Bloom Where You Are Planted

Bloom where you are planted,

Shine where you are sent,

Know that God has used you here,

Just the way He meant.

Love where you are living,

Serve where it's His will,

Know that God has plans for you,

Only He can fill.

Grow where you are going,

Weep when you're in pain,
Know that God restores your soul,

Makes you whole again.

Pray when you are breathing,

Laugh when you exhale,

Know that God is near you,

Never will he fail.

Cherish all the memories,

Make a brand new start,

Know that God has placed you

Forever in our hearts.

---A Missionary’s Poem

Taut Nerves

I think 'taut nerves' is a good description of where most of us are at in this world right now.  Some are stuck on their field of service. Some are stuck in their home country and can't return to their field of service.  Some of us are dealing with cultural issues in a way we haven't had to before.  We are tired of being cooped up and wearing masks and spending time alone and the seemingly never ending bad news...As I was thinking on this, this quote came to my mind.  

“The platform of taut nerves is not without its own kind of suffering. It may be He has to allow us to get so desperate that we will be willing to attempt the impossible with Him, before He sends us relaxation. Whatever the reason for His allowing those circumstances it is also a place where His fellowship is found. It is a place where His power will be manifested. And the end of it is that we know Him better. You renew my faith in God will be the testimony of onlookers.” pg. 134, In the Arena

Shadows and shine art Thou, 

Dear Lord, to me; 

Pillar of cloud and fire, 

I follow Thee. 

What though the way is long, 

In Thee my heart is strong, 

Thou art my joy, my song— 

Praise, praise to Thee. 

—Amy Carmichael

"From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I." 

~Psalm 61:2

Photo was taken at the Imperial Palace in Kyoto, Japan.

Abandon to God

It seems that a lot of my posts recently have been quotes from books. I love books!! I learn from the words of others. Even a simple sentence in a fiction book can stop me in my tracks and give me cause to think on the words. I even have a collection in my bullet journal where I record quotes that give me pause.

One word that keeps coming up in my reading is abandon, specifically abandon to God and His will. This total abandon is something for every Christian to meditate on, not just the missionary. The following quote by Oswald Chambers on Mark 14:6 is one that I had to read and reread. So many times we focus on personal holiness when in reality it is our total abandon that God wants.

For context, I have included Mark 14:1-6. This woman exhibits that total abandon.

After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people. And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

"Abandon to God is of more value than personal holiness. Personal holiness focuses the eye on our own whiteness...fearful that we will offend Him. Perfect love casts out all that when once we are abandoned to God. We have to get rid of this notion-- 'Am I of any use?' and make up our minds that we are not, and we may be near the truth. It is never a question of being of use but of being of value to God Himself. When we are abandoned to God, He works through us all the time."   ~Oswald Chambers on 

Mark 14:6

*photo taken in the gardens of the Imperial Palace in Kyoto, Japan

Mc Donald's Hash Browns

McDonald's Hash Browns 

To start things off:

I haven't had a McDonald's hash brown in at least 5 years. 

But, I think these taste pretty amazing, and very similar to the real thing. 

Like I said before, I haven't had one in forever though. 

Either way, these are delicious and super easy to make! I made a recipe while I was cooking dinner tonight! They're super easy, and quick, and since they go in the freezer, it's ok if you forget about them for a couple of weeks. 🤦🏼‍♀️ 

Combine ingredients in a bowl, and gently mash while mixing. To make sure the hot potatoes (assuming you just boiled them me) don't cook the egg, rinse the potatoes in cold water after you drain them. 

Roll mixture out between two baking sheets on a cookie sheet, or between a bottom  sheet of baking paper and top layer of plastic wrap. 

Freeze until solid. Overnight should do the trick. 

Cut hash browns to the desired shape and size. 

Fry in enough oil to come up halfway the hash browns.  Flip and remove when golden - about two minutes. Flip only once please! 

Drain. 

Once cooled, fry again for 30 seconds to get an extra crispiness! 😋 

Enjoy!!! 

For more pictures and videos, follow my Instagram page

 @thirdculturecooking 

Amber Wells 

Papua New Guinea 

Honoring BMW 2020 Graduates - Free t-shirt giveaway winner!

