This past week has had it’s challenges in the house building relm. First, it started with the stairs. We won’t go into all the problems we had there.

Now things are going well on the stairs.

Working on the steps yesterday.

The boys' bedroom and the music room (which is currently taking up sweet Mom's living room!) will be upstairs.

Then, a leak was discovered yesterday in the finished living room ceiling. Sadly, a portion of the ceiling had to be removed so the leak could be found. When Dad came home tonight, and we girls brought up that we had heard about the ceiling, he responded with a cheerful attitude. Truly, Dad has learned to rest in the Lord, and with His help, the leak will be fixed, the ceiling patched, and we’ll be back on to progress. Sometimes there does have to be a few steps back, before more progress can happen .

Our living room ceiling. Hmmmm....

~Sarah

(This is the seventh in a series of entries drawing analogies between experiences that Ambassador Joseph Grew shared about in his book Ten Years in Japan and practical aspects of being an ambassador for Jesus Christ)

Soon after Ambassador Grew arrived in Japan, the Chinese Ambassador came to visit him. The problem was that the Chinese ambassador wore a rather formal outfit. Ambassador Grew wrote that he was stumped in relation as to what he should wear when he returned the visit to the Chinese ambassador. As Ambassador Grew was writing about his various choices and why each choice would or wouldn’t be appropriate, he wrote that clothing was “that all-important element of diplomacy.”

I wonder how often we, as ambassadors for Christ think about our clothing in relation to being His ambassador? How often would we consider it to be one of the most important elements of our representation of Christ?

Scripture is full of information relating to how we are to dress. Ambassador Grew’s concern had nothing to do with comfort, style, or convenience — his whole concern was what was appropriate and proper.

Do we think there are ever times when it would be okay for an ambassador to dress improperly in public – say for comfort, fashion, convenience, or to draw attention to one’s body? The obvious answer would be “no.”

But, what if it was just a quick errand? Or perhaps a time of exercise? Or what about doing some type of physical labor?

If an ambassador is not able to appropriately represent his country through proper clothing at a specific event, the bottom line is that the ambassador would choose not to attend or participate in the event. Anytime an ambassador steps into public, the clothes that he wears ARE a representation of his country.

The focus of these posts is simply to draw analogies, so I don’t have time to exhaustively reference every Scripture which gives insight into clothing. However, I will go ahead and list a few Scriptures you may find helpful if you were to study this area.

Importance of dressing modestly and not in a worldly fashion:

1 Timothy 2:9: In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array.

The danger of being a friend with the world; clothing is a medium through which we could identify with the world:

James 4:4: Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

What about the principle of not defrauding others through our dress? We see that in the ten commandments we are commanded not to covet or lust after others or things, but it says nothing about us dressing in such a way that would lend itself towards another coveting us – or does it?? I find it fascinating that when Jesus was quoting some of the commandments to the rich young ruler, he expanded the application of coveting to include causing another to covet (by defrauding them):

Mark 10:19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

Clothing is a key part of being an ambassador. God’s instruction for us to be His Ambassadors (2 Corinthians 5:20) is yet another reminder to us that we are to dress appropriately, properly, modestly, and as His representatives! Romans 14:4-5 shares that each of us is directly accountable to God and that we must be fully persuaded that we are living as He would have us live. Which is why we are to study to show yourself approved unto God (2 Timothy 2:15).

Every time we step out of our homes, may we each evaluate what we are wearing. My prayer is that our clothing would appropriately represent the Lord Jesus Christ.
In Christ,
Christopher

Pumpkin Cake
Thanks to Alyssa R., Prince Edward Island

Crust:
1 package yellow cake mix (reserve 1 c. dry for topping)
½ cup melted margarine or butter
1 egg

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease the bottom of a 9×13 pan. Stir together crust ingredients, and spread in 9×13 pan.

Filling:
1 - 13 oz. can pumpkin
2/3 cup milk
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. ginger
¼ tsp. cloves
¼ tsp. salt

Mix filling ingredients, and pour over unbaked crust.

