BDC day 2

Jeremius

Fabius Noelius

Two Roman soldiers guard the door.

The farmer bargains with the coffee lady.

Jeremias and Noelus

Paul is in prison but with the jailkeeper I don't think he feels too badly about it.


Roman farmers display their animals.

One of the groups getting instructions.

A slave has been freed.

An arm wrestling match between activities.

The group from Pleasant Valley in Little Rock, plus one of our own who has claimed them to be his family.



Two days down, three to go. It was surprisingly orderly for there to be 158 children in our BDC today. The group leaders have done a remarkable job of keeping their group busy.

BDC - Day One

Bedlam broke loose when 149 children arrived for Bible Day Camp. At one point it was standing room only in the foyer. The registrars were scrambling to accomodate all the ones coming in. However, order prevailed when the Roman guards imposed their authority. The family group leaders were in their places and the workshops were ready for business. One denarius from each child would allow them to participate in a workshop or partake of the goodies provided by the snack ladies. Noelius(aka Noel) did a magnificent job of directing the group in songs. Paul was arrested and put in prison. He had several visitors, however the 45 pre-schoolers proved too much for the size of the cave that imprisoned Paul. Some Denarii were stolen from one workshop and the threat of other imprisonments may be forthcoming. Will we survive another day like today??? Stay tuned.

Bible Day Camp 2009 - preparation day

Several have worked for months to make this BDC a reality but with arrival of 14 youngpeople and 7 adults form Arkansas, it all came together today. The last bits of painting, getting refreshments ready, hanging the decorations and etc. were done Sunday afternoon. The workers were asked to bring a sack lunch and prepare their booths on after church Sunday. As it turned out it was 6:00 before I could get my jobs finished enough to leave. Noel projected our having 150. By the time we had finished our worship we had 130 pre-registered.

A New Shopping Experience

What better way to spend this hot June day than shopping for books. Book Depot had a special where you could fill a box with any book in their warehouse for $30. Doors opened at 9:00. We were there by 9:30. Were we the only ones there at that time? No way! The aisles were already getting crowded. Shopping carts, strollers, motorized carts, you name it. There was very little organization to the books. I was overwhelmed. At first all I could see was books without being able to look at titles or authors. After awhile I got the hang of it. Boy did I get the hang of it! Dad has the cart with the box and I am roaming all over the place. Where do I head first? the children's books of course. I saw lots of books for Dummies but none for the Dummy that I need (Photoshop Elements). I begin loading my arms up with books and then try to find Wayford in the crowd. I scan the area looking for a distinguished man with white hair. Do you have any idea how many men fit that description (well not many that look distinguished, but many with white hair). My arms are aching from holding the books when I finally spot him. I unload my books into the box and I'm off again. When we check the box to see if it will hold any more we discover that it will hold a few more books so I head for the kids booka again. What a haul!!! I couldn't find any John Grisham or Mary Higgins Clark so some of the books I got may go immediately into recycle, but we will see.

Day Three, Pittsburgh

Rub-a-dub, three men in a tub. For our Sunday morning church we met in Lorna's room. The hot tub made a perfect place to sit since there was no water in it.



What is all the excitement?

A groundhog just outside the motel.

Three scriptures were used for our communion service. The singing was beautiful.
After our services were over we again went to the Outlet Mall to shop until 2:00. Made it back into Ontario about 6:00. It was a wonderful experience for each of us.

Day Two, Pittsburgh Trip

It is debateable as to whether the room service was day one or day two. Our morning began very early. The doors opened at the University at 8:30. Starbucks was open in the hotel lobby so they got a lot of our business on Saturday. Again, a very inspirational session. The session was over at 12:00 but by the time the drivers could get out of the parking lot it was at least 1:00 before we left Pittsburgh and due to missing our turn we drove through downtown instead of taking the expressway. Because of the delay we decided to stop for Mexican food about 2:00 and then go on to Grove City for our motel and shopping. We literally shopped 'til we dropped. Some of us dropped sooner than others. A quiet evening was enjoyed by most of us.

Day One, Pittsburgh Trip

15 ladies left Beamsville at 8:30 Friday morning to attend a Beth Moore event in Pittsburgh. One joined us for the Friday evening event making our total 16. Some left crying children, some left crying husbands, especially those with crying children. After a late lunch at Olive Gardens we drove on to Pittsburgh and checked into the Omni Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh. Four of us decided to be early birds and take a cab to the event while the others would come later. Our first challenge was getting an available cab, then the next challenge was getting into the back of the cab (which was a van). Neither Phyllis nor I were too agile and when we tried to climb across the folded down seat (with the seatbelt dangling) it wasn't a pretty sight. Never mind, we did it. When we arrived at the U of P there was already a line blocks long. As we tried to reach the rear of the line it just kept getting longer and longer. We finally did reach the rear and because our ticket was a wrist band the line moved very quickly. Beth presented some very inspirational talks. Just to see 6000 ladies, all with a common goal, in one place was an inspiration.
It took the drivers a very long time to get their cars so they could pick us up. By the time we got back to the hotel all the food places were closed so we were forced to order room service. By the time it arrived it was almost midnight. But a woman must have nourishment, so we ate. The Omni is a beautiful hotel.