In our last post regarding our 2020 BMW graduates I mentioned a giveaway for one of our college grads who had to have their graduation ceremonies postponed or canceled due to the COVID-19 restrictions. 

I promised to send a t-shirt from one of the designs below (of their choosing) to one randomly chosen Senior from our 2020 Grad post whose graduation was canceled/rescheduled/virtual in order to honor this historic moment in their lives!

Our randomly chosen Senior was...

Congratulations, Aaron! 

I will be contacting his Mom to find out which style of shirt he would like to receive!

Thank you to all of our 2020 Grads who participated in this post! We are praying God continues to lead and guide you in your future plans!

Discouraged??

I failed to keep my commitment to post in June and for that I am sorry. There are times when it is difficult to find the words to say. Now is one of those times. There is so much going on in the world. From corona virus to quarantines to travel bans to protests and violence, if you watch the news at all it will make your head spin.

I know many missionaries are discouraged. Some are stuck on their field of service and had to cancel furloughs and other travel plans. Some are stuck in their home country and cannot return to their field of service. Being confined to your house for weeks and months on end adds its own kind of discouragement.

I mentioned on my personal blog recently that my devotional this year is New Morning Mercies by Paul David Tripp. The author had no way of knowing what would be going on in my life the year I chose to read his book. He had no way of knowing what I would be enduring on a daily basis as I read his entry for that day. But God knew. I have no doubt this year was the year God wanted me to read this devotional. The entry for today, July 1st, was so fitting for this time. God is faithful. He knows our need. He plans in advance to meet those needs before we are aware we will have them. I thought I would share the entry here with you. It is my prayer that it will be an encouragement to you.

__________

Does discouragement preach to you a false gospel that causes you to forget that your future has already been written into the pages of God’s book?

It is discouraging to face:

     your struggle with sin;
     the disloyalty of a friend;
     the rebellion of your children;
     the souring of your marriage;
     the division of your church;
     the temptations that seem to be all around you;
     the injustice that lives in this fallen world;
     the pain and worry of physical sickness;
     the loss of your job;
     the hardship of old age;
     or the death of your dreams.

Yes, it’s hard to face all of these things. It’s easy to lose your way. It’s tempting to wonder what God is doing, if he cares, and if he hears your prayers. It’s hard to hold on to his promises. It’s hard to stay committed to good spiritual habits. It’s hard not to give in to discouragement and give way to the desire to quit.

But in the face of discouragement, there is one thing that you need to remember. It is captured in just a few powerful words from Psalm 139: “Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there were none of them” (v. 16). It is vital to remember, when trouble comes your way and discouragement begins to grip your heart, that every single day of your life was written into God’s book before you lived the very first of them. None of those days and none of the things that you have faced or will face in those days are a surprise to your Lord. He carefully authored the content of every one of those days with his own hand. He controlled every twist and turn of the plot that is your story. He introduced all the characters and determined all of the locations. Nothing will happen to you that he has not written into his book. And he has already determined how your story will end.

You see, what discourages you doesn’t surprise him because he authored it all with a glorious combination of wisdom and grace. Nothing is out of his control. Your Savior is sovereign. He knows what is best and will do what is best. This is where rest and courage are to be found when discouragement shakes the resolve of your heart.

For further study and encouragement: Psalm 135

Tripp, Paul David. New Morning Mercies . Crossway. Kindle Edition.

*The photo was taken at a flower park in our city in Japan.  It is wisteria, but in Japan it is called 'Fuji Flower.'

Sourdough Bagels 🥯

Sourdough Bagels

Bagels are probably one of the most favorite breakfast foods.

You can toast them, warm them up, eat them cold, make a sandwich out of them, or chop them up for a breakfast casserole. 

They come in so many delicious flavours, and it's so hard to pick just one or two favorite flavors! 

I recently started making sourdough bagels, and my family instantly begged me to make more. I currently, like at this exact moment, have a double batch in my oven right now! 

Bagels always seem like a daunting task. Reading through the instructions can make bagel making seem like a very complicated ordeal. 

I promise, these are not complicated!

