Take a look at More Pictures!!!

Take a look at more pictures by clicking on the "Pictures" tab above on our web site! It is located right under the heading "Robin and Kim Cranson"

We have more pictures and a few videos from:

• Our third anniversary trip to Catemaco, Veracruz
• The Student Fall Retret
• Baby (pregnancy pictures)
• Kim's Egypt trip
  

We celebrated our 3rd Anniversary- Sept 11, 08

We traveled 5 hours to Catemaco, Veracruz to celebrate our 3rd Anniversary!!! The three days that we were there: we camped out in a tent the first night, went to a natural spring an hour up in the mountains where a few movies have been filmed, saw these amazing water falls, took a 30 minute boat ride to a small island nearby and celebrated the Mexican Independance Day with the locals at 11pm in the town square... VIVA MEXICO!

Our trip was full of adventures which was representative to the adventure we have been on over the past three years.... it was so amazing to think back on all that God has done in our lives over the past three years!

Marina- met us through our web page

It has been really amazing to see how God used our web-page to connect Marina, from California, with us! She was involved with Campus Crusade at her university when she was studying. Recently she was looking on line through a google search for Campus Crusade in Puebla, Mexico.

She planned to come to Puebla to stay with some family friends and study Spanish for six months and wanted to volunteer her time in the ministry. As she was searching google our web site came up and she emailed me and was able to get involved in with the ministry two weeks after arriving to Mexico.

She personally has been such a blessing to me as a new friend and amazing help in Human Resources. She is volunteering two days a week to help me do administrative things in the office! She could not have come at a better time as I prepare to transition into being a "mom"!! She plans on being here until March! We can't get over the timing and blessing during one of the biggest transition times for me!

Friends old and new in Egypt

While I was in Egypt I got to spend time with Tatiana who works with Crusade in Costa Rica, Paulette, who is in France and Ieda who is from Brazil!

I also met this Christian Egyptian man who I bought a soccer jersey from for Robin in the market place!

Human Resource Conference in Egypt

I am thankful for the continual development that I have received in Human Resources. Each year there is a Global Human Resource and Operations Conference held in a different country bringing the leaders of each area of the world together to discuss and train us in these areas! Last year we were in Thailand and this year I got to kiss the sphinx! Robin was a little jealous!



At the end of the conference we were able to do a little sight seeing. We went to the pyramids, Egyptian art museum and ended the night cruising the Nile River! What an amazing experience!

Here I am pictured with Paul Cheesman and Karen & Pat Burroughs who are the Global HR and Operations leaders. Karen has been mentoring me over the past few months as I continue to learn this new role!

Student Fall Retreat Oct 2008

October 17-19th was our regional student Fall Retreat in Tlaxala, an hour outside of Puebla. More than 50 students and staff were challenged with living "Extroardinary Lives" by God's standards!! We were reminded to do what is right in God's eyes no matter what the circumstances or cost! Robin led a men's time where they talked in an open forum about the struggles that guys face. Kim encouraged the student led leadership teams from Veracruz and Xalapa!





Beto, a student living in Puebla, shared with us that, "God made me see things that I am doing and what I should be doing from now on. Everything that I do I realize that I should do in the name of Jesus"








Kim spent time encouraging the five student leaders from Xalapa where she served on staff for four years (2001-2005). Alex, Nancy, Fernando, Mario and Cecy are now leading the ministry there!

A new ministry has been opened in Veracruz where Cesar and Columba are student leaders!

It was such a blessing to see how God is using them as students to reach other students and develop new leaders!


Edgar shared with us that at the Retreat, "Many of my doubts and questions were answered during the men's time. There were many things that I considered normal, but in God's eyes are not right. I want to look for someone to help me grow in the areas that I struggle with."

Baby Cranson 29 weeks

Here is baby Cranson! In the video you can see
1) the spinal cord
2) a profile of the face and arm
3) the heart beating
4) its leg and foot pushing down
5) 3D image of his/her face