tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54925142012-02-16T05:34:04.442-08:00News from the Nestbeckynoreply@blogger.comBlogger1011100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-76904549646856402542012-02-03T13:28:00.001-08:002012-02-03T13:48:26.304-08:00Have you ever seriously studied an acorn? I know I've raked many of them in the fall and pulled out some fledgling sprouts (not wanting an oak tree growing in my flower garden.) An acorn in and if itself is not very inspiring unless we know that woven int the way it is made, there is something waiting to unfold that knows how to become an oak tree. An acorn is defined by this capacity. Every Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-59476093806214259902012-01-28T07:39:00.000-08:002012-01-28T07:58:47.428-08:00Dear Friends and Family, January is always a busy month at ETS so I thought you would enjoy some pictures. This one is of Charlie and Me taken by the big Christmas Tree on the beach. Charlie and I spent part of Christmas day walking down the beachfront at Virginia Beach. It is quite a change from our country home in the Shenandoah Valley. (Do you see King Neptune in the background?) ThisEquipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-22169949205751928362011-12-01T08:00:00.000-08:002012-01-28T08:29:23.098-08:00Christmas 2011" Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." Proverbs 4:23Dear Friends,Charlie and I feel that this is a good verse to sum up "life in the nest" for us this past year. Our hearts have been expanded, stretched, and at times broken but we know that God is faithful and holds us in the palm of His Hand.We were thrilled to welcome a new baby to our growing Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-78308961268191681432011-11-05T08:31:00.000-07:002012-01-28T09:22:11.094-08:00What do 3,000 Telephones, A TV, and Sound Booth have in common?They have one thing in common: these were gifts sent to ETS and God had a plan or each of them!The 3,000 telephones were offered to us as a donation from an university here in Virginia. But who needs 3,000 telephones? We didn't want to turn these down, but we had no idea what to do with them. I (Charlie) was led to call a ministryEquipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-37674493178974467992011-10-20T09:46:00.000-07:002012-01-28T10:05:01.621-08:00We always look forward to fall and the return of our friends from "Late Church" at Savannah Christian . We love having "returning" family members like Eric Horn, Karen Moses, Ben Plummer and Kyle Hoover and loved adding to the family with many new faces such as Carolyn Agee, Josh Anderson, Gabe Thomas, Bruce Roseman, Merline Labissiere and Jessie Scholten.What fun to come to work on a Friday Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-21125236750928723992011-10-05T09:22:00.000-07:002012-01-28T09:46:15.839-08:00Rejoice with those that rejoice!One of the joys of growing older is the privilege of interacting with your grandchildren. We were able to travel to New York and participate in Oscar's 3rd birthday.Oz is into anything with wheels (cars, tracks, monster cars, buses, etc.) Our very clever daughter and son-in-law staged a car extravaganza and even got Poppa involved in making a race car track and Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-91710099489244372582011-08-22T13:52:00.000-07:002011-08-22T14:04:40.662-07:00Do you like surprises? We all like good surprises but aren’t too crazy about circumstances that <!--[if !mso]> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} b\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} <![endif]--><!--[if pub]> 281 7772400 10058400 259 261 257 276 262 279 1 09K1L,B$X]T&TY< 5 1 0 285Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-56039637442678007172011-03-09T10:36:00.000-08:002011-03-09T10:51:44.896-08:00Dear Friends and Family, Just when I get a hint of spring, the weather turns cold again. I'm longing for spring flowers, green grass, warm weather, and nesting birds. It will be so nice to shed our winter coats, bulky sweaters, caps, and gloves (and that's just how we dress inside the ETS building!) Despite the dreary weather outside God always provides some bright spots along the way. Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-49545242280396908062011-02-11T10:17:00.000-08:002011-03-09T10:35:38.532-08:00Dear Friends and Family, It's already February! I spent the last month with Suzy, Tim, Oscar and baby Charlie so I feel like I had an entire month of "Saturdays". It was very hard to leave but we have every confidence that they will settle into a rhythm of their own. Suzy is improving daily despite not getting more than 3 hours of sleep at a stretch and dealing with a very active two year Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-49264902855289125622011-01-10T09:51:00.000-08:002011-03-09T10:16:57.796-08:00Dear Friends and Family, Allow us to introduce our newest grandson....Charles Elliott Bomgarnder! Little Charlie is named after both grandfathers (both of which have the first name of Charles). My Charlie is thrilled to have a namesake and has great plans to teach him all kinds of fun and wonderful things. Two year old Oscar is leaning how to be a good big brother. He hates to hear Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-15386366601760447062010-12-01T10:30:00.000-08:002011-02-07T10:48:23.597-08:00Another Christmas is approaching and as we look back it seems that the year just flew by. Our year was highlighted by family events. Charlie celebrated his 60th birthday in February and according to Chinese tradition started a new life cycle. We laughed at Oscar in September, celebrating his second birthday. When asked how old he was, he held up two fingers and said, "Two old." We can Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-56961132589085216182010-11-11T08:09:00.000-08:002011-02-07T08:28:25.677-08:00"What's In Your Hand?"This is what the Lord said to Moses when he doubted that he could be effective in ministry. (Exodus 4:2) God then use a very ordinary thing that Moses was holding, a shepherd's staff. So often we think we need the latest and greatest idea or ministry tool to be effective. We are blessed at ETS with many items some people might consider obsolete, but which still are very Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-26244613320150130722010-10-01T07:46:00.000-07:002011-02-07T07:57:36.981-08:00I always look forward to the fall. I love the beautiful colors, fall weather, and most of all getting back to a regular schedule and routine. Our local church Blue Ridge Christian is growing and is going to 3 services on Sunday . We enjoy the fellowship, music, great preaching , and warm friendships we have established during the past seven years. Thank you for your prayers, and Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-40209512570274702672010-09-30T10:27:00.000-07:002010-09-30T10:34:58.107-07:00We are back from the gender reveal party in New York for the newest member of our family. Suzy, Tim and Oscar will be welcoming another boy January 12, 2011. Suzy is scheduled for a C-Section that morning which makes it a little easier for us to make plans to be on hand to take care of Oz and help with the new baby .We enjoyed meeting Suzy and Tim’s friends and participated in some pretty Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-18313941971465359182010-09-01T10:11:00.000-07:002010-09-30T10:26:25.459-07:00Suzy and Oscar recently spent a week “in the country” with Diva and Poppa “ while Tim was at a conference in Seattle. If you noticed I don’t have a baby anymore it’s because our boy will be turning two this month. We are so happy to announce that Oscar will be a big brother in January 2011. September 12th Suzy and Tim are having a “gender reveal” party so we will know if we are expecting Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-67697858388341614662010-07-01T09:52:00.000-07:002010-09-30T10:00:41.898-07:00Dear Friends and Family, We enjoyed our time in Virginia Beach . We were able to spend time with my mom and catch up on her “fix it list”. Charlie is very handy and can repair most anything. He was able to reset clocks, plant a new rosebush, repair the back fence (the neighbors dogs were roaming around in her backyard) , fix the fax machine and replace the 3 way light socket in her Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-917884212374795792010-06-01T09:39:00.000-07:002010-09-30T09:52:13.681-07:00Charlie and I have finally gotten the gardening “bug” and decided to plant a small sustainable garden. Bear in mind we don’t have a lot of time or motivation once we get home from ETS. Charlie made square foot garden boxes for me last year but did not have much success with the garden. We decided that the problem was due to not enough sun for the plants. We moved the boxes this year Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-77061568206284973292010-05-01T08:31:00.000-07:002010-09-30T09:34:18.203-07:00We’re back from our trips. April and May were very busy months for us but were also filled with fun, family, food and friends. Thanks to some buddy passes from my sister (who works for United Airlines ), we were able to fly to Saskatoon to see our Canadians . What a joy to have Emma come running into our arms at the airport! It had been a year since we had seen her so we were not sure if sheEquipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-17884178139025686852010-04-01T08:07:00.000-07:002010-09-30T08:30:29.894-07:00Charlie and I will be making our annual trip to Savannah April 18th through the 26th and naturally we would like to see as many of you as we can. We always look forward to going home and reconnecting with our friends. We will be staying with friends Mike and Sandy Wagoner while in Savannah and are hoping to meet with several small groups , the Ladies Bible Study on Thursday, and the Men’s Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-18301000618376701552010-03-09T12:19:00.000-08:002010-03-09T12:47:40.313-08:00Prayer....It works for hearing aids tooLast Friday evening Charlie noticed that he had lost one of his hearing aids. He was wearing a stocking cap and had taken it off and on throughout the day. We could only conclude that it must have fallen out of his ear while adjusting his cap. After backtracking all the places he had been that day and not finding it we headed home. He was naturally very Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-8976249711978089882010-02-15T12:17:00.000-08:002010-03-09T12:18:37.263-08:00What do Valentine’s Day,Chinese New Year, and Charlie’s 60th birthday have in common? If you said, “They all fall within a day of each other and are cause for celebration“,then give yourself a pat on the back for coming up with the right answer. If you know Charlie well, you will know that he loves Chinese food and considers himself to have some knowledge in every area of life. So with a lot of Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-4778587059044760902010-01-07T13:34:00.000-08:002010-01-07T13:52:23.509-08:00Dear Friends and FamilyThis picture was taken in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.We enjoyed a day trip to Bethlehem with Suzy, Tim and Oscar. Not only did we do the walking tour of the city but we also went to a “Peeps Fest”. Who knew that Bethlehem is the home of the Marshmallow yellow chicks and pink bunny treats? We got to make smores . It was Oscar’s first time eating a smore and it looks like Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-7361704993505194312009-12-12T07:37:00.000-08:002010-01-08T07:49:54.827-08:00The