Expanding the volunteering horizon

Wednesday was different. We went to the Rafikki center to help them stuff contribution envelopes into some brochures that will be sent out to the likely contributors. Each missionary must raise his/her own support for the work in the field. We were pleased to help with this effort. We had taken sandwiches for lunch and enjoyed a piece of pumpkin cheesecake with a pecan sauce. It was very good. Evelyn got to talk with Susan Kaminski, a former teaching leader in BSF, who now works for Rafikki. We returned to BSF late and resumed making boxes for shipping of lessons. I forgot to mention earlier that the man who mails the lessons told us he and his father-in-law were instrumental in the physical building of the swimming pool at Stonecroft, the ministry retreat center where we used to volunteer in Branson. It was very interesting to talk with him. We left BSF at 4:45 as usual and returned to the coach to rest. Around 6:15, we drove back to Blanco Rd. to eat at a restaurant we had seen called Stonewerks. We shared a dinner of salmon stuffed with crawfish that was delicious. We went to the Best Western to watch the Glenn Beck special quoting many leaders of the radical Muslim world. It was quite revealing although I knew much of the things before. I tried to alert many friends to watch it and sent e-mails to many, but they all came back. It is a shame because every American should be aware of just how dangerous the terrorist threat really is. We hooked up the car and prepared to leave tomorrow morning after the rush hour traffic. Valley, here we come.