while delivering lessons from God’s Word and maintaining connection with students. We have a faithful God who promises to be a truthful and unchanging rock during tumultuous times.
“Good morning,” the man said to me. We exchanged greetings. He told me that he was homeless, and he asked me if I knew the Seelyes.
Pioneer Girls (Judy Ford)
“Yes, I do,” I replied, “but they aren’t here yet. It’s too early.”
As I visited the classrooms these past months I saw girls dressed in costumes acting out Bible stories, learning how to make yummy granola, creating mini homes and gardens, learning their weekly Bible verse, writing in their journals, playing fun games in the gym and being loved by the wonderful leaders God has blessed us with. It’s a joy to see it all unfold every Wednesday evening, and I’m glad to be a part of it!
Wil Triggs
Director of Communications More than a few years ago, I came into the Commons early on a Sunday morning. I must have been one of the first ones in the church that Sunday. It was just me, it seemed, but no, there was a noise. I turned around and met a stranger, a rather bedraggled man, on the steps going down to the tunnel level.
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The man explained that he knew them from years before and was hoping to meet them that Sunday, but, he said, “I really wish I could take a shower.” Tedd Seelye was one of the first people I met when I moved here. He was a radio communicator who welcomed me to Wheaton with a relaxed warmth. And then I met his wife Joyce, and well, together they were so kind and welcoming. I could see why he wanted to connect with them. What to do? I couldn’t bring myself to call Tedd and Joyce with a request for an early morning shower from a homeless man, even if they did know him. Unbeknownst to him, they were battling illnesses that would eventually take their lives. I explained that I was at church early to get some things ready, but I had to go home and pick up my wife and son. “If you wait,” I said, “you can come with me and have a shower at my house, then come back with us for church.” No, he said, he couldn’t do that. No. But he really wanted one. So, when I was ready to go