Topping:
1 cup dry cake mix
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup margarine or butter (firm)
1 tsp. cinnamon

Crumble together, and sprinkle over filling.

Bake for 45 minutes or until knife inserted comes out dry. Enjoy!

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Maxwell Notes: If you want a coffee cake flavor, with only a slight hint of pumpkin, eat warm. If you want a real pumpkin dessert flavor, eat cold .

Pumpkin Cake

~Sarah

Driving through Tennessee one beautiful morning on this last trip, we heard the story of “The Volunteer State”. I hadn’t thought too much about their slogan (every state has one!), until Christopher researched it on the Internet and read aloud to us the history behind it. As he read the stories of men who had given their lives for others, and done incredibly heroic deeds which resulted in the sacrifice of their most precious gift, themselves, I was amazed. My Grandad is a veteran of the Vietnam War, and in fact, was awarded a Purple Heart. It’s only by the grace of God is he still with us, because he nearly lost his life from enemy combat.

Thank you to those of you who are working (and those who have already fulfilled their time of service) to keep America the land of the free. May each one of us never take that freedom from granted.

Most of all, my heart is grateful to my Lord and Savior, who bore my sin upon the cross, and gave His life to ransom me.

Only for Jesus,
Sarah

“This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. . . . Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen” (1 Timothy 1:15 and 17).

Last Wednesday, if you were at our house, you would have seen all nine of us loading all our instruments, gear, and then ourselves into four different vehicles (two from close relatives ) and heading down to our local feed store. We decided it was time to take individual shots of each person with their instrument, as well as another group photo. Dad had been at this feed store for grass seed last year, and he thought it would make a great backdrop for the photos.

We were on a schedule: we had about 10 minutes for each person’s photo session, which included finding the next location in the feed store “storage area”, and working with the different lighting, etc. Christopher took the main photos with Joseph backing him up, and I just took photos of the whole scene. Grandad and Grandma came along to watch, and it was quite the family event.

We ended with our family photo on the loading dock. Then, we all loaded back up, and drove home, where Nathan, Melanie, and Abigail joined us for our “normal” family picture in our new house’s backyard.

Sarah for the family

It isn't always easy to find a natural pose for someone, so part of Christopher's "job" was to work with the pose.

Here we have Grandad and Grandma watching, Christopher getting his camera adjusted, Mary holding the light reflecter, Joseph taking other angle shots, and finally Jesse .

Dad and Mom in front of a neat old doorway.

Okay, so you just saw the previous picture, and here's what they look like from the angle of Christopher's camera. Pretty amazing difference!

"Alright, 1-2-3, smile!" Anna stood nearby watching (she had hairbrushes and such items in her bag if we needed them).

Peeking around the corner where Christopher was taking Joseph's photo.

A picture from Joseph's camera.

Getting the light reflector set just right...

Together on the back dock of the feed store.

“O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation”
(Psalms 95:1).

Hopefully you aren’t tired of Abigail pictures yet–here are a few more. ~Sarah

Jesse and Abigail--uncles and aunts alike enjoy Abigail .

Abigail and Anna--we celebrated Anna's birthday last week, so here is Aunt Anna and Abigail.

Abigail's face lit up when she saw my camera, and she delightedly reached for it. I have a feeling she'll be pretty easy to photograph .

“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine. . .” (Proverbs 17:22)

While we were on Prince Edward Island last month, we were provided a place to stay for several days at a beautiful Bed & Breakfast.

One gentleman we met at the B&B was a “boarder” (meaning he was there for a longer period of time than the typical guest and he was also provided a dinner meal). He was on PEI driving a truck during the potato harvest. As we talked, he shared that he is an Acadian.

I don’t think I had ever heard of the Acadian people before, but it was fascinating to hear of their background. They are a people group that had come from France back in the 1700’s to settle in Canada and the United States (those that settled in the US lived mostly in the Louisiana area and were called Cajuns). Because they maintained their own nationality/heritage, they weren’t fully accepted by the nations they were living in. They were eventually forced to leave Canada (during the French-Canadian war) and their lands given to others.

