Pre and Post Methow Valley Trip

Here are some some pics from before and after our trip to Okanogan, Washington to be with the Majors and Waldron families…

       

Here is Kami and her new-used cello.  It was a surprise for her when she went on her recent trip to Salem to see her mother and grandparents.  I had her sister pick it up at Strobel & Sons for me.  Now I need to buy a whip to make her practice!

Here are Jay and Heidi Chang.  He is a missionary to the Hmong people in Thailand. His father was killed fighting for the Americans during the Vietnam conflict. He moved to the States when he was 14 years old, was born again at 18, and called to preach soon after.  He is now going back to his own people to preach the gospel to them.  They stayed in Fossil for a week, and we enjoyed their company.

We traveled to Okanogan on March 30th.  The weather was beautiful.  We stopped in Soap Lake to take a break, and the kids played on the playground there.  We also enjoyed looking at a large sundial made from these sculptures.

This lake is part of the Grand Coulee, a remnant from the runoff of the great Missoula Flood sometime after Noah’s Flood.  It is a beautiful drive along Hwy. 17!

This is a playground on a section of the Majors’ property.  We enjoyed staying with this family.  We had Thursday services at the Waldren’s home and then a meal on Friday night there, with games, etc.  We had a very enjoyable time.

Here is Sister Waldren and their oldest daughter, Kali (short for Kaliopi?), preparing the lemonade for the meal.

Brothers Waldren and Majors.  They were both a blessing to our family. Below is Kami with the ladies, again, but we are missing Maggie (short for Magatha?).  You can see the back of Maggie’s head in the second picture where everyone is playing “Headbandz.”

On the way home we stopped and looked at the some of the lakes again.  Here we are at a visitors’ center.