Bond Summer 2006

In a blaze, our 5 weeks in the States was spent partly in Mississippi and partly in Pennsylvania, with about a week of travel time where we stopped in Tennessee and Kentucky briefly to visit friends and supporters, as well as a one day trip to Washington DC. We had a different agenda this year; only Melissa and I went to the States, to see colleges for her to choose from, and to get our Visas in Washington DC. We did get to share our ministry a number of times, and God really blessed us!
Below is a smattering, not complete by any means, of images from our journeys.

Mississippi

Jimmy Calvary teaches our Sunday school class at Oakland Baptist	Oakland Baptist Church	I had the opportunity to share at our home church	Rod at a radio interview with JJ Jasper at AFR	American Family Radio in Tupelo, MS	We visited Ole Miss for Melissa
A group of Christian friends bike with me to Shiloh National Battlefield from Corinth, MS	A picnic at Rhea Springs at Shiloh National Battlefield	Some Christian friends and I enjoyed a bike ride at Shiloh Ntl. Park	Shiloh Ntl. Park
Melissa got her driver's license !!!	The classic 'snack shack' at the ball field	A steak cookout	Christian sisters visiting at a friends house	Kenny, David, and Bill
Ole Miss Rebels - University of MS	Melissa with our good friends John and Janet Mitchell	Kenny Digby and I rode a number of times at Shiloh Ntl. Park	Me at Shiloh	Pastor Lynn Prather and Steve Shaw were riding partners to a number of civil war sights	on the riding tour around Corinth, MS
Pastor Lynn Prather was a regular companion out cycling	the Interpretive Center in Corinth, MS	A friend, Kerry Gilbert, who is a reenactor	the Oldest drugstore in Mississippi	Dr. Welch, a supporter and wise counselor	Inside Borroum's drug store
Pastor Lynn, me, and the Simmons from Corinth	We enjoyed a numbe of wonderful church meals like this one at Tishomingo Chapel.	Fellowship time with the King's	Checkers with Donald King was a highlight	Rosalyn and Donald	Mississippi countryside
Classic MS countryside	Brother Larry invited me to go trap shooting	People's Baptist held a fundraiser for the children's home at the shooting range	Brother Kenny shares a devotional at the shoot	the Desserts were almost sinful!
Evangelistic outreach planning at Shiloh Baptist church	Tate Baptist invited me to share on Sunday morning	Playing dominoes with close friends	Packing again	On the road: we travelled about 4,500 miles in 5 weeks

Tennessee and Kentucky

Melissa fulfills a childhood dream at "build-a-bear"	washing her bear	dressing her bear	naming her bear and getting a "birth certificate"	a sign in the shop
Tom's ingenious invention	Dear friends Tom and Drema Ruley	Red River Meeting House where the Ruley's reenact living history	a memorial at Red River	a recreated meeting house, where Tom and Drema host an 18th century reenactment
KY countryside	Ice Cream	Manskers Station, where we participated in living history for many years	the Fort grounds	Two fellow reenactors	A mood shot from inside our old cabin
Another shot of the fort inside the walls	Tom, Drema, and their son Matthew in front of their house in Kentucky	Bass Pro shop was a stop I had to make	On the road again

Pennsylvania and Maryland

Hiking with my brothers and family	The appalachian mountains have a special unmatched beauty	appalachian scenery	appalachian scenery	appalachian scenery	Cumberland Valley, PA
At home with family in Carlisle, PA	Grampa and kids shucking corn	Prize winning smile	PA scenery	PA scenery	PA scenery
PA countryside	Yellow Breeches	PA barn	PA barn	Raspberries	Melissa and her cousings
Apple Orchard in Adams County	Bike riding at Gettysburg Battlefield on the 143 anniversary weekend of the battle	Lee's HQ	Reenactment	Beautiful statue of General James Longstreet	A view of Little Roundtop from the Confederate side
A view of "Devil's Den" from Little Roundtop	Another view from Little Roundtop	A view across the field from the Union lines where Pickett's charge took place	A slightly magnified view of the same	Carlisle, PA	My brother, Mike and I enjoyed riding the entire Park at Gettysburg
Fly fishing has been a love of mine for many years, and I miss it very much	My dad and I got to enjoy a little trout fishing on Mountain Creek	PA countryside	A Gettysburg street and typical Southern PA houses	Melissa and I visited many colleges, including the Univ. of Maryland	the University of Maryland mascot - the Terapin
The turtle all dressed up at Univ of MD	Friends in PA, the Wyrick family	Melissa and I visited Shippensburg University in PA as well	Shippensburg University	Countryside
Fireworks on the 4th of July	Fireworks on the 4th of July at my brother's house	Dad, and my youngest brother David	All three Bond brothers, Rod, Mike, and Dave	Fellowship at a supporting church, "New Life Bible Chapel" in Harrisburg, PA	I got to enjoy horseshoes with my family a few times
Hiking in the Appalachians with family	How beautiful are the woods in South Central PA	PA barn
Ecuadorian Embassy in Washington, DC	National Zoo in Washington, DC	Peter's Orchard Market in Adams County

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