Well, today was my last day of Anthropology. I’ll have my first final on Thursday.
Went and got the groceries for the family.
J, Dad and I worked with the kids at the mission.
Finished my Mongolian Mountain side painting.
Love,
Ashley
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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.
Mission Fair at FBA and Jossie’s Communion Party
Hannah and I went to celebrate Kristen’s graduation from college!
In the evening, Milo and I ate with Jossie Perez, one of our mission kids, and her family. She just had her first communion.
Love,
Ashley
Biking and the Jamaican Dinner Party
Miles and I biked about 4 miles around the neighborhood.
My legs are going to be sore tomorrow.
I hosted a dinner party at my house for a couple of girlfriends.
The whole party cost under $100!
I catered brown rice with peas, sweet plantains, steamed cabbage, jerk chicken and ginner beers from a local restaurant down the street.
For the decorations I printed out my own Jamaican flags and brought out the pink christmas light and candles to set the mood.
I also went to the local grocery store and bought some flowers on sale.
For the table setting I rolled silverware in white napkins tied up with ribbon.
I got these plates for free at an estates sale because the lady thought they were SO ugly. I think they turned out cute though, don’t you?
To complete the mood I made a reggae playlist with Bob Marley, Pepper and Sublime. And CatchPhrase makes everything fun.
The girls and I had a really nice time enjoying the food, music and atmosphere.
Join us for the next dinner party!
Love,
Ash
Collegian’s Awards Celebration
Had a great day with the kids yesterday.
My window got fixed! Yay! Yay!
J, Milo and I played racket ball for about an hour at the park.
This is Jesse before…
and after.
Celebrated the success of The Collegian from 2009 until now. Always a fun group to hang out with. I’m so happy I was able to be a part of The Collegian’s history.
Watched the Royal Wedding with Mo and J. It was hard to miss since it was on almost every channel.
Love,
Ashley
Broken Glass at Azalea
Woke up early and ran two miles. I felt energized going to Anthropology.
Jesse called and asked me to bring the newsletter envelopes to FBCD. The family worked together signing them in Daddy’s office.
Send your address to ashleycummins@gmail.com to get on the list.
Dropped my car off at Azalea so we could all ride to Walmart together.
When we got back to Azalea group of kids ran up to our car.
“Mr. Tim! Mr. Tim! They broke Ashley’s car!”
Dad got out of his car and walked up to mine with the kids following close behind.
I got out and to see little pieces of tinted black glass all over the ground.
“What happened?” Dad asked.
“Some boys were throwing rocks at each other and one hit it. Then one boy ran home scarred.” Clinton explained.
I looked at my shattered back window.
“Do you know who did it? questioned my Dad.
“It wasn’t me.” “It wasn’t me!” The kids yelled. “I just go here.” “Yeah, me too!”Others shouted.
I knew the window could be replaced so it was hard to get too mad. I went in to the mission and enjoyed helping Jossie and Jocelyn with their math homework.
Dad and J swept up the sharp morsels.
As I sat at the table a few of the little boys came over to me and told me they were really sorry about my window.
I’m not positive who broke my rear windshield, but I know it was an accident. I’m just happy it hit my window instead of a little kids’ faces.
Fortunately V.J., a Hispanic man that lives above the mission, is an auto glass repair man and he offered to fix it tomorrow for $150.
Overall a good day.
Only 3 more class meetings until finals!
It was breezy on the drive home but I enjoyed listening to Tova’s bluegrass music.
Love,
Ashley
Dounuts at Azalea
Took a Business Informations System Exam today. Professor Hollingsworth allowed us to us our book which made it harder for me because I kept second guessing myself and spent the whole time flipping back and forth through the pages.
Learned about the German kings of the 11th century in World History.
Wrote press releases in News Writing. Mine looked so professional.
Wrote up Ashley’s Dispatch May.
The Azalea kids helped us put labels on the letters then we ate dounuts and studied.
Love,
Ashley
Momo’s Birthday Party
Thank you to all the Doverspike family who came to my mom’s party. We all had a great time sitting out on the porch eating cake and roasting each other.
Happy Birthday tomorrow, Mama!
I love you.
Love,
Ash
Seder at Cowboy Church in Jerusalem, GA
The whole family drove up to Jerusalem, Georgia to participate in the Messianic Jewish seder at Cowboy church.
This is the first one I’ve ever been to and it was an amazing experience.
