A Missionary’s Life :: Costumes, Concerts, & Explosions!
It’s time for our weekly “Friday Update”! Check it out…
Trunk of Treats. Last Saturday Rusty and I took part in “Trunk of Treats” for our church. We dressed up as The Tooth Fairy and a Dentist, and decorated our car trunk to look like a giant mouth! It was a great excuse to use an old pageant dress, and I was able to find “Michigan Dentistry” scrubs at the thrift store super cheap for Rusty. All the kids that came were SUPER cute and we had a blast! One Mom asked to take my picture so she could show her children what the Tooth Fairy looks like when they’re older, haha! We had over 1,800 people come through the event. It was a really fun way to give back to the community!
Check out our giant mouth! (see the teeth and the tongue? the candy was inside!)
Things that go BOOM. This week there was a MASSIVE explosion in our little town! A Welding Shop exploded (multiple times) about 15 minutes away, and Rusty felt the boom all the way to our house! Amazingly there was only one person injured, but it blew out windows in homes all around the business. They also had to evacuate the area because of the 500 gallons of chlorine that caught on fire! Way more excitement than we’re used to in Port Huron. We are so glad more people weren’t hurt or killed! To see a video, click here. (about half way through it explodes again, several more times!)
Bowling Fun. This week we did a little something different for family night….we went bowling! It was so much fun to hang out with our Michigan ‘family’. I learned that my husband is an excellent bowler (I had NO idea!) and I, of course, am terrible. Still – it was a great time!
SEALED with a kiss. Ok, maybe not a kiss….maybe more like insulation. This week we had to seal our home for winter. That’s right, the low last night was 29 degrees! So out came the AC units in the windows! I also bought some ‘great stuff’ foam insulation to spray in some cracks and holes around the house. We are SO thankful for our home (and the cheap cheap rent we pay), but it is old and very poorly insulated. We are praying the heat bills don’t make us go broke this winter, as it will be bitterly cold soon!
Fun Day with Kim. This week my dear friend Kim and I scheduled a “Fun Day” for an afternoon and night away from Port Huron! Because we live, work, play, eat, and sleep in our homes, it was really nice to get out (even if it was only an hour and a half away!) We had a GREAT time painting our own pottery ornaments; a tradition we plan to continue every year. We also enjoyed a PHENOMENAL show by Dave Barnes & Ben Rector. These are two incredible musicians who are Christians, making music in a secular world. We really enjoyed meeting them and hearing their hearts for missions! Dave supports The Mocha Club, a campaign that raises money to build wells in Africa. I got a chance to share a little bit with him about my vision for The Sound of Hope campaign, and he was SO encouraging! I also may have given him a support/prayer card…why not? 😉 You can see pictures of our “fun day” below!
TC Video. And, in case you missed it, Rusty put together a great video from our time at Training Camp. Click here to see exactly what we do during our time in GA —> Training Camp Recap! – VIDEO
PHEW! It’s been a fun and busy week (see the pictures below!)
Hope you all had a great one….HAPPY FRIDAY!
Kim and I painting our ornaments at “Creatopia”…
Listening to the very talented Dave Barnes…
Meeting his opening act, Ben Rector…
Who just happened to be an Arkansas Razorback Alum!
(here he is calling the Hogs)
And finally, meeting Dave Barnes! SUPER nice guy!
(I would highly recommend his music! Check him out!)
