25 years

This is the first summer in 25 years that Penny and I were not at Lake Williamson Christian Center in Carlinville IL doing camps. We spent 25 consecutive years doing kid's camps and/or Special Touch Get Aways. Our years at LWCC were both fruitful and enjoyable, a lifetime of memories and relationships that will out live both of us.

When we decided to retire from doing the Get Aways last year we knew it was in God's perfect timing. So many people asked us what it was like during the week of Get Away. It was just fine. We had fulfilled a calling and knew it was time to retire; no mixed emotions, just a sense of fulfillment. We had prayed that it would be the best Get Away ever.

Life at First Assembly is wonderful. We have moved into our new Family life Center and are seeing Sunday attendance climb steadily. It is exciting to be part of a growing church with a dynamic ministry team.

Abby and Jeff are doing well in South Africa. They coordinated and hosted a 22 member mission team from Kenosha WI. The team did basketball out reaches and children's ministry.

Rachel just finished a triathlon this morning in 5 hours and 9 minutes and is doing a Precepts class with her church.