We ate bitter horseradish to remind us of the bitter times the Herbrew people faced leaving Egypt.
Here is the Rabbi Gary’s daughter explaining some of the foods.
Then they brought out the Passover lamb. He was SO cute. The rabbi explained that the Hebrew children would bring the baby lamb in and hand raise it for 10 days. They would develope a personal relationship with this animal but after the 10 days they would have to sacrifice it for Passover. This was to remind them of the personal relationship we have with Jesus and his life as a sacrifice for our sins.
We didn’t kill the little guy though.
Of course I loved being around the horses again.
Cleaning the Mission
The kids have CRCT testing and no homework this week so we all pitched in and cleaned the mission.
Way to go kids!
Love,
Ash
Paper Dolls, Divorced Eggs and Tova Rinah’s Concert
Hello!
Had a great week with the Azalea kids.We worked on math, reading and telling time.
Like Neyten’s watch?
The girls and I cut out dresses for paper dolls. This is Neyten’s older sister. She and her mom walked into the mission arm and arm. I’m so happy when I see mother’s and daughters that are close friends.
Jesse and I went to Taco Veloz. Yum! Sad to hear about the eggs…
Later that night Rachel, Anna and I meet up with Hannah to see her sister Tova play at Eddie’s Attic. 
Love,
Ash
Miriam is back!
Went to my classes today.
Forgot to do a news writing assignment. Opps.
Went to Azalea today with Jesse.
Miriam the little girl I talked about a few posts back from the Bengali BBQ came with her Dad.
We worked on CRCT practice worksheets.
Home now to study and work on my shadowing project.
Love,
Ashley
Sunday Morning at Foothills
Yum! Pancake breakfast on the farm. Does it get any better than this?
Foothills held an interview on stage with all the missionaries then Tom Polak, a missionary in Indianapolis, delivered the message. He talked about having the right attitude for serving God.
The Cowboy kids and Rebecca Hampton did a great job at their interpretive dance.
After church the girls and I ate a hot dog lunch and hunted for Easter eggs.
Then we all loaded in the car and went to Mountain Manor Senior Living Home so they could preform again.
When we got back to the ranch we all got to go ride horses. It was so much fun. Being out there with the horses in the middle of the wild flower covered pasture can’t be beat.
Thank you Bec Bec and Cowgirls for making me feel so at home.
Love,
Ashley
Foothills Community Church Weekend
I got the pleasure to led the Foothills Community Church team around on a tour of the International Village.
Later Dad, J and I threw an Easter party for the kids.
I drove up to the North Georgia Mountains after the block party to speak at the Foothills Community Church dinner. We had a great time playing mission Jeopardy and eating lasagna.
That night I helped Rebecca Hampton and her Cowboy kids feed the horses.
What a long day full of good work.
I’m looking forward to speaking with the whole congregation tomorrow morning.
Love,
Ashley
Meeting with the Graduation Advisor
Hello!
I meet with my graduation advisor and get all my classes lined up.
I’ll be taking a Humans Communications class and creative writing class online this summer.
Then in the Fall I’ll complete my last science and lab plus the last 4 communications classes.
Which means by December 2011 I’ll be graduated! Yay! Yay!
Cooked a delisious shrimp dinner.
Complete with a shrimp cocktail appetizer.
Love,
Ashley
Bengali Bar B Que
Went to the GPC Reads event today. The featured book for this month is The Sweet In0Between by Sheri Reynolds. She’ll be coming in October.
We got our Anthropology tests back today. 92! Yeah, baby!
Mexican food with Miles, Mo and Jbones.We laughed and laughed over this video…
If you liked that you’ll love this website…
Miles, Mo and I had a great visit with Mohosana and her mom. She cooked kabobs and talked to us about her Bengali culture and learning to cook from her mother.
In this next video Mohosana’s mom sat down on a little wooden stool and pulled out a shear used for chopping vegetables from under the sink. She grips with her toes and chops with her hands.
Later on they invited us to an anniversary party for their friends.
As the sun went down all the Bengali people living at Azalea place gathered around the mailboxes and fired up the grill.
BBQ peppered chicken, beef with Soy sauce, fresh vegetables and juicy slices of watermelon.
The kids played four square in the streets.
I meet some of the new families, one girl imparticular had a big impact on me. Her name is Miriam but she goes by Mim. We had just finished a game of four square and were sitting around the smoking grill on fold out chairs.
“You’re a Christian ?” She asked with BBQ sauce smeared on her lips.