Long story short…

This man knew the heritage of his family, generation by generation, all the way back into the 1760’s when his family re-settled back into Canada.

Sadly, he shared that the Acadian people are no longer like what they were years ago. They are losing their identity as a people and their numbers are dwindling away. He was so proud of his heritage and people, but you could see a sadness in his eyes as he shared about the demise of his people and the reason why they are dwindling away.

This was why he told me the Acadian people are disappearing as a people: the Acadians no longer have large families with lots of children. He said that even one or two generations ago the family sizes were MUCH larger than they are now. He was one of 8, but he and his wife only had 4 children.

God’s Word tells us that children are an heritage from Him “children are an heritage of the LORD” (Psalms 127:3), and Jesus rebuked the disciples for preventing the little children from coming to Him, “suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 19:14) The word ‘forbid’ means to hinder, to withhold, to deny, to refuse. How many people today are forbidding children to come to Jesus by not allowing them a chance at life?

I believe that any nation which rejects God’s blessing of children is destined to become a weak and powerless nation, not only based upon what God’s Word says, but simple logic.

Even our own nation is beginning to suffer the consequences of rejecting children through smaller family size. So many seem blind to the real issues… For example, when was the last time you heard that the real problem with our Social Security and Medicare system (granted, this is apart from core systemic issues with both programs that God’s Word addresses!) is that families are not having enough children?

On the other hand: one of the highlights for all of us when we travel is being able to see all the children at the various conferences – and what a delight it was to see Abigail when we got back!

In Christ,
Christopher

We are grateful to be home and are enjoying getting back into the swing of things. We were missing life back here in Leavenworth with Grandad, Grandma, Nathan, Melanie, and Abigail. At home, we are always “running” into each other. Maybe Grandad and Grandma are coming back from their walk, and we chat a little, or Nathan, who is working on unloading his car, might come over to talk.

Our Saturday was filled with bus unloading, giving Uriah a bath, and house work. When we start taking everything out of the bus, we’re amazed at how much we put into it for our trip. Dad and Joseph are working on painting and installing trim in the house. It is beginning to feel like we are actually going to move in soon.

Jesse and Christopher washed Uriah last weekend, which was quite a job considering he had only been washed one the entire trip. With the leaky windows, a truck wash was not a thing we wanted to do .

Christopher worked for several hours trying to clean the bugs off the front of Uriah.

These are the drying racks for trim after it is sprayed. Joseph invented them. There is lots of trim that goes into a house!

Joseph cutting the trim into the correct sizes he needs.

We found our garden had produced greatly while we were away (the above picture is only partially what we harvested)! I processed lots of vegetables to be used next year, and we even made green salsa with the green tomatoes.

Every Friday and Tuesday that we’re healthy we have Grandad and Grandma over for family Bible time. This Tuesday night we were especially excited because we were able to invite them back over, since we are now all well. We always look forward to our time with them.

It was wonderful to be able to go back to our church at the nursing home this Sunday. It is always such a delight to see the joy on their faces as we talk to them. Before we left on our trip we gave the residents itineraries of where we were going to be. We also wrote them postcards every Sunday so that they would be stay updated with our travels while we were gone.

Anna

“From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord’s name is to be praised.”
Psalms 113:3

Uriah, departing the parking lot at Lake Erie following our brief visit there after the conclusion of our last weekend conference (October 18).

“Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein. ”
Psalms 69:34

I was waiting until the right time to actually begin any real conversion efforts on the bus but we had to abandon that plan. “A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps” (Proverbs 16:9). After having the new “openable” windows installed in Columbus, OH we have had bad water leaks. So we took the bus back to the shop that did the work for them to remedy the situation.

We drove home on a beautiful day which ended in a heavy downpour. To our disappointment there were still leaks. Since leaks mean rust and corrosion we had to do something. I felt it was likely that most of the leaks were coming from the windows because they didn’t have a uniform thickness of wood on the inside for the retaining ring to press against, only some temporary shims. That resulted in lack of uniformly tight pressure of the window’s flange on the outside against the skin and hence places where the water could seep in.

So I felt the Lord’s direction to go ahead and take everything out (again…ugh) so the walls and ceiling can be stripped. (We are going to try to work around the refrigerator and the couches to avoid having to take the windshield out. We aren’t too good at that, yet anyway.) After stripping it down to the metal frame we will have a rigid foam insulation sprayed in place.

Jesse labeling the panels in the case that we have to put them back up.

Taking the bus apart -- again!

Anna labeling the side panels.

Next change of plans… As the children were taking down the ceiling they discovered something else. We had paid to have each roof a/c unit specially framed out with welded metal tubing to maintain the integrity of the bus, since they have to cut the “backbone” of the bus to install the roof a/c’s. Long story shorter, we were disappointed to find that those special welded frames fell apart in the children’s hands when they took the ceiling down. “Thank You, Lord, for another chance to show Yourself mighty.”

In Christ Jesus,
Steve

Nathan and Melanie e-mailed us lots of Abigail pictures to post on the blog, so enjoy! We’re about to do our annual family photo, and it’ll be a true joy to have Abigail in the pictures (and maybe a challenge??!!); it’s been a long time since we had a little one around . ~Sarah

A favorite picture of mine--Abigail looks truly delighted!

Is that the camera again?!

A new "do"!

"Can I help too, Mommy?"

Nathan and his little girl.

With Mommy in the kitchen.

Reading the Bible together.

Melanie and her little girl.

Ham Delights
the M Family, Virginia

Yields: Approximately 50 small Ham Delights

½ stick melted butter
¼ teaspoon mustard (yellow)
¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon poppy seed
½ cup mayonnaise
1 small, finely chopped onion
1/3 pound shredded Swiss cheese
1 pound shredded ham (Can be shredded in a food processer)
About 50 small rolls (homemade or storebought)

Mix all the ingredients together. Cut open the rolls and spread the ham mixture inside. If you’re going to eat the ham delights right away, place them on a baking sheet and put them in 350 degree oven till they’re warmed through. If you aren’t going to eat them right away, wrap them (the roll with mixture) in foil, and put them in the refrigerator until you’re ready to use them, then put them in the oven. Enjoy!

There were many young couples and families that attended the conference last weekend.

A little girl learns to drink water out of a water bottle.

Discussing resources at the book table.

Men discussing the session.

Mothers with their children.

A little boy who was curious about the camera.

“As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.”
Psalms 127:4

We took Grandad and Grandma and Nathan and Melanie out to dinner after we came home Tuesday night to thank them for all they did for us. Mom (who doesn't have a cold ) held Abigail for awhile during dinner, and I'm not sure if the flash surprised Abigail or she was just being a little fussy . Mom enjoyed having some "Grandma/Granddaughter" time with Abigail.

I know there have been some hints about wanting to see pictures of Abigail, so enjoy the one above! Right now we’re keeping our distance because we do not want to pass our colds on to her. We’re anxiously awaiting the time we can hold her again . Truly, children are a gift from our Lord Jesus.

“Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward” (Psalms 127:3).

Sarah

(This was written on our last traveling day, Tuesday .)

Welcome aboard, Uriah! We’d like to take a few minutes to show you around. Today is a beautiful day, with not too much wind, but you’ll still want to watch your step.

This is looking from the front of Uriah. I wish we’d taken a picture of Joseph as he took this picture. You’ll notice his recliner, on your left, is empty. That’s his spot.

Mom is the official navigator (notice the atlas in her lap). Everyone is sitting in their normal places, except for John. He goes back and forth between the jumpseat, which is up near Dad, or in Mom’s recliner, when she’s in the jumpseat, or various other places. Mom will often sit in the jumpseat, to keep Dad company.

