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"Mom was a very special lady who weathered many
of life's storms with grace and a ready wit.
Click here to go to her memorial page."
Geri Rosser
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Geri Rosser's
E-Mail to the Family at 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 5, 2007
At 2:45 a.m. today
(August 5, 2007) mom passed away at Mount Carmel East Hospital.
After several x-rays and finally a CT scan, it was determined that she had
pneumonia; after the diagnosis and some new meds and oxygen she passed fairly
quickly and peacefully. (And now she's enjoying the present of Christ's
presence, immediate and sweet!)
Please pray for my sister, Ruth Anne, my brother, Dick, and me as we plan the
celebration of mom's homegoing, and then all of the family as we move through
the events of the week. Pray for Greg as he's our voice of reason but also
very beset with papers to write for the three classes he's just finished.
Thanks so much for your prayers for mom in the past several weeks!
We know they have sustained her and us at every turn in this journey.
We also know that God's timing for taking her from us is perfect, spiritually,
mentally, financially, physically, and every other 'ally' that we can think
of.
Dick
Metcalf and family have
relocated to Hawaii!
We're now "firmly" settled on the island of Oahu... for those who may
be interested, my 'zine, IMPROVIJAZZATION NATION, is back up on a new
host; go to:
http://zzaj.freehostia.com/index.htm ...& if any of the Gardner-clan
have poetry you need/want published, I'm accepting submissions; here are
the GUIDELINES: GUIDELINES: We ONLY take poetry submissions via e-mail;
submissions that are snailed will be discarded! Topics may be any you
choose, though ones with music/jazz as a focus will go to the top of the
list EPICS may or may not be used We want your pieces to CHALLENGE the
reader E-mail address for submissions is:
rotcod@hawaii.rr.com
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Latest Update on Dick
Metcalf's Move
Another quick update... about 3 weeks after arriving in
Honolulu & going up to my new
assignment location at Schofield Barracks, I received notification that I would
be re-assigned
(yet again) ON the island... I will be working at a newly forming Army Field
Support Brigade
out of Fort Shafter. The BIG impact is that this position is NON-deployable -
meaning, of
course, that I will not be required to go to Iraq! What wonderful news! We
should, then, be able
to serve somewhere between 3-5 years here, then return to Olympia & (truly)
retire.... lord knows,
I'm looking forward to that!
Westerville, OH,
March 25, 2007
Dear Round Robins,
I certainly enjoyed the RR
that got lost, but now found. What a wonderful wedding for Alicia and Yvan.
Everyone looked so good. Irene has a wonderful way of doing things.
I really appreciate all the
families and the many different people in them. I'm happy that Teresa is
going to write in the RR. I'm sorry, Beulah, you've had eye trouble.
Ruth Ann helped my by taking me to a good eye doctor. I have a good doctor
who knew how to correct the right eye and I have no trouble with my good eye.
I enjoyed reading about Adele
helping her mother. Lois, I am sorry about you falling two times.
Thanks for the good letters,
Clayton and Gerry and Margaret and Raymond.
Love in Jesus,
Ruth Amy Metcalf
Moving Notes from the Globe Trotting
Metcalf's
Thought I'd let
everyone know that this part of the Metcalf clan is "on the road again"! I leave
PA for Washington state around mid-April... then, from Olympia to Hawaii near
the end of April, with my wife Kim. She & I will scout homes/rentals for about a
week, then Kim will return to Washington & work with Army packers to prep for
the whole family to move there sometime in June. A part of this move will be
that I spend the whole summer out "in the tents" with the unit I'm being
assigned to support, then go over to California with them at the end of the
summer... from there, it's off to points unknown (though we pretty much know
what country it will be... same one I was in last year...) Hope you'll keep us
(all) in your prayers! Dick Metcalf
The lost
Round Robin returns home!
Westerville, OH,
June 3, 2006
Dear Round Robins,
Lilla, it was wonderful to
hear from Adele. Margaret, your husband, Raymond, tells how Gloria takes
you to church on holidays, and your family loves you, I know. My two girls
help me so much. I live with Ruth Anne, who helps me much, and Geri and
her husband, Greg, help me too. Praise the Lord! Ruth Anne took me
and a friend of both of us and we went way up to the Scotia River and the Ohio
River. It was a wonderful trip to see everything. The whole place
showed the mountains and the lovely, beautiful scenery! In some ways, the
green and the beauty made me think of Vermont. We would like to see you
all, but I guess we'll not be able to go see you all. Gas costs so much.
