Sunshine and Relatives

Mike and I went our separate ways this past weekend.  Mike remained in Des Moines and ministered at Sunshine Open Bible Church on Sunday morning.  From what I hear, it was a great service. 

Randall Bach, President of Open Bible Churches attended the service with his wife Barbara and reported that Mike gave an excellent presentation of the ministry in Hungary.  I am so sorry I missed it and also missed out on giving hugs to many long-time friends in the church I grew up in.

But, I thought it was important to travel to Dallas with my sister Neola to celebrate our Aunt Ida Mae's 100th birthday.  Over 100 friends and relatives attended this important occasion including five of our cousins from our dad's side of the family.  We enjoyed visiting with them and with some family friends.  One of them, 86-year-old Paul Allen, was introduced to the crowd as the baby Aunt Ida Mae took care of when she was 14!

On the way to Dallas, we spent the night with our 93-year-old Uncle John, our mother's only surviving sibling. What a pleasure it is to honor our elders!

Along the way, we met other relatives including our cousin Sue and our sisters Abbey and Leota.  It was an exhausting trip, accomplished in just four days, but well worth the time and effort.  Thank you, Neola, for letting your little sister tag along!