Ashley wants to make YOU part of what's happening in Atlanta!
I am your youngest North American Board Missionary. I am a full time student at Georgia Perimeter College majoring in Media Journalism. My passion is working with people and that’s exactly what I do at Kensington Station Apartments where I serve as the After School Director.
BAM! When Dad and I walked in the Fiesta Mall it was like being straight back in Mexico. Everyone was hustling around shopping for Quince Anos dresses, tamales and prayer beads at the Botanica.
This is going to be a great new place to bring the teams.
Speaking of teams, today was the Florida teams last day. They seemed to have a GREAT time. Can’t wait until they get to come back.
Then for tea time with Dad at the Frosty Caboose.
My new favorite drink.
Love,
Ashley
I think it’s funny I categorize my days by the food we ate. But today was no exception. Samosa are triangular beef patties that taste amazing with mango chutney. Jesse got a traditional chewing stick to clean his teeth with afterward. 
Muslims believe that Jesus, or Isa, was one of the prophets but not the Son of God. 
After spicy triangular treats the team headed over to Global mall to experience the Hindu temple. 
The “Inspirer” served the idols an array of spices. 
Hindus believe that from age 0-25 you’re supposed to enjoy life, party and not really be interested in god. So when the young people from the teams come to the temple the Brahman says that they are “old souls” since they are interested in learning about spiritual things.
After visiting the temple we took the team to La Rumba, Mexican food buffet. Mucho grengos. 
Next Dad, Glenda and I went to take pictures of teams.
My new food fave….YOGORIAAAAAA. Yum! There I go about food again. 
Home again, home again.
Love, Ash
Today is one of my favorite days of the tours: Quesadilla day. After checking out the Buddhist shop…
….and the Chinese pharmacy…
…we all ate steak quesadillas dripping with goat cheese. YUM!
This store makes me feel like I’m back in Costa Rica.
Dad and I drove around taking pictures of the teams.
Stopped in at the White Windmill. Those Koreans know how to bake!
Before picking up Mo, Dad and I stopped in at an antique shop. I liked the flying horses.
Love,
Ash
Hello my friends!
What a great day we had with the teams.
The day started off with Dad giving the briefing. They loved it as always.
Then off to the Farmer’s Market…
Can you guess what this is?
It’s 
( Notice the tiny goat’s teeth.)
We enjoyed delicious lunch of red curry at Penang with Mr. Kenny.
I helped out at Highland Gardens, the apartments that are about to be torn down. As I rounded kids up, I would knock on doors only to hear the hollowness inside of an abandoned home.
I had fun getting to know Tihti, Anika and Merhin, three sixth graders from Bangladesh. They talked about moving to their new apartments, the Bangla music group that’s coming next month and their fears about entering middle school.
Next, we served at Azalea. I always love going there since I know all the kids. You can’t beat having a those sweethearts run up to you and give you a big hug around the waist.
We played Red Rover, jumped in potatoe sacks and listened to the Bible story. 
Happy Fourth of July!
Love,
Ashley
Hello!
Jesse and I hugged Nana, Babu, Katie and the parents goodbye this morning and headed out on the open road.
We’re driving to New Hampshire to go camping, hiking and enjoying a gathering of friends.
We made it to Virginia the first night and today we traveled through Pennsylvania, New York and Conneticutt.
Tonight were stopped in Massachussets at the EconoLodge. It’s about 12:14 and Jesse is already asleep. I’m headed there soon.
Pray for our continued safety. Tomorrow we reach New Hampshire and J is going to show me where he lived in Keene.
Love,
Ashley
Beautiful Catholic wedding today.While it was going on I couldn’t help but play Zappa’s Catholic Girls song in my head…with a tiny little mustache…
I enjoyed dancing and eating delicious food with Miles before Jesse and I leave on our sibling road trip tomorrow.
Love,
Ashley
Rachel, Kelley and I went to get spray tans for the wedding tomorrow. You have to strip down completely so the lady can give you the au natural look. That included me taking of my diamond ring Miles gave me almost 7 years ago now.
