The Children were given a love offering by a dear church!! So, David and I took them to the Cultural / Science Center in Charleston, WV. They had a great time pretending to “gold-mine”; discover all about geysers, hurricanes, and other natural wonders. They watched a show in the Planetarium and learned a lot more about our Solar System. They also got to watch an IMAX video on beavers. That was so interesting! We were thankful for this special family day and great educational field trip for our children!! They had a GREAT time.

Nurie

Timothy

Kaylee

Renee

Phillip

Samuel

Gabriel

Tessie

Hannah

Olivia

Later that day, we got pizza and went home and celebrated Timothy’s 14th birthday! He is such a blessing in our home!! Whenever I want something fixed, he is right there to do it for me! He aims to please. I cannot believe it was 14 years ago that I had him!

We love you, Timothy!

The next week, our family left for 2 Missions’ Conferences in PA. One of the churches brought us to the battlefield of Gettysburg. This battle was the turning point in 1863 of the Civil War. It was very educational for our children. Phillip bought a blue Union hat in the gift shop and Samuel bought a gray Confederate hat. When we got home that week, they made little USA and Confederate Flags and went out in our back field and had a miniature Civil War!!…….smile. They certainly learn more when it’s a hands-on experience.

The “eternal” flame.

The Pastor asked us to stand up here and sing a Patriotic song. We sang our “National Anthem”.

One of the original farms when the war was fought on this battlefield. In one of the barns, you can actually see a cannonball hole in the outside wall.

Surrender!!

The type of guns used in this war.

Timothy sitting next to Joel Araiza on the church bus.

The next day, Pastor Fleck and his dear wife – Debbie – took David and some of our older children to Hershey Park to see how chocolate was made……ymm!! I stayed back at the hotel to let the little ones rest and swim. Everyone had fun! The Missions’ Conferences also went great! We were blessed by this giving church!