Family, Fireworks and Fame

This week my sister and her husband, Mark and Jenn Frederick, came for a visit for one and a half weeks. It is great to see them again along with my nephews, Sam and Joe. They brought their friend, Christie(sp?) along to help out with Sam and Joe. We've been getting together for family meals whenever we can, taking turns at Mom and Dad's, Matt and Simone's and ours. It was Jami's week for a Dad-date, and she chose to go out for buffalo wings; I didn't object. That's one of my favorite meals. Of course, this week also included the 4th of July and a great time with the NRBC church family. We had a barbecue at Waneka Lake Park. People went out on the paddle boats, some fished, played catch with the football, etc. It was the coolest day of the week (only in the low 90s) so that was nice, relatively speaking. On Thursday night, Michael had another baseball game. He played catcher and loved it. He had 2 at bats and 2 home runs! He's quite the power hitter. On Saturday the 7th we went to Olivia's birthday party, celebrated according to Korean tradition. That was very fun as well. Last but not least, we enjoyed a visit from Brian and Kayla Dare. Brian just graduated from seminary, and they are thinking about moving this direction and helping with the church plant.

All in all, a good week. Lot's of counseling opportunities, Bible studies with new believers included. Please pray for our church family as well as our own. We have much to learn for Christ's sake.

Hope you had a great week as well. Don't forget to look at the pictures at the bottom of the blog.

MJD,Sr.