FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26
It is 3:45AM Eastern time as I write this entry. Caroline Ford, Betty Creech, Lisa and I left Gulfport, MS at 5:15PM yesterday via Air Tran Airlines and arrived in Flint, MI at 1:00AM. A visit to the Hertz counter to get a car and two hours later we were at Tom & Shari Compagner’s house where Caroline & Betty are staying. Lisa and I drove from Hamilton to Holland and arrived at the home of Ross & Queen Genzink around 3:30AM. They had the place locked up tighter than Ft. Knox but I know the code to their garage door so in we are! I was figuring on “funeral buns” being on the counter but no such luck! God gave us good flights and safety on the roads and we are grateful.
Today is my only sister’s birthday. I won’t say how old she is but will tell you that she is fourteen years younger than me and I am 47! Happy birthday Melissa! Tomorrow, 10/27, is my younger brother’s birthday and he is ten years older than Melissa. Happy birthday Freddie!
Tonight, I have plans to attend the Holland Christian High School first round play off game. Matt DeYoung plays for HCHS and he is a regular participant on our November GRACE trips. So, I am basically going to watch/support Matt! Go Maroons! (What is a Maroon?)
Tomorrow, I will go with Ross Genzink and his crew to the Minnesota versus Michigan game at the “Big House” in Ann Arbor. I haven’t been to a pee wee football game in years so this should bring back memories! Everyone knows that the SEC is the absolute strongest conference in the land but you have to appease these Little Eleven Conference fans too. (You know how many batteries it takes to stop a Wolverine? 1 AA)
We are going to take orders for the 2008 Scripture calendars through Sunday, 11/11. We should have our next allotment later that week. If you want to order a calendar, please contact one of our students or call the church office.
I visited Gary Walton & Betty McDonald in the hospital yesterday. It appears that both of them could be discharged in a day or two. Gary is an almost certainty while Betty’s may be delayed a bit. Keep praying!
I hope you have a great Friday with Jesus. I am probably going to blog at some point tomorrow since we are in Yankee land!