Sabbatical week 8

No school on President's Day, so off to Chuck E. Cheese for some fun.

Caleb at one of his favorite games.

The 8th weekend of our sabbatical began with us in Bend where we attended Sunday morning worship at the Bend Church of the Nazarene.

Renee has been here before for women's Springtime Spectacular, but I'd never been to the church. It's a beautiful sanctuary, the worship time was very good, and Pastor Askren preached a very good message about serving our families.

Micah said he really enjoyed children's church, but was also ready to see us. Children's pastor Cathy Parnell gave us a tour of the building and shared with us about some of their ministries.

This was a clothing swap that they did the day before in their gym. This was for the church and the community where clothing items were donated and swapped for free. What an excellent idea! Many people showed up and were able to find items of use.

They've just about completed a 3,000 square foot addition that is very nice. That's Renee talking to Judy Askren, the pastor's wife, who shared with us about what's happening at the church.

Here's a view of the church from N.E. 27th Street. I've not seen the building prior to the addition, but apparently the appearance has changed quite a bit. As you can see, construction is still going on.

After church, we had lunch at Johnny Carino's. We'd never eaten here before, but the food and the service was very good.

Then a stop at the outlet mall for some shopping and to make a new friend.