Combine all the ingredients but the flour in your stand mixer or in a bowl. Gradually add the flour. Knead until you have a smooth dough. It will be very stiff! The first time I made this I thought the recipe was gonna be a fail. But, trust me, the dough has to be stiff. It you have to add more water to incorporate all of the flour, just add it by the teaspoonful. 

Allow dough to rise for 30-60 min. 

Divide into 12, or 6 depending on how large you want these. When I divide them into 12, they are still very big. Not quite as big as store bagels.  If I dived the dough into 10 they are pretty much the same size as store bagels. (I haven't had store bagel in a few years.... But my memory thinks 10 is the right size, haha). Roll dough into smooth balls. 

Allow to rest for 10-20 minutes.

Shape. Punch your thumb through the middle of the center of the dough ball.
Using your hands, gently make the hole bigger and shape the bagel to the desired size. The hole will close up considerably during cooking, so make it bigger than you think you're going to need.
Put the bagels on a floured cookie sheet and cover with plastic.
Allow to rest in the fridge over night. (Up to 24 hours)

Prepare the water for boiling the bagels, and turn your oven on. As soon as you remove the bagels from the water you're going to want to start baking them.

Add to the water: 2 tablespoons each of baking soda and sugar.

Boil the bagels in the boiling water. Flip after one minute, boil another minute.  Remove, drain, put on an oiled baking sheet, bake.

If you want to put toppings on your bagels, do it right after you boil them.

Everything bagels are pretty good! Just do equal parts of poppy seeds, garlic, onion, sesame seeds, and half the amount of salt.

Bake until the tops of your bagels start to brown.

Enjoy!!!!

Amber Wells
Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬

How Great Thou Art - sung by missionaries around the world

Give Account to God

Romans 14:12 “So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.”

Isn’t it interesting how one verse can be used in so many ways?

Some people use this as a warning verse to help others choose not to sin. 

[said with an imploring look to guide someone into truth] 

“Remember, you’re going to give account to God, so be sure you are really sure this is the right choice.” [followed by prayer and a hug]

Others use this verse to bully people into doing what they want. 

[said with ‘the mom’ look to guide someone into following my will] 

“Remember, you’re going to give account to God, so be sure you are really sure this is the right choice.”

[followed by the “I’m just saying” shrugged shoulders and pursed lips]

I think the most important thing we can do for people whether we agree with their choices or not, is to pray for them to hear clearly from the Lord, and that they would then act accordingly. Not because it’s what we want, but because it is what God wants for all of us. If we cajole people into doing what we think is right for them, how does that show we are trusting God? We won’t answer for other people’s decisions, but they will.

Remember what the verse says: “So then every one of us shall give account of HIMSELF to God.” (emphasis added)

If you are upset that your pastor has opened your church and you think it’s too soon, remember- they will give account to God.

If you are upset that your pastor has delayed opening your church, and you’re upset, remember- they will give account to God.

If you are badgering them, and talking about them behind their back (and not praying for God to lead them) because they aren’t doing what YOU think is right, remember- YOU will give account to God.

Let’s not also forget that the scriptures say this:

1 Timothy 2:1-2
(1) I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
(2) For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

Take time today for supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks for your pastor and your government. And just see if that might lead you to live a quiet and peaceable life in godliness and honesty. Knowing that I will give account to God, I think that is a great use of my time.

Pray about things (and people!) more than you talk about them.

Dread Disease

I have read many books that have been a blessing to me in my journey as a missionary wife.  When we were on deputation for Japan, I read a few books by Isobel Kuhn.  I think that perhaps she is my favorite missionary author.  I gleaned so much from her.  During this time of coronavirus and lockdowns, it is natural to have a dread of what might happen should we get the virus.  Maybe some are even thinking what it will be like when we meet the Lord.  That reminded me of this short passage from In the Arena. 

“For the Christian, death is not the dissolution of life but the consummation. . .

