Author Archives: Kyle Brown

If we have learned anything over these past 11 months, it’s to be flexible. So, as I share a mission trip update, I ask that you continue to be flexible with the Youth Ministry Team as we begin planning for our 2021 Youth Mission Trips.  Dates have been set for both the Jr. High and HighContinue reading “2021 Mission Trips”

ABCs of Mission Trip 3 by Jeff Crague A is for attitude…amazing, positive, and caring B is for bug spray…a necessity during our work on farms and in gardens C is for Cinderella…we saw a wonderful production at the Muny in Forest Park D is for donuts…Kyle brought some from Worlds’s Fair Donuts E isContinue reading “The ABC’s of Mission Trip 3”

This was my first mission trip and we did lots of service, but today was our last day so we got a break. We went to the City Museum this morning and I think it was a really neat experience. We climbed through tunnels, up ladders, and through caves. We also slid down some prettyContinue reading “Fun Day”

Deep Thursday was our last day of service for STL 19. Thursday is DEEP into the week. Our jokes are DEEPER, our service moves DEEPER into the community, our bonds are DEEPER, our care is DEEPER. Thursday was leg day, every day is leg day! 🤣 Lauren has a knack for dramatically overexerting herself thenContinue reading “Deep”

Since this was my first mission trip I didn’t know know what to expect, but I’m so glad I came. Today our group visited an urban farm and helped weed/clean up an empty lot. This lot is going to be used in the future for immigrants and refugees so they can continue some of theContinue reading “Thursday”

🎈🎉Celebrate Good Times, Come On! Let’s Celebrate! 🎉🎈 🕶Kyle & The Gang have much to celebrate in STL today on this momentous occasion marking the twelfth year of the birth of Mia Jeannine Schiesser. 1️⃣2️⃣🤱🏼 🎸⏰We celebrated morning wake up with The Beatles speaker meticulously placed under the Birthday girl’s bed…you say it’s your birthday,Continue reading “Hump Day”

The St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre (commonly known as The Muny) is an amphitheatre located in St. Louis, Missouri. The theatre seats 11,000 people with approximately 1,500 free seats in the last nine rows that are available on a first come, first served basis. The Muny seasons run every year from mid-June to mid-August.

The name of our BBQ joint is a tribute to the late Jim “Pappy” Emerson. He was our brother, uncle, friend and mentor. Pappy kept things simple. He loved the outdoors and he worked hard. When people came to visit, he tried always to provide an atmosphere for great food and good times. A perfectContinue reading “BBQ”

We learned. We served. We saw God. And we won a fooseball tourney! Fortunately, my plan, Kyle’s plan, and God’s plan synched fairly well today. Yet, at the end, I’m still completely exhausted! This time it’s because I was England’s Team Captain and we WON the Human Fooseball World Cup! While I had solid midfieldContinue reading “Tuesday’s Reflection”

This afternoon we went to a human foosball building. We walked into this room with a bunch of games that were life sized like foosball and chess. There were a lot of people we didn’t know but ended up talking with them and making new friends. We played a tournament of human foosball and myContinue reading