Let’s step past our seating area, and you’ll see our little “kitchen”, or “pantry”. Our refrigerator door is held closed with a bungee cord due to its propensity to pop open when we make a curve. The microwave is secured as it sits on top of the fridge, and we’ve really enjoyed it on the trip! The taller boys have an easier reach than we girls . The shelves the boys built right beyond the fridge have been so useful; Mom has everything organized so that we have a lunch tub with our essentials, breakfast tub with food for the boys, and other misc. boxes and tubs.

Let’s step through the doorway, and you’ll see a set of shelves on the right side, and the first pair of bunkbeds on your left. The shelves hold many miscellaneous items; we added another set this trip, and I’m not sure what we did without them!

Round the slight corner, and you’ll see our hanging clothes.

To your right, is the last set of bunkbeds, and straight ahead is the restroom on board for your convenience (but the rest stops are preferred!).

Turning around to go back up front, here’s another view.

Finally, going back up front, looking toward the back, here are four of my wonderful brothers!

Thank you for stopping in to see around our metal tent .

Sarah for the rest

“Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you” (2 Thess. 3:1).

Visiting together in the parking lot after the conference.

“God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.”
1 Corinthians 1:9

From the weekend:

We have been so blessed with being able to see so many wonderful places across the States and Canada! Many times we see famous places but may not have time to stop because of our schedule. On Saturday, after the conference (which was located a few minutes from Lake Erie), despite being very tired, we took about 15 minutes to stop and see the water.

Mary, Mom, and Anna

A little waterway leading out to the lake.

Anna and Christopher (you might be able to see windmills in the background)

A silhouette of Jesse as the sun sets (or, to be a bit more flowery, "as the sun sinks below the horizon").

“Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.”
Psalms 57:5

It was a little before 5 p.m., when we arrived at home! We hurried to unload because a storm was just about to hit . We were surprised by the greeting on the front door (via Nathan)…

We try to decorate the door each birthday with a message and Scripture, and what a nice surprise to see the front door when we arrived home!

Sarah for all my family

Fathers and Sons at the Saturday conference.

During the late Saturday afternoon session fathers and sons are together for the Preparing Sons session, during which Dad shares from the Word and his heart about raising sons to provide for their family. Even  though it is was the last session of the day the group was very attentive.

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. ”
Proverbs 22:6

Walking out of the hotel in the dark this morning, Anna and I both thought how it felt and looked like winter. Soon, the bus was loaded for the last time this trip, and we were quickly on our way! After being gone 5 weeks, we are anxious to be home again, but oh, what wonderful memories we have of these past weeks. Truly, we love serving together as a family.

We just drove through Indianapolis, which is about nine hours from home. Lord willing, we should be back late afternoon.

Driving through Indianapolis

I-70 to Home!

Thank you so much for all of you who have been praying for our family during this trip. Time and time again we have felt those prayers. We’ve gone through a lot of traffic  (Uriah doesn’t have any marks to show for that ), we stayed quite healthy (only two had minor colds in the middle) until the end (and now several are quite miserable), we saw so many hearts open to the message, and much more!

This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
(Psalms 118:24)

Sarah for the rest of the family

If only more men in our land would spend their time discussing God's Word and the practical application of it to their lives! As a side note, Dad hasn't been using his crutches, but is still favoring his knee.

“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”
Proverbs 27:17

A sweet little girl with precious eyes being held by her father near the book table.

“The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.”
Psalms 19:8

It’s hard to believe that the conferences are all finished, and we are headed home—almost . We are going to take Uriah back to the place that worked on it this summer to get our leaks fixed, among a few other things.  We’re here in Columbus, Ohio, for the bus work, and hopefully tomorrow everything can be taken care of, and we’ll be on our way home Tuesday.

Time for our final conference report .

Lighthouse Gospel Church was situated in the small town of Port Burwell, just down the street from the shores of beautiful Lake Erie. We are grateful for this church hosting the conference.

Isn't this a wonderful entrance sign?!

Friday night held a full house. Even the balcony was being used, and several children were lined up, watching through the glass partition. Saturday again brought many families, even some that had driven awhile to come yet that morning. Those attending the conference were an incredible group, with hearts that were very open.

