Blogs from Iowa, United States, North America - page 29

I thought it would be nice to give a little bio. information about each of our family members, so that you could get to know us a little better. So, here we go: George: George has worked as a full-time evangelist for 18 years, after graduating from the East Tennessee School of Preaching and Missions in 1988. He has labored with the Airport Church of Christ, Pacifica Church of Christ, and the Menlo Church of Christ; the latter two being stateside mission works. He has particular interest in training Christians to be active in personal evangelism. George has also participated in mission efforts in New Zealand, Ukraine, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Jamaica, and Malawi. His hobbies include woodworking, metal working, welding, hunting and fishing. Joy: Joy has labored by George’s side since their marriage in 1985. ... read more

So I 've trying to keep up with the whole blog thing but it is a bit hard to find time to post them. There are more coming.... read more

My journey to Newton, Iowa, was from Rhinecliff, NY, through Chicago to Burlington, Iowa. I then drove to Newton via rental car. Newton is the historic home of the Maytag Corporation, which has recently been acquired by Whirlpool. The Newton locations are slated for closure in 2007 by Whirlpool, so if you want to see the town as "Home of the Maytag Company" (Maytag started out as a family-owned business and was founded by Frederick M. Maytag I), I suggest you go now. A major point of interest is the Newton Botonical Gardens on the Eastern side of town, and the Neil Smith Wildlife Refuge in nearby Prarie City. At the Wildlife Refuge you can see bison, real ones and stuffed ones. ... read more

I realized that I forgot to put up the few pictures I took with Byers family relatives while I was home. There was no organized family event while I was home, so I didn't have a chance to see many members of the Byers clan, but I saw Grandma a few times and my Aunt and a couple cousins, too. My flight back to China left Des Moines at noon on Monday, so the question arose as to how I was going to get to the airport when both my mom and my sister were working. Luckily, Grandma happily agreed to take me to the airport instead. So, the morning of my flight, I was dropped off at Grandma's house at eight in the morning. We hung around and chatted for a while and then my ... read more

So, AO and I leave in T minus one month. To the day. And I should start to get things ready to go. But I still have a whole month, so I probably won't! But getting this set up makes me feel like I am doing something. I'll try to update this while I am away, and I can add pictures and stuff of all of our crazy antics. So read if you are interested. ... read more