The new display for impact was finished in time for the German church planting conference Kevin and Carol and several from our church are attending this week-end. Kevin isn't in the picture, but he played a vital role in consulting and also supplying print-outs of various things we wanted to get ready for displaying.
Danae was fulfilling a photogrophy class assignment on front campus.
Dalene caught her on the other end of the camera. :) The next day Danae found out that she passed her sophomore portfolio check. We praise the Lord for that! They missed getting a picture of her Daddy greeting her with a bouquet of roses for that occasion. :)
Devon and Donia got to be in the dorms for Opportunity Days and four extra days into Bible Conference. On Friday night everyone attended the Basketball Championship.
Enjoying the excitement in a very crowded setting.
Dalene was quite sick the last days of school with a fever over 101°F and a bad cough. There were others around suffering with similar symptoms. We thank the Lord for the grace He gave her to finish up. The roses were a greeting from her Daddy and siblings.
Grab 'n Go for lunch one day
Attending services together
A quick lunch date with Donia and Dalene (taking the picture)
Smiling in the rain during the second half of Bible Conference
Meeting for the last evening service. Dalene and I were talking on the phone right then. We are so spoiled with modern communication options. :)
Table games after the evening service with Erik, Laura, Danae, Devon and Dalene
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Packed in like Sardines :)
The first afternoon was spent getting things moved up to the third story where they were esablished the new living quarters for this trip.
This bird was found "glued" to one of the chairs in the repair shop.
Finding useable furniture pieces was one project.
The workshop also had a big container of rainwater which had dripped through one of many leaks.
So, they constructed a shute to move the water down where they could access it for flushing toilets.
Relocating some more furniture pieces. The van was full, so Jona and Derek enjoyed a nice little trip on the caboose. :)
Drying a carpet they had cut out of a room.
Ready for a good night's sleep at the end of Day 1.
Getting ready for a new day (without impending room check :))
Full points for Room 328!
Breakfast anyone?
Grand Central: This is how it looked on the last day. 20 people were there to help!
Distributing Orientation Posters in all the stairwells for new workers. "House 2, 5th Floor"
It is exciting to see the changes that were accomplished during these days.
Jona and Derek had run out of buckets, so they constructed their own containers with old saucers they found at the bottom of old lampshades.
They enjoyed supper at the Cracker Barrel with a special dessert of old fashioned peppermint sticks.
Friday was favorite color day and for supper pizza and games at Mr. Rich's apartment.
Derek, Danielle and I were invited, too.
The kids got to help with making the pizza.
Setting up for supper
Yummy-looking!
Mr. Rich recently acquired a fish. The kids enjoyed watching him, feeding him, and helping to change the water.
Each child got a straw, which they promptly tried out in the bowl of clean water meant for the fish.
We played a fun card game after our yummy supper.
Crazy Hat Day pictures, one day later!
Danielle heard me tell the kids to be sure to bring their hats for pictures, and she ran to the basement to pick a hat out of the cupboard that she could bring.
Dustin enjoys helping in the kitchen.
Spring tree work!
Derek shared his coat with Danielle who was cold in the icy March winds we were having.
They did cross paths on campus a couple of times. Devon got to play tennis with Dalene.
Donia and Doreen each got to visit Dalene and Danae at work.
This is the crazy tree on the lot next to my parents' home.
Many got bad sunburns on this day, everywhere except for under their paint! Several of our kids are still in a lot of pain and discomfort having come from cold and wet Germany to summer-like weather!
Bradley got to campus about 2 p.m. and found the kids in a sea of blue! Dalene got him a wrap from Fastbreak!
Cheering--what fun!
Grandpa and Grandma Matthia were for blue of course, along with all of their offspring! :)
In the end, Red won for the first time and Blue is ready for a rematch in 4 years!
Chicken Tenders out on the stadium field.
After a wonderful faculty body at 7 p.m., everyone was invited to the stadium for a singspiration and challenge.
Aaron and Danae
Bradley with Donia and Doreen (who was really tired by this time)
Devon, Laura and Erik
Grandpa and Grandma Matthia -- night photography can make any lights look like fireworks.
They stopped by the art building.
The CDC was next, where Danae grabbed one of her cherubs for a picture.
Front Campus.
Bradley had split from the kids in Newark and flown to Cleveland where he was met with the lovely minivan one of our supporting churches in Mentor had offered for the time in the States. What a wonderful blessing! He started the trip south that night yet, overnighted in Ripley, WV and drove the rest of the way Tuesday to catch up with the family in Greenville!