In between music and Building a Vision, this picture was taken.

Christopher sharing about Evangelism Saturday morning with the young people.

Several children shared with me how much they have enjoyed the Moodys, and one girl said they actually named their dog “Maple” after the dog in the book . It is such a delight to see the joy in the children’s faces as they talk about the Moody books.

Several girls who enjoy the Moodys.

There were many young families at the conference, and it was wonderful to see all the little ones, and their parents who desired to raise their families for our Lord Jesus. There were also several older couples that came, and the ladies shared with Mom what a blessing the sessions had been.

Keeping Hearts session

Truly, our hearts are very full with how the Lord Jesus has worked on this trip. May He bring lasting fruit.

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3).

Sarah for the rest of the family

We are now on our last weekend conference for this trip. We’ll report on that when the weekend is finished, but we want to give a quick overview of our last two conferences: Wednesday night in Plain City, and Thursday night in Flint, Michigan.

Plain City was another wonderful conference. Set up went smoothly, and several families had brought in a delicious dinner for us.

Often parents will be in the back of a session with a little one. Anna captured this moment (Notice the purple ruler on the floor near the little girl? She was playing with Mary's ruler.).

A surprise highlight for me was seeing a girl (Hi, Hannah!!) whom I occasionally write and who has liked the Moody books.  I enjoyed meeting her “in person”.

We drove several hours to Flint, Michigan, Thursday morning. The weather had cooled down, making it a much more pleasant drive . Michigan was the final state for we children to visit of the 48 continental states.

This photo was taken through the glass at the back of the sanctuary in Flint, MI.

Anna held a three-month old baby during part of a session, and I know she was thinking about being able to hold our little niece very soon. A special treat for our family was meeting our copy editor, who has done almost all of our books.

The children do a wonderful job working at the book tables.

A boy looking at his tracts from the Evangelism session.

We had our hardest border crossing yet today; we had the the paperwork ready, but it took about 45 minutes for the agency to process it, because several people were in line ahead of us. We were grateful we didn’t have a long drive, and we arrived here in Port Burwell mid-afternoon. More on the conference later!

For those of you who are waiting for those recipes posts, we will try to post the first one next week!

Sarah for the rest of the family

A common sight at the book table! Children love the Moody books (and the opportunity to visit with Sarah at the book table)! And we love to hear the stories of children and families who  have been impacted for the Lord Jesus Christ as a result of reading the books.

My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day;
for I know not the numbers thereof.
Psalms 71:15

I never seem to tire of seeing God's beautiful creation as it passes by the windows of the bus (more accurately, it is the bus that is passing by the beautiful creation).

He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
Psalms 104:13

Earlier in this trip we shared a story about how Christopher was awakened from his nap as the bus came to an emergency stop on the side of the highway (you can’t help but notice such a quick stop while riding inside the bus!) and was told by Anna that the bus was on fire. Everyone needed to get off the bus; it was quite the way to wake up!

What happened yesterday to Mom and Dad might even top that!

They were resting before the conference started, and we children were working at setting things up. They woke up rather quickly when we told them that the police needed everyone off the bus. And it was probably less than 60 seconds after the police had evacuated the bus when the shooting started. Not cap guns. Not beanbag rounds. Not pepper spray. Real guns. Even though we were safely inside the church, the gun shots were loud and startled some of the children.

The Three Police Cars

Police Officers Conferencing

But, let me back up to give you the entire story! Yesterday, after we completed our family Bible time, we began to unload the bus so we could prepare for the conference that night. I was talking with the pastor of the church, when John asked me to get my camera. I followed him out to see a raccoon in the hollow of a tree that was near our bus. We kept our distance while watching the little creature. Over time, it came out of the tree hollow and was walking (or trying to) around the grass by the bus. As we observed it, we noticed that it was acting very strange. The raccoon appeared to not have any balance, seemed to be delirious, and even seemed partially paralyzed at times.

With the conference being that evening, and the possibility of little children ar