Family Events

During April and May, we went home to prepare for and celebrate two special events in our daughters' lives. On May 8, Becca was awarded her nurse's pin from the Georgia Baptist College of Nursing under Mercer University. Her missionary Uncle Allen Hill was there to distribute Bibles to the graduates along with her Filipina friend, who organized the graduation activities.
On May 9th, Becca graduated with her class of 94 graduates,

who had all worked very hard to earn their nursing degrees.
We returned from Atlanta, Georgia, to Memphis, Tennessee,

where Matt and Rachel were to be married.

They both work at Chick-fil-A

while attending the University of Memphis.
Matt's mother Linda and sister Ashley

gave Rachel a shower in Jackson, Tennessee,

where Rachel had attended Union University.The wedding was at the Foresthill Baptist Church,

Matt's home church, who also gave a second shower.

How we enjoyed the members of this church,

who welcomed us and helped in anyway they could.

As you can see,

they also gave generously to Matt and Rachel.
As the wedding day drew near,
Rachel Lehman, our Rachel's dear MK friend,
and Becca arrived to prepare for the Bachlorette Party.
Then there was the wedding rehearsal

with the bridesmaids and flower girls

lined up on one side of the platform.

And Matt with his groomsmen

on the other side.

With the exception of a few special friends,

most of the wedding party were

from the Williams or Buford families.

After the rehearsal, Michaelle

gathered up the flowers for decorating.

Only one problem,

she isn't gifted in flower arranging

or decorations.

But she has a big smile because...

Valerie, Rachel's wedding coordinator,

and her MK friends were gifted

at both decorating and flower arranging.

They did a great job with both.

The Lord provides! Before the wedding, Rachel's grandma,

tied the bow on Becky's bridesmaid's dress.

Grandma had come 3 weeks early

and stayed busy helping in countless ways.

Dad performed the wedding ceremony

assisted by Matt's Grandfather,

who is also a pastor.
Meet the newly weds Mr. and Mrs. Matt Williams.

At the reception, Andy enjoyed a hug from his sister.
Both Brian, the best man, and Becca, the maid of honor,

wished Matt and Rachel God's best.

All our missionary careers,

we have saved for a house when we retire.

Folks said, "Now is a good time to buy."

So we prayed about it, and the Lord provided.

The former owners were godly,

committed Southern Baptists,

whose daughter and husband, the Rollins,

also served as IMB missionaries in Brazil.

Matt and Rachel get to enjoy living in it first.