” Yes, I am.” I smile back.
“I’m Muslim.”
“We still have a lot of things in common though. Like you know Isa? He’s one of your profits. To Christians his name is Jesus.”
“You know who Allah is?” She takes another bite of the steak.
“Allah is your God.”
It’s at this point that little Rahat starts poking me with his little greasy finger. I turn to him and he tells me this is his seventh chicken breast!
I turn back toward Mim but the moments lost.
Please pray that she and her family will come get involved in the mission.
Otherwise the whole night was a big success. Miles made friends with the men and I meet with the mothers and daughters. I felt like we were a real missionary team.
I’m meeting with the graduation advisor tomorrow!
Love,
Ashley
Fahim and Souls
Some how Fahim, a student of mine at the mission, got on the subject of death and burining bodies.
“Did you know that people get burned up after they die?” Fahim asked astonished.
“Well, you know as Christians we believe that our souls leave our bodies when we die and we go up to Heaven. It’s ok that our earlthly bodies die because it doesn’t last forever…only our spirt does.” I tell him.
Fahim shakes his head ” oh yeah I know… I know.” We get back to his science homework about microorganisms.
But maybe he did or maybe he didn’t know what Christians believed. But always be sensitive for divine appointments that God sets up for you.
If you like this blog you’ll like my Dad’s too.
Went to the Relapse Comedy Theater tonight. Russ, Tyler, Raelyn, you were hilarious.
Shadowing Rakoczy again tomorrow.
Cowboy church Saturday! Can’t wait.
While surfing in BISM classs today (don’t tell my professor) I discovered a new favorite site.
Love,
Ashley
Shadowing Rakoczy
I feel really confident about the Anthropology test I took today over Economic and Political structure of people groups.
After the test I went to shadow Rebecca Rakoczy, GPC’s Publication Specialist. I got to hang out behind the scenes of a photo shoot, I got a quick tutorial in photo shop and Rebecca introduced me to the whole Marketing department for Georgia Perimeter College. I learned a lot already after only spending a couple of hours with the lady. Her main piece of advice, “Never burn bridges.”
Wrote up some articles for my Journalism class, signed up for a summer creative writing class (only one more class until I graduate GPC!) and now I’m typing up my shadowing project notes. Busy, busy with the semester coming to an end.
Love,
Ashley
Lake Lanier, Sunrise Baptist and Girl Flower
What a beautiful weekend it’s been! Lyns, Ash and I had fun outside on the porch.
Ashley, Lee and I took Roo up to the lake.
I loved laying on the boat as it rocked in the evening sunset.
On Sunday morning Dad, Mo and I went to speak at Carl and Pat Barrington’s church.
What a fun group. They ranged from 19-75 years old. Loved it.
Talked to Rebecca Hampton up at Cowboy church. I’m looking forward to spending the night up there in Jerusalem, Ga this weekend.
Took a hard World History essay exam today over the Struggle of Orders, the Roman Republic and Early Christianity. I should have studied more but I’ll be the first to admit I’ve come down with summeritious.
Jessica and I tried these new Sally Henson nail art stickers. Really easy to put on and it’s like having a mini piece of art on your finger.
Sent some letters out and got my first prayer-gram back today from Rachel and her family. Would you like to get a prayer-gram from your favorite missionary?
Send me an email ashleycummins@gmail.com with your home address and I’d love to pray for you.
Off to study for my Anthropology test tomorrow.
Love,
Ashley
Monday, Monday
Buisness class was cancelled since Professor Hollingsworth has a bug. It gave me time to catch up on our computer cases.
In World History we learned about Constantine and Early Chrisianity.
We had an Associated Press AP style book quick in Newsclass.
Jesse, Milo and I ate outside on the patio at Frontera. This weather just keeps getting more and more beautiful.
Home now to work on my articles and papers.
Love,
Ashley
Kelley Ann’s Wedding Shower
What a beautiful Spring day for a woman in love.
Kelley, Rachel and I had a great time celbrating her bridal shower with the family.
YUMMY food!
and a plethora of presents. Lucky!
Love,
Ashley
Ashley and Ashley
Spent the night with Jessica. We watched The Guru.
Helped Miles pack up his room.
Ran 2 miles.I’m really enjoying listening to your Verbal Surgery, Dad!
Ashley and I enjoyed time with each other at her house.
Kelly’s Bridal Showers tomorrow.
