From Seattle to Talent

After yearly meeting I began my travels to various churches. I began by visiting Aimee in Seattle. We went to a Mariner's game, Pike's Place Market, the library, and a movie night at the church. We also attended a Hiroshima memorial event in a nearby park. On Sunday I spoke at North Seattle Friends. It was wonderful to see people and to hear about what women at the church were doing through their quilting ministry. I hope to see some of them in Burundi next year when they deliver their quilts.



While in Washington I also spent some time with Mike and Delonna in Tacoma. Dalonna's cousin Hannah was visiting and I took her to the glass factory. We rode the Link (Tacoma's light rail) to every stop it made in downtown Tacoma. Isn't free transportation great?




On Monday morning I set out for the coast. On my way there I stopped at Camp Berachah to visit my brother Donald and have lunch. Then I continued on to Bay City, Oregon, where I was to stay with my friend Jessica. During the next couple of days I visited with the Troyers and folks at the Surfside camp at Twin Rocks. Before I left Wednesday morning, I was able to participate in one of the high school camp's early morning worship times.


Wednesday evening I arrived at my grandparent's house in Talent, Oregon. I was able to spend a whole week with them. We had icecream every night and they thouroughly spoiled me. On Sunday I spoke at Talent Friends and was able to enjoy a church potluck afterwards. My cousins (once removed) from Washington were also down visiting their grandparents and it was good to see them too.