Family Vacation!!!

My family came up to visit us this summer and we had a great time. We went peach picking at a wonderful local farm, Backwoods Berry Farms. Ben and Christy and I went there at the end of June to pick blueberries. Yum. (By the way, the produce there is fantastic!)

We did some tourist stuff including Lincoln's Tomb and the Lincoln Presidential Museum (http://www.alplm.org/), which was pretty cool.

Spent time with friends, shopping, playing mario kart...
Went to a Cardinals-Phillies game in St. Louis,

(Cardinals won 7-1)

We took some family pictures - first ones with Ben!

Overall, a great visit - just way too short. I miss them already!

The church heard round the world

My very dear friend, Christy is visiting us from Texas and going to be speaking with Ben this Sunday, July 4th about The Church. Last week Ben's message was about The Church in our own communities, and this week it is going to be on The Church Worldwide. Christy was a missionary to Kajo Kegi, Sudan for six months. She will be sharing her story, experiences, and photos from the trip. We are going to look at what The Church looks like outside of our western mindset. It's going to be great!

Join us at Waverly Christian Church this Sunday at 10am!