Love,
Ashley
Baby Kylie’s Dr. Appointment
Hello!
I went to a Financial Responsibility workshop at school and learned about how your credit score impacts your mortgage, insurance, and employment.
I drove Jessica and Kylie over to get the baby checked out. She’s at a healthy birth rate but has an ear infection which is uncommon for her age. Please be praying for that to clear up.
Had fun with the kids at the mission. 
Miles made a new best friend.
Home now working on my RSS Feeds research project then time for some Genghis Khan reading.
Love,
Ashley
Roswell United Methodist Church Goes on Mission
Dad and I gave a briefing with the RUMC group today. They served at Azalea, Huntington Terraces and Highland Gardens.
Love,
Ash
Azalea Missions with Mo
Hello!
After the teams have all gone it’s back to the normal routine of spending one-on-one time helping the kids with homework.
Jocelyn practices her 6 times tables.
Sanjida just finished all her homework!
Mo helps Angel and Luiz with English.
Love,
Ashley
First Day Back to School
Today was my first day back after spring break.
We practiced Excel in Business class, studied about the Romans in History and wrote leads in News Writing.
Rode to Azalea, Highland Gardens and Huntington Terraces with J to take pictures of the team. It’s their last day. :(
Love,
Ashley
Shelby Crossing’s College Ministry Team
Hello!
Mo and I drove over to Rehobeth BC to give a briefing to the Shelby Crossings team from Birmingham, Alabama.
We gave them a tour around the international village of Clarkston. We prayed in the mosque parking lot and then then drove over to Halal Pizza where the guys in the group sat and discussed religion with the Muslim men there. Later I found out that the men actually about the team their lunch. It’s all about relationships!
The girls and I went to Madina for some roast goat action. Everyone seemed to like it even though it was a little outside of their comfort box.
They worked on shoveling wood chips into the playground area at Clarkston Oaks apartments.
Later they drove over to Azalea, Highland Gardens and Huntington Terraces for their ministry outreach time.
I’m looking forward to meeting up with them for church tomorrow at CIBC.
Love,
Ashley
Baby Kylie Home from the Hospital
Hello!
This morning I finished my BISM take home test.
This is me after finishing it.
I went over to visit baby Kylie.
She got HUNGRY!
Then sleepy again.
So did her brother and cousin.
Jesse, Mo, Milo and I went out to eat Ruby Tuesday’s.
Looking forward to working with the Shelby Crossing team tomorrow.
There should be some funny pictures of white people’s eye’s bulging out as they find cow balls for sale at the local farmer’s market so come back for a good laugh.
Dad’s in London, lucky!
Love,
Ashley
Virgina Tech and The Solar System
Hello!
Jesse and I meet up with Mo at Madina. We got chop chop chicken and chapaties. Mohomed, an older AFrican man that works there, even gave me a hug.
Jesse and I went to Bank of America so J could get some information about his credit card. Then over to Walmart for some basic supplies.
I worked on my Business Information Systems take home test. I’m really glad it’s take home because these questions are hard!
Jesse’s got an earache so he and Mo went to see Dr. Pat and I went to Azalea.
I played SuperMario Party with the kids. I was Donkey Kong and I lost to Peach every time.
The Virginia Tech team painted and told a Bible story to the kids.
Some of them helped Jhon with his Solar System project. Looks great!
It was cold out today but the kids still like to play soccer outside.
Love,
Ashley
Virginia Tech Team
Jesse and I rode over to North Peachtree Baptist Church to meet up with the Va Tech team.
We went over to the Buford Highway Farmers Market.
Jesse bought everyone fresh Mexican vanilla cookies. They tasted sort of like pancakes with custard in the middle.
I bought some pork headcheese from Poland. It’s the meat from the head of the pig that’s been mashed together in a sort of jello. I’m going to see if Miles will eat it.
Rachel and I made invitations to her sister’s Bridal shower in April then Miles, her and I went out for Mexican food.
Jessica’s going into labor!
Love,
Ashley
Collegian comes in First!!
Hello!
Drove up to Athens this morning for the newspaper awards ceremony. We placed 1st in overall general excellence!! Wooohoo.
Anna’s birthday party is tonight were going to Front Page News for Cajun then dancing.
Love,
Ashley
Anthropology Class
Just finished tutoring the kids at Azalea. Luis is new in the country. He’s been here for about 6 months and his reading has already improved ten fold.
Ashley Ann Kendall 