A Car for Josh
Saturday, July 9
Our grandson Josh and his dad stopped in on Saturday to show us the 2000 Saab they bought.
It is stretching him a bit as he learns to drive a five-speed. (His parents cars are automatic.) He’s looking forward to taking his driver test in a few weeks so he can drive on his own.
Visiting Manheim Brethren in Christ Church
With the International Chapel
Sunday, July 10
We arrived at Manheim BIC about 8:15 Sunday morning.
It was trucker’s Sunday for the children’s classes as they learned about ways that truckers are missionaries.
Five drivers brought trucks.
Gene Gehman told the children that when he was a child and listened to missionaries he was worried that God would call him to South America, but he didn’t want to ride a donkey – he wanted to drive truck.
Or maybe God would call him to Alaska – but he didn’t want to drive a dog sled – he wanted to drive truck. Nor did he want to go to Africa and drive a camel – he wanted to drive truck.
Years later he learned that there are way for truckers to be missionaries by delivering items for missionaries – sometimes to a dock for a ship to take items overseas, and other times directly to a mission in the United States or Canada.
He told the same story to the next group of children, and with each group Cerwin told them about Transport For Christ by projecting PowerPoint slides on the white board in the front of the chapel.
Waiting to visit the chapel.
Some of the younger classes noticed the excitement in the parking lot and came to the chapel as well.
Waiting for their turn to see the trucks.
It’s a highlight for them to sit in a truck and blow the air horn.
A teacher told us that this is a highlight of the children’s summer Sunday school series.
The Stoner family shares the third part of the morning study by sharing their love of restoring old trucks – comparing it to God’s love for restoring souls. (This part is done in their Sunday school classroom.)
I was busy in the chapel, and did not take any pictures inside.
Sherry Stoner made cookie trucks for their snack.
We were blessed to participate in the morning.