I am (finally) moving forward and taking the next step towards moving down to Santiago! I am putting everything together to officially send out my support letter and brochure.
2 things:
If you are ready to send a check or start monthly support you can send it to:
G.O. Ministries
11501 plantside dr suite 14. Louisville ky 40299
Put Kyle Bradley in the memo
Also, if you would like your email and address to go on my support database so you get the support info please let me know. I have a lot of people on there but If you haven't received an email from me in the past few months you're probably not on there!
Thank you all so much for your support and love and encouragement. It means a ton to me
Kyle
Monday, November 28, 2011
Introducing G.O. Ministries
Friends and Family,
I am so excited to announce that I will be officially joining G.O. Ministries (GO) and returning to the DR as a full-time Missionary in June of 2012! It has been my dream and passion to become fully involved in Sports Ministry in the DR, and specifically establishing a Christian Sports Complex. GO has been such an incredible answer to prayer confirming my next step and a testament to God’s perfect timing. I was praying for wisdom, clarity and a feeling of peace while seeking a ministry partner, and that is exactly what I received before/during/after my visit to G.O. Ministries US headquarters in Louisville.
I am so grateful for my time in Constanza with Kids Alive International (KAI). I learned many valuable lessons and made life-long friendships. God blessed me in those 2 years, clearly preparing me for future work with Dominicans. I am excited to continue those established KAI relationships serving on the island.
I am humbled to see how God introduced me to GO and to see His hand guiding the whole process. I am excited to continue learning more about G.O. Ministries. As I take this step forward in faith, I want to share with you a little bit more about GO and the direction that God is taking this ministry!
GO has been in the DR for over 15 years and is committed to Sports Ministry. In addition to their work in Sports, they also serve their communities through church planting, nutrition centers, medical clinics, primary schools, ongoing training, water purification projects and kingdom businesses. GO is currently ministering in 3 different areas in the DR, as well as 5 other countries around the world. My main focus will be in Santiago, which is the 2nd largest city in the DR, 2 hours away from my former site in Constanza.
I truly believe that the key to transforming lives and communities is through partnerships with national leaders and I appreciate GO’s commitment to this model. GO’s mission statement states very clearly what they are about,; “G.O. Ministries seeks to empower passionate, Local Leaders serving inside their cultures to Redeem people, Renew communities and Restore Creation by developing dynamic International Partnerships in Ministry that result in mutual transformation.”
I am excited that GO shares my passion in emphasizing small group discipleship. I can’t wait to really pour in to the lives of young men in the DR and fully invest in helping them become the leaders, examples, athletes and MEN that God calls them to be.
GO is currently preparing to launch their “Leadership Development Complex,” which is their collective plan to bring their ministry to the next level in the DR. GO does an excellent job of laying out their vision on their website. Please visit http://www.go-ministries.org/
This Leadership Development Complex will be a main part of my role with GO and I am excited to help see these plans become a reality. I feel strongly that this is an incredible way to reach the youth in Santiago and will open many doors to continue transforming this community and the sports world in the DR! Short term teams come serve alongside nationals to help with ongoing projects, as well as build powerful, long lasting relationships between the two cultures.
I am currently preparing to start my support-raising in order to move down to Santiago in June. I will send a more complete report through the mail. If your address has changed in the past 2 years, please let me know. (Also let me know if you receive this email at multiple email addresses).
I covet your prayers during this time of preparation and would love to hear from you with words of encouragement or questions about my future plans with GO. Feel free to call or email me at any time.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Ernest Shackleford
I am always so encouraged when I have the chance to worship at Glen Ellyn Bible Church during my visits to Wheaton. This Sunday, Pastor Kelly Brady, shared a tremendous parallel to how we need to be ready for Christ's 2nd coming.
Right before WWI, Ernest Shackleford was attempting to pass Antarctica from one coast to the other through the South pole. Long story short, they faced incredible weather and ice and their entire ship went under after 10 months of drifting in the ocean. They floated and survived for another 5 months before making it to Elephant Island. After 497 days they were finally on land again.
Shackleford realized that there was no hope for them to be rescued on Elephant Island, so he took off with 5 other men, leaving 22 behind. They survived a 17 day, 800 mile trek through treacherous waters. 21 months after the initial departure, Shackleford's full crew of 28 was saved.
I had heard this story dozens of times from my Grandfather, due to the incredible leadership and perseverance shown by Shackleford, but Pastor Brady shed a new light. When Shackleford returned to Elephant Island, he found his crew waiting patiently fully packed and ready to go. Every day they waited fully prepared, and every night after another day of waiting they unpacked everything they had and set up camp for the night. After months and months of this routine, they never wavered. What a great testament to how we need to prepare ourselves every single second for the return of Christ. What an eternal shame if we were to be caught unprepared.
(sorry if i messed up any details of this story!)
Right before WWI, Ernest Shackleford was attempting to pass Antarctica from one coast to the other through the South pole. Long story short, they faced incredible weather and ice and their entire ship went under after 10 months of drifting in the ocean. They floated and survived for another 5 months before making it to Elephant Island. After 497 days they were finally on land again.
Shackleford realized that there was no hope for them to be rescued on Elephant Island, so he took off with 5 other men, leaving 22 behind. They survived a 17 day, 800 mile trek through treacherous waters. 21 months after the initial departure, Shackleford's full crew of 28 was saved.