Christians often say that the most wonderful thing of all will be to see our Lord face to face.  I have pondered that much and feel it is surely worded inadequately.  To see the Lord is but a lesser thing to one who has had a close spirit-with-Spirit communion with Him all along.  What matter the colour of His eyes or the shape of His face?  That is not what makes Him precious.  Nothing is so deeply intimate as spirit knit with Spirit, and that we can and should enjoy right now while here on earth.  I think what is meant is to be with the Lord with the root of sin gone.  To fellowship with Him without the lazy flesh dragging us back, or unwanted thoughts of pride and self constantly staining us.  To be finally rid of corruption, to worship and enjoy Him with heart purged into His own purity, that will be an advance over anything that is possible on earth.

And so the platform of a dread disease becomes but a springboard for heaven.  We are conformed unto His death.  In the pain which is inevitably connected with the descent into the valley of shadows there will be a fellowship, even if not perceived by weakened nature.  The power of His resurrection will become known as never before.  And the great end, that I may know Him, will be granted.” 

~ pp. 191-192, In the Arena by Isobel Kuhn

BMW - Honoring our 2020 Graduates

Among our group of amazing missionary women is represented an amazing group of 2020 high school and college graduates whose senior years were all abruptly changed as COVID-19 entered the scene, affecting graduation celebrations across the globe. Some had their graduation completely cancelled while some experienced first-ever, virtual graduations. Unfortunately, some were postponed to a different date which could make it impossible for missionary parents to even attend the ceremonies. 

We thought a nice way to honor the 2020 graduates represented by the Baptist Women's Missionary Facebook group would be to share their photos and a little information about each one with you, our readers. 

Autumn Bauer

Parents: Patrick and Jen Bauer, serving in Australia

Graduated from homeschool, December 2019. 

Future Plans: Planning to attend PCC in fall 2020
Major - Early Childhood Education

Autumn Brown

Parents: Joshua and Emily Brown, serving in Ghana, West Africa

Graduating from LCA Homeschool will be postponed until we can return stateside to her home church, Calvary Baptist of Memphis.

Future Plans: She plans to stay with her parents for a year and help serve in the ministry while taking some online Bible classes and praying about future college plans.

She enjoys cooking, art, guitar, animals, traveling and anything outside!




Erin Brown
Parents: Kevin and Kristina Brown, serving in Croatia
Graduated from homeschool, May 28, 2020
Future plans: To take a gap year, return to Croatia, and pray about direction for the future.
She is interested in art, drawing, and character animation.

Heidi Byrd

Parents: Gary and Tami Byrd serving in the Dominican Republic

Graduating from Santiago Christian School (Dominican Republic). 

She was very involved in school outreach, soccer, music and drama. 

Graduation has been postponed until December. 

Future plans: To attend Bob Jones University and study Christian Counseling/Leadership

Konner Cashner

Parents: Keith and Kimberly Cashner, serving in England

Graduated from Lighthouse Christian Academy in February 2020 via the distance learning program.
Future Plans: Include staying in England with his parents, continuing to help in the ministry. 

In June, He’ll receive his level 1 in coaching/personal training, and he’ll join the staff at his local Cross Fit gym.

Héctor Castillo

 Parent: Cynthia Castillo (Single missionary) serving in Mexico City

 Graduating from National Autonomous Universidad de Mexico (UNAM) Medical School - Mexico City. Graduation Date: May 25, 2020. 

Future Plans - Begins his Surgical Internship July 1. He'll do 1 year of Internship, 1 year of Social Service and then Specialty (Neurosurgeon).
From his Mom: Héctor is my adopted child, met him first when he was 9 yrs old and I taught him in Bible Club. I adopted him as a teenager.

Jeffrey Christian (pictured on right)
Parents: Jeff and Helen Sue Christian,  Belarus
Graduating from LeHigh Valley Baptist Bible Institute, June 28, 2020
Future Plans: He will continue to minister on the field with his parents.
He wants to be a youth pastor.

Anna Clark
Parents: Mike and Jeannette Clark serving in Iliamna, Alaska

Graduating from Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa.
Future Plans: Anna is getting married this month and will serve with her new husband, Assistant Pastor in Waverly, Iowa.

Faith Clark 

Parents: Mike and Jeannette Clark serving in Iliamna, Alaska

Graduating from high school.
Future Plans: To take online classes this fall and hopes to attend Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa in the fall 2021.