Christmas tree is up and the house is mostly decorated.Every year the tree gets smaller and picture of our grands take center stage on our tree.Our " wish list" gets smaller as our needs are very basic and easily met. We praise God that despite the economy we have had very little change in our support level.We value our time together more now. We enjoy celebrating events such as a Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-71048337166395617222009-11-11T13:18:00.000-08:002010-01-07T13:33:12.520-08:00Dear Friends and Family, The birthday cupcake is for me and I don’t plan on sharing! November 19th marks a landmark birthday for me. I will be turning 60 and despite the silver hair, adorable grandchildren, children who have turned into responsible adults, and cute guy I married …...not much has changed since I was sweet sixteen. Now, if you’ll kindly stop laughing (it’s ok, I’ll wait!) let meEquipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-69269080170376830752009-10-10T14:06:00.000-07:002010-01-08T07:57:27.647-08:00Cake Anyone?Charlie and I threw ourselves into Oscar’s first birthday celebration. His party was a cowboy theme so we came decked out with cowboy hats, bandanas , and even crazy Uncle Andy came dressed as an Indian. Oscar loved it but Andy did scare a few little girls at the party.We were thrilled to have Suzy and Oscar come home with us for a week while Tim was at a conference in Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-13082578733760628292009-09-09T12:52:00.000-07:002010-01-07T13:16:56.269-08:00It’s September and it will soon be the first birthday of a very special young man in our life. We look over the tremendous impact he has had on us and we wonder how we ever survived without his sweet smile, kisses and adoring looks. I love this picture of my “boys” on the porch swing sharing secrets, swapping stories and no doubt Poppa Charlie is teaching Oscar about nature, cars and trucksEquipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-14495553257322758862009-08-08T13:59:00.000-07:002009-10-08T14:13:45.409-07:00Dear Friends and Family,It’s hard to believe that it is already August! Where did the summer go? Charlie and I are also going back to school. We have several new resources that we need to learn more about and “be schooled” in how best to use them. For me, it’s new software that will be helpful in printing and laying out the Missionary Resource Directory. I am going through the Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-67451060866901174092009-07-07T10:14:00.000-07:002009-07-07T10:19:38.787-07:00 Dear Friends and Family.....Happy July from our nest!We have had lots of visitors lately. We were thrilled to have Charlie’s sister Anne with her husband Ken and daughter Patricia. Anne and Ken live in Kansas and were visiting their daughter Patricia, who teaches in North Carolina. They are so good to include us in their yearly visit. We were very happy to host a picnic at the Nest. Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-46734448950876146482009-06-11T08:35:00.001-07:002009-09-09T09:38:02.372-07:00Dear Friends and Family, As you might have guessed from the picture on the left ….it’s Strawberry time in Virginia and our favorite grand daughter Emma loves to pick them in the field. She’s offering to share with you. Becky and Jerry , (with Emma’s help? ) picked about 17 pounds of the delicious goodness so we have been having strawberry pancakes, Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-66486306091631832212009-05-15T08:53:00.000-07:002009-06-15T09:13:13.013-07:00Charlie and I are back from Savannah after a whirlwind trip. We were able to speak with several small groups, a Sunday School class, two churches, a men’s group, a ladies Bible Study and a missions luncheon. We were thrilled to catch up with friends and enjoyed every minute of our time back in Georgia.We appreciated your prayers for my mom. We took her to Duke University April 16th for tests Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-27294853504230431152009-04-20T11:00:00.000-07:002010-01-08T08:11:00.143-08:00Charlie and I are back from Savannah after a whirlwind trip. We were able to speak with several small groups, a Sunday School class, two churches, a men’s group, a ladies Bible Study and a missions luncheon. We were thrilled to catch up with friends and enjoyed every minute of our time back in Georgia. We also enjoyed the spring flowers and burst of color everywhere.This month we will be Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-28422038912990158872009-03-15T09:15:00.000-07:002009-09-09T09:44:17.277-07:00Dear Friends and Family,We have been enjoying having a weekly Skype video visit with Miss Emma in Canada.She loves the attention and thinks “Bop-pop and Dita” live in the box on Mommy’s desk (the computer monitor). We sing silly songs, show her our “cats” , blow kisses, and clap enthusiastically at her antics.Emma recently turned two and we can hardly wait for their spring visit to the states.We Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-14256867697322310782009-02-09T12:58:00.001-08:002009-02-09T13:20:33.099-08:00
