Seasons of Autumn

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Church & Coffee

Check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7_dZTrjw9I

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Please say a prayer for our friends, The Stallsmiths, who are missionaries in Manila, Phillipines with Wycliffe. Fortunately, they have not suffered any hardship or damage of any kind to their new home. But many others are not as fortunate. These are pictures they sent us over the weekend. Please pray for all the families affected! More details are below the pics!

FROM GLENN & SARAH:

Thank you very much to those who checked on our safety here in Manila. We are grateful to report that we are doing well and were unaffected by the two recent storms. No water entered our house. We did not get stranded anywhere. The power and water stayed on to our house during the entire ordeal. Last Friday and Saturday (September 25 & 26) Tropical Storm Ondoy (aka Ketsana) dropped a month's worth of rain in 24 hours. Waters rose quickly, trapping people on their rooftops or in their vehicles. Families were separated, caught on opposite sides of the Pasig River. Hundreds died. Hundreds of thousands are homeless. Classes were called off all week, with many schools used as evacuation centers for the victims. We could write pages of stories about our friends who were affected. Here is just a sample:

~One of our Filipino employees who works in our library had water at chest-height in her home. Her husband put their baby daughter in a washing machine to let her float above the flood waters.

~The wife of a different employee noticed a large crack in the neighbor’s house. She insistently knocked at their door and warned them to leave the house. Within seconds of leaving the house, it collapsed down the hillside.

~A Wycliffe missionary friend lost everything she owned when the 10-foot high waters entered her house. There was an oil spill nearby, so the floodwaters left a slimy slick over everything. Many other people were at least able to salvage their clothes, but our friend had to throw away everything.

Please keep praying!

Friday, September 25, 2009

My New Favorite Thing!

From P.S. 22 in Staten Island, NY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2p5augniQA

And check them out here too:
http://ps22chorus.blogspot.com/

Guess I got my work cut out for me! HA!

More NJ pics!

Dad prepping the space for lecture.

Double decker train (not ours)

Our train! Yay!

Metropark Station sign on the platform

Dad with magician and friend, Dick Swanby

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

New Jersey & DC With Dad!

What a great weekend with Dad! We decided we should do it again. I got to meet lots of other clowns and magicians and enjoyed watching Dad in his element. A good time was had by all!

Getting ready to ride the train from NJ to DC!

All the stops our train made...a 3 hour trip total!

Ticket booth!

Dad's table of magic props & tricks for sale

Dad preparing his lecture (and "Magic with a Smile" Glen helping)

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Return of Plumpy*Nut

I get things in the mail from World Vision just about every week. I sponsor a girl in Albania, but they have regular mailouts to ask for donations towards particular agendas. But what I got yesterday made my heart happy. World Vision is now purchasing and distributing Plumpy*Nut!!! In case you didn't get a really cool email from me earlier this year about this amazing product, basically it's a peanut-based paste full of vitamins and minerals that is basically saving lives in Africa. This product can essentially take a child who is so malnourished that he is on the brink of death, and put weight on him in just days. The nutritious packet is made by locals in the countries where it is distributed, thus providing even more jobs. Additionally, the packets can keep for a long time which means they can be transported without spoiling. Kids love the sweet taste and even toddlers can feed themselves (like in the photo above). If you're interested in learning more about donating through World Vision to the cause of Plumpy*Nut, click here to watch a short video on it and see how to give: