R.I.P. Grandpa..

On October 3rd of last year I wrote a post on my Grandfather, Glen Dale
titled "My Grandfather is a living treasure".

Yesterday I received the news that my Grandfather had passed away on October 15th..He was 93 years old and would have turned 94 on the 24th of this month. While I am happy that he is at peace now and together with the love of his life, his wife of over 60 plus years, Ruth, who passed away back in 2005...I will cherish the memories of my trip to meet him for the 1st time last year in my heart forever, and I will miss him dearly!!!! I LOVE YOU GRANDPA!

PS: Sorry I missed all of the "Friends of the Monument" activities yesterday..I was really down and out about my Grandfather and in no condition to attend..I did wear orange yesterday though..and I heard you all did an AWESOME job!!!

Birthday Gathering for Denise

After Church on Sunday, we had some cake, sandwiches and snacks to celebrate Denise's Birthday...

The beautiful NCLC women enjoying the celebration
NCLC Men say "Cheers"
Pastor Cliff
The Beautiful Mrs. Vei

Unfortunately, I did not get the memo that said "Wear Red." ..he he
Herica and Ms. Adina...
Ulu & Ashley..Isn't she just adorable!
Ronna, Vei & Sheila (see, everyone wore red for some reason...)
Denise and the children..

Anyone who would like to join us next Sunday is more than welcome. Service starts at 10am and we have a Praise & Worship team that really rocks!

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." Matthew 18:20

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

I tagged along to Young Adult Bible Study over @ the YWAM base in Capital Hill last Friday and I'm glad I did. It was great to see so many kids coming together to participate in something good!

Vei (Their teacher) and Tia..she enjoyed her first bible study.
Vei deep in thought and Ryan...he's a really great guy! He has inspired so many other boys who were once trouble makers to change their ways...and he's a super hard worker too!
Mrs. Denise sings some songs with the boys before bible study begins.
The room was full!
Vei gave a great talk on "Fear of God" and "sin".

If your a young adult (13-21) and your interested in joining in, Young Adult Bible study is every Friday from 7-9pm. This weeks bible study will be at the NCLC Church in Koblerville (former Pacific Castle Building)..

Making Progress!

Thanks to a GENEROUS donation by beautify CNMI we have been making Great progress on the renovations and restoration of the former Pacific Castle Building in Koblerville.
The members of NCLC and in particular, the youth, have been working so hard the last couple months to get the grounds cleaned up, trees planted, and now the building painted...here are some pictures

after we had started water blasting and scrapping away the old paint..what a monumental task in itself!!!
Doesn't look like much now...but we have big plans!
Hard at work!
Painting has started (Thanks again Angelo and Beautify CNMI)
Team effort!

It's amazing what some elbow grease, paint and prayers can do!

Stay tuned for more to come...

Si Yuus Maase, Gracias, Salamat Po, Fa'a fetai, Domo Arigato, etc!

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN SUPER GENEROUS IN DONATING TO OUR UPCOMING NCLC HARVEST CARNIVAL!!!

SPECIAL THANKS TO :

BONI & WAYNE
GLORIA HUNTER AKA MOM AKA G'MA
PACIFIC TRADING
BANK OF SAIPAN
BEATIFY CNMI & ANGELO VILLAGOMEZ
WILLIAM AND BOBBIE HUNTER
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
MARYANNE TEREGEYO

YOU ALL HAVE BEEN SO SUPER GENEROUS AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN AND INVITE YOU TO COME OUT TO THE CARNIVAL ON OCTOBER 31ST AND MAKE SURE TO BRING YOUR KIDS (IF YOU HAVE ANY :) THERE WILL BE LOTS OF FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT!

WE DO STILL NEED SOME ITEMS AND ARE STILL ACCEPTING DONATIONS. MAINLY WHAT WE NEED
NOW ARE :

CANDIES (ANY KIND)
DRINKS (WATER/SODA/JUICE BOX)
MONETARY DONATIONS (FROM THE SMALLEST AMOUNTS TO THE LARGEST : ) TO PURCHASE ODDS AND ENDS ITEMS WE WILL NEED FOR THE GAMES AND FOOD BOOTHS
EXTERIOR PAINT (TO FINISH PAINTING THE BUILDING)


IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE, DON'T HESITATE TO DROP ME A COMMENT, OR GIVE ME A CALL AT 234-6442.

MANY MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!

A GOOD LAUGH!

Kids Are Quick
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TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America.
MARIA: Here it is.
TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America?
CLASS: Maria.
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TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.
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TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'
GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'
TEACHER: No, that's wrong
GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.


(I Love this kid)
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TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD: H I J K L M N O.
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.
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TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago.
WINNIE: Me!
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TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?
GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.
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TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with 'I.'
MILLIE: I is..
TEACHER: No, Millie..... Always say, 'I am.'
MILLIE: All right... 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'
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TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him?
LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand.
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TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.
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TEACHER: Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his?
CLYDE : No, sir. It's the same dog.
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TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?
HAROLD: A teacher

FREE MONEY!!!!!!

Ok, now that I have your attention..

MISSING DOG!!!!!!


Oreo escaped! He was last seen in the China Town/Garapan area Tuesday night at 6 PM. Help! Please call Angelo at 285-6462 if you find him or see him. Oreo is a small white dog with some black fur. He answers to "Oreo" and is wearing a brown leather collar with silver metal studs.