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Oscar Elijah Bomgardner arrived by emergency C-Section September 20th at 11:55 P.M. He weighed in at 7 pounds 3 ounces and could be stretched to 21 inches. He has his daddy’s dark hair and dark eyes, his mom’s sweet bow lips and her small frame. He has a sweet disposition and even smiles in his sleep. ( It looks like he is responding to Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-25603482235695704712008-08-25T10:55:00.001-07:002008-08-25T11:03:41.488-07:00September 2008Dear Friends and Family,If you try to keep up with Charlie recently, you will be doing lots of climbing. “Hanging out” has taken on new meaning as we have been featuring flags from several countries that have received materials and equipment from us. We are always thankful to our volunteer groups who help with maintenance of our building and other projects. The colorful flags Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-54344096201179139682008-08-02T11:12:00.000-07:002008-08-25T11:25:04.648-07:00August 2008Dear Friends and Family,We had a wonderful fun and romantic weekend in Philadelphia. We celebrated 35 years of marriage by walking the historic streets, going to Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Constitution Center, Franklin Science Museum, the Aquarium, Penn’s Landing, the Independence Sea Museum, and touring the city atop a double decker bus. There were plenty of things we didn’tEquipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-49654398693610711382008-07-22T10:43:00.000-07:002008-07-22T10:44:21.550-07:00Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-30446761547146655732008-07-16T10:42:00.000-07:002008-07-25T09:46:41.620-07:00July 2008<?xml:namespace prefix = o />Dear Friends and Family,We were thrilled to be able to have our family all together this past month. We were able to get some formal pictures with our Canadians before they left. We especially like this one. Any guesses why?Charlie and I will be celebrating our 35th anniversary on the 14th. We are planning a trip to Philadelphia to celebrate. Please keep us Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-53289658179786061752008-06-08T16:47:00.000-07:002008-07-25T09:52:20.226-07:00Dear Friends and Family,We have been doing a lot of traveling lately. We were able to be in New York over Mother’s Day and spend the day with our kids. The weather was perfect and we were able to visit “ The Cloisters” and “Wave Hill”. Both were beautiful and we took lots of pictures that you will be seeing in our news letters. I’m of the firm belief that a beautiful back drop makes everyone lookEquipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-25346093343752795152008-05-08T12:33:00.000-07:002008-06-06T05:27:35.473-07:00May 2008Dear Friends and Family,At noon I watched my friend Patti, give lunch (cat food on the tip of a toothpick), to a baby robin that was orphaned after its nest was displaced. The baby bird is only a few days old but opened wide its mouth to receive nourishment from its substitute mother. I’m reminded of Matthew 10: 29, “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And yet, not one of them falls toEquipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-33997822925192630022008-04-04T10:46:00.001-07:002008-04-04T11:15:57.062-07:00Guess Who?April 2008Dear Friends and Family,I recently read an article about familiar household products that are smaller in quantity but are selling at the same price as the larger packaging. The companies replied that the product is new and improved and is now in new packaging . It got me thinking about creative labeling. We recently experienced creative labeling while helping equip a Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-65428999266572383202008-03-04T14:00:00.000-08:002008-03-04T14:03:22.560-08:00March 2008Dear Friends and Family,We are starting to see a few signs of spring. I noticed that my daffodils are starting to pop up and I actually saw some crocus starting to bloom in our yard. Spring is always such a joyous time for us. Spring brings new life…..baby animals start appearing in the nearby farms, the leaves and grass start turning green and I get the yearly urge to plant a Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-72475396705005800022008-02-18T19:31:00.000-08:002008-07-25T09:56:53.239-07:00Late February 2008 Dear Friends and Family, <?xml:namespace prefix = o />Guess who had surgery in our household? If you answered, “Charlie is having his annual hernia repair” then you were wrong.” If you answered , “Kathy is having more surgery on her knee”….you were wrong again. I (Kathy) had surgery February 16th. It was definitely a God thing and we can certainly see His hand, timing, and Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-9783956536370485302008-01-30T10:52:00.001-08:002008-01-30T11:08:41.722-08:00A Simple Lesson"The fire is out", he said as I picked up the phone "and no one was hurt" . This is a standing joke between us so I didn't respond. "I mean it," he said more emphatically , "we almost had a fire here at the mission." ApparentlyCharlie felt a prompting by the Holy Spirit to go upstairs one morning to look around and discovered the sun was shining directly on one of the lenses on a Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-13090270099454826672008-01-03T07:01:00.001-08:002008-01-30T11:01:02.891-08:00January 2008Dear Friends and Family,Greetings from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. We are finally getting cold weather that is so typical for this time of year. We are very glad that we are able to heat the nest with wood as the cost of fuel keeps increasing. Charlie says wood is the only fuel that heats you twice. Once while you are chopping it down and once again while heating our home. He Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-60853345334123071692007-12-03T07:14:00.000-08:002008-01-30T11:02:50.451-08:00December 2007Dear Friends and Family,<?xml:namespace prefix = o />We have certainly had a roller coaster ride this past year with some real highs, lows and some occasional twists and turns that we did not see coming. Through it all God has been faithful and He brought us through the hardest year of our life.We rejoiced in January at the birth of our first grandchild, Emmalee Anne. In February, I Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-56705076267924277642007-10-26T12:16:00.000-07:002007-10-26T12:30:01.208-07:00November 