Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Tuesday, April 9 The other week Inge asked if the flowers she planted at her cat’s graves were blooming. I went out back toward the woodlot to check. There were crocus and daffodils blooming. I noticed that my “dad’s” daffodils were also blooming. They are in our memory garden behind the house. He loved daffodils […]
Wednesday, April 17 I think Josiah was glad his mom was here for the week and could make a few hospital visits. He was much better today and the cellulitis and Lymphedema in his leg was significantly reduced. According to hospital staff he can go home on Friday – if he stays fever free. This […]
April 14 Sunday school – Called to Remember – Teacher Cole Zimmerman Are we standing up for Jesus, or standing aside? Considering Mary’s alabaster box of precious ointment – what are we willing to do for Jesus? Church – Opening Devotions centered on Palm Sunday – Marv Shenk Jesus wants to have a triumphal entry […]
Saturday, April 6 – PointMan Conference Continued I didn’t take many pictures inside, because we were usually busy in the chapel. It appeared that the conference was well organized. I wanted to give you an idea of what 700 men looked like in the church sanctuary. The surprise of the day was when these two […]
Greater Philadelphia Conference Cerwin and I enjoyed a new experience with TFC’s International Chapel when taking it to PointMan Ministries “Iron Sharpens Iron Conference” on Saturday, April 6 at Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church, Allentown, PA. Traveling RT 222 to Allentown on a Friday evening assures that you will see busy truck traffic. Shortly after […]
Sunday, April 14 He was doing well when we visited this afternoon. He went to the ER the other evening after he felt like he was getting a flu and the leg that was damaged in the accident last September was swollen and red. Yesterday he felt even worse and had a fever some of […]
Tuesday, April 2 – 7:00 pm We enjoy these concerts and seeing the student’s talents. Momentum playing “Maple Leaf Rag” Orchestra “This is Me” from The Greatest Showman “The Phantom of the Opera” The Concert Choir entered singing “Hosanna” from Jesus Christ Superstar They also sang “7 Years” and “Grande”. Jazz Band playing “The Rainbow […]
Sunday, March 31 – Sunday, April 7 Theme verse – Jude 21 Theme song: Tell Me the Story of Jesus Evangelist Larry Miller – Pleasant Hill Congregation – York, PA These are just a few notes from the series of services – along with one Sunday school lesson. We missed the first Sunday school lesson […]
Monday, April 1 It was a bittersweet day because we had to take Hans and Anneke back to JFK so they could fly home to Belgium. Interesting that we had never driven to JFK on our own, now one week later we were back and the surroundings in Terminal 1 looked familiar. The airline asked […]
Sunday evening, March 31 The theme of her party was school – especially focusing on her studies at Lancaster Bible College. Her birthday cake Pretty roses were the centerpiece of the table. The meal was buffet-style. Notice our trays. Jere and Kristen bought them from one of the Manheim Central Schools when old items were […]
Sunday, March 31 – Continued We would have not passed any Amish carriages if we had headed north instead of south following lunch. We were going south because Roy and Deb wanted to show Hans and Anneke some of the animals they have rehabbed. This is a familiar scene in Roy and Deb’s area on […]
March 31 Following church, we met Roy and Deb for lunch at Café 24 Hundred – south of Lancaster. They live about half an hour south of Lancaster and we live about the same distance north of Lancaster, so this is a good meeting place for us. Hans and Roy linked immediately as they both […]
Saturday Evening, March 30 Randy Sauder welcomed the crowd of 578 people. Chaplain Chris Navetta prayed for the meal. Enjoying the salad Yoder’s fried chicken is always a favorite. We also had beef tips, buttered noodles, yams, peas and carrots. Dessert was shoofly or cherry pie and vanilla ice cream. Martin Boys Reunion did a […]
March 30 We had a relaxing morning with nothing planned, so Hans asked if we could go to the closest truck stop. He wanted to see more trucks. 🙂 While everyone got ready, I went outside to find a few more signs of spring. Hyacinth Because daffodils tend to hang and look at the ground, […]
March 29 I invited Inge to come in the mid-afternoon to meet Hans and Anneke and interview them for an article she is doing about Han’s life-story and truck driving in Belgium – for TFC’s Highway News and Good News. In this photo Anneke is helping Inge choose a piece of Belgian chocolate. I helped […]
March 29 – Morning Hans loves to take pictures. What do you think he is taking a photo of this time? It was one of our local covered bridges. From there we went to a local Ford dealer. Hans and Anneke have a Ford van. He wanted something to put on his van from the […]
Thursday, March 28 We saw several Amish schools on the way to Kitchen Kettle Village. Anneke wanted to do some more shopping, so we thought this would be a great place to spend an hour. We planned a meeting place and said, “Have fun.” 🙂 Cerwin enjoyed coffee while I walked around a bit. I […]