Illustrations

The following statements about the Bible were written by children and have not been retouched or corrected (ie. bad spelling has been left in):

1). 'Adam and Eve were created from an apple tree.'

2). 'Noah's wife was called Joan of Ark.'

3). 'Lot's wife was a pillar of salt by day, but a ball of fire by night.'

4). ''Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines.'

5). 'The first commandment was when Eve told Adam to eat the apple.'

6). 'The greatest miracle in the Bible is when Joshua told his son to stand still and he obeyed him.

7). ‘Samson slayed the Philistines with the axe of the Apostles.

Welcome to our world

Fragile finger sent to heal us

Tender brow prepared for thorn

Tiny heart whose blood will save us

Unto us is born

Eric - The Cerro Aconcagua is a mountain located in Argentina. It is the highest mountain in the Americas, the highest in the Southern Hemisphere,

An avalanche blocked the narrow valley we were going to use, so we changed our route. We got desperately sick and barely made it to base camp, where the snow was so deep we couldn't even get mules to it. In 18 days, we had one good day of weather and we weren't in position to summit. Plus, I wasn't able to sleep because I had severe glaucoma. The high altitude made my eye feel like someone was sticking a fork in it. We got to 21,000 feet, and the wind was knocking us to our feet. I was following Chris Morris of Boulder, and he had a bear bell that helps me follow, but the bell froze. He had to whistle at the top of his lungs every two minutes like a version of mountain Marco Polo. Finally, Chris said it was suicide to continue. I hadn't cried since fifth grade, but when we got back to base camp, tears were coming down my face like a little baby.