Victory Bible Camp July 9-13

We all knew this was going to be a great week because every thing in the world related to our week of camp was going "wrong". Pastor Bob Siegrist was our camp speaker. The Lord used his messages from the book of Jonah to send a revival. Twenty-seven children/young people were saved and countless other decisions were made as the word of God and the Holy Spirit were working to bring conviction and repentence in hearts - campers and staff alike. The comment was made by several kids that chapel time was their favorite part of camp.

Taylor, Stephanie and Sophia - after the shaving cream battle


The Remainders of our Ice-cream Treat from our great cooks (this is my group of girls)


Aunt Sophia with Elizabeth "Lizzy" Baer (Mike and Lisa's youngest)


Aunt Sonya with McKayla and Joshua Baer (Josh is signing "I love you" to me - and yes, he knows what it means!)


Stephanie and Me


The Group from our church that went to camp

July 4th with Grandma in PA

Grandma had a stroke in April, and although it affected her right side, she is gaining the usage of that side again. I thank the Lord for the brief time with her. A friend of ours used his truck to help us take her out for a ride - but not before we stopped to get her an ice-cream cone! This was Grandma's first time out of the nursing home (other than for a doctor's appointment).
GRANDMA'S DAY OUT!

Helping to Celebrate!

About two miles from our home is an historic clinic that has been remodled. In the prime of its time, nurses on horseback would come to the clinic to care for those in the community who were too far out from the hospital. I obtained permission to use this spot to serve Dad and Mom a special meal in partial celebration of their 39th anniversary. I say "partial" because, the best was yet to come for them. The six of us kids paid to help send them to the Holiday Inn Express for a night. The owner gave us a discount when I told him I was looking for a good deal for my parents' anniversary. Thanks, Dad and Mom for those thirty-nine years! I love you!
THE CLINIC

Celebrating 39 Years of "Togetherness"



SENDING THEM ON THEIR WAY - Keys to their personal Suite

The Armstrong's Visit to KY - four days of fun!

Ken and BJ Armstrong graduated with me from NTM. We've become pretty close friends over the last two years of training together. The Lord blessed me by allowing them to come see me just five days after graduation. It made that time of transition a little easier for me knowing I wasn't having to say goodbye to everyone - yet! We had a great four days together. BJ shared during the ladies' Thursday night Bible study time, and Ken took the morning service on Sunday. The boys shared with us by singing three songs. They pretty much captured everybody's heart!

Lake Scenes With My Family

Dad and Mom with Alethea

Graduation Weekend With Family

I was blessed with my family getting to come to graduation - well, at least part of them! Dad, Mom, Sophia, Mark and Bambie and their five children were with me from Friday - Monday morning. When the big rush of graduation was over on Saturday (and the kids had their naps - we want happy children!) the whole gang of us took a trip down to the lake on school property. Sophia and I took the grandkids out in a canoe. (In Picture - Top row L to R : Daniel, Aunt Sophia, Aunt Sonya; Bottom row: Alethea, Benjamin, Victoria). I also enjoyed having my family go to church with me at New Home Baptist. We filled up a whole row. Mom, Sophia, and I sang "He Giveth More Grace" - a fitting description of what the Lord did for me this last year.

Graduation Day!

Well, folks, God did it! He has brought me to another end of another beginning. Graduation was May 19th at 10:00 a.m. I graduated with 66 other students. (Some of them will be returning to complete the linguistic course. I will not. My brain doesn't work that way, so I praise God for those whose minds do. The rest of us sure need them to finish the course!) Others in our graduating class are support workers, such as pilots, dorm parents etc. It was a bittersweet day.


MY GRADUATING CLASS (I'm in the pink shirt in the front...yeah, I know, Sonya Baer is wearing pink! Click on the image for a bigger picture).





Sonya, Carrie (my personal slave - I mean, roommate!) Sophia


My New Home Baptist Church friends - Oscar and Fran Jones and Ronnie Capps


My terrific teacher Barry Richardson and his wife Carol who both put up with my incessant need for help; my nephew Jonathon


Ronda Schmidt - a good friend of mine who always put up with me during my frequent trips to the NTM bookstore


See what a good cake you missed?!