Sunday February 15, 2009

 

 

Highlights From Our Weekend Retreat

 

Camp Hebron is located in the beautiful Peter’s Mountain area of Halifax, PA.  We were pleased to see several deer outside our meeting room.

 

 

 

 

Several early arrivers getting acquainted on Friday evening

 

 

 Anna Ruth and Glen helped me with registration.

 

 

 Suppertime

 

 

 As part of the opening service we were pleased to hear from Penny.  She was saved out of witchcraft about twenty years ago – when the trucker she was traveling with stopped at the Harrisburg chapel.

Our theme was God’s faithfulness.  Penny’s testimony demonstrated His faithfulness.

 

 

 On Saturday morning Jake shared his story – an interesting testimony of God’s faithfulness.

 

 

 Following his testimony, he was commissioned for service with TFC.

Left to right:  Scott Weidner (TFC President & CEO) Jake and Jane Wise, and Bunny O’Hare (Director of Chaplains).

 

 

 Prayer of Commissioning

 

 

 Scott shared an informative update on the ministry, reminding us that TFC will be driven by our mission statement – even as we and the trucking industry are being challenged by the economy.

 

 

 

 

 A delicious salad

 

 

 Lunch in a bread bowl

 

 

 Saturday afternoon was for relaxing and fellowship.

 

 

Bunny and Peg brought the movie Fireproof along for our late afternoon viewing.  Wow!  What a fabulous movie.

 

 

 By late afternoon, the kitchen crew was preparing for a Sweetheart Banquet. 

 

  

 The dining room was beautifully decorated.

 

 

 The fireplace added a cozy atmosphere.

  

 

 A light snowfall added to the enchantment of the evening.

 

 

 Dottie and Gene have a cottage on the grounds and arrived with snow sprinkled on her hair, his hat, and their coats.

 

 

 Bunny surprised Peg with a Valentine dog.

 

 

 Reflection in a mirror

 

 

 Penny visiting with Harold

Cerwin, Charlie, and Glen catching up on each others lives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Some of us considered starting the meal with dessert.

 

 

 

 

 

 Waiting for dinner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The buffet line

 

 

 Equila Phelps presented the evening concert – beautiful and fun.

 

 

 This morning we woke to a pretty winter wonderland.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Sam – who oversees retreats – was looking through the Fish Wrapper for a good joke or story.

 

 

 Communion was served by Howard Jones, President Emeritus.

 

 

 Howard serving Inge

 

 

Because we focused on God’s faithfulness to TFC in the past, we spent some of the weekend remising on the past.  Wendell Boyle has been active in TFC since the 60s, and shared some very interesting stories.

 

 

 It was a relaxing, wonderful weekend.