Lois, I am sorry you slipped
on that ice when you landed on your nose. Nice you had all the wood.
I'm so sorry not to be able to see all of you, but don't think I can.
Don and Beulah, you have a
big family to go and see. I'm glad you both get out to see all of the
families and children. Beulah, I'll pray for your knees. I'm glad
you are O.K., Don. I'm 92 instead of 91. On December 14th I'll be
93, if I live. I'm feeling pretty good.
Irene and Rod, glad you got
to see Terry and Patty and had a week with them. Nice you could see
Matthew and his girl friend, Amy. Your letter is always good. Thanks
for your good letters.
Love to all,
Ruth Amy Metcalf
353 Macintosh Way, Westerville, Ohio
October 26, 2005
Dear Round Robins,
I've enjoyed all the letters. Lilla, I hope
you'll write to us. I appreciate Teresa taking Lois and me down to see
you, Lilla. It would be great to see Lois next summer. I enjoyed
seeing you and your friends. I am just about the same, except I feel my
age more. I still take the same medicine that I've had for years. My
two girls do their best to help me, and Geri's husband helps too. We plan
to celebrate Thanksgiving at Geri's and Greg's house. Greg's mother will
be there too. Lois, I surely love the sound of the music that Teresa gave
you. Clayton, I'm praying for you and hope that the Lord will heal you.
I always pray for Ron and Tara too.
Irene, it's wonderful to see all you do for everyone
in your family. I enjoyed seeing Alicia, Adam, Jackie, Richard, Kylee,
Yuan, Alicia's fiancee, and Alicia's new baby. Thanks, Irene, for the
dinner out in the outdoors. It was great to hear from Don and Beulah.
I think you are smart to get out from the house once in awhile.
Love to all,
Ruth Amy Metcalf
353 Macintosh Way, Westerville, Ohio
May 31, 2005
Dear Lois,
I'm going to try and get this in the round robin.
Geri and Greg went out to Seattle to Dick and Kim's house and to take some money
for Andy who is graduating from high school. We also sent him something
for his car. He was pleased. While they were out there, they will go
to a conference for the Nazarene Church and will celebrate their 25th
anniversary for their marriage. They plan to get back here next Friday,
June 3rd. They'll wash their clothes so they can then go to Florida.
From Florida, they will go up to Vermont.
I'm going with them to Indianapolis for the Nazarene
meeting there. It lasts about a week. When we come back here it will
be time for the trip to Vermont, for seeing you, and others up there.
We'll leave for Vermont on June 30th and stop on the way for a night's rest.
We expect to arrive in Vermont on July 1st. I think Geri and Greg are
going to stay with Irene and Rod. We plan to go back home on July 10th.
I'm looking forward to all this. I'll be glad to see all of you, though we
may not see Don and Beulah as they might be taking their cousin home.
Geri and Greg are later planning on their trip to
Alaska. I don't think I could stand all their goings, but they are nearing
50 years old and I'm expecting to be 92 in December, 2005.
All the letters were wonderful from Lois, Dixie, Gerry
and Clayton, Irene, Lilla, Margaret and Raymond and Mr. and Mrs. Don Griffes.
I'm praying for all of you.
Love in Jesus, Ruth
353 Macintosh Way, Westerville, Ohio
Dear Robins,
I'm just now answering all the good letters sent to
me. It's great to hear from all of you. Lois, I'm glad you got home
OK. I know you were happy to get to your own place. Sorry someone
hit your car. I hope she has insurance to get your door fixed.
Beulah, I'm still praying for your eye and for your family. I still
remember your big family and all who wrote and remembered Henry. One day
my Sunday School lady said, "I want you to tell us what you said about Henry and
Nita meeting each other in Heaven." PTL.
We certainly miss Nita. She surely belonged to
her Lord and was wonderful to all of us. We miss her, but are glad she's
in Heaven and glad that Henry is there too.
Lilla, we hope you are feeling better and thank you so
much for letting Nita stay with you.
Gerry and Clayton, we are praying for you both.
I was interested in the cat (evidently, a big one). Ruth Anne has two
cats, a female, black and white - beautiful! Then she has Smokey - male
and weighing 20 pounds. These two are like Ruth Anne's children.
