We are still plugging away here in Southern Idaho. We are grateful for the relationships our God is allowing us to have. Friday nights (dinner and video) are still going great. Up until two weeks ago, several of us regularly would hike the Bruneau Dunes each week. It has become just too cold and windy lately to do so. So some of us went shopping in Boise together instead.
It was such a treat while in Boise to see the O’Brien family who was passing through while on vacation. Ariele and John were part of our ministry team while we were at Ft. Lewis.
Our young adult ministry, Velocity, is still going great. We are filling our facility with folks from the base. Many of these precious ones are stepping up to leadership and it is exciting to see. The Song of Solomon study we are currently involved in at the dorm day room is going well and is well attended. All the seats were taken last week.
Velocity also put on a murder mystery night with about 30 participants. We all dressed up for a Las Vegas type event. What fun we had. Here are just a few pictures. I was an agent (I had to wear a trench coat and carry a badge). Ed played a bookie (the head one).
The Protestant Women of the Chapel here is going well now too. I’m very grateful for the gals we have here. There is a sweet spirit among us and it is wonderful to see. We are growing closer to God and each other.
We recently had a great program and some of our gals posed for a picture.
God also blessed five of us with the opportunity to attend the PWOC International conference in Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX this past week. One of our group was there to work at a vendor booth. So the following picture is of the rest of us.
I had such a good time getting to know these girls better and reconnecting with dear friends I knew from other military installations. Some of the dearest, sweetest, godliest women I know were there. It was a little taste of Heaven. Our speaker was Priscilla Shirer. She is one of the best speakers. Our praise and worship leaders were Kari Jobe and Point of Grace. Wow! We were blessed. Another huge blessing was having 9 other Cadence women attend the conference. Dotty Hash (who has been with the mission since the beginning) was there for a visit Thursday evening.
While I was gone, Ed participated in Veteran’s Day events and a Habitat for Humanity service project (Velocity).
Here Ed is pictured with his two dearest friends and accountability partners on base.
It is nice to see our young adults give back this way.
We are thankful for this opportunity to serve our military and our God. You are a big part of that. Thank you so much!
