#puppypatrol

[puppy4mybirthday]

i‘m the kitchen patrol and, yes, there is kitchen entrance fee…

[wehoparty]

Where: Chicago, IL | Cell Block Chicago

When: Feb 15, 2020 | 9pm - 3am

What: Lights Out, Barks Out! Chicago

Who: DJ UltraPup

Tickets: http://bit.ly/2F39HJ1

Presented By: Puppy Patrol

[janinerushton]

Pups are so happy with the snow, #maligator #malinois #springtime #whendogsgocrazy #puppypatrol #dogsgonewild #happy (at Rushton Farms) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvrTimgD5JK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=53phtf60wvhl

[lacorsadolce]

My pup son has decided to start his own security firm. For all inquiries, please email him at [email protected] #dogofinstagram #dogsoftheday #puppy #puppypatrol

[rebeccaakennedy]

Reflection: 20 years of travel with Baylor students

Twenty years ago this month I took my first group of Baylor students on an international mission trip to Denia, Spain. Back then, as director of BRH Choir, I was a 33-year old naïve, idealist with no international travel experience. Had the students and parents known I had never been out of the country, I’m not sure they would have entrusted me with their precious cargo. I look back at that trip with those students as one of the most memorable moments of my life—personal and professional. Occasionally, one encounters an extraordinary group of students, and this was certainly one of those exceptions.

Since that time, I have had the privilege and great fortune to travel the globe on behalf of Baylor. In the early years I lead student teams, but in the last decade my responsibilities have expanded and I have found myself focused on administration, management and strategy more that student development. While I recognize God has gifted me with leadership and administration, I often miss interaction with students who are recipients of these transformational experiences...as am I.

I have seen things I never dreamed I would see. I’ve climbed to the top of the Eiffel Tower, I’ve stood in the Mediterranean, I’ve witnessed the most beautiful sunset on the Masai Mara, I’ve walked the streets of Taipei, I’ve flown over Victoria Falls and visited Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town. As a young girl growing up on a farm in Collinsville, Alabama I never imagined I would have these experiences.

And while I have been fortunate to travel and see these great sites, what has made it extraordinary and fulfilling to me has been the people I’ve met.

I met a young Taiwanese girl who noticed my anxiety on the subway when I was being squeezed on all sides and couldn’t read the signs. She took my hand and, without words, assured me she would not leave.

It was the women in a Kenyan village who greeted me with singing and dancing as if I was the most special person in the world. Of course, they make everyone feel that way. What they didn’t know is the day before I had visited a Masai village where I learned about the horrific practice of FGM, which still exists in remote areas although the Kenyan government has banned it. I left that village feeling sick, angry and hopeless. But the women who greeted me with warmth and acceptance reminded me that there is hope and joy and belief in Kenya.

Then there were two little boys in a Rwandan church. I sat on a back pew, just having visited the genocide memorial, and prayed to God, “How could this tragedy have happened here? Who are these people that would murder their own neighbors and church members? Why did I come here? I never want to come here, again. God, where were you when this happened?” As I wrestled with these deeply spiritual questions two little boys dressed in school uniforms, around age 8 or 9, walked down the aisle to the front of the church, performed the sign of the cross, and knelt to pray. My heart melted and I felt the Holy Spirit saying, “There is hope here, and you’re seeing it in these children.”

Most recently I met a young couple from Vancouver, BC who was volunteering at a no-kill animal shelter in Antiqua, Guatemala. Jack had just graduated from college and Sydney was taking a break from university before continuing her studies. When I met Jack & Sydney they were nearing the end of a six- month South and Central America trip. This was one of their last stops before heading home. As I watched them caring for the 350 dogs and 60 cats in this beautiful remote forested area of Guatemala, I asked them why they wanted to volunteer. They said they would rather do something meaningful and fulfilling instead of hanging out on a beach. Inspirational!

These are only a few of the amazing people I’ve met on this twenty-year journey. As I’ve met people who have spoken to my spirit in profound ways, I have met God.

I don’t know if I’ll be doing this for another twenty years, not likely, but I do know that I am different because of the last two decades of God using people to cross my path and give me insight that I would not have gained on my own. I’m a better version of myself because of the influence of others. They’ve given me hope in humanity and the ability to recognize God in all shapes, sizes, faith traditions, those who proclaim no faith, genders, socioeconomic status, values and cultures.

So, to my fellow Baylor family members, I pray you take advantage of these experiences because they can be transformative if you accept God’s invitation to be changed…to be a better version of yourself. And the world needs transformed people. To quote my friend and colleague Dr. Mike Stroope, “The definition of missions is people being transformed by people being transformed.”

Thanks be to God!

May 2018 in Antigua, Guatemala with Baylor Missions Pre-Vet Team

[scarlettqueen21]

YEET🎾 #puppypatrol 🐶🐶

[nguyen-kelly]

German shepherd patrolling the perimeter... making sure my kid is safe. He cracks me up when he bites the water . . . #germanshepherd #summerdays #poolday #friyay #puppypatrol #herecomethepopo

[wdgsmith]

Tearing up an entire newspaper makes you sleepy I guess #smh #PuppyPatrol (at The Field...Scotlandville, LA)