Don't let your big cat hurt you, Clayton.
Raymond, you always send an interesting letter. I'm
glad you are taking care of yourself. I'm so glad you know the Lord!
I'm so glad you had Irene's help. She always writes well. I hope we
hear from her every time the letters come. Irene has been wonderful to all
of us!
Geri and Greg will be going to Alaska this summer.
They will be married 25 years, May 31, 2005. I don't know for sure, but I
may come up to Vermont with them. They are very busy with music in the
Shepherd Church of the Nazarene.
Dixie, you surely write interesting letters.
Next time you write, let me know when your birthday is. I am 91 now.
I was born December 14, 1913. Don't want to forget anything. I'm
glad Lyle and Edith Cargill's letter was in there.
Dawnita, we are glad you're doing so well.
Love to all of you,
Ruth Amy Metcalf
Westerville, Ohio -
August 28, 2004
Dear Family,
Hello, Beulah and Don.
I am praying much for help with your eyes, Beulah. I appreciate
your helping all of us when we put Henry's final box in the grave. Thank
you, Lord, that he can meet his Lord and be in heaven. PTL.
I miss him, but know where he'll be. Nita, I appreciate your Round
Robin letter. You always remember everyone in the family, even though four
have gone.
I listened to an evangelist last
night on Sky Angel. He knows his Bible and knows our Savior is
coming back here soon. I always like Lilla's good stories about her
large family. Then I enjoy Dixie's stories of all her family and
all she does. Clayton and Gerry seem to be getting along
very well. Ruth Ann enjoyed seeing both of you, and especially your
grandchild.
Raymond, I enjoyed the
story about your trip to New York, about you seeing Dick Cove and Lisa
and Chris and their three boys. You always make some fun in all the
things you do. I liked the story about getting Margaret into the
bathroom.
Lois, I've written to you
and I'm glad you are enjoying life. Ruth Ann and I have quite a bit
of fun and Geri and Greg help us a lot. I'm having a little
trouble with my hearing aid and hearing in general. Monday, Geri is
taking me down to the place where we bought the hearing aid. PTL.
Love to all of you.
90-year-old Ruth
Amy Metcalf
Westerville, Ohio -
February 20, 2004
Dear Folks,
At last I'm getting around to
answer the RR. So much is always going on at the end of the year, -
Henry's and my anniversary, Christmas, my birthday. Nita asked who started
the RR. I did, thinking I might not have to write so much. One time
I was in a store and somehow lost the RR. However, someone picked it up
and sent it to me. PTL.
We had an early Christmas with
Ruth Anne, Geri, Greg, Henry and me. Most of you know about the 90th
birthday party on the 17th of December. Henry came to that party, but four
days later he passed away. I know he was getting worse in his heart
disease, but I was shocked when I saw him dead in the bed Sunday morning.
Henry is in a better place now, of course. I miss him much, but I'm happy
he is with the Lord.
I know we have a wonderful family
who helped us so much with everything. Thank all of you for helping in may
ways.
Ruth Anne and Geri helped with
everything and Dick came from Lacey, Washington. Our church people and our
many friends helped us so much for the funeral in Midland and in Vermont.
Geri, Greg, and Ruth Anne helped
me move down to Columbus, Ohio where both of them live. Now I'm living
with Ruth Anne and I go to Geri and Greg's Nazarene Church in Columbus.
Beulah and Don, you have had a
year of helping many of us. Thanks for coming to the 90th birthday party.
We appreciate you going down to Florida with Lois. Beulah, we don't know
how you do so much.
Raymond, you always think of
something interesting to say in your RR letter. I enjoy your humorous
pieces and all the work you do on our descendants.
Lois, I'm glad you had a good
summer with Nita and had a good time with Beulah and Don.
Lilla, I hope you will find a
good doctor and I'm praying for you in your concern. Thanks for the money
you sent and for your hospitality to Irene. I got a laugh about the golden
years. Pee, ha!
Nita, the Midland Church has not
called another pastor yet. Last Sunday they had a woman pastor who is
coming the next two Sundays. We think the men won't want a woman pastor.
The big piano I had downstairs in the parsonage is still downstairs. Ruth
Anne's piano is a little out of tune. If Henry were her, he'd get it in
tune. Bill Boman is holding a sale on our furniture and beds and Henry's
tools. I think this will help us with money. I'm sorry you have
given up going to church. I'm praying for you.
