Cedar Rapids Trip
 Picture_1357.JPGInside Luman & Sharon's home church during Wednesday night's Choir practice. |
 Picture_1356.JPGChris, Luman and Dale (Chris' Dad). A very nice family I was introduced to that we have a lot in common with. |
 Picture_1354.JPGTheir Choir practicing in the Choir loft. |
 Picture_1353.JPGHalf-way thru practice they shifted down to their Choir Room to practice a very fast-paced upcoming African anthem, sung in the dialect - too hard for me but they sounded wonderful! (Sharon's in the Choir; Luman used to be for years but recently decided his voice was no longer choir-worthy). |
 Picture_1352.JPGNew Horizon's performance for third graders at a local elementary school. They were introducing these young students to various instrument types/sounds obtained while playing. |
 Picture_1351.JPGCloser view. |
 Picture_1349.JPGJust Luman & Sharon after the concert. They were standing mid-point on a bridge above the Cedar River that flows thru downtown Cedar Rapids. |
 Picture_1350.JPGSharon's daughter and 3 grandchildren added to our photo group. They drove from 90 miles away to see the school performance, meet me and share dinner with us. |
 Picture_1347.JPGA look at the Cedar River overflowing it's banks in downtown Cedar Rapids on the day it crested. It's normally a shallow, gently-flowing river with large boulders visible out in the middle. |
 Picture_1344.JPGSharon & Karla, playing duets together. |
 Picture_1343.JPGJoshua & Emily reading while the piano plays background music. |
 Picture_1342.JPGA country-style restaurant in the township of Amana, IA. It's a German town with lots of quaint shops and restaurants. This restaurant literally brings you a breakfast "buffet" to your table when you order the "country breakfast". Too much food and unfortunately, it's all too good. |
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