For Your Listening Enjoyment...

Allie has been learning many new songs lately, just thought I'd let you hear her sing some!

4th of July

We had a very busy fourth of July. It started off with a parade, then off to a cook out with Jeremy's family, home for a nap, and then ended with a relaxing night at Jeremy's parent's house. We only have pictures of the parade!

Allie waiting excitedly for the parade to start!
Bethany waits with grandma.
The fun begins... too much candy was being thrown from those car windows. It didn't take long for the kids to catch on!
Everyone is watching the parade go by.
Some of the cars driving down the street.

Baby Johnathan basking in the sun.

Some of the old faithfuls... in the parade every year!

Everyone waits to see who will throw out some more candy!

Bethany is so excited. She gave up the other candy to the bag because she didn't know what it was, but when it came to the "pop pops" she didn't want to let them go!

We praise the Lord for a free country and pray that it remains that way!

Four Weeks To Go!!!

We are all getting so excited to meet our new baby boy. He is due four weeks from today!

WWNTBM Family Week

A couple of weeks ago we attended the family week for our mission board. We enjoyed a time of much fellowship and preaching. Several missionaries that we had not met were home on furlough, and we were able to meet them and get to know some of them throughout the week.

Paul and Sherry Zimmer, missionaries to Yap.

Pastor Jim Bailey preaching in one of the morning sessions.

Brother Danny Whetstone

Bethany enjoying her lunch!

Tracy, Johnathan, and Allie

Allie and Bethany had lots of fun in their classes for the week, and they enjoyed all of the other boys and girls their age. It's amazing how many kids missionaries have!

Below is Omar talking with Pastor Fred Daniel. Pastor Daniel's church hosted the family week.

Pastor Daniel receiving a plaque from the mission board thanking the church for all their work during the week. Pastor Wingard is presenting it to him.

Pastor Herschenhaun making a few comments of thanks to the church for their hospitality to the mission board.

Brother O'Malley preparing to preach for the evening service.

The choir for the week made up of missionaries and church members.

We had a great week and are so thankful for the mission board that we have! There were preaching sessions in the morning and services at night. We felt very refreshed after the week was over, and are thankful for all of the new friends we made.

New Testament Baptist Church

We attended a mission conference a couple of weeks ago in Kinston, NC. The church started off the conference with a great steak dinner! All of the missionaries and some of the people of the church got acquainted while we waited for the food to finish cooking.

Below is missionary Sean Quinlinn to Guam talking to Brother Dalton Heath a former missionary.

Omar talking to a couple of men from the church.

Me, Bethany, and a sick Allie talking with Megan Fetter, missonary to the Micronesian Islands.

Tracy and baby Johnathan talking with Mrs. Heath.
Emily Fetter thoroughly enjoying her dessert.

We were especially excited about this conference because we were able to be in it with the Schrocks. This hasn't happened yet on our deputation. We got a song together one night and sang for the church.
We had a great week! Pastor and Mrs. Daniel went out of their way in preparing the conference and making it a wonderful time for us missionaries. All of the missionaries in the conference were a part of the same mission board as we are, and Pastor Daniel is on the board. It was like a little reunion week for everyone.

Allie started off the conference with a fever, and she was not feeling well at all until after the service on Monday night. She really handled the conference well though in spite of being sick for most of it. She wouldn't even hear of having to stay away from the services each day because she was sick. She wanted to join right in with the other kids. We were all so glad when she finally was well again and really able to enjoy the conference.

Foot of Ten Baptist Church...Revisited

Memorial day weekend found us in Duncansville, PA at the Foot of Ten Baptist Church. We were at this church a year ago for a meeting and we really enjoyed getting to know the pastor and many of the members of this church. We were in the area for a while, so we returned to give an update on our deputation travels.

We stayed with Mrs. Debbie for the weekend, and she took good care of us. She owned some horses, and the girls talked about them ALL weekend long!

We had a great meeting that Sunday, and enjoyed getting reacquainted with many of the people we had met last year.

Allie and Bethany enjoyed their pre-church snacks during choir practice.

Since Monday was Memorial Day we stayed around for the Duncansville Town Parade. Allie and Bethany thoroughly enjoyed watching the clowns, fire trucks, horses, and especially enjoyed gathering candy that was thrown to them!
In the picture below is Pastor Huston and his daugher (to the left) riding their horses in the parade.

The clowns on their tiny motorcycles.

Allie waving her American flag to all the fire trucks (hoping to get some candy)!

Jeremy and I enjoying the day as well!

Bethany found someone's seat and decided to enjoy it for a while!

Not far from where we were sitting was a billboard. Jeremy decided the girls could wait for the parade to start from there!

They thought it was great!After the parade we went to a church members home for a little picnic with several of the people from the church.

While we were there Jeremy got an opportunity to ride a horse around their farm.

And Allie did too!
We had a fun and eventful weedend and are thankful for the way the Lord directs our steps every passing day!

Packing Up the Girls!

Since we pack and unpack almost everyday, I think Allie and Bethany decided it was their turn!