I had heard this story dozens of times from my Grandfather, due to the incredible leadership and perseverance shown by Shackleford, but Pastor Brady shed a new light. When Shackleford returned to Elephant Island, he found his crew waiting patiently fully packed and ready to go. Every day they waited fully prepared, and every night after another day of waiting they unpacked everything they had and set up camp for the night. After months and months of this routine, they never wavered. What a great testament to how we need to prepare ourselves every single second for the return of Christ. What an eternal shame if we were to be caught unprepared.
(sorry if i messed up any details of this story!)
Monday, September 26, 2011
Life in the US
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| I forgot to steal pictures from Kiawah for the blog..so here they are! Such a fun trip and great to see almost all of our family (missed Chris and Kirk) |
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| Tubby McWaddlesalot wasn't too excited for this picture, but it was fun bonding with him and Hendo. |
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| Fun night hunting for night crab's with Eric and Henry. The moon was SWEET the pictures don't do it justice. |
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| Henry looking sharp in his NC Wesleyan jersey! |
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| 2 of my favorites. Yovanny and Jazzmine, spent a lot of time with them my last few weeks in the DR |
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| My little Dominican Niece, Ali. |
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| Spending time in Wheaton with the Cabin Time crew. Figure I should include this since Schletz is one of my most loyal readers. |
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| Fun road trip with my parents (yup!) from Wheaton to Kiawah to Rocky Mount. Very thankful for them doing that with my to get my car down there. It was fun to have them in Rocky Mount to get an idea of where I'll be for a while. |
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| Pretty eventful first week with an Earthquake, Hurricane and Tornado. 35 trees fell on our campus and obviously the only 2 that landed on anything fell on our bullpen and fencing! Insurance covered it though so its all good and will end up probably looking better than before. |
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| I hate big scary colorful spiders. Unfortunately they are everywhere around our field since we are right next to a little mini forest. |
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| Baseball coach? |
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| Amazing whirlwind trip to Tallahassee for FSU-OU game. Great time with family and friends. Very thankful for my authentic FSU family hosts the Kelloggs! |
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| My long lost little buddy from Caroline and Kirk's wedding. |
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| Blurry picture....sweet tradition |
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| The VIP crew for the weekend @crbourne and @benkuenzle #noles #noregretsweekend #didthatjusthappen? |
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| My new home. |
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| A lot harder to take pictures of the field than I anticipated. Very beautiful field and I have/will be spending lots of time there! |
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Barrio Flores and Barrio Cercado Abajo Outreaches
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| One of my favorite pictures I've taken since living here. Her role was to help the little kids color, but she took it one step further and got out the bible and read to the calm kids while they were coloring. The kids really stepped up and did a great job. |
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| The kids lining up to have their evangelism bracelets tied on by the Ark kids. |
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| In Barrio Flores coloring with the kids. They kept coming and we had about 200 by the end. |
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| It was a challenge trying to do a bible story with all these kids! |
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| These are 3 sisters that I got to know in January and hadn't seen since. I went to their house to see if they could come to the outreach and they weren't there. About 5 minutes later I saw them running towards me down the street with huge smiles! I was glad they hadn't forgotten me. |
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| Kids working hard on their evangelism bracelets and cards for the kids. |
The 6 week summer interns and I all had the same reflection when talking about the kids in the Ark. We decided to do something about it and started teaching the older kids how to lead VBS for kids in the community. The kids may fight and get mad about little things sometimes at the Ark, but they all really stepped up and did a great job. There were more kids than we expected but the Ark kids had a great attitude. I think they really learned more about the blessings they have and about serving others that aren't as fortunate as them.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Glen Ellyn Bible Church
I know I have been slacking on my blog lately. Lots is happening here, and I've been extremely busy. I'm starting to realize that I will be busy pretty much up until the day I leave (August 1).
I figured I could cheat this week and post a link to Glen Ellyn Bible Church's ongoing blog for the week! This is a special church for me as they are my sending and supporting church.
http://gebcindr.blogspot.com/
I figured I could cheat this week and post a link to Glen Ellyn Bible Church's ongoing blog for the week! This is a special church for me as they are my sending and supporting church.
http://gebcindr.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Math Question
Ok this question was argued to death with a few members in the group that I was with in Haiti. If there is anyone smart out there that actually reads my blog please comment and let me know!
Ok so when you divide 1 by 1/2 you get 2, and the smaller the fraction you divide by the larger the answer. I.e. 1 / 1/4 = 4 ; 1 / 1/8 = 8 ; etc. So as you approach zero with the fraction the number gets infinitely larger. But what happens when you actually divide by zero?
The group was generally divided into 2 thoughts
1. My thought is that since you multiply by the reciprocal of the fraction 0 / 0 then you get zero.
2. The other argument is that it doesn't make sense that as you approach zero the number is getting infinitely bigger, but then all of a sudden when you reach zero it goes all the way back to zero?
It is confusing to try and type it out but hopefully somebody out there understands and can help me out!
Ok so when you divide 1 by 1/2 you get 2, and the smaller the fraction you divide by the larger the answer. I.e. 1 / 1/4 = 4 ; 1 / 1/8 = 8 ; etc. So as you approach zero with the fraction the number gets infinitely larger. But what happens when you actually divide by zero?
The group was generally divided into 2 thoughts
1. My thought is that since you multiply by the reciprocal of the fraction 0 / 0 then you get zero.
2. The other argument is that it doesn't make sense that as you approach zero the number is getting infinitely bigger, but then all of a sudden when you reach zero it goes all the way back to zero?
It is confusing to try and type it out but hopefully somebody out there understands and can help me out!
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