The Roberts in Korea

Climbing

A couple of weeks ago we attended the TCIS International Festival.  It was a fun time filled with food booths, carnival games, stage shows, a dunk tank, sumo suits, a bouncy castle, a culminating fireworks show and this year...wall climbing.

Becca and Sarah strapped on the gear, overcame their fears and climbed the wall of the gym.  It is fun going up, but even more fun coming down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Musical

The TCIS Musical this year was "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers."  The program was directed by Heidi Zickefoose and it featured Sarah as one of the seven brides and Becca in a supporting role as an old woman at the beginning of the program and later on as the wife of the minister.

The program was amazing and Sarah did an outstanding job in her major role.  Sarah played the "Sarah" character of the seven brides.  The show was full of singing, dancing and romancing.  The beautiful Seven Brides lit up the room when they were on the stage and the Seven rowdy, rough-cut and rambunctious Brothers stole the show with all of their singing, comedy and one-liners.  The show was fantastic!  (Dina and Ryan went and saw it twice.)  We are proud of Becca and Sarah.

Doctor of Ministry...done!

Just over three years ago I posted this blog entry stating that I had been accepted into the Drew University Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) program.  I am thrilled to now post that I have completed the degree and am thankful that I had the opportunity to graduate from Drew University last weekend. 

Six days ago Dina and I flew from South Korea to New Jersey (that is a long flight) and on Friday night we attended the D.Min. banquet and hooding ceremony.  On Saturday morning I participated in the Drew University 2011 Commencement Exercise where they conferred upon me the degree of Doctor of Ministry.  The graduation ceremony was for me both a meaningful time and a memorable event.

In reality, my D.Min. degree took me four years to complete because of some prerequisite courses that I needed to take prior to my admittance into the program.  The process of classes and the writing of the final project/paper was both fulfilling and at times long and arduous.  In the midst of both my full-time job and the demands of the degree there were points in the process where I wondered if I was going to have the stamina to complete the program.  I couldn't have done it without the support of Dina, Becca and Sarah.  They own a good part of my degree as they have given me the gifts of patience, support, understanding and love throughout the process.  I am happy and thankful to be finished with the degree and I think they are glad that I am done too! I pray that God will use my talents, learning and life for His glory.

I can hardly wait to dive into the stack of books that have been on "hold" for the last three years.  The learning never ends...