Residents@JV

...and Chili for China

Sunday morning, Oct. 29, 2006, everyone prepared themselves for a Church service. As usual, at 8:00am Jim Mosby arrived to provide Mike and Wanda a ride to the St. Agnes Catholic Church on Glendale Avenue off Broadway. Michael, Scott, Carol, and Halleck left for the WestWood General Baptist Church at 9:00am for the Doing For Others (DFO) Bible study class at 9:30am, with WestWood’s contemporary service following at 10:30am. Barry remained at Jacob’s Village to await Mike and Wanda’s return about 11:00am and to prepare tuna salad for lunch. The WestWood Church service lets out shortly after twelve-noon putting the return home about 12:30pm. A full schedule on this day’s calendar was at hand so a quick lunch was in demand. A trip to St. Mary’s Hospital to see how Donna Kay was doing was the first item on the list. Donna Kay had an accident involving her leg the week before and was in surgery recovery awaiting her clearance to move into St. Mary’s Rehab Institute. All of the Jacob’s Village residents: Wanda, Debbie, Mike, Michael, Scott, and home coordinators Carol, Halleck and Barry surprised Donna Kay with a visit in her hospital room. She was so excited to see everyone and requested a hug from all. Donna Kay is really enjoying all the one on one attention and the visitors that come by to see her. A short visit it was, they all bade farewell with their healthy recovery sentiments hoping Donna Kay would be back on her feet soon and they quickly left the premises.
In celebration of Octoberfest, The Rhein Valley Brass Band was to perform in the lobby of the downtown Central Library at 3:00pm Sunday afternoon. The afternoon concert was the next stop on the list. The Jacob’s Village bunch arrived and entered the Central Library as the band was setting up. Being the first ones in the lobby for the show, they had their choice of seating. There were forty chairs lined up in five rows in front of the impromptu stage and there was not a bad seat in the lobby. The Brass Band consisted of five instruments that included: a coronet, trumpet, tuba, keyboard, and a drum set. The open seats soon had occupants, mostly children, and the young lady speaking for the band, playing the coronet and being a story teller gave everyone in attendance a brief lesson in music 101, specifically about Brass instruments. The band played many recognizable songs, from Roll out the Barrel to The Beer Barrel Polka, and a few kids, a few adults and even Wanda got out of her seat to do The Chicken Dance when it was played. A good time was being had by all and The Rhein Valley Brass Band was still performing when the Jacob’s Village bunch had to leave.
The WestWood General Baptist Church was having a Chili for China fund drive/supper for Johnny & Emily Jourdan’s Mission in China beginning at 4:00pm and Michael had to return some CD’s to Willard Library. Being rushed to make it to WestWood, it turned out to be handy and a good thing Willard was along the way, right off the Lloyd Expressway. The last stop on the list was finally in site and everyone had worked up an appetite for the benefit Chili Supper. The parking-lot was filling up and by chance it seemed again, the two usual spaces for Jacob’s Village were open. The Jacob’s Village bunch was greeted at the front door by some familiar faces of teenagers, members of the WestWood Youth Ministry who had been out to Jacob’s Village the week before cleaning windows. Once inside, a walk down the hallway was needed to reach the Fellowship Hall where Chili for China was being served. The Jacob’s Village bunch is no stranger to the Fellowship Hall, having been to many functions there in the past, it is a large room with a kitchen at the West end. Again, many familiar faces from the Church and Bible Study Classes greeted all and showed them to a table. There were three tables near the entrance and kitchen, one provided information about their mission in China and two were covered with the evenings’ tasty treats. A couple of students offered to provide assistance with trays and drinks. The menu consisted of two types of chili, mild & hot, crackers, peanut butter sandwiches, and a stacked up, overflowing table with an assortment of deserts; cookies, breads, pies, cake, lemonade, tea and water. Wanda, Debbie, Mike, Michael, Scott, and home coordinators Carol, Halleck, and Barry feasted on the tasty chili and enjoyed the deserts. Pastor John Sloan was in attendance having missed the morning service due to a herniated-disc back surgery earlier in the week. Everyone was glad to see Pastor John and offered their prayers to him for a healthy recovery. There was a large turnout for their missionary benefit Chili for China and a good time of fellowship with many friendly faces was had by all.

posted by J V Resident Blog @ 10:34 AM