When I came back into the little room, I got dressed and walked out to meet up with the girls. Not 10 minutes had gone by when I realized Oh CRAP! I don’t have my ring. We went back to look, questioned everyone and told them how devastated I was, but alas my promise ring was gone.
I’m having a tear fest at the moment. :(
The rehearsal dinner was fun though. Rach’s speech about giving up her best friend to the groom made me even more teary eyed.
Love,
Ash
Yay! I’m healed and feeling like my ol’ tiger tank self again! Thank you for all your prayers, they really made a difference.
Nana, Katie and I took the teams over for a Global Mall tour. We spent a long time talking with the priests in the temple. Very interesting conversations. I think it’s always important to see the commonalities in the different religions.
We also went over to Halal Madina for some samosas. Those are triangular meat perfection.
Ate lunch with Babu and Jesse at Penang. Can’t beat that. Before heading over to take photos and videos of the teams.
Then Dad and I drove into downtown Atlanta to meet with Jon Stetson, a buddy of my Dad’s.
All in all a GREAT day! And I’m SO happy to be back in the saddle again.
Love,
Ash
GRAPHIC PHOTOS AHEAD
Hello my friends!
I’m back! Finally after fighting a strep throat for five days I finally feel human again.
(See the nasty white patches in the far back? Ouch! Makes it hurt to swallow just looking at it.)
Miles took me to the new Stone Mountain Laser Show. They actually throw really pictures up on the Rock.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HEATHER!
Love,
Ash
Hello my friends!
Dad and I had a GREAT day working with the high school choir from FBC Jonesboro.
Dad gave the briefing.
Then we went over to the Buford Highway Farmer’s Market. We had a competion with the 60 plue students over who could find the weirdest thing.
Cow head…that’s pretty weird.
Ghost peppers. On the Schovile scale 10 being the hottest, these peppers are 10 plus!
Did some missions with the kids at 12 differnt apartment complexes all over the Chamblee area.
The choir did a concert at Pearl Lane. People were stopping on the streets to listen and hear the Good News.
They even did a skit where a girl was under attack by all the evil things of this world like drugs, greed, death. One little girl turned to me and said with a pouty lip, “This makes me sad.”
Then Jesus came on the scene and demolished all the evil and saved the girl. The little girl turned back to me and said, “I’m happy now that Jesus came!” It was some pretty powerful stuff.
After the show one mother came up to the group and asked for us to come pray with her daughter who’s just graduated from high school. They had just gotten in a fight where the daughter had actually punched her mom in the mouth. A group of the choir girls went over to talk with her. We have a suspision that she’s probably involved in a gang. Please be praying for this young woman.
Love,
Ash
Mo and I went to the dentist this morning. I have no cavities. Wahoo!
Ate some fruit with Rahat and his mom. They are moving to Arkansas in two weeks. Rashad, Rahat’s mom said in her broken English, “I miss your family…when we Arkansas. You help Rahat homework.”
We’ll miss you guys too!
Meet up with the Mobilizing Students team to discuss logisticts.
J and I drove around with Josh, a team leader, so he’d know how to get to each complex they’ll be serving at.
Hung out with the Azalea team. They are doing some great Bible Study lessons with the kids.
My big fish is sick. :( Jesse is going to euthanize it. Makes me sad to loose a pet.
The good news is that my other fish had babies.
Love,
Ash
Mo has been Lora’s long time mentor.
Today, we all drove out to Jonathan Nolte’s, Communicycle, to pick up a refurshibed bike so she can ride to class.
We both are taking classes at Georgia Perimeter College, so her ride starts tomorrow!
Before we picked up the bike I drove to show her the safest route from her apartment to campus.
When Mo and I dropped her off at soccer practice Lora climbed out of the car, turned to us and said in her Antigua accent, “Mrs. Kathy, Ashley, thank you so much for everytiiing.”
Lora is taking summer classes at GPC until she returns to a Christian University in Florida. Please keep her success in your prayers.
Ashley and I watched the Lady Gaga concert. I hear her sister designs all her clothes.
Can you tell Miles loves his new job?
Love,
Ash
P.S. Got my Writing Fiction textbook. Yay! Just in time.
