Lubbock Adventist News
May Newsletter 2013
Dear Church Family, I hope this letter finds you blessed and in health. It is such a wonderful time of year. Things are turning green and the temperature is jumping from freezing to boiling and back again over night. The saying is indeed true of West Texas. “If you...
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Our first stop was the tomb of President John Kennedy we spent a few thoughtful minutes gazing at the Eternal Flame. A few more steps to the left were the graves of Senator Robert Kennedy and Senator Ted Kennedy. We walked on to the Tomb of...
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Eating at the Old U.S. Post Office Pavilion One of the unique places where we were able to eat was at the Old U.S. Post Office on Pennsylvania Avenue not far from the White House. The Old Post Office Pavilion is now a Food Court where visitors can experience both its...
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Our Visit to the Ford’s Theater We were fortunate enough to visit Ford’s Theater where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. The refurbished and still used theater lets visitors explore the auditorium and stand next to the Lincoln box. It was there on the...
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Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian No trip to Washington, D.C. is complete without visiting at least one of the 19 Smithsonian Museums. We chose The National Museum of the American Indian to tour. The building itself is made to look like the cliff...
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After our visit to the Library of Congress, we crossed the street to see our nation’s capitol. We entered through the visitor’s center where we were given headsets. Our tour began with a 13- minute film “Out of Many, One,” which took us on a journey through our...
April Newsletter 2013
Dear Church Family, I hope this letter finds you blessed and in health. Somehow, I don’t think the person that coined the phrase “April showers bring May flowers” lived in West Texas. In spite of the lack of showers, little green buds are starting to appear on the...
Lubbock Junior Academy
The Library of Congress was the first stop on day two of our Washington, D.C. trip. The Main Building was renamed the Jefferson Building after President Thomas Jefferson. It is just one of three mammoth buildings that house the Library of Congress. I led the students...
Lubbock Junior Academy
It was still our first day in Washington, D.C., with the Lubbock Junior Academy students still walking around the National Mall. The cool breezes and billowing clouds foretold of a spring rain storm but we needed to keep going so we could see the Vietnam Memorial. The...
Lubbock Junior Academy
After seeing the World War II Memorial, the Lubbock Junior Academy students began the long walk towards the Lincoln Memorial. On the south side of the Reflective Pool they stopped at the Korean War Memorial. It is in the form of a triangle intersecting a circle. On...
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