Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Saturday, August 22 The TFC chapel does not have a reserved space at this event, so we get up early – before I can take pictures as we travel. Before long we saw signs of the sunrise. After getting to our spot at The Buck, we enjoyed coffee and the beautiful morning. I thought this […]
Saturday, July 11 We followed this interesting cycle for several miles… …then to our surprise, they turned into Mt. Hope Auction. This is a sampling of Saturday at the Ohio Truck Rally. If you want to see many more pictures, go to my Facebook album – https://www.facebook.com/doris.j.high/media_set?set=a.10153010420197322.1073741849.612697321&type=3¬if_t=like I asked for permission to photograph it. I think […]
Friday morning, July 10 We arrived at Mount Hope Auction just before 10 AM. Cerwin helped Jason Nussbaum and a volunteer set up a canopy where the grill was going to be placed. My job was to photograph the activities. That sounds like tough duty. 🙂 All Events Rental set up tables and chairs. Cerwin […]
Saturday, June 20 We woke up to rain on Saturday morning – heavy rain. Despite the rain, trucks continued to arrive. The weather cleared by 9:00 AM and people began checking out the trucks again. I would guess that this golf cart is owned by a trucker. I was pleased when an old trucker friend (green) […]
Friday, June 19 It was nice to find a few daylilies at a truck show. Macungie is a large park, and a beautiful place to have a truck show Trucks continued to arrive all day long. It was a beautiful day to be a vendor at a truck show. Back at the chapel – following […]
Antique Truck Club of America – Friday, June 19 We had a pretty, hazy, drive to Macungie, which is located about one-and-a-half-hours northeast of us. The first thing we did was set up the chapel – which Jake and Cerwin took to Macungie the day before to make sure we can get into our spot before a […]
Saturday, June 6 From the Internet: The Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association was organized to promote the common business interests of persons engaged in the motor transportation industry and is dedicated to effectively representing the concerns of the trucking industry to members, government and regulatory agencies and the general public. Several TFC staff went to this event at […]
Saturday, May 30 This is what the parking lot looked like outside our chapel window at sunrise on Saturday morning. The trucks looked nice in the morning sun. Our first visitor was this Wal-Mart driver. He was waiting for the registration line to open. We were surprised at how many trucks arrived on Saturday morning. By […]
Friday, May 29 After a cup of coffee in the chapel, we set up the outside display table. Then we got a breakfast sandwich and another cup of coffee and watched the trucks arrive. The John Deere that crossed the country last year. At one point I looked up and said to Cerwin, “Is that a […]
Thursday, May 28 The morning clouds were beautiful when we left the house at 6 AM. The eastern sky This was one of the first trucks we saw when we entered York Expo Center, York, PA. The lettering about the sign says “Worlds Longest Semi-Tractor. Cerwin, Glenn, and Jake took the chapel to the expo center the day before, so […]
Saturday, September 20 We were invited to bring the International Mobile Chapel to TFC’s Bucks-Montgomery Truck/Car/Cycle Show and Banquet. We enjoyed sharing the ministry with many visitors. The show and banquet was held at Franconia Heritage parking lot. Tomorrow night I will tell you about the banquet.
Saturday, August 16 The events benefit Children’s Miracle Network. Shortly after getting the chapel set up, Deb and Roy arrived with warm sweet rolls. They stayed for awhile and visited with some of their friends, then Deb and I enjoyed the auction while the men manned the chapel. After Roy and Deb left, I walked around the grounds […]
Saturday, June 14 I went through the many pictures that I have left in my Macungie file and decided to choose some special ones for here, and post the rest on my Facebook page, so if you like trucks and old cars, go to Doris Jean High on Facebook. That way I won’t bore the rest […]
Saturday, June 14 We loved the new location for the chapel, as we had a great view of all incoming vehicles. The chapel was a gathering place for people who wanted to watch the arriving cars and trucks. It was also parked beside a main walking area. We were beside the information/registration center, meaning all the […]
ATCA = The Antique Truck Club of America, Inc. Friday, June 13 As we traveled through a downpour during the last forty-five minutes of the drive to Macungie, we were grateful that Chaplain Jake had taken the chapel a day earlier. Many pulled off the road while others drove slowly with their four-ways on. It lightened […]
We arrived at Burle Industries just before 8:00 a.m. and dusted road dirt off the fenders until Chaplains Jake and Bob arrived to help Cerwin set up the steps. Jane (Chaplain’s Jake’s wife) and I had just finished setting up the interior of the chapel when our first visitor came inside. Our second and third visitors were also clowns ~ our friend […]
Sunday, May 4 Do not confuse these pictures with Make-A-Wish ~ Lancaster ~ which was held today. I will post those pictures later in the week. The convoy of trucks near Gettysburg began promptly at 1:30 p.m. I will only post a few pictures of the trucks to show you a bit of the variety. Coming […]
Sunday, May 4 This was our first year to attend York/Gettysburg Make-A-Wish Convoy, and Battlefield Harley-Davidson was our landmark for turning into the parking lot. Jeff ~ our contact person showed Cerwin where he wanted him to park. The other end of the lot was already filling up with trucks. I walked over to the Harley lot for […]
We enjoyed our day at the Touch-a-Truck event in Newmanstown on Saturday, May 3. It’s a time when the community comes together to learn about local vehicles and raise funds for the library. After getting the chapel set up, I walked around the lot while Cerwin manned the chapel and enjoyed a cup of coffee. […]
Jason and Renita and their family graciously host this show of trucks and cars. They do a great job of making a truck shop look attractive for the day visitors. Jason’s truck was looking good – as usual. Their family is also involved in Ride Free Ministries and enjoy watching their boys ride motocross bikes. The […]
We were up early on Saturday morning to take the chapel to the Annual Trucker’s Day at The Buck to benefit Children’s Miracle Network. It was a beautiful morning. I was grateful that Volunteer Chaplain Bob Russell was there to help Cerwin set up the steps. They enjoyed sitting in the shade of our canopy […]
Saturday, July 27 We met Deb at Park City Diner for breakfast on Saturday morning to pick up some cookies she baked for Bunny O’Hare – to take to Taste of Mount Joy Cruisin’ Cuisine. The diner is about half way between our houses. This event closes Main Street (Barbara to New Haven St. and Marietta […]
After seeing as many carnival activities as we could handle, we went to the animal barns. There were several activities going on outside the barns. Old equipment display. During a heavy rain, we went inside this show barn to see what was going on. There was sheep herding competition. It was interesting to watch the difference between an […]
While I was at the baby shower, Cerwin was at Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association Truck Driving Competition – at Harrisburg Community College. Each year PMTA leadership asks TFC to have personnel there to promote our ministry to truck drivers. Scott Weidner, TFC President and CEO, and Jeff Batzer, TFC Executive Vice President of Ministry Programs represented the ministry this year. […]