Miles took me to a really cute coffee shop this morning in Stone Mountain Village.
Our hostess was Italian and she complimented Milo’s accent when he ordered a caffè macchiato.
This guy saved 6 dogs from the steep side of Stone Mountain during 1927.Look at that Brachycephalic. Cute!
Worked on my Whirlwind Missions Presentation.
Designed the summer odd jobs flier for Jesse and I. It was good for me to practice my InDesign skills.
The idea…
The finished product…
I’m in the process of designing an updated Display board. What do you think?
Got my online class documents ready. Just waiting for my text books now.
Happy Memorial’s Day.
This looks like something that should be in Harry Potter.
Love,
Ash
Had fun hanging with my Dad.
Climbed up Stone Mountain, ran down Stone Mountain then jumped in the pool. What a perfect reward after a hot run.
Jessica bought some new workout shoes.
Ashley’s Cooking Channel
Fried some Alligator fillets marinated in Teriyaki, red and garlic pepper with a squirt of lemon juice.
Mmm..plantains crisped in butter in the pan.
Miles got the Alcove Coffee shop! Thanks to everyone’s prayers.
Went to the movies with Miles, Anna and Justin.
I liked this piece of buttered corn.
Love,
Ash
We all ate lunch today at Picadilly to celebrate the 6 year aniversary of Grandaddy’s going to Heaven. Grandaddy loved Picadilly and I remeber him taking Jesse and I through the line when we were little. We always used to order Salsbury steak with a side of potatoes.
Miles, Shuggie and I rode over to Alcove Coffee on the lake. Miles has training on Sunday. Pray that he gets the job.
Later, we signed newsletters to our supporters. Email your address to me at ashleycummins@gmail.com to get stories from the mission field!
We drove over to Azalea for our big pool party but as we got closer and closer the clouds got darker and darker. It was raining and lighting by the time we pulled into the mission. Some of the Bengali girls were still running around in the rain getting their saris soaked.
Ordered my texts books for my summer writing class that starts next Wednesday!
Love,
Ashley
Summer time is the perfect time to take the day off and go enjoy the lake with friends.
My family loves Mexican food. Nachos, burritos, quadsadillas, you name it.
At lunch Jesse asked me if I could enjoy eating Mexican food everyday. Over a burrito dinner I said, “yes.”
The boys (Miles and Jesse) got some new bathing suits for the lake tomorrow. Mo bought me a new summer spread for my bed.
Had fun hanging out with the kids. With no homework we have time to play. I’m looking forward to taking them swimming on Thursday.
After eating dinner at Taco Veloz, a Mexican restruant down the street from the mission, Jesse helped push start some hombres’ van. Dad made up a theme song for him… Jesse with the STROOOONG calfs! Don Don Don!
Hung out with Jessica and Shawn in the kitchen. Mmm stir fry…
Ash at dinner…
Love,
Ashley
Good Morning!
Jesse and I spoke wit the youth Group at FBC Doraville. It was fun to go back to the same Sunday School rooms we were in years ago.
I talked about how doing Missions makes you feel better about yourself. Who doesn’t want to feel good? And J told the story about helping Pamala get back up when she fell down.
We went to eat Ricon Latino which was voted one of the best Mexican meals in Atlanta by Creative Loafing.
Nothing like a goats milk lollipop to finish the meal.
Got some Gator tail meat, Plantains and Edamame at the Farmer’s market. I like shopping around listening to the different languages.
Hung out by the pool with Ash, Jessica, Shawn, and the kids.
While J worked under the shade tree.
Saw this huge bird sunning out on the lawn.
Love,
Ashley
Ashley, Jesse and I had a great day together making art work, talking in his room and looking at art books.
Waffles and homemade Chai with cinnamon can’t be beat.
These glamours earings are fun to wear with jeans.
Love,
Ashley
Summer’s here and there’s no better way to celebrate than with your friends around the pool enjoying hamburgers straight off the grill.
Jesse was the first to jump in. He ran around from the back of the house and SPLASH a huge cannon ball straight into the deep end.
