8/28/88 profession of faith certificate , 1st crc, grand rapids, michigan

morris greidanus was the pastor 

who conducted the ceremony 

(but didn't sign this copy...

later he signed a paper copy; 

ed start was the clerk), also see 

http://i-love-grand-rapids-michigan.blogspot.com/2014/09/fwd-me-making-profession-of-faith-at.html

a few pics

 most of these are pics of our family & me in west michigan prior to moving in 1984, but even after our family moved to southern cal, I stayed in west michigan myself, as did my sister & older brother. But '84 marked the time I began commuting from southern Cal to Grand Rapids & vice-versa depending on the event, holiday, et al. Not all of these pics are of us IN Grand Rapids, but are of family members from Grand Rapids, most of whom still live there. .

 above: me, cousin brian, & uncle gary, somewhere "out west" on a summer trip

 

above: me & cousin brian on the tree branch, cousin lynn , aunt mary, uncle gary, brother andrew 

  this is a really early pic of me at holland beach. we loved holland beach, & our grandpa's cottage was in walking distance

 

 

here I am at grandpa's cottage a little ways past tunnel park

 

 I think this was taken of me at the Chicago museum of science

 at the other end of my grandpa's cottage, his brother joe owned this house

 here we are in the backyard of our grand rapids home (on griswold)..at that stage in life I didn't like smiling. Can you guess which one I am ?

 at grandpa's cottage in the "dinghy", i see brother andy, me, maybe julie, and maybe mark peters

 here's another backyard pic from griswold street...I was a little happier this time

 I was into being muscular at that age...stasrted working out...flexing muscles, trying to be cool...liked basketball as you can see from the posters...I see my 12 gauge shotgun behind me and a pair of boots..tried a little deerhunting as well as goose for a while with some friends..

 our siamese cat, misty

 cousins todd & craig visited us..and we went to the WLAV raft race on the grand river...anybody reading this old enough to remember the raft race?

 

 sister julie

 david engelhard was as good friend for a while

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GREETINGS ! I INVITE U2 accept JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR LORD & SAVIOR TODAY, RIGHT NOW, OR ANYTIME, & BE SAVED ! Don't wait until it is TOO LATE. Don't Hesitate. The consequences are TOO GREAT.! Humble yourself. You CANNOT do it alone. None of us can. Guaranteed 100% FAILURE RATE for those who try to GO IT ALONE. Kneel down now and say to Jesus, "Sorry & Thank you, I surrender to YOU, LORD, & Commit my LIFE 2 U, now & forever" 

WELCOME ! SO i grew up in grand rapids,...went to elementary, junior high, high school, & even college in grand rapids (I also did a few other colleges outside michigan later or concurrently), and I spend more time in southern California now, but always keep an eye on what's happening "back home." Perhaps I should say I grew up in West MIchigan, because we spent a lot of time at Holland, and later on time near Muskegon and also the Silver Lake (New Era) area, among other places. And even within Grand Rapids I lived in numerous locations, some within the boundaries of the city, others outside. Nonetheless, my specific area of origin in Grand Rapids is/was the Alger Heights area, not far from Alger Park, a little bit farther from Seymour Christian school (which may have changed its name as of 2014).SO I will come back to this welcome page and add a little more narration in the near future, but also will be posting links to current news about Grand Rapids on a periodic basis, with my thoughts & comments.

Here's to Grand Rapids 

& West Michigan !

" If u declare with your mouth,

“Jesus is Lord,” &

 believe in your  

HEART 

that God

 raised Him

 from the dead, 

u will be saved." 

                                            Romans 10.9