LAST WEEK: Our last few chapel programs were wonderful. The staff was finished with regular staff-led programs at the start of last week, only placing the occasional skit into a variety of music-based programs led by outside groups rather than by the chapel. We had a couple named René & Rommi Kinard (who we love SO MUCH! Here's their link) come down to help with music, and a lady named Esther who brought in various musicians throughout the week last week. These included a lady named Wendy who spoke in the Spirit a lot and told her testimony with bold vulnerability, a men's breakfast group whose singers are recovering addicts, jailbirds, etc. and had no experience singing until the lovely Mrs. Virginia started directing them (they performed beautifully and which such vigor!), a phenomenal trumpet player, and yes, even an opera singer (He sang like I imagine Johnathan, Saul's son, singing in the Bible; *Tim Cummings is how I imagine David sounding by the way)! A church group also stayed throughout last week; their pastor, David, did the sermons for the week and later the church did a surprise musical program for Labor Day (we were supposed to end programs Saturday, but they did an extra for us on Monday of this week!). **Another important item to note about this past week is that Isaiah & I also got to finally ride the tramcar to the end of the Boardwalk. It was glorious. #NoSarcasm**
THIS WEEK: This week has been full of extra rest and fun! We all (Teri, Katrina, Caleb, Isaiah & I, Sarah, Nate (who popped in to surprise us!) the Zozarros, and Maria Cummings) watched "Monsters Vs. Aliens" at Jay-Z's house on Sunday as a goodbye to Teri since she left Monday. On Monday, Teri said goodbye, and the rest of us went to the extra Monday program put on by the visiting church group; we attended and were blessed greatly! After the program, we stayed at the Chapel. Katrina & I finished some Drama items, and Isaiah & Caleb (who we kidnapped for the day) put the finishing touches on the cross art piece (a season long project which is now beautiful and ready for use; I promise to post pictures soon!). It was nice to get in a work day. Afterwards, Caleb came to the Dunn House, and we had a youtube watching night with the Cummings kids. It included plenty of Studio C and Tim Hawkins.
On Tuesday, Isaiah & I had a date at the Sea Wall and then went to the Chapel to start the end-of-season chores (Those of you staffers who left early got out of this! LOL). We (Katrina, Sarah, Isaiah & I) worked on the Chapel. Isaiah & I were blessed with a break from cleaning and a subsequent Skype session with the beautiful Alexandra & Danny! It was so very wonderful to see and talk with them again! After our work, Katrina, Isaiah & I went to the Sea Wall for a night walk, and whilst Katrina talked to her friend on the phone about God Stories, I read Isaiah short stories by Ray Bradbury as we watched the stars and head the roar of the sea below. It was glorious! Katrina then treated us to Banana's Ice Cream before we tucked ourselves into bed.
This morning, Isaiah & I had our exit interview with Jay-Z (our director and leader for the summer) and returned to say goodbye to our Katrina (or Tiny Tee-Tee as her siblings call her). Isaiah & I met her family at the Secret Beach to say bye and then had some couple time before returning the Dunn House to await the Chris Byrd (who is visiting us today!). Chris, Isaiah, Sarah & I are going to record some music and plan our New York trip on Saturday while he's here. Tomorrow, we work on chores for the Dunn House (since the Chapel is now complete), Saturday & Sunday we visit Brooklyn, New York, and either Monday or Tuesday, Isaiah & I depart for North Carolina, saying goodbye to this beautiful chapter of Summer ministry.
I doubt that I will get to blog again before we return home to NC, but suffice it, for now, to say, that this is a wonderful end to a beautiful first chapter of couple ministry together. We are happy & sad to be saying goodbye to the Boardwalk Chapel here in Wildwood, NJ but are excited to head home to ministry in NC and continue working on applications and funds for Japan.
We love you all and will talk to you again soon!
All our Love,
The Englishes
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