2007Dear Friends and Family,October was a busy month here at ETS. We were able to complete 3 containers. The last container went to Peru for victims of an earthquake. We were able to send clothing, shoes, blankets, tents, and food. Each container takes a lot of planning, staging, and volunteers to do the actual loading. We were pleased to have volunteers from the Pleasant Valley Church Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-66496435814858050812007-10-04T10:23:00.001-07:002007-10-05T06:52:14.687-07:00 October 2007Dear Friends and Family,It’s fall here in the Shenandoah Valley which means cooler weather, changing leaves on the trees and filling shipping containers! (We just closed the doors on a container bound for Ethiopia.) It was one of our hardest containers to date as we were not able to use our Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-52034903805147604092007-09-18T11:29:00.000-07:002007-10-04T10:32:28.395-07:00September, 2007Dear Friends and Family,<?xml:namespace prefix = v /> Just a quick note to let you know we will be away from the Nest for the next 10 days. We are leaving for Canada to see one particular blue-eyed girl and her parents.<?xml:namespace prefix = o />We will be gone Sept.4 through 14th, and will certainly come back with a lot of pictures and memories.Charlie is taking a much needed Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-7414945018049868812007-07-04T10:35:00.000-07:002007-10-04T10:40:23.747-07:00July /August 2007 Dear Friends and Family,July has been a very busy month for us. I had my knee surgery on June 26th which went well. Healing has been slow and at times painful but we are thankful for the progress made. I started physical therapy 3 weeks later to help regain mobility and strength. I go twice a week now and have been able to see progress every time.We have been so blessed with Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-52031449958804826732007-06-04T10:42:00.000-07:002010-01-08T08:18:10.459-08:00 June 2007The picture above is of our newest love, Emma. We are totally smitten by her charms and enjoyed the three week visit of Emma and parents Becky and Jerry. We were able to travel to New York to visit Auntie Suzy and the Uncles as well as travel to Virginia Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-28486409226427607482007-04-24T13:57:00.000-07:002007-04-24T14:01:45.918-07:00Dear Friends, Late April 2007Thank you for all your prayers, calls, and get well cards for Charlie. He came through the surgery without complications and is recovering well but not as quickly as he seems to think he should be. The hardest part was trying to keep him contained at home so he could heal. He is back at work now, lifting, and stacking pipes, boxes and machinery. As he likes to say, “Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-55800252378723831642007-04-06T13:09:00.000-07:002009-06-25T06:29:53.700-07:00April Newsletter........2007Dear Friends and Family,Spring is finally here and we are enjoying the wonderful warm weather and the burst of colors . I am anxiously waiting for the lilacs under my window to start blooming as I love their deep rich purple color and the heavenly smell. I love nothing better than sitting at my desk late at night with the windows open, breathing in the night air and Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-15727161483687593512007-03-12T08:58:00.000-07:002007-03-12T09:26:04.168-07:00 March 12,2007Dear Friends and Family,Many of you heard that our car was totaled in a wreck in early February. Other than some bruises and being “all shook up” (my apologies to Elvis) neither driver was injured. It has left us with only one vehicle however, and we are grateful for God’s provision for a car for us.We have had many delays, (ice storm, a mission trip, repairs and illness ) that Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1171312854226344322007-02-12T12:39:00.000-08:002007-02-12T12:40:54.236-08:00Dear Friends and Family,Can you say Ouch? I can! On February 6th ,I was involved in a car crash while crossing a highway. God was good and both of us were able to walk away without injuries even though both cars were totaled in the accident. I saw the car coming and knew we were going to hit. I remember hitting the accelerator and saying, “Oh Jesus, Oh Jesus, Oh Jesus!” I was hit on the driver’s Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1171290722997528942007-02-12T06:26:00.000-08:002007-02-12T13:02:07.086-08:00February 2007Dear Friends and Family,We often wonder if our letters are greeted with the same kind of enthusiasm as that of our Emma reading her new book. Nice to look at, but best read to prepare you for a good night’s rest. If it seems like most of our letters are similar it’s because our days are full of moving, hauling and sorting goods and equipment for overseas use.It’s not glamorous work, Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1170099981621321092007-01-29T11:44:00.000-08:002007-01-29T11:46:21.630-08:00Late January 2007Dear Friends and Family,We are pleased to welcome into our family our little Granddaughter Emmalee Anne. Emma , as her momma and daddy are calling her, was born January 18th in Saskatoon, Canada. She weighed in at 8 pounds 1 oz and is 20 inches tall. She doesn’t like to have her feet covered and she is already making her wishes known.This Virginia Diva (grandma) and Poppa (Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1170099291615834562006-12-10T11:07:00.000-08:002007-01-29T11:39:21.736-08:00( The highlights of our year)Dear Friends and Family,We had a wonderful time at the National Missionary Convention in Indianapolis. The display banner next to Charlie was designed by our daughter Suzy and her husband