Not quite the start I was hoping for

I ended up running late for field service this morning because I had to take Shannon in to work.  She was originally going to telecommute but unfortunately was unable to login on her work computer at home.  So I was able to contact Tony at the Hall and arrange to meet him and his wife at 10:30.


We had a very enjoyable morning in field service, calling back on some people to which he and his wife had previously spoken.  At noon we returned to the Hall and, hoping to go out in the afternoon also, I waited around to see who else would show up.  However, nobody appeared to be meeting, so I went to leave, and as I was driving through the parkinglot, I noticed something weird with my steering.  Turned out my driver front tire was flat.  I ended up having Les Swhab send out their mobile tire repair guy and he reinflated my tire so I could drive the two miles to the nearest Les Shwab.  They inspected my tires and told me I had pretty low tread on all four, although I could possibly get away with another couple months on the rear tires.  I chose to err on the side of caution, bit the bullet and bought four new all-season tires.


Today was an expensive start to my vacation/service week!

Vacation!

Today's my first day of vacation and I slept in til 7am, Woo-Hoo!  My secular job in pest control requires me to be at work by 7am, so this is a real treat for me.  I'm really looking forward to this week as I'm planning to spend most of it out in the field ministry with the pioneers in our congregation.  One of my favorite things is being outside during the fall season when the air is crisp and the leaves turn colors, fall to the ground and are blown around by the wind.  And being out in the field ministry with good Friends during that time is even more fun.

Going Away Party

Last night we had a going away party at Abby's Pizza  for one of our elders and his family.  Jeff and his family have been in the Parkway congregation for many years and have been a real blessing.


They are moving to Ecuador for a few months and will be working where the need is greater.  Their oldest son is already living down there and serves as an elder and a pioneer. 


The accompanying photo (ignore the date stamp) is of Jeff (on the left) and Darren, another brother who is good friend of ours.  As you can see it was a happy occasion and we wish Jeff and his family safe journeys and many productive Bible studies.  Oh, and Jeff, we want to see pictures of the fish!