Sunday September 17, 2006

 

 

Transport For Christ Staff Conference

Maranatha Bible Conference, Muskegon, MI

Opening Day

Saturday, September 16, 2006

 

Rallyn and Carolyn Van Beek, Sioux Falls, SD, arrive

Staff from across the country arrived in a steady stream from late morning until late evening.

 

Two Carolyns

Carolyn Young (Ontario, California) and Carolyn Van Beek

 

The Welcoming Committee

Peg O’Hare (Mt. Joy, PA) and Janis Kemp (Lititz, PA)

 

Assistant to the President – Inge Koenig, Mt. Joy, PA

 

Some of the men kept an eye on the football game.

 

First Official Meeting

The International Leadership Team met to make sure we are all on “the same page” for the weeks activities.

I don’t know about this group!  Do they look like they are on the same page?

 

TFC President and CEO Scott Weidner, Hershey, PA, welcomes everyone before the evening meal.

 

 

Bruce Sparks, Guest Services Director of Maranatha Bible and Missionary Conference welcomes us to their facility.

 

Sam Rittenhouse, Office of Chaplain Care and Conference Coordinator, Lansdale, PA, opens with a few comments and prayer for the meal.

 

Following the meal, President Scott Weidner outlined some upcoming changes in the organization of TFC and gave us a preview of the week ahead.

 

An Evening By The Lake

 

It was a beautiful evening to sit around a fire and sing songs.

 

 

Jay & Karen LeRette, Rochelle, IL

 

Dixie and Jim Harkless, Greensboro, NC

 

 

Esther Landis, Lancaster, PA, plays in the sand.  Her mom, JJ Landis, is Highway News editor.

 

Carolyn and Rallyn Van Beek (right) share how God called them to ministry with TFC in Sioux Falls.

 

Wayne and Rita Foreman tell us how God led them to serve with TFC in Omaha, NE.

 

By the time the wood had become embers, we were ready for bed.