Don and Linda Celebrate Their 32nd Wedding Anniversary at the OKC Zoo!

We enjoyed celebrating our anniversary at the zoo! We haven't been to the OKC zoo in years. They have made some wonderful improvements there. We enjoyed the tram ride around the park, about 80% of the zoo exhibits are visible from the tram. We got off the tram once to get an up close and personal look at some of the animals. It was a fun morning! Then we had lunch and did a little shopping before our evening meal at Lottinville's in Edmond, OK. It is a great place to eat. The building is made of logs. We had a wonderful day celebrating God's blessing of 32 years of marriage. What a great life!!!!

Dinner with the Summer Interns

We have been so blessed to have 5 wonderful young adults serving as summer interns at the church. We invited them to dinner Monday evening. Pastor Lacey, Pastor Matt, Pastor Heath, Pastor Gary and Debbie, as well as Gary and Christina Woodson (the intern supervisors) joined us for the food, fun, and fellowship.

Young Adult's Home Group Met Sunday, July 13, at Haubrick's home

Pastor Don was invited to share his vision for the future of Lawton First Assembly Sunday evening with a large group of young adults at the Haubrick's home. Click on the picture of the horses to see first-hand how a real cowboy rounds up horses. Yes! That is Deacon Sam Haubrick at the wheel! Each Sunday evening this group enjoys, fun, food, fellowship and a time of devotion. It is a great Sunday night place to be!

ILA 2008 Family Fun Zone

The city of Lawton recently built a wading pool/fountain as a permanent display in the park. As you can see, kids can't resist water on a hot summer day. Another popular place to be in the afternoon at Elmer Thomas Park in Lawton, OK was ILA's Family Fun Zone! The chuck wagon took the onlookers back to pioneer days. The food was prepared just like it would have been out on the prairie.

Attractions at I Love America 2008

There were many popular attractions at ILA. There was something for everyone. Featured this year was a classic car show and a large aquarium on wheels. A huge attraction was the autograph signing by Lauren Nelson, Miss America 2007. There was an awesome demonstration of "feats of strength" by Power Team member, Carey Leighow. He makes bending a frying pan into a burrito shape look like child's play! The last picture in this post is a close up of Carey after his demonstration. Lawton First is proud to have him on "our team." What a great day!

Some of the staff hard at work at ILA

Thought you would like to see some of the staff hard at work. Note Debbie presenting Pastor Gary with his 'designer' flashlight. Cindy (pictured in the green ILA shirt under Pastor Gary's "flashlight" picture) ordered a bunch of flashlights online. The pictures online showed flashlights in red, blue, etc., but when they were delivered, she discovered they were pastel pink & purple. These flashlights were to be used by the guys! So the only 'daughterly' thing she could do was decorate her Dad's in designer fashion! I think you can see by the expression on his face, it wasn't exactly what he was expecting! If you are looking for Linda click on the picture of Pastor Brent and Lindsay, you will see her in the reflection of their sunglasses as she was taking their picture! What a GREAT staff we have! We are so blessed! Plus we have LOTS of fun!

ILA Firework Preparation

This is the work that goes on behind the scenes before the big fireworks show at I Love America. Note that Pastor Don even had a hand in the set up.