Hosanna Crocket

Parents: Chris and Suzy Crocket, serving in Râmnicu Vâlcea, România

High School senior, graduating from Romanian public school.

Graduation ceremony was scheduled for May 29, but has been canceled.

Future Plans: Hosanna has tickets to move back to Australia in August to be near her boyfriend and work, but this will possibly be cancelled as well, as Australia has closed its borders until 2021.

Zachary Daab

Parents: Bill and JoAnne Daab - Jordan

Graduated from BJU with a Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice. Ceremony was to be in May but has been rescheduled for August. He has been accepted into the masters program and will continue his education in the fall.

Allyson DeMoville

Parents: Randy & Kelly DeMoville serving in Dumaguete, Philippines

Graduating from Hyles Anderson College with her Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education with History & Homemaking teaching fields. 

Graduation was planned for May 1 and has now been rescheduled to September 6, 2020. 

Future Plans: She will return to take classes as she is dating a young man.

Christian DeMoville 

Parents: Randy & Kelly DeMoville serving in Dumaguete, Philippines

Completed homeschool on April 10, 2020 will have graduation (hopefully) in June. 

Future Plans: Will stay on the field and attend his parents' Bible college for a year. 

Then, Lord willing, go on to attend Hyles Anderson College to study Missions.

Iestyn Downey

Parents: Ronald & Tennille Downey serving in Wales, UK

Finishing High school (no graduation ceremonies in Wales)

Future plans: community college for design & technology in the fall. 

Planning to stay with parents on the field.

Micah Guay

Parents: Richard and Kristi Guay, serving in Thailand

He will graduate from high school in July (homeschool - no exact date set). 

Future plans: To attend Bob Jones University in the fall and major in Mechanical Engineering. 

Joy Kotvas

Parents: Joe and Lisa Kotvas in Perú

Graduates from Abeka homeschool high school, finishing up in July. 

Future Plans: She is praying about college plans. 

Peru has not determined when to allow international travel. Possibly it will not open until October.  

She desires to serve God with her life and invest in the lives of young ladies.

Meganne Litson

Parents: Matt and Sarah Litson, serving in New Brunswick, Canada

Possible graduation ceremony in June. 

Future Plans: To attend Vision Baptist College in the fall.

Elisabeth Jane Maher 

Parents: Richard and Oksana Maher serving in Ukraine. 

Graduated from KCA (high)  school in Kiev, Ukraine. 

Future Plans: Elisabeth has a burden to work with abused children and wants to study psychology at Cedarville University in Ohio.

Jeremiah Markle

Parents: Jeremy and Laura Markle serving in in Puerto Rico

Graduation was planned for May 23, 2020 (homeschool) from their sending church but was canceled.

Future Plans: To attend Maranatha Baptist University.

Alayna McLean

 Parents; Jerry and Krissy currently on deputation for the country of Paraguay 

Will graduate from homeschool on May 28th. 

Future Plans: Attending either West Coast Baptist College or Crown College of the Bible this fall.

Susanna

Susanna and Samuel

Benjamin

Susanna, Samuel, and Benjamin Morgan

Parents: Jim and Susan Morgan serving in Romania

Susanna and Samuel graduated from Landmark Baptist College, Haines City, Fl on May 17th.

Future plans: Samuel will be going to work as an assistant to a pastor in Georgia. 

Susanna will be staying and teaching at Landmark Christian School. 

Benjamin will finish his senior year of high school (homeschool) here in Romania in the next month.

Daniel Petersen

Parents: Mike and Becky Petersen serving in Poland

Graduated in May from Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC in IT/Bible. 

Future Plans: Daniel is working as a contract worker for an IT company in Greenville, 

while waiting on his girlfriend to finish schooling.

Michelle Leann Pridgen

Parents: James and Cheryl Pridgen serving in Uganda, Africa

Graduated from High school in March (in Uganda)

Future Plans: She plans to attend West Coast Baptist College in the Fall

 Ian Russell 

Parents: Pat and Jody Russell serving in Africa

 Graduating from West Coast Baptist College - ceremony rescheduled for September 5, 2020

Stanley Stensaas

Parents: Keith and Sally Stensaas, serving in Uganda, Africa

Graduating from West Coast Baptist College - ceremony rescheduled for September 5, 2020

Future Plans: To stay at WCBC to get his Masters.