Clayton and Gerry, you are
getting along quite well for your age. I like the stories you told,
Clayton, about my getting to sleep late because Mother didn't know I'd come home
the night before, and the one about your bath in the old house and my coming in
to get warm.
Dixie, you surely sound busy and
happy, even with a lot of things not going the way you'd like them.
Lots of Love,
Ruth Amy Metcalf
Here is a list of what's going on in our family:
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Wednesday, December 17, 2003.
You are invited to my birthday party at the Midland Bethel Church of the
Nazarene in Midland, Michigan. If you click
here, you will be routed to the web page
set up especially for my birthday party. This is also where pictures will
be posted after the actual event has taken place.
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Geri Rosser has her PhD in
Music! Her graduation is the weekend of my actual birthday. We hope
you will send her a congratulatory card. She has worked long and hard to
achieve her goal and would love hearing from you.
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Dick will be leaving for
Iraq in November. He will be under contract (with the Army) to do help
desk work there for a year and a half. We request your prayers on his
behalf that he remain safe. Perhaps he will share his experiences with all
of us here on the web or in a Gardner Newsletter article.
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Paul has posted the latest Round
Robin letters. You can read mine below.
July 2, 2003
Dear Don and Beulah,
We just heard that Velma, Don's
father's sister, died and we are praying for her sister, Edna. Does that
mean you would come back to Michigan for the funeral? You probably herd us
say we were planning to go down to Ruth Anne's early the 4th of July. We
plan to stay with her and celebrate Henry's birthday. They we'll try to go
down to our camp for two days of missionary talks, and then the rest of that
week is for our annual meeting. Praise the Lord. The church is
paying for our room there, our food and gas. We plan to get home on the
10th of July. It was good to have you top to see us. Thanks for our
dinner. So far my bowel problem is gone. It makes a whole different
life for all of us. However, we both need your prayers for both of us.
Henry gets so tired, no matter what he does.
Dixie, I'm praying for both your
son and daughter. Praise the Lord for a great Grandmother!
Nita, we're just like Beulah, not
understanding why you have palsy. We know we will meet you in Heaven.
Praise the Lord!
Raymond, your letters are always
interesting. Glad you have the book selling. Nice you could have a
new car. A garage man here fix up our 1997 Chevy, so it is just like new.
Praise the Lord! Enjoyed the piece of our grandmother, Ruth Seymour
French, the teacher. Enclosed are a few stamps for the 127 year old piece.
Clayton, we're glad you sent your
good picture of the two of you. Your Nick and Zack had a real bad
experience with each other. Hope it'll turn out OK.
Lilla, we appreciate your good
letter about your large family. Wish we could see you more often.
Love to all,
Henry and Ruth
October 1, 2002
Dear
Round Robins,
Dixie
and her husband surely have the grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Henry and I just have two grandchildren, boys, one in his thirties and the other
about 15. Dick and Kim went back to Seattle after living near Detroit.
They went back to their house in the state of Washington. They had rented
their house to someone and the renter had abused the house. So they had to
fix their house before they could move in. They seem very happy now that
they are settled. Dick is 56 now and has had trouble finding a job that is
suitable for him and his family. We pray that we will be able to meet them
all in heaven. Their address is 120 State Ave NC, # 283, Olympia, WA
98501-8212.
We are
very busy for being as old as we are, but we enjoy living here and trying to
help people find the Lord as their personal savior. We want them to find
the Lord before He comes back.
I enjoy
all your letters but I'm shortening mine because I'm trying to get ready to go
down to Columbus to see Geri and Ruth Anne. Then we have to get ready for
a revival in our church. We are having our former Lexington, Ohio pastor
and wife at our place for next week. I'll try not to have the letter so
short next time.
Love, Ruth
Columbus, Ohio - March 6, 2002
Dear Folks,
Here I am an old person, two years from 90! We came
last Thursday from our parsonage home in Midland, MI to have a little vacation
from our pastoring of Midland Bethel Church of the Nazarene. We are
planning on going home tomorrow. Our two daughters, Ruth Ann Metcalf and
Geraldine Metcalf Rosser, have made us very welcome here, but it'll be good to
get back home.
