Early to
Mid-Fall 2005

 
Move-in Day at St. Mark's: Abbie Alleman,
Brenda Remme, Peter Coulson, & Nancy Ellis
Women from Grace Lutheran helping out
Joyce Franklin and Laura Breeden from 1st Lutheran
Peer Ministers for 2005-06
Abbie Alleman
Megan Graham
RecJam 2005: Megan, Abbie, Mike
Whitten, Sam Rodgers
Mark Miller & Amber Conrad (left) stop
by Higher Ground table
First Sunday night dinner: Nevin &
Drew Cunningham (left);Erin
Yoes & her mom, Lou Flessner
Kara Denney, Abbie, Marty Sorell,
Allison Martinez, Heather Fourmaux
Sam, Julie Meers, Laura Breeden, Jerry Borshard
First Wednesday night dinner: Myra
Shavers & Megan Graham
Men of 1st Lutheran cooking burgers
Sarah Rodgers, Heather Fourmaux, Megan Graham, Ally
Harkrider, Patricia Rodriguez, Sam Rodgers, Allison Martinez
Emily Oates, Abbie, Kara, Julie, Stephen Grove, Matt Grove
ELCA Bishop Ray Tiemann visit on Sept. 18: the Bishop with Abbie, Maan "David" Daoud, & John Nilsson
Yuka Yamada being baptized in Honolulu
for more photos of Yuka, click on photo
Andrew Cobb at Mt. Ruapehu in New Zealand's
North Island. Andrew is spending his year
abroad in New Zealand.

David met John, then a U.S. serviceman, while working as a translator for the Army in Iraq. Learning that he was on a hit list posted in a local mosque, David realized he had to leave the country and attempted to escape through Syria. Though he was captured on his first try, he ultimately made his way out of Iraq and into Ukraine. From there, he flew to the United States, joining John in San Marcos. During his first year at Texas State, David gave many presentations on his life in Iraq, including his experiences as a Christian there.

David Maan & John Nilsson after making their presentation
at the Campus Christian Community on Oct. 13, 2005
John Nilsson rockclimbing
recently in Bishop, California
Andrew Cobb in New Zealand: (top) preparing to
sky-dive, (bottom) celebrating his birthday
Andrew Cobb traveling in northern New Zealand, Fall 2005