Chocolate World

We have been taking a mini vacation/work weekend. Jen and the grandkids are with us. On the way to Wyomissing we couldn't resist stopping at Chocolate World in Hershey, PA. Today Dwight is participating at a missions aviation fair in Lancaster, PA.

Chocolate World

Rachel

We enjoy getting to know our volunteers and Rachel Mohr is no exception. Rachel is a student at Ohio State and has been volunteering in our hangar this month. She is no stranger to missions, having grown up in Madagascar. She also has a passion for flying and just earned her flight instructor's rating.

Young Swimmer

I (Dwight) got home from work yesterday and Rena asked me if I wanted to go observe Javin's final swimming lesson of the summer. I'd planned to get an early start fulfilling my duties as treasurer of our church, but knew I couldn't pass up an opportunity to watch my grandson learn to swim.

Javin is learning rhythmic breathing and the crawl stroke. He is very comfortable in the water and made a fine effort to coordinate breathing and swimming into a seamless operation. Later, he and the other kids in his class had a great time jumping off the diving board at the deep end of the pool.

The swimmer just two weeks before his sixth birthday

I did get the church's bills paid last night, finishing a bit after my normal bedtime. All in all, it was a good evening.

Missionaries needing prayer

The mission aviation community suffered a severe blow on August 1 st when the airplane piloted by missionary Frank Toews went down. Please remember Africa Inland Mission (AIR Air) and the loss and grief they are experiencing right now. Especially remember two wives who are now without husbands and eight children who are without their fathers. Check this link for details.

It Really Works!

We had talked about how we really missed garden ripened tomatoes. Since our tiller went out of commission a few years ago, we gave up putting in a garden. Frequent summer trips also made it difficult to keep ahead of the weeds. When I (Rena) saw this item at our local discount store I couldn't resist the idea of fresh tomatoes again. As it started to grow however, the poor plant kept trying to grow upright instead of upside down. We wondered if the stalks would break off as the tomatoes started to grow. But you can see from the picture that the weight of the tomatoes has pulled the tomato vine downward gradually. So now we can have our fresh tomatoes - yum! Now we just need to keep ahead of the raccoons!

Back Home and more updates

We are happy to be back home from Wisconsin and are settling back into our routine. The MMS blog has more updates on the trip to Airventure in Oshkosh. Be sure to check it out.