June 3, 2008 Fortsat fra sidste side ~ Continued from last page Dansk tekst til venstre English text on the right Dagens baghave: Backyard of the Day: Precious Moments Inspirational Park and Chapel, Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri The Precious Moments Inspirational Park and Chapel is located at 4105 Chapel Road in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri   Vi havde fået et tip om at vi burde se Precious Moments Chapel, og det viste sig at være en overraskende fantastisk oplevelse. We had gotten a tip that we ought to go see Precious Moments Chapel, and it turned out to be a surprisingly profound experience.       Noget af det første vi så... en Precious Moments campingvogn ~ One of the first things we saw... a Precious Moments camper.     Precious Moments er tegnet af Sam Butcher, der lavede den første af dem i 1974. I 1989 byggede han Precious Moments Chapel i håb om at bygningen ville være til trøst og forkyndelse for alle, der kom på besøg. Precious Moments are drawn by Sam Butcher, who made the first one in 1974. In 1989 he built the Precious Moments Chapel in hopes that the building would bring comfort and Christian witness to all its visitors.           Precious Moments Postkasse ~ Precious Moments Mailbox

Det første vi kom ind i, var en slags Precious Moments vidunderland. Det er gratis, og April elskede det! The first place we got to was a kind of Precious Moments wonderland. Visiting is free of charge, and April loved it!         Husk på børnene. Oklahoma City, 1995. Remember the children. Oklahoma City, 1995.

Han er ikke her, Han er opstået, som Han har sagt... ~ He is not here, for He is risen, as He said...     For at komme over til Precious Moment Chapel, skal man igennem en flot have, der også fungerer som mindepark. In order to get to the Precious Moment Chapel, you go through a beautiful garden, which is also a memorial park.

Stenhaven er tilegnet "Bedstefar og Bedstemor Cooper," et ældre par, der kommer på besøg her en gang om ugen. The rockgarden is dedicated to "Grandpa and Grandma Cooper," an elderly couple who visits here about once a week.

"Hvordan kan tre arbejde sammen, med mindre de er enige...?" "How can three work together, except they agree...?"

Han er ikke her, han er opstået, som han har sagt... ~ He is not here, for He is risen, as He said...

"Herren er i sit hellige tempel. Vær stille for Ham, hele jorden." "The Lord is in his holy temple, let all the earth be silent before Him."     Gamle Testamente ~ Old Testament     Nye Testamente ~ New Testament

Inden i kirkerummet ~ Inside the main chapel     "Den gode hyrde" ~ "The good shepherd"     "Salige er de, som stifter fred, for de skal kaldes Guds børn." "Blessed are the peace-makers, for they shall be called the children of God."     "Perlen af stor værdi" ~ "The pearl of great price"     "Den Barmhjertige Samaritaner" ~ "The good Samaritan"

"Salige er de rene af hjertet, for de skal se Gud." "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."     Hannah & Samuel     Dronning Ester ~ Queen Esther     "Han lader mig ligge i grønne enge, han leder mig til det stille vand." "He maketh me lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters."     Velkommen til Himlen ~ Welcome to Heaven

"Velkommen hjem, Philip" ~ "Welcome home, Philip" Fem år efter at have bygget Precious Moments Chapel, mistede Sam Butcher sin søn Philip i en trafikulykke. Dette vægmaleri er tilegnet ham. Five years after having built Precious Moments Chapel, Sam Butcher lost his son Philip in a traffic accident. This wall mural is dedicated to him.

Camping/Boondocking Information We're camped at the Big Red Barn RV Park off Elm Road in Carthage, Missouri, which is a really nice park. With our AAA discount we are paying about $17.00 for the night for partial hook-ups. Restrooms Laundry Showers Picnic tables Playground Horseshoe pit Dump station Cable Wi-fi and modem access Level sites   More Missouri Travel Information Here A BIT EARLIER TOMORROW