"For the Beauty of the Earth"

I wish that you could all join me right now. However, those who are late risers would frown at that statement if they looked at the time this was posted. Those late risers would miss sitting out in a lawn chair, under the pine trees and watching the sun come up over a lake with a background of crystal blue sky and vibrant colored leaves. BEAUTIFUL!! This is probably the peak of the beauty for their fall colors.

No we are not still in Indiana (remember it is November and I am outside). We arrived at Shocco Springs Conference Center (near Talladega, Alabama) less than 24 hours ago and already love it hear. This is a beautiful area. This is the conference center for all of of Alabama for the Southern Baptist church. We are just getting acquainted with the grounds but it is very large and can accommodate large groups of people.

For this RVICS project there are a total of 4 couples. One of the couples is from Hartford City and very much responsible for us joining this organization, Larry & Gaylene Holloway. We are getting to know the other 2 couples and know that we are going to enjoy getting to know them as well. We know that the men will be renovating some of the "motel" rooms and the ladies will be doing a variety of miscellany jobs.

Thank you for joining us in prayer for safety as we work. A couple of the men are already battling nagging problems that they hope will not hinder their work. We look forward to keeping you updated the next few weeks that we will be here.