Rebekah Sterling

Parents: David and Dee Dee Sterling, serving in Russia

Graduation from Golden State Baptist College was planned for May 13th and has been

currently rescheduled for June 27th, 2020. 

Major: General Studies  - Minor: Media

Future Plans: Possible position in Texas

Ryan Sterling

Parents: David and Dee Dee Sterling, serving in Russia

Will complete high school (homeschool) June 2020

Future Plans: To attend Golden State Baptist College in the fall.

Jessica Sullivant 

Parents: Mike Jr. And Maureen Sullivant, serving in Thailand

Jessica finished high school in April. 

Future Plans: She will be returning to Canada later this year and will be taking employment.

Jocelyn Telman 

Parents: Jim & Michelle Telman, serving in Uganda

Graduation, (homeschool) from an umbrella school, was scheduled for Jun 6,
but has been postponed until further notice.

Future Plans: She plans to attend Word of Life (Hungary) in the fall. 

The following year she will study Nursing in the States.

Aaron Trask

Parents: Gene and Robin Trask, serving in La Moskitia, Honduras
Aaron is graduating from Heritage Academy in Tupelo, MS.
Graduation was to scheduled for May 15, new date has yet to be announced.
Future Plans: Aaron is a preacher and is seeking the Lord's will for where to attend Bible College in the fall.

Levi Trask (far right)

Parents: Gene and Robin Trask, serving in La Moskitia, Honduras 

Graduating from Anchor Baptist Bible College, Pisgah Forest, NC. 

Graduation ceremonies were scheduled for May 1, but will most likely be held on June 5. 

Future Plans: Levi feels the Lord would have him stay and be Bro Barton's (pictured in above photo) assistant for the next few years. He also wishes to obtain his pilot's license for a future serving in Missions Aviation.

Timothy Waller

Parents: Dr. Greg and Linda Waller, Medical Missions around the world

Graduate of Pensacola Christian College with a degree in Pre-Med. - Virtual graduation May 8th

Future Plans: He will be going into research.

Sarah Winkler

Parents - Ron and Rachel Winkler, serving in Croatia 

Her parents hope to have a reception in honor of her home school graduation when they are stateside for furlough in August.

Future Plans: She will be attending Heartland Baptist Bible College in the fall to major in music.

Timothy Winkler

Parents are Matt and Sheri Winkler, serving in Uganda

Graduating from Rift Valley Academy on July 15.

 He is finishing online school right now in the States. 

Future Plans: He plans to take a gap year before either going to school or into the military.

Micah Youngblood

Parents: David & Tammy Youngblood, serving in Kiana, Alaska

High school Senior, homeschool with state of Alaska diploma 

He will participate in his home church Christian school graduation scheduled for June 6. 

Earned University of Alaska Scholar & Alaska performance scholarships to University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA)

Future Plans: He has been accepted to UAA, but he is still praying over decisions regarding college in the fall. 

 

Michaiah Youngblood

Parents: David & Tammy Youngblood, serving in Kiana, Alaska 

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Alaska, Anchorage, Graduation was to be held on May 2, 2020 (cancelled, nursing pins and diplomas mailed). 

Future Plans: To be a medical missionary. She will continue her education to become a Nurse Practitioner.

Maybe one of the graduates listed here is a "missionary kid" supported by your church or somehow connected with your family. Why not reach out to them to help congratulate them in their accomplishments? If you would like an address for any of these MKs, please feel free to comment below and we will get that address to you.

And...for a surprise ending to this post! I will randomly choose one of the above graduates whose graduation was canceled/rescheduled/virtual and send them a t-shirt honoring this historic moment in their lives! I will post the winner soon! (I will wait a bit before announcing the winner in case we get a few late entries from those who didn't see the post in our BMW group).

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2020! 

WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU! IT WAS A TOUGH YEAR WITH LOTS OF UNEXPECTED TURNS BUT YOU WERE FAITHFUL TO THE FINISH!

MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND CONTINUE TO LEAD YOU AS YOU SERVE HIM!

I Thes. 5:24 - "Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it."