Kendrick Vinar

On Monday we had a blast on the UNC campus spreading awareness about the crisis of water in the world. 1.1 billion people do not have access to clean safe drinking water. We handed out over 3,000 cards with information about the need for clean safe drinking water and charity: water. Students walked with 5 [...]

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Thomas Friedman says that the world is flat – meaning (in short) that technology has leveled the playing field globally. Here’s a fun example of technology changing how things get done. Google can inform the public two weeks before the Center for Disease Control about flu outbreaks.   People want information about the flu when [...]

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Curtis Campbell sent me this the other day. It’s an excellent speech by Art Monk as he receives his induction into the Football Hall of Fame. He’s gracious and yet incredibly open and speaks powerfully about his faith in God.  If you love football and Jesus, you’ll enjoy this clip – click here.

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Sometimes things just come together. I had a delightful long weekend. Last Wednesday, we had a blast at the church picnic: great music, food, friends, and volleyball.  On Thursday, Kendrick Jr. shot a 71 at Wildwood Green to win a qualifying tournament for the California Golf Tour World Championship in Myrtle Beach, SC. Steve Young [...]

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A Few Updates It’s pretty hard to update on three months. I have a few photo galleries that I’ll probably post. We went to the mountain for 5 days in April. DeWayne and Michelle Watson were up there with their kids. We had fun hiking, visiting Grandfather Mountain, and eating meals together. We’ve had a [...]

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Kendrick Jr. scores! I shot this picture on my cell phone camera this morning at Kendrick Jr.’s basketball game. He’s driving in from the left and scores on this play. I sent the picture to Nana who was at a birthing class this morning. She got to catch some of the game as it happened [...]

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Music Video Checkout a fun amateur music video at richkao.com under the Jan. 11, 2006 entry. I told Rich that all that karoke experience must really be paying off for those guys. You can follow Rich and Memie’s church plant adventure on his blog. Exciting stuff happening in Vancouver.

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Mucho Happening It’s been a good holiday season. I really enjoyed the time with Grace Church people at our services and parties. On Christmas day, we drove up to Blowing Rock and spent the week in the mountains. It was delightful. We hiked, bummed around Blowing Rock, went to a movie, played quadruple solitaire, read, [...]

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Jerry’s 65th Birthday Party Jerry Daley celebrated his 65th birthday with friends and family on the Carolina Club on Dec. 7th. We had a wonderful time enjoying friends, dining, and dancing. Many people “chipped in” (so to speak) to buy Jerry a set of golf clubs. Fun evening. We love and appreciate Jerry Daley! Jerry’s [...]

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The Disney Experience We spent last week at Disney World. It was our first experience at the Orlando attractions. We visited all four theme parks: Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and MGM Studios. We thoroughly enjoyed our time. Here are a few impressions. 1. People need high action to be entertained. Even at the Animal [...]

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