September 7, 2010
Middle America Meanderings, Part 2
This post is a continuation of part 1, which can be found here.
The Pond House
While in Fresno, Ohio, our family stayed in a guest house owned by the parents of members of the church. It was a great place for our family, and perfect for our two boys to be...well...boys.
Mikey and I did some fishing in the pond. As it turned out, the fish had nothing to worry about. Still, some great "Mikey and Daddy Time".
Front view of the house. As you can see, plenty of room to run and play.
One day the youth pastor of the church brought over a four-wheeler. We took it for a couple spins...including this one with me driving and the Brazilian Bombshell hanging on for dear life.
Our deepest gratitude to the people of Fresno Bible Church for their wonderful hospitality to us throughout that week.
Spurgeon Reunions
While in Ohio and Michigan we had the special privilege of getting together with former classmates from my days at Spurgeon Baptist Bible College.
Our first reunion was with the Korey Loughry family. Korey and I studied and worked together while in college. It was great to see what God is doing in their lives and ministry.
Driving up into Michigan, we had the privilege of seeing the Trevor Guiles and Jeff Malin families. Trevor and Liz Guiles have been faithful supporters of our ministry since the beginning. We were grateful for these opportunities to renew old friendships.
Fun N' Stuff
When we visited Korey and Molly Loughry they took us to a mini-amusement park called Fun N' Stuff.
Daddy and NayNay in the bumper boats. If NayNay looks a little unhappy it is because Michal had just pushed us under the waterfall. We got soaked.
Daddy and Mikey navigate a curve.
Amish Paradise
One of the members of Fresno Bible Church took us to visit a friend of his who is Amish. Fresno is located in the heart of Ohio Amish country. We had a delightful visit with Robert and his family, and they gave us a nice tour of their little community.
Robert's son Arlan gave Mikey and NayNay a ride in a horse-drawn wagon.
We passed a school where the children were out playing volleyball. Apparently the Amish really enjoy volleyball. Who knew?
Amish buggies parked in a row.
Fore!
On our last full day in Fresno, Pastor Chris convinced me to play my first ever game of golf that did not involve windmills and covered bridges.
Notice anything wrong with this picture?
This breaks it down for you...
Besides all the cool things we got to do, our time in Ohio and Michigan was one of spiritual rest and renewal. The churches in Portsmouth and Fresno were a great blessing to us, and very responsive as we reported on our ministry. A special highlight for us was being able to challenge the youth group in Fresno for missions.
Pastor Chris and Kathy Cutshall.
Talk back to the missionary: Have any thoughts about the photos above? Leave them in the comments section!
Related posts:
Middle America Meanderings, Part 1
Sanctuary Quartet: The Spurgeon Song
Requiem for My Alma Mater
Posted by Andrew on September 7, 2010 11:39 AM.
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Posted by: anon at September 7, 2010 9:35 PM
"Took a swing at the sport." Very nice.
Posted by: Andrew 
at September 7, 2010 9:37 PM
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Maybe you can get your dad or Daniel to give you some lessons. I am sure that they are proud that you took a swing at the sport.