Your probably all have heard about Henry's adventure with
heart disease. He's had stents put in his artery and medicine for other
parts of his system. Before his surgery he could hardly breathe and was
tired all the time. After surgery he is much better, but he still tries to
do too much. We'll appreciate your prayers for us. He'll be 79 on
his birthday, July 7th, and I'll be 89 on December 14, 2002. We are
praying for all of you people; some very old like me, and the rest of you that
seem young to us. Henry and I both thank the Lord for helping us with our
problems.
Dixie, your letters are so interesting. You really
enjoy life, I believe. Dixie, it would take about three hours and K is
Southwest of Midland, MI.
Lilla, you are one of us that has a great grandchild.
We wish we could drop in and see you like we used to and hear abut your and
yours.
Clayton and Gerry, we think of both of you often. We
hear from Nita about once a week; she tells us about you folks.
Beulah and Don, Nita said that you two might drop in on us.
It's always great to see you two.
Raymond and Margaret, you have a 16th grandchild too.
We don't expect to hear when a great grandchild comes along. That was
quite a letter from 19 year 9ld Melissa Dolloff.
Now I'll say the names of the "gang of ten" that Paul speaks of in his
wonderful Gardner Gazette. "Ruth, Elizabeth, Lois, Earl, Clayton, Nita,
Adelbert, Raymond, Elinor, and Beulah." I go through this name calling
when we pray each morning for all of these wonderful families.
Love to all, Ruth Amy Gardner Metcalf and Henry
August 27, 2001 - Midland, MI
Dear Family Members,
It was great to have Don and Beulah stop to see us on
their way home from helping Aunt Jo getting her finances in order. Just
wish all of you could come see us. We have a double bed upstairs in our
parsonage and a single one downstairs, so there would be room for quite a few of
you. We appreciate this nice parsonage and the wonderful people in the
church. Yesterday our District Superintendent came and encouraged us and
the rest of the church. We had a short board meeting after his good
sermon. In the board meeting he praised the church people for hanging in
there and working during a hard time in the church situation. They are all
working together so well. The church plans to have a tent meeting
September 22nd (revival).
Henry is visiting an old cigarette-smoking uncle of one of
our members, He, the smoker, is dying of cancer and is in the hospital without
much hope of living on earth much longer. He (Henry) has tried to tell him
the gospel story that could save him from going to hell and give him hope.
So far the man changes the subject when our savior is mentioned, but I'm praying
he'll find how Christ, who knew no sin, took all of us sinners' place on the
cross, and paid for our sins. Sometimes it's hard for us to believe what
Jesus has done for us. We think we can handle the problem ourselves, but
we can't.
I spent the summer tending to flowers and getting used to
the lovely place. We celebrated Andy's birthday in June and Henry's
birthday in July. Geri and Greg and Ruth Anne came up for Henry's birthday
- also Dick, Kim and Andy. Arthur has moved to Illinois, Moline, I think.
So, when Art and Suzanne visited his father, Dick, Kim helped them drive up to
see us. It was terribly hot that day, but we can go downstairs in the
parsonage and get cooled off.
It's great to hear from you all, so let's keep it up as
long as we can. I've got to work on learning to use the computer, but
here's always something else in the way when I plan to learn.
Much love to all, Ruth
June 2, 2001 - Midland, MI
Dear Robins,
It was great to hear from all of you! We both got some kind of a bug
about a week ago; however, my bug got better. But poor Henry has been
really down. Tomorrow he'll have an annual meeting to take care of.
I'm praying much for him. We tried, when we first came up here, to get a
doctor. We finally found a clinic, but then didn't hear from them at
all. So, yesterday he called the clinic and they said they lost a doctor
who had many patients. We've got a doctor for next week, but have to go to
Angola, NY to conduct a burial service for my friend, Betty Higgins. We
will appreciate your prayers for Henry's health and our trip.
We enjoyed Nita, Dawnita, Beulah and Don's visit to our nice parsonage.
Lois, we love the robins, woodpeckers, chickadees, morning doves and quite a lot
of others. We are thinking of moving our large sofa that is in front of
the picture window to the other side of the room. Then we'd be able to
watch the birds when we sit in our chairs. Raymond and Clayton knew we call
ourselves "old coots." We do, but are not comparing ourselves to
your favorite bird. Henry says your stork is like a Metcalf, because he
dunks his bread before he eats it.
Dick, Kim, and Andy are here today to help us celebrate Andy's
birthday. He'll be 14 the 5th of June. Ruth Anne is on her way up
here to celebrate with us. Geri came up last week and stayed with us for a
few days. Right now Greg and she are celebrating their 21st wedding
anniversary. It doesn't seem possible they've been married 21 years.
