Thursday, November 8, 2007

A Wonderful Visit with Oak Hills Pres in KC




We had the joy of traveling as a family to spend a long weekend with our friends at Oak Hills Presbyterian. A year ago I was able to visit with Wendell, which was great but having Mary, the kids, and Veronica along was a real treat. I enjoyed attending and speaking at their annual Men’s Retreat, a lot of great BBQ, watching football, a bonfire with 100+ folks from the church, preaching on Sunday morning, meeting many new families, spending time with the pastor (Russ Ramsey) and his family, the Stalvey family, the Mauks, the Chestnuts and so many others. Our kids really enjoyed spending time with youth who had come out on teams during the summer. Russ also walked Veronica and me through the orientation process he and his team leaders use with their teams (which is fantastic). We’ll be passing it on to all of this year’s team leaders soon! We are so grateful for the relationship we have with Oak Hills and look forward to many years of partnership.