wellborn my hometown

David Smith here stands in front of Wellborn United Methodist Fellowship Hall in November of 2008. He had returned with his wife Jennifer in order to tell of a Mission Trip they had experienced in Africa where he shared his expertise in training young men and women for work with Christian youth. 1997-2000 David Smith's ministry toward local youth had kids happily swarming around Methodist Church properties in an after school ministry each week with the serendipity of Teen Time, a Sunday afternoon Recreation time complete with devotions at the Smith's home on Bulb Farm Road. After high school David achieved Bachelor's, Masters and Seminary and has had the pleasure of seeing his written words published in both magazines and a book.
On Wednesday May 11th, 2011, the extended Smith family drove to Tampa to be the dearly beloved witnesses when David Smith was ordained at the First Baptist Church. David's early Christian education was at Mt Beulah, Wellborn. He was baptized in the Smith's pool by Rev. Cheryl Pingel.

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Geiger Greenhouses are located on the corner of railroad street and ninth avenue in downtown Wellborn. Young boy Maurice started with a mail order orchid about sixty years ago. The hobby grew and grew.On Mothers Day Geiger orchids brought glory to God as they graced the Wellborn Methodist altar. Maurice explained that the extravagant purple orchids here are progeny of that first mail order plant!

Wendell Snowden stands behind Bobbi Fenderson and alongside Maso Martin and Kathie Snowden to make the May Blueberry Pancake Breakfast happen.
and THE NEXT FIRST SATURDAY IS THE BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL in our hometown. This month I was grateful one more time to the Wellborn Community Association for hosting the pancake breakfast because it gives us all a wonderful opportunity to be neighbors in the very best sense of the word.

Marja and Sietski are a magnificent pair of Friesian horses, beloved by Bobbi Fenderson.
Bobbi drives a smaller carriage, drawn by one horse, almost daily. Her little dog, who lives like a Princess, always keeps her company. The foto of Bobbi, Jinny, Marybet and Carmen was taken just before Princess jumped in to her upholstered seat next to Bobbi so that we five could go carriage riding. What a swell kickoff to Mothers Day weekend. Fenderson's Imperial Oaks Ranch on 53rd road (Dwight Stansel road) is in a neighborhood of horse owners in my hometown. These are good people enjoying comfortable retirement surrounded by gorgeous trail riding opportunity.
It would be wonderful if Grand Marshal Jinny Wilson could lead the Blueberry Festival Parade of 2011 in a horse drawn carriage. Bobbi knows that her own parade chairmanship precludes its being her carriage and her wonderful horses, but maybe there is another way. Let us pray!