Mission Monday at the Magic Kingdom

by Daniel Saint-Pierre

Elizabeth, Grace, Trinity, Faith and I were blessed earlier today with yet another Mission Monday outing to Disney World where we strive to advance the gospel of Jesus Christ while having the best time of our lives. I so much prefer mission trips to the Magic Kingdom over Mexico or India, wouldn’t you?

Today we ventured out early to catch the park’s opening, a first for our family since most outings at Disney typically take place in the afternoon, as the 1 hour drive doubles as nap time for both Trinity and Faith while mom and Grace have school in the back of the van.

Our Lord blessed us with awesome weather and ample opportunities to witness and be examples of the faith, except for the hand stand I pulled down Main Street, I guess that was just showing off little… :)

Handstands at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom

by Daniel Saint-Pierre

Another glorious day at Disney comes to an end and today, the pictorial I want to share with you is 100% about me – Well not entirely I suppose considering the fact each photo was shot by someone else for a change: My amazing daughter Grace!

Grace is 6 years old. She has 2 or 3 cameras of her own but today, she strapped on the Nikon and took pictures of her dad pulling handstands at Disney World. This collection is about quantity and diversity, not at all quality. Never the less, in my book Grace gets the award for BEST IN THE WORLD!!!!

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Spectacular Afternoon at Disney…

by Daniel Saint-Pierre

Once my work day had concluded, Elizabeth, Grace, Trinity, Faith and I were blessed today with a most spectacular afternoon at Disney, not only the happiest place on earth but also our mission field. We planned on heading to the Magic Kingdom right away but we had a change of heart while at the Contemporary Resort…

Grace St.Pierre Posing at the Contemporary Resort, February 2011

Grace St.Pierre Laying in Hammock, Contemporary Resort, Walt Disney World

We spent about a couple hours on the beach, walking around the Polynesian Resort then boating around the Seven Seas Lagoon. At the Magic Kingdom we hopped on the blue train and went around Tomorrowland twice, watched the tail end of “Celebrate You” Parade and had a few laughs on the Monsters Inc. laugh floor.

Popped-in a movie in the van, stopped at McDonald’s then drove West into a majestic sunset.

I praise God for days like today. Come to think of it, I give Him praise for every single day. I know full well I am not deserving of His outpouring of blessings. Hence my desire to give back, through this blog, through ministry, through life…

Picturesque Afternoon at Disney’s MGM Studios

by Daniel Saint-Pierre

I was blessed today to take the afternoon off and hop on over to Disneyworld where Elizabeth and Grace enjoyed their first time on Rockin’ Rollers, the world’s largest indoor roller coaster.

To top this excitement Trinity has been longing to try the New Toy Story 3D ride… It was AWESOME!!! By far one of the most entertaining rides Disney has come up with in years.

The drive started out challenging when I realized we were completely out of fuel. The onboard computer read 0 miles for 10 miles!!! Praise God we made it to a Shell station before running out. Add to the mix a juicy Disney pickle and you’re got yourself the perfect afternoon at Disney…

I hope you will enjoy the Quicktime VR photo arrangement above, simply click and drag any direction, zoom-in or out using your keyboard, it’s that easy!

Cinderella Castle Essay

by Daniel Saint-Pierre

Thank God for the holiday season! A splendid mix of work and play, uncertain which is which at times, now gives way to more play than work. Here are a few snapshots of the kind of play we’ve been up to the past week…

In chronological order, 300mm shot from the ferry on our way to the Magic Kingdom, 28mm wide angle shot from Future World, Elizabeth unexpectedly finishing Grace’s hotdog and of course, fireworks over the Magic Kingdom. Enjoy!