In the Navy...

June 12-18, Whole In One had the privilege of sharing "All Hands on Deck" with the kids of Christian Life Fellowship (A/G) in Antioch, IL. Antioch is situated just a few miles south of Wisconsin and about an hour north of Chicago. As many of you know, ''All Hands on Deck" is Whole In One's original VBS/Kids' Crusade presentation. We have written and produced a new, original full scale production for each of the past 3 years. ("Bee In The Hive" ~ 2004, "All Hands on Deck" ~ 2005, and "The AmazinGrace: Celebrity Edition" ~ 2006)

It was an exciting week!! We saw young people come to know Jesus for the first time as well as many rededicating their lives. The heart of a child is such a precious thing. Only eternity will tell of the long term results of our week in Antioch. On Friday night, we held a special youth rally, and on Sunday morning, in the adult service, a special Father's Day presentation helped communicate the Gospel. I wrote a special Father's Day monologue this year. It was incredible to see people responding to the tug of the Holy Spirit.

Here are just a few of the 200+ pictures that I have from that week!!

Nightly Bible Drama ~ Parable of Good Samaritan ~Thieves "Ouch"

Antioch Kids' Crusade "All Hands on Deck"

Evening Worship
Pastor Brussaly, Senior Pastor (Yep, His team lost!!) Joel after his spinach!

Look out...incoming!

That's right. All the way from Washington, Pennsylvania, my parents and nieces have arrived in Bloomington, IL. Emily is just over a week old. My parents planned this trip several months ago...pretty good planning if you ask me.

I used to think that my family enjoyed seeing me...but grandchildren seem to change all that. They're thrilled when they're with the grandkids, and if they happen to see me-that's a nice bonus. I'm thrilled they've made it here safely. Here are some pictures of some of the things we've done already.

Funk Gem & Mineral Museum

Abraham Lincoln's Home, Springfield, IL.
Dana-Thomas Home ~ By Frank Lloyd Wright ~ Springfield, IL Kobe's Japanese Steakhouse ~ A first for the Wash-a-tonians!

(Pardon the blur--Had to blog this event anyway!!)
Grandma & Emily at 10 days old
Papa & Emily...Anthony snuck into this picture!!