Red, White and … (drum roll sound effect) BOOM! On July 3rd
the IFI interns along with Phil Foell’s family got to experience typical U.S.
Independence Day celebrations. With 6
countries represented in our group (Romania, Chile, S. Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, and the U.S.), we joined in the festivities J.
We started with the AEP Independence Day Parade at 6 p.m. It
was fun watching different companies, organizations, nonprofits, school bands,
and political entities walking in the parade and displaying their patriotic
spirit. We even saw a Jesus float! So, we decided the IFI Interns should be
parade participants next year! Yeah!
J
Then we had a great picnic on the green lawn next to the
Franklin County Court House with sandwiches, fruits and veggies, chips and
cookies. Delicious!
Around 7 p.m. we headed to the 26th floor of the Franklin County Court House, at the Franklin County Board of Commissioners’ offices. The view of the city from the 26th floor is amazing!
We did
a great activity, which was encouraging and gave us a lot of food for thought.
We each drew a graph with various high and low points of our lives and we took
turns in describing those. It was amazing to see God’s protection and guidance
through all of our lives.
Finally, the long-awaited BOOM came with incredible display
of fireworks at 10 p.m.! It was a fun and relaxing time.
It was fun to watch the parade, and get to see my son and daughter walking as one of the groups in the parade. It was also pretty cool to see the fireworks from up high, rather than looking up at them.
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