Gerry and Clayton, it was good to know how you are getting along. I
know exercise really helps. I get most of my exercise working around the
house and trying to keep this lovely parsonage clean. Lilla and Dixie, you
always have interesting letters. Beulah and Nita are gardeners. I
think "RINO" is a good name for Jim Jeffords. Henry is getting
the hamburger ready for the grill as Ruth Anne is now near Flint in her trip up.
Much love to all.
Ruth and Henry

Art and Suzanne Metcalf
The Metcalf's - Life After the U.S. Navy!
Hello - Art and Suzanne Metcalf here. Our new snail
mail address is 2104 18th Avenue, Apt. # 132, Moline, IL 61265. I
(Art) am getting out of the US Navy after just a little over nine years.
We had been stationed in Saratoga Springs, NY since September 1997. During
my first two years I trained in Orlando, FL and Saratoga Springs, NY.
After that I was assigned to the USS George Washington (an aircraft carrier) in
Norfolk, VA between February 1994 and August 1997. I visited many cool
foreign places and did many interesting things. However, none of these
things involved my wife. After being on the ship, I was assigned to
Saratoga Springs again as an instructor.
When the time came to decide whether to stay in or not,
the decision was quite easy. When I was on a ship, I spent over 65% of my
time physically on the ship. NO MORE SHIPS .... So, in the past four
to five months, I have been avidly pursuing something akin to what I do in the
Navy.
After driving from NY to Baltimore, MD to Atlanta, GA for
some hiring conferences (and then back to NY), I caught wind by word of mouth
about a corporation that owns several nuclear plants in Illinois and
Pennsylvania and needed some experienced nuclear workers. I called the
company and within days had scheduled a trip to Illinois for testing and
interviews.
Around mid-May, I flew to Atlanta, GA for a follow-up
interview with a company. After returning to Saratoga Springs, I then flew
to Chicago on the 24th and 25th of May. The testing and interviews with
Exelon Corporation went beautifully. In fact, the day I returned to
Saratoga from Moline, IL I was at work and had received a job offer from Exelon.
I accepted this offer.
After accepting, we now had to find a place to live in
Illinois. We got real hot on the internet about finding a place to live in
early June; and within about a week, we had a three bedroom apartment secured in
Moline, IL. We hadn't even seen the place!
From the first week of June to June 20th, I was tying up
loose ends at work and completing the checkout process. On June 20th, I
checked out on terminal leave for my last month of being in the Navy.
Since then we did a lot of deep cleaning in our government provided apartment,
loaded up a moving truck with all our belongings, and left from Saratoga Springs
on July 2 with our cat. We drove to Moline and got there the night of July
3. We got into our new apartment on the 4th of July. I start work on
the 16th of July!

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Belleville,
Ohio - January 9, 2001
Dear
Robins,
Guess I'll try to write in the RR and hope it gets around so the news
won't be so old. I know Beulah has had a hard time though with
shoulder pain and a lot of arthritis as well as her husband's back
problems. We keep praying for you both. We talked to Nita this
morning and she told us about Sheryl's problems, so we're praying for her
too.
We may make another change soon. The company we worked for raising
money for churches seems to be slowing down. We've had an invitation
to go back to Midland for Henry to preach. We would hold our mobile
home, though, if it works out. We'll appreciate your prayers for us.
Lois,
I don't think we will travel down to see you as we can't afford to.
We do wish we could though. In the church we may be going to, a
couple there went down to Zephyrhills for the winter retreat. Their
names are Tom and Ruth Boman. Maybe you might meet them sometime.
Right now we are getting ready to go to Inoia, Michigan for a revival
meeting in the Nazarene church there. I think I had better finish
this up as I'm not quite ready to take off yet. Since we'll be going
in about five weeks, there are quite a few things to pack yet.
Much
love to all.
87
Yr. Old Ruth
P.S.
Just found this as I had to pick up stuff off the dining room table.
Today is February 8, so it stayed unsent for quite awhile. This
morning, or maybe afternoon, we're sending the RR to you. We expect
to be in the Midland Bethel church sometime in March.
