Hi all! I’m so, so sorry! The weeks have slipped away, and I have neglected to communicate.
So much has happened since I wrote; I don’t even know where to start. I’ll start with today. Today is soooo beautiful and sunny; Wenda said her thermometer said it was 80° in the shade. J Very nice.
Youth camp was a total bust (that’s a good thing, in case you were wondering). Everything was crazy, hectic, chaotic, interesting, but very good; which is what young people like. Most days, we had 200 people here for the various events, meals, and services. We had five teams of 15 kids each. Each team had to do each of the five planned activities that were planned. Then we had services and some free time. It was amazing how well everything with how many people we had and with how unequipped we are for such an event. Our kids shared about their “camp” experiences last Sunday morning at church. It was a very special service, I thought.
winning DCYC team with Annie Buongiorne FIRE & ICE...
Another interesting/weird fact is that I finally met one of Gwen Meyers (now Sowers) sons, one in the middle I think. Gwen and I go back to my time in Spain in the mid 70's. She and her parents, Bro. Herb & Janet Meyers came quite frequently to our Madrid conventions, on one occasion they brought Gwen and we hit it off. Actually translated "Captives of a Vision" into Spanish and then sang it for the brethren at convention. What is really an interesting thing is that scripture is what we chose as a theme for our youth camp! Wow...and then I meet her son! We have a photo of Mike Sowers and my 2 girls plus another young man from Headwaters Ranch...funny how we are all interconnected by a fine thread and we come around full circle in some cases...ah...the Body of Christ and its mysterious ways!
bonfire by the river!!
Whitestone folk swelled our numbers to about 200!
thanks for coming...
great to have Bro. Dan R with us!!
Rob and 2 other young men, Drew and Dillon, were treated with extra care and concern and everybody made sure they had the best experience at DCYC. A special thankyou to Rob's shadowman Seth Jepsen, who shadowed him constantly making sure he was safe and able to take part in all the activities. Thanks to all the guys and gals who made this event possible.
Rob being carried by Seth on one of the obstacles, not an easy feat since Rob is about 115lbs. awesome...!
Mitchells have come and gone. They brought with them Josiah who is Maxi’s son. Maxi used to live here at the farm in the ‘80’s. Oh yes, Kevin’s siblings (Andrea, Julie, and James) came for youth camp and to visit. They have come and gone. While here, James fell and fractured his right wrist. He is okay. At first, we thought he’d have to have a pin, then maybe just an alignment, but now, I think, we’re back to just a short cast. Mitchells gave us a wonderful super big commercial BQ & Grill, all shiny and new...we plan to use it for our traditional July 4th. celeb. THANKS GUYS!
VanderHarts are having a GREAT vacation – Ann has written short little notes now and then to say they are well. Andy and Sarah Jane are gone for a few weeks visiting relatives in the states. For those who missed it, they are travelling around the area of Yellowstone and Yosemite and not sure what other big park, visiting relatives and friends in the area.
Nathan and Melani and three kids have come to visit for a few weeks. The Milliron household has been hopping this spring/summer.
We also have a young man from the Hoonah farm, John Clark, visiting and working for the summer as well as one of the Magraff sisters, Hope, also visiting for the summer.
Bro John Jeffreys will be here on Sunday to preach.
Today is Brad and Jo’s 19th anniversary.
Cathy Purdy’s knee surgery has been put off till July 9th.
Between graduation and youth camp, Tommy and Kevin went to the Fish Wheel and brought home 101 salmon (370 lbs).
The Loggers bought a new dump truck in the Seattle area. Mark Coy flew down there to be able to drive it home. He should be home in another day or so.
For those of you who remember Kevin Nicholas, he passed away on Sunday. And, today, Purcell Coalwell passed away. Sad. I remember talking to Purcell, years ago while I was still living in Spain and came over for a convention at BM. Wow...years ago! I asked him for an obscure message by Bro.Joe that he had preached in Madrid in the mid 70's called "The Magdalene Company"...Purcell actually found it and mailed it to me! It is still on cassette, I plan to transfer it into a cd someday soon. Kevin Nicholas is also connected via his backpack to my hubby. Pat bought the pack from him years ago when he was living at The Land...memories...Pat still uses it each time he goes out hunting...a Kelty and they don't make them like that anymore.
Ummmm….I’m sure more has happened over the last couple of weeks, but I can’t think of what it is right now. And, I know that I owe you guys many, many pictures. I will get on that soon.
Well, gonna try to upload some videos and slideshows. Photos are sooo numerous since we all took them and then downloaded them on to SJ's big Imac that she left hooked up for that purpose. A great idea, however, there must've been gazillions of photos uploaded from anybody who wanted to...sooo...wading thru them will probly take us a long time....in the meantime I made short slideshows of some of the events. Hope they turn out!
Hope you are all having a great summer so far. We are! PatLou is out on his first fire of the season. We keep him and his family in our prayers.
Blessings from The Land, DC, Alaska
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