For all of our friends and family who want to be up to date on where we will be and what we are doing here is a rough outline of our itinerary!! I will be doing my best to update things
Sunday, September 25th: dance at the Greenlane Centre church service & talk about Messengerz and who we are.
Monday, September 26th: DANCE CAMP DAY #1
*morning session: 9-12 pm.
2 teachers are with 7-10 year olds
2 teachers are with 11-13 year olds
*afternoon session: 1-4 pm.
all teachers are together
ages 14-18
Tuesday, September 27th: DANCE CAMP DAY #2
REPEAT.
Wednesday, September 28th: DANCE CAMP DAY #3
REPEAT.
*PULSE event at the University with Greenlane young adults ministry – sharing our testimonies, encouraging university students to use their gifts for the Lord, what dance means to us, etc.
Thursday, September 29th: DANCE CAMP DAY #4
REPEAT.
Friday, September 30th: DANCE CAMP DAY #5
REPEAT.
*performance at 7 pm at the church
Saturday, October 1st: HOBBITON. YUSSSSS.
*Andrew drives us to Matamata and drops us off at Hobbiton all day, picks us up and takes us to stay with his extended family at their home in Taupo for the night.
Sunday, October 2nd: Andy picks us up in Taupo and we spend the day driving back to Wainuiomata. About 6 hour drive.
*prep for camp starting tomorrow!
Monday, October 3rd: DANCE CAMP DAY #1
*morning sessions change to a new church location every day! – 10-2 pm.
* morning sessions will only be teens who are 13+
*afternoon mentoring sessions – 3:30-5:30 pm.
*each of us will be paired with a girl for our mentor time in the afternoon – the four girls are dancers and are ages 8, 16, 17 and 21.
*mentorship time goes from 3:30-4:30 pm
*choreography time with our girls is from 4:30-5:30 pm.
* 6 pm dinner at Pastor’s house
Tuesday, October 4th: DANCE CAMP #2
REPEAT.
Wednesday, October 5th: DANCE CAMP DAY #3
REPEAT.
Thursday, October 6th: DANCE CAMP DAY #4
REPEAT.
Friday, October 7th: DANCE CAMP DAY #5
REPEAT.
*extended mentorship time with our girls from 3:30-8 pm.
Saturday, October 8th: WETA WORKSHOP and visiting the Te Papa Museum
Sunday, October 9th: perform dance piece with our girls we are mentoring (in group of the 8 of us) at both the Wainuiomata Baptist church and the Church of the Nazarene.
Monday, October 10th: ADVENTURE TIME BEGINS!
Tuesday, October 18th: Kristen flies out from Auckland early in the morning
*the rest of us fly out around 7 PM, so we can do a little touring in Auckland nearby the airport.
Wednesday, October 19th: HOME. DID IT!!
If you want to keep up with us follow us on social media and on here and we will do our best to keep everyone in the loop! Please be praying for all the little details, for safety, and for us to really experience the Lord in beautiful New Zealand!
Here we go!
Kristen
Friday, September 23rd: Arrive at Auckland airport at 6:50/6:55 am. Andrew will be picking us up.
Saturday, September 24th: SLEEP. RELAX. EAT. đŸ™‚
*staying at Greenlane for the weekend to regroup, then possibly moving to host families after that.
Sunday, September 25th: dance at the Greenlane Centre church service & talk about Messengerz and who we are.
Monday, September 26th: DANCE CAMP DAY #1
*morning session: 9-12 pm.
2 teachers are with 7-10 year olds
2 teachers are with 11-13 year olds
*afternoon session: 1-4 pm.
all teachers are together
ages 14-18
Tuesday, September 27th: DANCE CAMP DAY #2
REPEAT.
*Dinner at Heather Ameye-Bevers house at 6 pm.
Wednesday, September 28th: DANCE CAMP DAY #3
REPEAT.
*PULSE event at the University with Greenlane young adults ministry – sharing our testimonies, encouraging university students to use their gifts for the Lord, what dance means to us, etc.
Thursday, September 29th: DANCE CAMP DAY #4
REPEAT.
Friday, September 30th: DANCE CAMP DAY #5
REPEAT.
*adding extra rehearsal from 4-5 pm to prep for the performance
*BBQ at 5:30 pm at the church
*performance at 7 pm at the church
Saturday, October 1st: HOBBITON. YUSSSSS.
*Andrew drives us to Matamata and drops us off at Hobbiton all day, picks us up and takes us to stay with his extended family at their home in Taupo for the night.
