For the past two and a half years MMS has been restoring a Cessna 206 operated by a mission in Honduras. The airframe was so corroded that a large portion of it has been replaced with new parts. That project is nearing completion, with new paint, and reassembly of the major components, it looks like a new airplane.

From this................

To this..............................

Stay tuned for the final wrap of this project and the airplane's return to service in Honduras!

As many of you know, one of our cats, Red, died suddenly the day before our departure for California. Our remaining cat, Frankie, walked around looking for Red for awhile after our return, so we thought we'd better get her a companion before too much time passed. The local Tractor Supply Company keeps animals from the local shelter in their store, so we went to look.

Sure enough, they not only had kittens, but a brother and sister who had been rescued from a busy highway. We couldn't seperate them, so we took them both. Frankie now has two playmates, Lucy and Herbie. They are the perfect kittens for us, although Frankie is still adjusting to the idea.

They play hard and sleep hard! It's tough to get much done with the entertainment they provide.

The week following our return from California, our daughter-in law Jessica, her mom Dee, and grand-daughter Sophia drove out from PA for a weekend visit. We had a great time! Of course, we toured Longaberger and Dresden, but also rode the Canal boat and had some fun with a tee-pee Michele made.

Sophia celebrated her 5th birthday just before coming to Ohio, so we extended the celebration with one of Michele's custom birthday cakes.

The weekend sure went fast, but grandpa got to play, and grandma got her nails painted!

Slide show-Relay for Life, 2009

Cheryl and her husband Paul came up with a great way to honor our loved ones, that of a slide show that ran continuously showing their pictures. This was a very moving experience, especially to walk into the camp and see my dad's at his and my mom's 50th wedding anniversary party, the year before he died. This impacted others as well and gave us great encouragement to keep walking and praying.

CMA Relay for Life Headquarters

Inside of our tent, you see Cheryl W. and Jim P. They spend countless hours attending meetings and planning for the event. Jim's personal goal is to have some one from our church walking the track the entire 24 hours. I'm happy to report that we accomplished this goal, again! Thank you Jim and Cheryl for all that you do to make this a huge success!

Chapel

Here is the inside of our "chapel'. This was donated for use by one of our church members for the weekend. Hanging on the wall are pictures of friends and loved ones who either have cancer or have died from the disease.

The chapel was a first for Relay for Life here in Coshochton.

Thanks Bill and Shirley!

Luminaries

Here are 2 of the luminaries that we had at our camp site. They have sand and then a candel is placed inside and lit at 9 PM and remain until the morning.
While we walk, we have a "baton" if you would that we carry, it is actually cards with people's name printed on them that we can pray for while we walk.