Monthly Archives: August 2006

  Sunday   Sermon Notes:  Living as Strangers and Pilgrims   “Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, whose heart is set on pilgrimage”  Psalm 84:5 NKJV.   Do not be a part of the spirit that possesses this world.  … Continue reading →

  Our Trip Home From Pembroke – near Buffalo – NY   I took this photo to give you an idea of the setting around our motel.   The Flying J Travel Center is directly across the street and the chapel where we worked yesterday … Continue reading →

  The Rest of Our Day   Conducting business from my outside office.     Bill Rumpf preparing for the door’s replacement.     The reason the door needed to be replaced.     Removing the old door.     Chaplain … Continue reading →

  My Office Today     Setting up my office at the TCA Pembroke, NY.     Working on a newsletter while the men do some repair work on the chapel.   The view from my “desk”.  

  Sunrise     This is what the sunrise looked like when we left for Pembroke, NY (Buffalo area) yesterday.  I spent the seven-hour trip in the second seat of TFC’s pickup truck working on the Fall Issue of The Extra Mile newsletter, sometimes … Continue reading →

  Today we leave for the TFC Chapel near Buffalo, New York.  Bill Rumpf (a chapel construction volunteer) is traveling with us, as Cerwin needs a helper to install a new entrance door.        I am taking my newsletter folders … Continue reading →

  The Riverboat Highlights From Our Lunchtime Cruise                               Our View From The Top Deck   We learned some interesting facts about the many bridges that … Continue reading →

  The John Harris – Simeon Cameron Mansion It was so interesting to travel into an era before and during the time of Abraham Lincoln.  John Harris was the original owner, then following a few other owners, it was owned by Simeon Cameron, … Continue reading →

  Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad Recaping our “River & Rails” Bus Trip Yesterday     Our day started at 8:30 AM when we met our traveling companions at Elite Coach, Ephrata, PA.     Traveling in an Elite Coach is very … Continue reading →

  Rivers and Rails     Cerwin and I enjoyed a one day bus trip called “Rivers and Rails”. We rode Hummelstown Railroad; enjoyed lunch on Pride of the Susquehanna (riverboat); toured Harris-Cameron Mansion and the Capitol Building; then had a delicious supper at an Amish farm.  … Continue reading →