Bedford or Bust

Friday

2011-07-22T22:04:00.000-04:00

Tonight was the closing of Bible School. It was fun to see how cute the kids looked singing, and we had a good turn out of parents!! Jackson was adorable in his Bible School t-shirt and Statue of Liberty hat...C.J. slept through the whole event, but he got a t-shirt too! We certainly have been blessed by our church group we traveled here with this week and the sweet members of Colonial Hills Baptist Church.

Thursday

2011-07-21T22:22:00.003-04:00

With all the work at the church finished, everyone had the morning off. We ate breakfast with everyone and then spent the morning at the pool. We ate lunch at a restaurant called "Hoss's" where they had a huge salad bar even with some stuff I would never think of putting on a salad, like hot mashed sweet potatoes. But, C.J. liked them! Then took off through the country for "Gravity Hill" a spot where your car rolls up hill...it was really neat. We rolled a golf ball up hill and other people poured out water to watch it roll up hill. Then we drove past dozens of windmills to the crash site of flight 93. There is a temporary memorial there now with a permanent one they are working on to be finished by September 11th of this year.

The area here is very pretty and reminds me of our mountains at home. The kids have been doing great. Everyone has really enjoyed spending time with them (at least that is what they tell us :)). Pastor Mike and Linda drove back home today. We missed them and hope Linda feels better soon!

At Bible School Jackson has just loved spending time with his group...it is wonderful to watch him praise, sing, and dance for God. Such a precious little boy. C.J. has also done his fair share of dancing. The praise time is their favorite!

Chris and I wrapped up recreation inside tonight because the heat is just unbearable...it was Broadway night for recreation, in keeping with the New York theme. Musical Chairs was a hit. The children here have just had the best time. And the members of the church have been so gracious and just really appreciate the love and encouragement we have shown them. Please pray for their church family.

Tomorrow night is the big finale please also pray that lots of the families come out. We are having a hot dog supper and ice cream sundaes and the kids are going to perform their songs, etc. Can't believe tomorrow is already Friday!

Wednesday

2011-07-20T16:31:00.000-04:00

This morning we woke up and had breakfast with the rest of the crew and then Chris and Jackson headed to the church to finish up some projects. C.J. and I headed to Ms. Irene's house just a few minutes away in Mann's Choice (where Jackson says everything is his and Chris's choice-ha, ha) to straighten up a bit from us staying there Monday night.

We came back to the hotel where C.J. took a terrific three hour nap, sleeping through us meeting Jackson and Chris at the church for meatloaf, yams, and asparagus which Jackson said was his "favorite" (except for the asparagus).

We went into downtown Bedford with Tim and Macky this afternoon...Tim and Macky are Jackson's new best friends. He was so excited because they were riding with us in our van. We found some antique shops and a candy shop. Neat town.

Now we are getting ready to head to the church for dinner and Bible School.

Tuesday

2011-07-20T16:10:00.000-04:00

While I worked at the church on odd jobs with Ray, Tim, Macky, Frances, Marion and Kyle, Christine and Jackson drove about an hour away to Everson, PA to visit Jamie (who suffered a stroke in May and is doing GREAT). Jamie graduated from Meredith College with Christine. They took the Turnpike and drove through a tunnel, it was like Cars 2!!!! The drive was beautiful and it took them by many dairy farms that looked just like the little Fisher Price toy sets. VBS went great, we had a great turn out, 23 kids, and for our recreation theme we visited Coney Island where we placed several water games to escape the heat. Everyone has been so gracious and welcoming. Ms. Irene who opened her home to us has been great and made us feel at home. It is so hot up here just like most of the country right now and CJ had some problems sleeping in a house without A/C so we decided to get a room at the Quality Inn. Everyone slept very well in a more conditioned space and we are very grateful to Ms. Irene for even offering to take us in.

Monday

2011-07-20T13:24:00.000-04:00

Jackson's description of Monday:

"I woke up at 5; I got dressed and brushed my teeth, got in the car to drive to Pennsylvania. And in the car we had very much fun and Pennsylvania is a great place. Bible School is awesome and my teachers are Mrs. Marion and Mrs. Francis."

Excited for Our Trip

2011-07-17T22:07:00.000-04:00

We are amazed at the way God has been working in our lives and all the He has done to bring us to this point. We spent most of yesterday and today preparing to leave. Christine and Jackson had some fun decorating the vehicle.