I had a great time outdoors with friends at Bell Smith Springs state park, about an hour from 3ABN.
On the descent: April, Adam, Gabriela, Jason, Eva, and Ashley:
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3ABN Fall Camp Meeting Retrospective
The Fall Camp Meeting was really nice. It was my first time hearing Stephen Bohr speak in person, and that was cool. We had really great music. The items by Stephanie Dawn were my favorites. There was an interesting Bible question and answer session on Thursday. One of the questions had to do with marriage in heaven; it is admittedly a somewhat trivial and speculative subject, but I am sufficiently opinionated that I couldn’t help but comment on it.
I also had a great time visiting with Rob and Christine Neall, and Chuck and Christina Holtry. I joined Rob and Christine on a short walk at nearby Rend Lake with the youth and earliteen group they were supervising. Later we all met at the guest apartment where Chuck and Christina were staying. It was fun to catch up with them. It was the Holtrys’ first time to 3ABN (hopefully not last). On Sunday everyone came over to my place for breakfast. We had yummy scrambled tofu courtesy of Christina H., as well as fruit and cereal. I later kicked myself for not taking any photos the whole weekend.
3ABN Fall Camp Meeting
3ABN’s Fall Camp Meeting begins September 27. As usual, the main meetings will be broadcast live on 3ABN. More details are available at my other post on Xanga.
One thing I’m looking forward to at this year’s camp meeting is seeing my friends Rob and Christine Neall, and Chuck and Christina Holtry. They will be helping with the youth and children’s programs.
Labor Day Weekend
During August 30-September 3, I took a long weekend holiday to visit my mom and friends in Tennessee. Between the six-hour drive to get there and a couple hour-long drives to Chattanooga from my mom’s home, I managed to put over 900 miles on my Jeep.
Since my mom is trying to sell her place, I spent part of the weekend helping her sort and clean. My mom has enough books to start her own library.
ASI Retrospective
I had a really great time at ASI, held this year in Louisville, Kentucky, August 1-4. From a work assignment standpoint, my primary objectives were photography and meeting people, but of course I was blessed with far more than those accomplishments.
As could be expected, I saw many friends at ASI, as well as some family, including my brother and his wife, and my cousin James and his family. I met some new friends. I volunteered a little at 3ABN‘s booth, which is always fun (at least when one doesn’t have to do it!). And I volunteered a little at the Health Expo booth that was put together by my friends at LifeStyleTV.