Tim. The stand was designed by Charlie and is made out of an IV pole, a closet door rail and 4 nuts and bolts. Is it any wonder that they love this guy in Haiti?This mama is countingEquipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1164666225769967182006-11-27T14:23:00.000-08:002006-11-27T14:23:45.780-08:00Dear Friends and Family, By the time this reaches you, Charlie and I will be in Indianapolis , attending the National Missionary Conference. We always look forward to this conference every year as we have made many friends that attend and it is always a wonderful time to catch up and find out what God is doing through their ministries. There are new grandbaby pictures to” oohEquipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1159823088497803502006-10-02T14:02:00.000-07:002006-10-03T06:11:42.080-07:00October 2006Dear Friends and Family, We are officially into fall….my favorite season and the most colorful here in the Shenandoah Valley. At our peak season all the hotels and motels are full with visitors taking in the beauty of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The weather is cooler and we are breaking out the quilts and enjoying the bounty of the season.I love apple everything, pumpkin Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1159815236909870702006-10-02T11:51:00.000-07:002006-10-03T06:10:30.503-07:00September 2006Dear Friends and Family,We survived August. The heat was intense and the back to back containers were very hard on us. We were able to send out medical supplies to the Sudan and lots of monitors and CPU’s to Tajikistan. God was faithful in bringing in volunteers to help load the container and also fortified us with strength to finish the job. Charlie, as the load master , bore the Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1154544328117508662006-08-02T11:45:00.000-07:002006-08-27T14:53:33.063-07:00Late July 2006Dear Friends and Family, Charlie and I are finally going to be grandparents! Our daughter Becky is expecting her first child in January O7. We are naturally excited and thrilled for them. We did laugh at our excitement to be in Canada in January. They do not know what they are having yet ( the surprise will be revealed in another month). The siblings are all excited Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1154544190713954212006-08-02T11:40:00.000-07:002006-08-02T11:43:10.716-07:00May 2006Dear Friends , We are back! We had a wonderful time in Savannah and were able to meet with many small groups, men’s prayer breakfasts, and women’s Bible study group. What a wonderful time to reconnect with so many old friends! The weather was hot already and we certainly don’t miss the sand gnats!We lived in Savannah for 17 years and our children grew up there. We Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1154542899313168822006-08-02T11:21:00.000-07:002006-08-02T11:21:39.326-07:00March 2006 February was a wonderfully wild month for us. We took on a project so big that If God wasn’t in it, there would be no way for us to succeed. We were given an extension on the 2005 clothing allotment for Women of the World Ministries. We needed to come up with 1000 boxes of clothing to fill a sea container in the 28 days of February to be shipped to Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1140623525345120052006-02-22T07:51:00.000-08:002006-02-22T07:52:05.356-08:00February 2006Dear Friends and Family, Those of you who have visited us over the last two years have been impressed with our mountain of used clothing which we affectionately called: “Mt. Clothesmore.” Mount Clothesmore is no more...at least until we can get some new deliveries from some local consignment stores.We were given a month’s extension to send out one more container Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1135826114998237432005-12-28T18:57:00.000-08:002005-12-28T19:15:15.026-08:00We're back from our Christmas trip to New York City!It was such a blessing to be able to spend the holidays with all our kids. We have not all been together in two years.Suzy and Tim were wonderful hosts and shoe horned the whole clan in their small apartment. They were wonderful tour guides of the city and it's spectacular sights.We were delightfully surprised by how much Andy has matured and Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1132699977200215202005-11-22T14:47:00.000-08:002005-11-23T06:52:24.746-08:00What do these three things have in common? The first is Charlie in Haiti with children from the orphanage. The second is a gas tank less than full and the third is a lemon car.Answer: All of them have a power shortage or lack energy.Charlie has been extremely sick since coming back from Haiti. He contracted some parasites which left him extremely weak. He lost 15 pounds in 3 weeks from diarrhea Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1131734552509871662005-11-11T10:42:00.000-08:002005-11-11T10:47:54.033-08:00The average American consumes 70 pounds of textiles a year. More than 85 percent of this is discarded with the trash. This means that for each of its inhabitants, the average city hauls 60 pounds of recyclable textiles to the landfill. A city with a population of 50,000 annually pays for the handling and disposal of 3,000 tons of textiles.The poster is a good example of what to do with used Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1131238070290229352005-11-05T16:45:00.000-08:002005-11-05T16:47:50.300-08:00Late October 2005Dear Friends and Family,Charlie is back from Haiti. He blew in to Miami right before Hurricane Wanda hit the shore. He went as the spiritual leader for the medical team to North West Haiti Christian Mission. This is the ninth trip he has made into Haiti and in many ways his most rewarding time. He was able to complete his devotional guide for the team and give each one a copy. Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1122833066783640582005-07-31T11:04:00.000-07:002005-07-31T11:30:24.410-07:00The GlobeThe GlobeOriginally uploaded by Momma B.How's this for a missionary picture? Those of you that live in Savannah will easily recognize the Globe as an old oil receptacle that was painted with the world map on it. Funny the things you miss when you no longer live in Savannah.....so this was high on my picture taking agenda this year! We had a great, but all to short time there. For those of you we Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1120409695537545942005-07-03T09:54:00.000-07:002005-07-03T10:22:59.400-07:00Canadian DiningCanadian DiningOriginally uploaded by Momma B.Have you ever had Poutine? It's a Canadian Dish consisting of French Fries with gravy and cheese curds. I know it sound disgusting but here we are at a French Bistro in Saskatoon to try some of this dish. Becky insists that the Montreal style served at this restaurant is the best kind.It wasn't bad.....we kiddingly call it "heart attack on a plate." IEquipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1119917880383353062005-06-27T17:18:00.000-07:002005-06-29T19:22:18.716-07:00Charlie and MooseCharlie and MooseOriginally uploaded by Momma B.We just got back from Canada....the frozen North, and as you can see from the picture...Charlie is wearing the sacred "mission vest".For those of you who are not familiar with Charlie and the sacred vest. Let me enlighten you. Many times as a missions pastor he was only allowed to bring a carry on bag so he wore the "mission vest" as as another Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1113052638040597612005-04-09T05:49:00.000-07:002005-04-09T10:54:57.073-07:00Dear Friends,It's a beautiful day in the Shenandoah Valley! Charlie is at the mission this Saturday morning with a men's Bible Study group who have volunteered to work today. We have a large variety of people who have volunteered just this week. We have had a sorority from Bridgewater College, Girl Scouts, Mennonite Church groups, Senior Citizens, youth groups, and individuals. We have already Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1107705792196071212005-02-06T07:46:00.000-08:002005-02-06T08:03:12.196-08:00Greetings,
It has been so long since we have posted anything on this site that I may have to reintroduce myself. It's not that we haven't been busy. Seems like most days run into the other way to quickly. This is our slower season but the time when most of the internal things get done. Currently we are resorting the tool room to make it more of a work space to repair items.
The medical room is Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1089681831015756552004-07-12T18:13:00.000-07:002004-07-12T18:41:56.806-07:00Dear Friends and Family,
We just finished loading a container for Ghana, West Africa . We were able to complete it in four days with the help of a youth group from New York. It was so hot and humid those four days that we weren't sure if we would be able to finish loading or not. God was certainly good and we were able to finish Friday evening and the group was able to see the container Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1086435487437847572004-06-05T03:53:00.000-07:002004-06-05T04:44:27.366-07:00Dear Friends and Family,
Hello, it has been so long since we have had an opportunity to post anything I almost need to reintroduce myself. May flew by with many, many volunteers at the mission. We had almost 600 volunteer hours! Our home church Savannah Christian sent us three volunteers...John, Sandy and Celeste that helped us tremendously. With their help we were able to sort, clean andEquipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1080450504092112852004-03-27T20:51:00.000-08:002004-03-27T21:10:57.763-08:00It's almost Sunday morning and I should have been in bed asleep hours ago. Maybe this restlessness and sleeplessness is a hangover from 30 year on the night shift or maybe just too much to procress going on in my head. Reguardless the cause I'm still awake.....and tomorrow will be a full day of ministry for us as we represent the mission at a local church.
As we sat up our booth in the Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1079146882007811272004-03-12T18:45:00.000-08:002004-03-13T18:47:38.326-08:00,
Charlie and Kathy at Work
Well, it's been a long week and we are tired. My group of volunteers cancelled for this week and it was hard for me to sound disappointed! I think we both need the day off more than we need the help right now. Next week will be busy, topped off with loading a container on Saturday. So we are both really looking forward to having this weekend off.
Charlie is Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1077753577530959432004-02-25T15:57:00.000-08:002010-01-08T07:37:00.008-08:00 There is still talk of snow in the air but I'm thinking about spring!For a short month, February has gone by quite quickly! February taught us many lessons on God's Faithfulness and how to worship God with reckless abandonment. Both were lessons we learned by "spending some time in the wilderness." It's not a place I would want to spend the rest of my days in, but it is a place of wholly Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1077233110884486992004-02-19T15:25:00.000-08:002004-02-19T15:27:07.140-08:00For more February news, check out our updated ETS news page.
beckynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1076871935923858152004-02-15T11:05:00.000-08:002004-02-15T12:08:16.560-08:00Dear Friends and Family,
The container has arrived today and by the time you receive this letter, 600 boxes of clothing will be on their way to Tajikistan from a former schoolhouse in Weyers Cave, Virginia.
