Thursday October 28, 2010

 

 

Prayer Breakfast & Prayer Partners

Thirteen Guys in a Small Room

Saturday, October 9 and Sunday, October 10

 

On Saturday morning, October 9, we took the International Mobile Chapel to the Brethren Home, New Oxford, PA, where the York Chapter was meeting for a prayer breakfast.

 

 

Grace Wardrop brought half a dozen small pumpkins for table decorations – and for people to take home.

 

 

 

Grace and Jim Wardrop choosing their omelet fixings while Ron Gantz waits his turn.

Jim became the contact person for the chapter rather quickly following Phil Miller’s short illness and death in August.

 

 

Making our omelets

 

 

 

 

Jim waiting for his to be finished. Miriam Becker is behind him, and waiting in the background is Ron Gantz and Betty Duncan.

 

 

A pretty decoration in the Fireplace Room of the Brethren Home.

 

 

One of the reasons Jim asked us to bring the chapel, was because many had never been inside one. They have seen plenty of pictures, but that is not quite like being inside – which is where we held the morning program.

 

 

Ron Gantz shared his testimony of how God worked in his life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

He closed with a song.

 

 

It was a beautiful day, so several lingered for awhile – asking us questions. We met several residents of the home who were out for a walk and full of questions about this rig.

 

 

The next day, Sunday, we had our yearly lunch and meeting with our Advisory Prayer Council. This is a time they get to hear some details of things that are going on in the ministry that do not make any of the monthly publications.

Alvin & Anna Mae Wise, Fay & Marv Sauder, Peg & Bunny O’Hare, Sam Rittenhouse and Ralph Clymer.

 

 

Ralph Clymer, Alta & Don Hollinger, Dotty & Gene Seitz, Barry & Lucy Grim, and Marian & Harold Stauffer listen as Sam Rittenhouse gives an update on his area of ministry – chaplain care.

 

 

That evening – after the meeting was over – our rather small “grandchildren’s room” was filled with thirteen guys watching baseball playoffs. It’s not unusual to have our grandsons Jordan and Nathan here – several times a week – to watch a game of some sort – and they usually invite a friend or two or three, but I think this was the most people ever in this room!

I love having these guys here. It makes this grandma very happy.