Love,
Ashley
I shipped my textbooks back to Amazon for free today with the Trade In Program.
Wrote thank you notes for supporters of my family’s ministry on Nepalese paper grown in the Himilyas.Want to get one? Send your address to ashleycummins@gmail.com.
I love coming out to the farm on sunny summer days.
Milo and I went to hang out and take pictures of, Punkin’, the new horse.
Shelby says, “Haaayyy…”
I rode King out in the corral near the pasture.
While Miles took pictures of the dog.
Take a look at the new brookwoodranch.com website.
Love,
Ash
Jessica cut, colored and styled my hair last night. Can’t beat having your own personal stylist.
Hello!
What a fun day with Dad and J. We started out giving a briefing to the VA Tech team at FBC Doraville. Then we headed over to the International Farmer’s Market.
They have some WEIRD things there…
… and yummy.
Then we ate the best steak quesadillas in town at Carnicaria Numero Uno.
Off to the service projects. At Azalea we organized the closets and prepared the mission for it’s paint job tomorrow.
Had fun with the kids.
Isn’t Pam’s bunny, Robby, cute? He looks a little scared, though.
This is how Brianna feels about getting out of school for the summer.
Love,
Ashley
Wow! This was a day full of parties!
Earlier this morning I did a briefing with the Foothills Community Church team and then we all rode over to Huntington Terraces.
What a great turnout!
Later I went to celebrate Lynsie’s 22 birthday at her house.
That evening Anna threw a Mexican themed dinner party. Muy sabroso!
Looking forward to speaking at Rockbridge Baptist Church tomorrow.
Love,
Ash
Hello!
Worked on my World History study guide with some classmates this morning. Tomorrow is my last final and then SUMMER TIME, Baby!
Drove over to Mrs. Zana’s house to teach her how to upload a blog post to her website that I built for her. Check it out! http://www.brookwoodranch.wordpress.com.
I teach her about computers and she teaches me about being a cowgirl.
Had a good time at the mission. Today was a girly girl kind of day. After we worked on homework a couple of the girls gathered around and I painted their nails sparkly pink. Then we did eachother’s hair. It’s all about one-on-one relationships.
Home now to study for my final tomorrow. Be praying for me around 11:30.
Love,
Ash
Mo, J and Dad went to the Ren Fest while I stayed home to enjoy a run around the neighbor hood some Healthy Choice Chinese food…
…and study for my Business and Journalism finals tomorrow.
I treated Jessica to a Mother’s Day out. For her Mother’s day present she got “Kylie” inked on her right shoulder to balance the “Tyler” she got three years ago on his first birthday.
I did my toes while we waited.
Enjoyed sandwiches with Milo’s mo.
Enjoyed time with Jessica, Kylie and Tyler this afternoon.
We looked through our old 7th and 8th grade cheerleading uniforms and high school notes.
Ashley and I planted these flowers for hours later in the day.
I would love to wake up to all these beautiful blossoms outside my window.
Love,
Ashley
The whole family took Mo to the Planetarium for an early Mother’s Day present.
Eric Boe, a test pilot for NASA, was giving a presentation on the Discovery flight. His crew flew up to the International Space Station to do some installation.
Did you know we can actually see the space station from earth? Click here to see when the space station will be over your city.
I got to touch a moon rock! Dad joked that he’d never wash his hand again.
Sweet ol’ Shuggie dawg.
Home now to work on my last World History discussions.
Love,
Ashley
My Anthropology Final went well. I think I made an “A” in that class.
Milo and I went shopping for bathing suits. He found some flip flops but nothing else we couldn’t live without.
Ate some Mexican food at Frontera with Kim and Riley.We had fun celebrating with little Mexican mustaches.
Happy Cinco De Mayo!
Love,
Ashley
Hello!
Summer is SO close I can hardly wait. I spent most of the day filling out study guides for my four classes.
In the evening I went to study with a group from my Anthropology class. Our final is tomorrow.
Ran 2.25 miles. I love this weather!
Wrote thank you notes to my professors.
One of my professors really like Snoopy. This is my Snoopy attempt. Hah…
Love,
Ashley
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