At the beginning of June, my whole family joined us for a weekend "camping" (in a cabin!) trip to our beloved Carlyle Lake. We had so much fun. Maci got to go fishing for the first time with her new pink princess fishing pole.
We rented a pontoon boat and headed out for a day on the lake.
The following week, our family took a vacation to Branson. I had been there once as a child, but Micah and the kids hadn't been there before. We loved going to Silver Dollar City. It wasn't very crowded while we were there, so we were able to go on the rides as many times as we wanted to. One of our favorites was the log ride.
We also got to have lunch on a showboat. Here we are with the ship's captain.
As soon as we got home, Micah and Jonah packed up again and headed right back out the door to Joplin, MO. They went with a group from our vicarage congregation to help with the tornado recovery. Micah said there is no way to describe the devastation; it defies words.
Micah and Jonah helped clear debris and hand out emergency supplies. The Lutheran church there holds both a clinic and a distribution center.
Micah was so grateful to be able to share this amazing experience with our big boy. I imagine this won't be their last trip to the area, as the need will be great and on-going. We're also thankful that Immanuel - St. Charles included Micah in this project. Our family has already been blessed so much by this congregation. We can't wait to start serving them later this summer.
We hope all of you are enjoying your families, your friends, and the sunshine this summer. God's blessings to you!
2 comments:
So glad you got to take advantage of some neat getaways while Micah is on break. The kids are changing so much and I am sure Jonah learned a lot from is experience in Joplin. Enjoy the rest of your summer!
We probably passed each other on the road sometime in the past couple weeks :) Seriously, we were around Branson, Lake of the Ozarks, etc. the week before last, will be posting soon!
Good for you guys, squeezing in some quality family time! And how awesome that Jonah and Micah were able to be of help in such a tragic situation. Reminds me of when we helped with the victims in Hallam (sp?) Enjoy the rest of your summer!
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