The Trip

A cold fall has arrived and it feels good to look back at the summer. In August we visited the states for three weeks. It was intense - 5 states in three weeks. But it was great visiting family and friends and making new friends.

The trip started with visiting family. For example, jumping on a trampoline with grandkids Zach and Olivia in Columbus, Oh.

Then we drove to Eu Claire, Wisc. and visited Pastor Dave Lennander and his wife Sandy.

They help lead Cedarcreek Community Church.

They led Rock Berlin from 2005 to 2008.

Our ext stop was Minneapolis, Minn. where we

were hosted by Chuck and Karen Edwards.

We had the opportunity to visit the Rock church and Pastor Mark Darling. He is the one who first invited us to Berlin.
We spoke at the Lakeville Church of the Evergreen group of churches. Pastor Charlie Meyer leads this congregation.

After Minneapolis we traveled back to Ohio for a few days, then headed to Connecticut to visit family. Here is a picture of Dieter's daughters and three grandchildren.

After Connecticut we traveled to N.C. and visited our son Matt and family.

Matt has become quite a cook and here he is preparing one of his special meals for us. Jill, his wife, and the boys, Tim and Ben, have come to enjoy his experiments in the kitchen.

We finished the three weeks with a few days in Ohio. It was a tiring trip, but what a blessing!