The Mustard Seed
October 2010
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Eastern Region
International Lutheran Deaf Association
October 8 - 10, 2010
Conference Theme ~~ Isaiah 41:10
"Do not be afraid, for I am with you.
Do not be dismayed, for I am your God."
International Lutheran Deaf Association
October 8 - 10, 2010
Conference Theme ~~ Isaiah 41:10
"Do not be afraid, for I am with you.
Do not be dismayed, for I am your God."
We live in an uncertain time. Every day we see concerns about jobs, the economy, health care, the H1N1 virus, terrorist attacks, and international tensions. But we have comfort and hope in our great God, who has promised.
Conference information and registration: www.christdeaf.org/er-ilda
Questions?? Ask: Diane Munoz VP: 240-547-5252
Email: tondiam@verizon.net
For sometime we have had a Literacy Project that assisted with getting speakers at libraries in the area. This has become the Library Friends of Christ/Deaf and will regularly help us to observe various events. Sharon Svenningsen is the coordinator and wrote the following. October's event is …
German American Day -- October 6th
In 1987, President Ronald Reagan
issued the first National German-American Day proclamation. Why October 6th? This was the day in 1683 when 13 Mennonite
families from Krefeld landed near Philadelphia.
Later, Germantown was established.
German immigrants and Americans of German ancestry are being honored for being in the forefront of American progress and who have made contributions to the building of our nation. A notable Deaf American leader of German ancestry was George W. Veditz, the 7th president of the NAD. He was born in 1861 in Baltimore of hearing parents who were German immigrants. He was a student, and later a teacher, at the Maryland School for the Deaf. He died in 1937.
Ed note: I'm German on my mother's side and spent the first 5 years of my life living with my German grandparents! I still remember my grandmother's delicious cooking.
Barbara Rassosfky reports that her hand surgery went well. We pray for her healing.
Martin Roth's dislocated right shoulder and fractured arm continues to heal, but too slowly to suit him. Martin is eager to return to work.
Martin's mother, Helen Roth, passed away after a long illness. A memorial service was held at Calvary Church on Sep 14. We pray for Martin's comfort.
Last year when Ward Pettis saw the announcement of the Deaf Bikers of America's
(DBA) 4th Quinquennial Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota during August
2010, he made plans to attend. This year's
DBA's Rally occurred during the 70th Annual Sturgis Bike Rally. Ward bought a motorcycle last February
dreaming of warm weather to come for traveling!
He made it to Sturgis okay.
From Sturgis there were daily trips with various groups to nearby sights such as Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial and the Badlands. Those trips included stopovers in various towns such as Spearfish, Deadwood and Lead. Everywhere Ward went was crowded with other bikers … at National Parks, gas stations, stores and events. A few times, the roads were blocked by buffalos crossing in or near Custer State Park, SD.
Ward reported that he attended one of the two bikers wedding at the DBA Rally site. Under the large rally tent, bikes were lined up to create the aisle. The bride was brought in on a motorcycle to be given away. After the ceremony, the couple rode through the "aisle" on their motorcycle with loud roars from the motorcycles in the tent! Pastor Bud Palmer of Wisconsin (one of our former Vicars) assisted with the interpreting during the ceremony.
On one of the big DBA group rides, Pastor Bud also led the bikers in prayer after he asked if anyone was afraid to go to Devil's Tower that morning!
One new thing for Ward was the National Park Passport booklet. He had read online about other motorcyclists' obsession to collect the National Park ink stamps in their Passport booklets. Because of this Passport program, he visited 15 sites and collected 13 ink stamps in his Passport. They range from many small sites such as Ft. Necessity, PA (where George Washington lost a battle and surrendered to the French and Indians as a young man), to the famous Badlands in SD. You can say that Ward developed an obsession to this Passport program!
On this trip, Ward enjoyed seeing old friends, making new friends and seeing many places on this trip to and from Sturgis, South Dakota.
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