Emporia Presbyterian Manor
EDITOR’S NOTE: In a nod to our
APRIL 2023
Staff Spotlight:
Brad Krehbiel Brad Krehbiel may be new to Emporia Presbyterian Manor, but he isn’t new to the Presbyterian Manor staff. He joined the Emporia team as the new Environmental Services Director around the end of January, a move he made from about 87 miles up the turnpike. “I spent the past seven years at Aberdeen Village (a Presbyterian Manor community in Olathe, Kan.) and was the maintenance supervisor there. I had been Brad Krehbiel wanting to move closer to Wichita, that’s where my family is. This spot opened up and was at least half-way there. I jumped on the opportunity,” said Brad. Just about six weeks into his new position, Brad’s favorite part of the job is the people. “The staff here are extremely cooperative and pretty much take to heart our mission,” said Brad. “It is so resident-oriented here. I find that very refreshing. I totally enjoy establishing new relationships with residents. I’m still pretty tight with a number of them at Aberdeen Village, we correspond.” Originally from Olathe, Brad attended Colby Junior College and volunteered a couple of years with the inner-city mission organization World Impact where he built houses in Florence, Kan. and cabins in Lake Hughes, Calif. He and his wife are avid cooks. They have two daughters and two granddaughters. u
Presbyterian heritage, we regularly feature a column from a PMMA® chaplain in our newsletter. This month’s column comes from Robert “Bob” Griffin, chaplain at Topeka Presbyterian Manor®.
APRIL FOOLS’ No Foolin’! By Robert Giffin What is it about the first day of April that brings out the “prankster” in people? You know, things like putting a rubber snake on the bathroom Bob Griffin floor; taping open the handle on the kitchen sink sprayer; being sent on an errand to retrieve a left-handed pipe wrench; or with a straight face, telling a coworker there is an IRS agent in the lobby asking for them (that time of year you know!). You’ve probably been the victim, the perpetrator, or both, of pranks on April Fool’s Day! I know I have been. My dear wife loves garage sales. So, when I saw my neighbor doing some “spring cleaning” in his garage on April 1st, I told her that that our neighbor was having a garage sale. She went right over to the neighbors’ home and started looking at the items from his garage sitting out on the driveway. In a few minutes, our sweet neighbor let her know he was simply cleaning out his garage!
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