Here’s the link to check out Hobbiton, we could do the private tour because it is ~$79NZ: http://www. hobbitontours.com/OurTours/ PrivateTours/tabid/104/ Default.aspx
Sunday, October 2nd: Andy picks us up in Taupo and we spend the day driving back to Wainuiomata. About 6 hour drive.
*prep for camp starting tomorrow!
Monday, October 3rd: DANCE CAMP DAY #1
*morning sessions change to a new church location every day! – 10-2 pm.
* morning sessions will only be teens who are 13+
*Andy packing us sack lunches and providing transportation
*afternoon mentoring sessions – 3:30-5:30 pm.
*each of us will be paired with a girl for our mentor time in the afternoon – the four girls are dancers and are ages 8, 16, 17 and 21.
*mentorship time goes from 3:30-4:30 pm
*choreography time with our girls is from 4:30-5:30 pm.
* 6 pm dinner at Pastor Matt Lesniak’s house
Tuesday, October 4th: DANCE CAMP #2
REPEAT.
*6 PM movie night at the Roxy Cinema (owned by Peter Jackson!), movie tickets provided by Andy but we will need ~$40NZ for the dinner at the theatre
Here’s the link to check out the Roxy Cinema: http://www.roxycinema.co.nz
Wednesday, October 5th: DANCE CAMP DAY #3
REPEAT.
*6 pm dinner at Pastor Royce Goldsworthy’s house
Thursday, October 6th: DANCE CAMP DAY #4
REPEAT.
*6 pm dinner at Rev. Karl Dickson’s house
Friday, October 7th: DANCE CAMP DAY #5
REPEAT.
*extended mentorship time with our girls from 3:30-8 pm. Can use this time to take them downtown and hangout, go to a coffee shop, and have extra time to practice our dance with the 8 of us.
*fish and chip supper provided
Saturday, October 8th: WETA WORKSHOP and visiting the Te Papa Museum
*transportation is provided by Andy, costs $25NZ for the workshop tour
*6 pm BBQ and outdoor movie night with the youth group at Mark William’s house
Here’s the link to check out the Weta Workshop: http://wetaworkshop.com
Sunday, October 9th: perform dance piece with our girls we are mentoring (in group of the 8 of us) at both the Wainuiomata Baptist church and the Church of the Nazarene.
*6 pm dinner at Neville Bartley’s house (Youth director at the NZ scripture union)
Monday, October 10th: (Andy’s Birthday – we will need to bring him a gift!) ADVENTURE TIME BEGINS!
*Andy will drive us to the ferry in Wellington, then we will take the ferry through the Marlborough Sounds into the dock at Picton (this lands us in the Abel Tasman National Park).
*take a bus 4 hours to Christchurch and find a hostel to stay at for the night (or stay the night at a hostel in Abel Tasman area and go to Christchurch the next day)
Tuesday, October 11th: explore Christchurch and take a bus towards the Franz Josef Glacier at the end of the day (stay in hostel overnight)
Wednesday, October 12th: do the Franz Josef Glacier Tour (if we want to) – includes heli ride, hike in and through the glacier, lunch provided, and hot springs at the end of the day. About $250NZ. (Stay in hostel overnight – same one?)
Here’s the link to check it out: http://www.franzjosefglacier. com/our-tours/ice-explorer/
Thursday, October 13th: take bus to Wanaka and explore Wanaka, then continue on the bus to Queenstown.
*might be able to stay with my cousin Matthew, who lives in Queenstown
Friday, October 14th: day in Queenstown! AKA: the extreme sports capital of the world.
*bungy jumping???
*take late night bus to Te Anau and stay in hostel for the night
Here’s the link to check out bungy jumping: http://www.bungy.co.nz/the- ledge/the-ledge-bungy
Saturday, October 15th: Take the Milford Sounds boat tour in the Fiordland National Park (where Rivendell was filmed as well as about 4 other LOTR sets). About $75NZ.
*stay in same hostel in Te Anau for the night
Here’s the link for the Milford Cruise: https://www.realjourneys.co. nz/en/experiences/cruises/ milford-sound-scenic-cruises/
Sunday, October 16th: explore more of the Fiordland National Park, take bus back to Queenstown either tonight or in the morning (stay in hostel)
Monday, October 17th: take bus to Queenstown (if haven’t already)
*fly out in the evening from Queenstown to Auckland. About a 2 and a half hour flight and costs ~$50NZ.
*stay overnight in Auckland at Andrew’s church (Greenlane) or just sleep at airport hotel
Tuesday, October 18th: Kristen flies out from Auckland early in the morning
*the rest of us fly out around 7 PM, so we can do a little touring in Auckland nearby the airport.
Wednesday, October 19th: HOME. DID IT!!
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