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Belleville,
Ohio - February 8, 2001
Dear
Robins,
Here I am writing for the RR almost a year from the time it was
started. It looks like a nice day here in the trailer park at
8:45. The snow is almost gone, but no one says there won't be some
more before Easter. Right now Henry and I are planning on moving
again. We expect to go to Midland Bethel Church of the Nazarene
where we served 20 years ago. We just signed up for one year in
consideration of our ages. He will be 78 in July and I'll be 88 in
December 2001. We ask for prayers from all of you that we'll be a
help to the people there. We're having a hard time thinking what to
take and what to leave here. This is our home so we've just
fulfilled a call to help people find the Lord as their personal saviour.
We'd like to meet everyone of you in heaven with Jesus our wonderful
saviour. He knew no sin, but died on the cross to pay for our
sin. We feel the Lord may come at any moment to take his saved ones
home. Lois, we expect you and Nita will be delegates to the district
meeting in the late spring or early summer. There seems to be a lot
of changes in East Charleston with Gary preaching to the people at
Plymouth Church in East Charleston.
Nita, your beautiful letter is truly a treasure for the whole marvelous
family and we think Paul is doing a wonderful job with the Gardner
paper. As you can see, I'm not into e-mail, though Henry is working
slowly with Geri's help. This weekend Geri and Greg are going on a
retreat with their choir. Geri turned 43 on the 11th of February and
Ruth Ann 51 the 4th of February. It is true, the older we grow the
faster the time moves on. Our son, Dick, will be 55 September
21st. We have visited them in our travels and they seem to be
getting along quite well with Dick's new job. They bought a house
instead of a crowded apartment. Their address is 642 Dorchester
Road, #RR, Rochester Hills, Michigan 48307, if any of you wish to
write to them. Kim, Dick's wife, has a talent of fixing up a house
to make it beautiful and Andy is doing well in school. He just
turned 13. He has artistic talent and makes friends wherever he
goes.
We're sorry we missed Margaret and Raymond's 50th. Thanks for the
good picture of your grandchildren.
Dixie, thanks for your newsy letter. I'm glad you can see better. I
think at may age I can see better than I could when I was young. PTL!
Raymond and Clayton, you both think ahead and punch the wrong keys.
I don't type or do much with the computer, but I get into errors by
jumping ahead like that.
Lilla, thanks for your newsy letter. I enjoyed seeing Diane at the
funeral for Eric and she is a beautiful young lady, as all of your girls
are. The boys are handsome too, but I haven't seen only one or two
of them lately.
Beulah and Don, we keep you in our prayers and thank you both for praying
for us. Henry says we'll need prayers as these two old
"coots" are undertaking a church job, We are trusting the
Lord to help us encourage the people at Midland Michigan Bethel. It
doesn't seem possible, Beulah, that you are 70.
Lots
of love.
Ruth,
3 years from 90
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May 23, 2000 Bellville,
Ohio
Dear Folks,
Now I am probably the one to keep the
RR the longest before answering. The
RR came just before we started on a trip north to Jamestown, NY.
& Reading PA. The NY trip saw two friends who used to have the NE dist camp
and are now pastoring the Jamestown church.
In Reading we worked for Kirby Smith in one of the most successful
campaigns he’s ever taken part in. Now
we’re home for only a few days before we depart for Midland MI. to take part
in a revival meeting. We are both
fairly well for an aged couple. Nita
gave us hospitality in the middle of this undertaking.
May the Lord bless you Nita.
Paul is doing so well in his Gardner newspaper.
It just arrived here this morning.
I am going to make this short as there are so many things to do before
I’m ready to go on another trip. I
enjoy going though.
Teresa and Family thanks for taking such good care of your Father.
Lois it was great to see you at Nita’s, and eat your wonderful dinner
at your house.
Dixie you just seem to be having a wonderful life PTL.
Clayton, I hope the real laser will be yours
We pray for you every day.
Nita, I’m so glad your eye surgery went so well.
Ruth Anne’s will be OK, too as she gets patience with it.
Lilla it’s so nice you’re having your house fixed.
Thank you boys for caring for Mom.
Raymond, may you & Margaret have
a wonderful celebration of your 50th.
Dick Cove you’ll have to come see us.
We will find some place for you to sleep in our mobile home.
Dick Metcalf moved from Washington state to Troy MI was here with wife
& son Andy about a week ago.
Beulah you have an adventurous life don’t you.
Thanks for your interesting letter.
Much love, Ruth

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