11/29/08

Thanksgiving 2008






What a wonderful afternoon with Rick and his family, Ryan and his family, and Rob (who was flying for Southwest Air and had an overnight in Ontario, CA). It was Emma's first Thanksgiving and everyone so enjoyed her. Noah is almost 3 years old and was the life of the gathering. It was nice to have Dan's 3 sons together, again.
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We all missed Susie and Lauren, so here is their recent family photo, too. Oh, and here are two shots that Ryan took of the group minus Noah and Emma (who were fast asleep), and 3 of Dan's 4 grand daughters. Also, of his oldest Stephanie and youngest Emma together.

11/5/08

Betty Ann Wagner and Wayfarers Ministries


Today we attended a luncheon celebrating the ministry of Rev. Betty Ann Wagner and the support she has been to many, many students at Fuller School of Intercultural Studies. In her years of ministry she has shipped approx. 62 tons of books around the world. Wonderful words of thanks and love were shared by various students and faculty and they all agreed she is an awesome combination of tenderness and toughness. Betty Ann shared that one of her students, Stanley Mutunga from Kenya, wanted to start a ministry for aids orphans and asked Betty where he would get the orphans, she said, "Be obedient to what the Lord is telling you and the orphans will come. Now, 5 years later he has 1,000 orphans."

Pictured here from top left to right are: Farida Saida from N. Africa, Evans Kamau from Kenya, Evelyne Reisacher from France/N. Africa and SIS professor, Erwin Mooradian a board member of Wayfarers Ministries, William Addai from Ghana, center photo is Betty Ann, Igors Rautmanis from Estonia, Wondu Adnew Ersulo from Ethiopia, Assefa Zalelew from Ethiopia, Dr. Paul Pierson former Dean of SIS, Dr. Dan Shaw, Dr. Doug McConnell is Dean of SIS and Magdy Behman from Egypt who brought his daughter Betsy, a freshman at Azusa University and his son Joshua who is still in high school in Tucson, AZ. Not pictured are Gideon Yohannes from Ethiopia, Dr. Betty Sue Brewster, and Dr. and Mrs. Dudley Woodberry.