God has blessed us with amazing friends who have been in DC this month visiting and some local DCers that we have gotten the opportunity to get together with! Jesus, thank you for such amazing friends you have placed in our lives!
Renca Dunn, one of our amazing staff, has a heart of worship and is very gifted in worship. She loves worshiping, which is a legacy that has been passed down from her mom and grandmother. Recently, she producing music videos in ASL! She just finished one, where she involved our community here in DC, so I wanted to share it! We are blessed to be serving with Renca and others in our community and this video gives you a glimpse of the blessing it is! Renca did a great job!
The name of the song is "In This Together" by Rapture Ruckus. Enjoy!
Danny and Elissa, a couple that Dan and I love getting to know, from our church in DC. Both of us have busy schedules, but every time we get together with them it is such a life-giving time! We love that we can see them at church every Sunday, but we are so blessed by we can get get together alone for a lunch date after church with this amazing couple, and we had the opportunity to do so this month.
Alissa, a friend from college in IL, around 9 years of friendship, and her housemates from Fla came to DC for a weekend. It was great to see them all. They are such a fun bunch! One night, Alissa and I went on a dinner date one night, where we just caught up on every aspect of life! It was great. She also was able to bless us by interpreting for a friends wedding, so I could fully enjoy and support Dan! We love you Alissa!
Jack and Lisa Kody! Jack Kody teaches the Father Heart of God week in our DTS's and was back to teach in another DTS near DC. But this time, his wife Lisa came along with him! They are an amazing couple, who just being around them and seeing them interaction, I feel I grow in my love for my husband and for God! It was amazing to spend and get to know Lisa during their visit. We got together with them for dinner one day and then next day I contacted them to see if I can see them again! And we did!
Jason, Kimberlee and their five kids, one in the womb, have moved into Embassy Church this month. It has been so amazing for our community to see their family love each other and love God! It has also been great to see Kimberlee so often and be able to fellowship, talk and share stories together. And have energetic kids around the base. It is a huge blessing to have them so near! I have definitely taken advantage of spending precious time with Kimberlee and her children!
Cynthia and Scott, were visiting their son, Justin, who lives and attends Gallaudet University and I had the opportunity over 8 years to see them again! They were both at the first silent dinner that I attended as an ASL 1 student in Normal/Bloomington, IL. They encouraged me from that day to continue learning ASL and were so patient with me when I was learning. They are an amazing couple and love to laugh. It was amazing catching up with them and Justin this month.
Ruiz and Urbanski Wedding
May 24th 2014
My sister is now married! We greatly enjoyed being with all the Chicago family and seeing everyone! The trip was too short as always but we were able to spend a great deal of time with family as we prepared for the wedding on Saturday! It was beautiful! Enjoy some pictures!
The siblings at the rehearsal dinner!
Tiffany getting ready!
Our nieces, the flower girls! Lily and Kiersten, my sister Michelle's two daughters.
Ringer Bearer and Flower Girl
Bride and Groom hugging my parents
We also got to see one friend and some family before the wedding!
This is Rachel, a friend since 3rd grade. It is always nice to catch up with her and see her two boys. Jacob is below, her older one heading out for a baseball game.
We made it a point to see both of my grandmothers before the wedding to spend some time with them. Above is my father's mother, grandma Ruiz, with my dad and aunt Sandy. I love just talking to my grandma Ruiz, just relaxing. When I enter her home, it seems all business passes away. And below is my uncle Paul and my mother's mother, grandma Kubala. I love playing cards with my grandma Kubala! She plays hard too! It was a blessing to see them both!
God has greatly blessed us with a great community of friends and family!
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