Oh the places you'll go...

(Seems especially fitting today on Dr. Seuss' birthday!)

Here is everyone happy before we started out.
We were still happy at the end, just a lot more tired!

Last week was our big recruitment trip. We had a lot of fun but were ready to come home and get back to routine. We managed to all stay healthy until Sunday the day we were leaving to come back. Ella threw up a little, then a lot. So we carted two buckets with us in the car, one for Ella and one for the backseat passengers who might have had issues if Ella did more!

We made it back safe, later than planned with only one stop for vomit, plus having to slow way down because of very heavy rainstorms all through West Virginia!

Anyway, on to the trip!

We started Tuesday after work and drove through to Dewey, Illinois, Tara's hometown. We stayed on their farm where we got to ride and drive tractors, see the cows, see her high school and meet many friends.

She's a natural!

Poor Christina, these cows weren't very friendly!

 

Ian driving with Tara's dad.

McHugh's in the "small" tractor

Tara, Ranita and Christina out for a ride on the front loader...

...and what happens when you've been off the farm for a few
months and try to show off :)

Ian, Mike and Ella in the wheel of the "big" tractor

Wednesday evening we gave our presentation at Tara's home church, Dewey Evangelical Mennonite Church, at their Wednesday night service. Everyone was very nice and welcoming, and Mike and Heidi enjoyed meeting Tara's youth pastor Mike and his wife Heidi! (We should have taken a picture!)

We played in the gym between supper and the service.

On-stage at the Umble Center at Goshen College

Thursday night we headed to Goshen, Indiana, McHugh's hometown and spent the night at Heidi's parents house. On Friday Mike and Heidi showed everyone around Goshen and Mike gave a behind-the-scenes tour of Goshen College.

Christina, Tara and Mike getting ready to tube

Friday night began snow camp at Amigo Centre in Sturgis, Michigan where we worked as volunteers through Saturday. We didn't do our full presentation, but we did introduce ourselves and showed our promo video. We also managed to have bit of fun - after all, someone had to make sure the tube-run was ok!

Ranita and Christina

Finally, Sunday morning we all went to McHugh's home church Sunnyside Mennonite Church in Elkhart. We had a great visit there, talking with many people and we showed our videos and shared in the youth Sunday school class.

  








Recruitment videos
by Mike and Tara

Intro/promo video



Video showing a glimpse of unit life



Video showing some of the jobs in Philippi