Pictures

As I have posted the most recent pictures from our week at Benjamin Camp (you can find them here). I notice that a lot of my pictures come from camp. These are most of the moments that I can be the picture taker and thereby give people a view into some of what we do. 

I have to admit that I have more trouble finding opportunities to take pictures of other activities that we do. It has become a bit more of culture to take pictures of all sorts of activities throughout the day, but I am becoming more and more of a dinosaur, perhaps. I see younger people taking all sorts of selfies, pictures of their food, pictures of everything. It has always been a matter of principal for me to ask people if they want to have their picture taken. Not everyone does. So I do not always take pictures of everything we are doing.

Some would say that we need take no pictures and simply live the moment, with the memory as a blessing. But pictures are also a way of keeping hold of the past and what we have experienced. Shirley’s sister, Mary passed away this past week and we are thankful for the pictures we have. We can look back at those pictures and bring back the moment. Still, we are also now mindful that we will not be making any new pictures with her. 

So I am thankful for the moments that we can share some of what we are doing through pictures. It does help to get an idea of what things are really like. If we speak of people we know, studies we are holding, activities planned, it is helpful if you can get a picture - literally - of what we mean. I hope in the coming month to be able to share some of what we are doing. 

In the meantime, let me share some of the most recent photo’s of things we have been doing. 

We live relatively close to camp, so sometimes I get to drive down to put the trash up on trash day. This also means that I get a beautiful morning drive, most of the time (depending on traffic). 

Family camp is always a special time. This was "Bonteavond" the talent show night. 

Back at home the moon was full. This is a view out our backyard at the moon shining over the canal. 

Almost every Monday we are able to have a Bible study at Mario and Tonia's place outside of Aarschot (about 50 minutes away. Ion the summer, the sun doesn't set for quite some time, so we get a beautiful evening and stars when we get ready to drive home.