The following photos are from a woodworking project making a cork trivet. Two Taggers, Logan and Travis and one Swagger, Caleb are shown here working with member Dave Torgersen learning how to use many different tools. Senior woodworkers have a lot to share with the younger generation and they have fun doing it. Photos are… Read More »
Few Spirit of Hope members, perhaps no members other than Jim and Karen Gowan, knew anything at all about Cystinosis prior to the Annual Meeting, but many rose to the occasion in support of finding a cure at the recent Chili Dinner. But they would have been alerted to something big going on when they… Read More »
Some people get engaged in the church. Some people are really engaged, like Jim and Karen Gowan. If you arrive early enough on a Sunday morning you are likely to see them as altar assistants, where they will prepare trays for the Communion Service, then take their seats upfront to wait for the service to… Read More »
Caleb Gowan As we reported in Part I, Caleb was 6 years old when he was diagnosed with Cystinosis. Today he is 13, and no longer runs into the arms of his grandparents to greet them, as you might expect from a 13-year-old turning into a young man, but he is still a generous and… Read More »
How do you respond when your child/grandchild is diagnosed with what is called an “orphan” disease, one that affects fewer than 200,00 people, or worse yet, one that affects only 2,000 people in the world – and there is no known cure? That is the news given to members Jim and Karen Gowan and their… Read More »
The Visitor Counter in the Narthex, where you sign up for just about anything, pick up materials, or lean against to visit with other members, has been around for years, originally belonging to a video shop that went out of business. It has looked pretty tawdry from time to time, from one update to the… Read More »
These three couples – Dave and Judy Truax on the left, Garry and Anita Moir center, and Lee and Lonna Leidal on the right – have become friends through their membership at Spirit of Hope, and what better way to continue the friendship but to hook up over the summer – in Wisconsin! The Truaxes… Read More »
