by Leslie Hayes | Aug 29, 2011 | Honors Student Achievements
This summer I was given the opportunity to go on a mission project to help an Orphanage in Kazembe, Zambia. The mission project was made available through my home church, Grace Christian Fellowship, in Odessa, Texas. Grace Christian organized the trip and the mission...
by Leslie Hayes | Aug 29, 2011 | Honors Student Achievements
As the bus pulled away from Victoria Coach Station in London, I kept reassuring myself that Edinburgh wouldn’t be too bad by myself. You see the girls who I was traveling with weren’t on the bus with me. They had all gone to see the play “Wicked,” while I had chosen...
by Leslie Hayes | Aug 15, 2011 | Honors Student Achievements
The last leg of my journey ends this week in Dallas. It’s bittersweet seeing the summer tour end, but it’s also kind of nice to kick off my actual summer break. Our last big festival was Sonshine in Minnesota. It was almost like walking into a family reunion when we...
by Leslie Hayes | Aug 15, 2011 | Honors Student Achievements
I woke up bright and early at 4:00 in the morning and headed to the airport for check in. Everything went well and we took about a 3 hour flight to Newark, New Jersey. The ride was smooth and we had about an hour layover and then boarded a plane and took a 10.5 hour...