My visit with Luke - WONDERFUL!

I haven't blogged for awhile - that is because I am on a trip to the U.S. and Canada. My first stop was seeing Luke at Taylor University in Indiana. I had a great weekend with him. It was especially fun to meet some of his friends.
Here's Luke and I - his roommate wanted to be in the picture, too! His name is James.

I took Luke and his friends out for ice cream at Ivanhoes, which is a somewhat famous name around Taylor and beyond!

Luke working on one of his art projects

After flying into Indianapolis I met up with Luke and friends at a downtown mall. Thank God for friends - Luke has made some great friendships at Taylor! These guys and girls are amazing - including Luke!

These are all BFA alumni who I ran into on Taylor campus - Daweed, Bruce, Jack and Ellen. Bruce is a Freshman at Taylor. His three BFA friends were visiting him from other colleges. It was so fun to see them all and to be able to give them treats from Germany!

Jesse, front row in the middle, is a BFA alumna.

Alison, also a former BFA student

Taylor Campus

Taylor University campus is beautiful in the fall!

The lake on campus

Luke's dorm in the background

Luke's dorm - the largest one and the newest one on campus


Luke and his roommate James....by the way, Luke plays guitar and James plays ukulele! It was great getting to know James a little bit. He is quite a comedian!

A Sunday stroll with my best friend....

Interpreti Veniziani

Here's a little clip of the group, "Interpreti Veniziani" that we went to see in Venice, Italy with the seniors. They played Vivaldi's, The Four Seasons. Wow. They were amazing.

Tim drew this quick sketch during the concert with some kids looking over his shoulder. You can see more of his sketches at his blog "Shuworx".

Senior Trip to Rome

Tim and I just returned yesterday morning from accompanying 79 grade 12 students on their senior trip to Rome. We went along as chaperones. We rode on two large buses and covered a total of almost 3,000 kms! We visited Florence, Rome and Venice, spending the majority of the time in or near to Rome. We stayed on the beach(Mediterranean) in a youth hostel-style hotel.
We had an amazing week! What an incredible group of students - including Tyler! We are so proud of them and love them dearly!
Below is a rather large collage of memories from the week. The first section shows the students - definitely the best part of the trip! The section section shows the cities we visited.

Tug-of-war on the beach!


"Helm's Deep"(Lord of the Rings) under construction!

Class photo taken on the beach before going out for a dress-up dinner in Rome.


Tyler's small group


Kurt thought we needed a "family" picture at the coliseum, so he was playing Luke and was trying to get Tyler to be part of the picture!



Some of the grade 12 home students at BFA

Home students

Seniors from Storch, the dorm where Tim and I help out.



Worship time on the beach