So, on October 17th, three guys from Church went for a motorcycle ride. It was a beautiful day. It wasn’t too hot, or too windy. There was enough cloud cover that you didn’t need sunglasses, but it didn’t rain either! We hrode from the Church parking lot, down to the Parker Dam, and crossed over to the California side. If you haven’t been down that road, it’s a little winding, but there is lots of beautiful scenery. (Of course, I wasn’t a total “Lookie Loo! I kept my eyes mostly on the road.) We crossed back into Arizona at Parker and stopped in at a nice “mom & pop” restaurant. While we ate, we talked… a lot. I got to know the other two men a lot better, and I think they got to know me and each other as well. After a while, we decided to head for home. We came north on 95 back to the Church, and parted company there. If you happen to ride, or know someone who does, consider this your (and their) invitation to come along next time. We haven’t set a date yet, but when we do, we’ll let everybody know. Ladies, you are welcome too! Also, it doesn’t matter what kind of bike you ride, as long as it keeps up!
This is just one of many events that happen with our Church family… We have times of teaching and learning, but we also have lots of other things going on. Last month, some of us went to a Christian Concert. There was a group who met at the park and had a barbeque. (We also had two Baptisms!) Also last month, we had a breakfast meeting for our men. A group of ladies went to a Ladies’ Conference in Bullhead City. We had our usual “Small Groups” that meet every Sunday, and our Wednesday men’s prayer group. Some of us met for Wednesday night Bible Study, and a group of ladies met on Thursday morning for a Bible Study as well. We have a group that has met in the past to sew and do other “crafty stuff.” At other times, we’ve taken trips to various places like Oatman, the Gem & Mineral show in Quartzite, trips to Las Vegas to go to the aquarium, to eat, and to walk the bridge at Hoover Dam. We’ve done lots of other events as well… These are just the ones that come to mind off the top of my heads.
Why does our Church plan all these various events? After all, these events aren’t all “teaching events,” or necessarily “outreach events,” so why do we do them? Obviously, they are fun, but they are also opportunities for Brothers & Sisters in Christ to get to know each
other, and form bonds with each other. After all, we’ll be spending Eternity together!
Learning to love you all during this earthly life,
John
