youth pastor. "By the way, it looks like the weather's going to be a problem today & we may have to cut things short depending on when it hits." "We've been praying all week for today," was his response, "and we're believing that it's not going to affect us."

By 3pm, under blue skies & tall clouds to our north & south, I was getting a little curious as to where our "100%" storms were. I sneaked away to my office where I could check radar images on the web.

As someone who took meteorology classes in high school & college, I couldn't believe what I saw...

The entire region was experiencing strong storms...except us. Looking at the radar image, it was a mass of green, orange, and red, but right through the middle of it, it looked like someone had taken their finger and erased a 20 mile wide straight line right through the middle of it. Animating the map, Timber-lee stayed exactly in the middle of that line.

I went back out to the course to meet up with the youth pastor. "I'm witnessing the answer to your prayers, live on Doppler radar."

Two hours later, as we were finishing the last group of the day, we heard our first rumble of thunder & it started to rain.