Dinner included several selections from a smorgasbord of homemade Amish food at the Hershey Farm Restaurant. After a much-needed night of sleep, we were treated to breakfast at Huckleberry’s before leaving for Ohio.
There was so much to see and do. Not only did we see the Amish buggies being driven, we also saw the men with their teams of horses plowing the fields. The ladies had their clothes hanging out on clothesline strung through pulley’s attached to the barns. This way they did not need clothes props. We saw one-room schoolhouses with the Amish children playing softball. We heard Amazing Grace played on a banjo, watched and admired the quilting and sampled homemade ice cream and fudge. Shopping at the outlet mall’s 200 stores, the Bird-in-Hand Farmers Market and the Kitchen Kettle Village was fit into our two-day trip. There were many unique treasures that made their way back home.
After mostly sunny, mild weather for two days, we ran into rain about an hour away from home. Two miles away from our church, the rain stopped and a beautiful, bright rainbow was welcoming us back home. As we departed the bus, the rainbow faded away as fast as it appeared.
The most important thing that we brought back from this trip was the message that will be remembered by all of us. No matter what happens in our lives, we must continue to praise and worship our GOD and that HE hears and answers all of our prayers.
We must stand strong in our faith.
Our Lord God Jesus Christ lives and we will be with HIM for eternity.
GOD has surely blessed us on this journey.
PARENTS NIGHT OUT
Parents night out on April 12, 2008 was a great success. Twenty-one children from ten families enjoyed a night of food, movies, crafts, and games. The Nurture Commission would like to thank Mary Beth and Cliff Allan, Helen Bayne, Ella Jane Burns, Ruth Carson, Eleanor Drazich, Sandy Grimm, Janet Haverfield, Mary Louise Morgan, Joyce and Jerry Palmer, Sharon Petrilla, Jennifer Pinkerton, Jill and Gary Wickham, and Beth Ann Williams for all their help in making the night go smoothly. Check out the pictures on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall for a visual display of the great time everyone had at Parents Night Out.
