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Birthday Dinner for Cerwin

Monday, April 22

Salad of spring mix
roasted beets, goat cheese, citrus, orange tarragon vinaigrette

Several people shared these. The above is half a salad.

Deb got these egg rolls and shared pieces with anyone who wanted to taste them.

Soup of local asparagus
baby spinach, tarragon cream

This was Roy’s appetizer.

Steaks were flambéed tableside.

I think the guys and Deb chose steak meals.

Another steak entree.

Chris and I chose this chicken entree. It included grilled lettuce and delicious smokey potatoes. 

Kristen’s scallops.

We made sure to save room for dessert.

Cerwin’s free birthday treat.

Several of us ordered desserts that were flambéed tableside.

While we visited and relaxed – while waiting for the bill – we each received this tiny piece of dessert – Chef’s choice.

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I am sure we will return to Accomac Inn again some day. It was a delightful dining experience.

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Pleasing words are like honey.

They are sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 16:24 (New Life Version)

Accomac Inn

Part 1 of 2

Birthday Dinner for Cerwin

Monday, April 22

It was a beautiful evening along the Susquehanna River.

If we looked across the river and to our left, we could see Maytown’s water tower and the smoke (center of picture) from Armstrong World Industries which is next to TFC’s International Office.

Walking toward the restaurant.

There is a lot of history – very old history – with this building and location.

We made arrangements to eat on the screened in porch if the weather permitted.

The photos are a bit deceptive, because it was a very cool evening, so we chose to go inside.

There isn’t much in life that is more delightful for me than being with our children. Of course we always miss Mark and Diane (our Maine daughter) on an outing like this.

Chris and Jeff

Deb and Roy

Jere and Kristen

Me and the seventy-two-year-old birthday man.

Our meal started with delicious, hard crusted dinner rolls.

We had a choice of butter or olive oil.

When given that choice – I choose olive oil.

Then, after ordering a few appetizers and our entrees, we were presented cold pea soup – the chef’s choice – for which I am sure there is a correct culinary name.

It was incredibly delicious.

More about our delightful meal tomorrow night.

Let all that I am wait quietly before God,

for my hope is in him.

Psalm 62:5 (New Living Translation)

Happy Birthday

To Our Favorite Kristen

We Love You

Daddy & Mother High

Birthday Party & Children’s Program

Sunday Evening, April 21

After parking the chapel at the International Office, we went to a 70th birthday party for our Amish friend Linda.

 We had a great visit with her and some of her children, and enjoyed meeting her friends.

We left her house in time to get to church for the children’s program which began at 7 p.m.

Hope in the Risen Christ

(I did not take pictures, but borrowed a few.)

Scene 1 – HOPE: The Empty Tomb

Kindergarten & First Grade

Scene 2 – HOPE: Salvation

Second Grade

Scene 3: HOPE: The Holy Spirit

Youth Choir

Scene 4: HOPE: Freedom & Forgiveness

Fourth and Fifth Grade

Scene 5: HOPE: Satan Defeated

Third Grade

Scene 6: HOPE: Adoption

A cute skit about adoption and a song by a youth choir.

Scene 7: HOPE: Heaven

Ensemble that included most of the young people involved in the evening.

Jere sent this picture to me – of Jared and his second grade Sunday School friends telling the Roman Road story in Scene 2

The rest of the pictures are from our friend John who was on the balcony. Jared is holding the yellow A.

Ian (left) was narrator for the story of The Unforgiving Servant by the fourth and fifth grade boys.

We were blessed by the evening and the hard work that everyone put into the evening.

Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge.

2 Peter 1:5 (New Living Translation)

Part 3 of 3

Be Missions

Calvary Baptist Church, Bel Air, Maryland

Sunday, April 21

A family walking away after visiting the chapel.

At the end of the visitation to mission booths, many of the missionaries came to visit us.

I couldn’t get enough of the cherry blossoms.

Chaplain Jay and Nan wanted an updated photo.

It was very sunny, which caused shadows and squinting, but I still think they are pretty good pictures.

I love this picture of Sue and Mike laughing.

Their favorite picture.

A few more cherry blossom pictures before we leave.

Time to pack up the steps.

We had a relaxing, beautiful drive back to Marietta, Pennsylvania.

We still had a few more miles to go when I took this picture, but our day wasn’t over when we got back to the chapel’s parking spot at the International Office.

However, you will have to wait until tomorrow night for the rest of the story.

Fix your thoughts on

what is true,

and honorable,

and right,

and pure,

and lovely,

and admirable.

Think about things that are

excellent

and worthy of praise.

Philippians 4:8 (New Living Translation)

Part 2 of 3

Be Missions

Calvary Baptist Church, Bel Air, Maryland

Sunday, April 21

After getting the chapel set up – and enjoying coffee and a breakfast sandwich from Mike and Sue Hayden, we joined their congregation in worship.

A very appropriate verse for missions Sunday.

Opening devotions and introduction of missionaries.

This section included the six of us from TFC: Mike and Sue, Jay and Nan, and Cerwin and me.

Prayer

After an interesting and challenging message by a missionary from Maine, we enjoyed lunch in the fellowship hall.

All the mission representatives went first so they could man their posts and be prepared for visitors.

Back to the chapel.

We didn’t have to wait long for visitors.

Mike made sure that each child received a tiny model chapel.

Cerwin and Chaplain Jay telling visitors about the ministry of TFC.

These children wanted to see inside the truck. Cerwin granted their wishes.

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More tomorrow night

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