This is a photo of Mark Hobson from Texas, sandwiched between Naomi and Rebecca Talty. They’re great folks, and they all were able to enjoy Washington State COGOP’s Winter Retreat over this past weekend. Thanks to Paul Symonds, I am hosting the photos he and evangelist Kay Osban shot on the Photocenter. You can check them all out here. Looks like Winter Retreat was great, judging by the photos, and it was great for me personally to be able to look at them and see people and places that looked so familiar, having a great time. Paul told me there were 57 campers, with 14 getting saved, 15 sanctified and 2 filled with the Spirit. Kay Osban, who coincidentally held a revival at my church in Newport News right after I left for Iraq, was the evangelist. Mark Hobson and Jason Johnson were the teachers, and there were 15 new timers. Praise God for what he did at the Retreat this weekend. Now if only I can work Retreat in 2007….
On a more somber and almost scary note, there was a car bombing yesterday that we plainly heard….it was right outside of one of the gates to the IZ. No American personnel were harmed, but two Iraqi policemen and a civilian were killed. A sobering reminder of people that are just going about their daily lives, only to have them cut short by an act of sheer idiocy and hate.
But today has been good. No attacks and today flew by pretty fast. Still can’t get over the fact my Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl. Praise God. Gotta run for now, so you all be good out there.
Chris Brewer! So, this will sound lame, but I googled myself and one of the hits that came up was the thing about me and rebecca and mark. and it made me laugh! I hope you are doing good.
Naomi