Amazingly enough, for a slow winter month we have been quite busy resorting and organizing. We have moved our band instruments into their new location. The guys have beckynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1075594920552307402004-01-31T16:21:00.000-08:002004-02-15T12:04:04.233-08:00What a day! Today is Saturday and we went to the mission to host a group of adult volunteers. We were expecting 6 and had planned several projects in on of our back rooms. We ended up with more staff than volunteers but still managed to have a great time and get some much needed projects jump started. The two men that showed up were both excellent workmen and very flexible. Charlie commented Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1074982622294947712004-01-24T14:17:00.000-08:002004-01-24T14:19:00.483-08:00For recent January news, check out the update at the ETS website.
beckynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1074380841604346432004-01-17T14:47:00.000-08:002004-01-17T15:29:33.200-08:00Today is Saturday and normally a day when the mission is closed. Not today, we had two very lively groups of teens come swooping through the building. In the morning 18 junior highers folded and boxed clothing and moved various items out of the basement as well as unloading 4000 pounds of clothing that was donated from a local consignment store. I wish you could have seen them....they love Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1074088897558404722004-01-14T05:24:00.000-08:002004-01-14T06:10:07.860-08:00It's January and it's cold here in Virginia. What I thought was going to be a slower month at the mission has not worked out that way. We have been very busy supplying various missionaries that have been coming by. We have had several volunteers already this month and if the weather continues to hold , we will be doing a clothing container to Tajisktan this Saturday.
Our gym is completely Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1072656022756686952003-12-28T15:59:00.000-08:002003-12-28T19:23:54.263-08:00 Today is Sunday and in a few hours the party will be over.....all the chicks will be going home and once again Charlie and I will be by ourselves .....did I say by ourselves?
We have added some new four-legged members to the family this Christmas in the form of two kittens (JJ and Lucy) in addition to faithful dog, Spot. The kittens are three months old and are brother and sister. We Equipping The Saintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165751161244458479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1072496298469965592003-12-26T19:38:00.000-08:002003-12-26T19:39:19.903-08:00Family Portrait 2003
For more pictures of the Bennetch family celebration, click here.
beckynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1072217498299919682003-12-23T14:11:00.000-08:002003-12-23T14:12:37.000-08:00The snow has melted, and it looks to be a mild Christmas here in New Hope, Virginia.
Our nest will be full this week, as all of our "chicks" are headed home.
Click here for updated pictures of Christmas decorations, as well as some pictures of family visits!
beckynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1070739545686151122003-12-06T11:39:00.000-08:002003-12-06T13:04:07.076-08:00
Dear Friends and Family,
As I type this letter I am looking out my window onto 8 inches of clean white snow. The houses, roofs and trees are covered, and it reminds me of the snow globes we played with as a child. Quite a change from Savannah! We want to thank you for your prayer and financial support during this past year, as it has definitely been a year of change for us.
beckynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1070740892041435362003-12-05T14:00:00.000-08:002003-12-06T12:02:13.920-08:00
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... beckynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1070595137039097272003-12-04T19:32:00.000-08:002003-12-04T19:32:56.843-08:00Pictures from the Nest
Pretty girl with Birthday Daisies!
Charlie and the mountain of blessings to sort.
ETS table at conference
beckynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1069026068567032922003-11-16T15:41:00.000-08:002003-11-16T15:41:30.280-08:00Dear Friends and Family,
The leaves have fallen and the temperatures are dropping but activity at ETS is at an all time high! We are preparing for National Missionary Conference in Cincinnati this coming week (November 19-23). We will be one of 450+ exhibitors and are putting on the last minute touches to our booth and getting our resources ready. The theme of our display is “ETS ....Your beckynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1066886436585626732003-10-19T22:19:00.000-07:002003-10-22T22:20:36.563-07:00Dear Friends and Family,
What a busy month this has been for us at ETS! This is auction month and Charlie and I have been to several now. Most of the auctions are school board or state auctions and most of the things auctioned go for pennies on the dollar of the retail price. The hard part is loading them on the truck and bringing them back to the mission—since they need to be unloaded and beckynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1065256322764508852003-10-04T01:32:00.000-07:002003-10-04T01:32:02.453-07:00Look! We're finally on the ETS Staff page.
beckynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1063480283202807452003-09-13T12:11:00.000-07:002003-09-13T12:22:37.986-07:00 Dear Friends,
Thank you for your prayers and your support. We appreciate both more than we can express. Your generosity has helped us to work together at Equipping the Saints. We celebrated our 30th anniversary in July and are so thrilled to be able to do ministry together after all these years. It’s really nice to be able to work with your “best friend.”
beckynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1062488002946296492003-09-02T00:33:00.000-07:002003-09-02T00:44:25.800-07:00Updated prayer request: Please continue to keep both of us in your prayers. Charlie's knee is still very sore from injuring it earlier this year. Pray that it will continue to heal as he works in an environment that challenges him daily.
Also keep Kathy in your prayers. Last Friday afternoon she fell while helping load a container of supplies to be shipped overseas. She is not badly hurt, beckynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492514.post-1062485677449616962003-08-15T23:54:00.000-07:002003-09-02T00:07:20.413-07:00
Dear Friends and Family,
Greetings from the Bennetch “Nest”...nestled in the Shenandoah Valley in the small rural town of New Hope, Virginia. The last three months have been exhilarating, exhausting, exasperating, exciting, and filled with expectation. We have gone through tremendous highs and extreme lows and yet through it all God has always been faithful.
Ourbeckynoreply@blogger.com0