This wonderful, and heartwarming story happened
to Northwest 60's Alumni Owen & Beverly (Martin) Wilkie of
Battlefield, Missouri. Owen
& Bev attended Northwest College in the 60's. Owen graduated in
1968 with a degree in Pastoral Studies. At the present time, Owen is
the Editorial/graphics coordinator for World Missions at The Assemblies
of God headquarters in Springfield, MO.
Bev
and Owen took a two-week vacation to Washington last July to celebrate
Owen's 60th Birthday on July 4, 2005. Many relatives, including their
son, Matt , flying in from Africa were there. Their daughter, Debbie,
and her family was also able to come in from Indiana. It was an
awesome time. When Bev and Owen returned home on July 16th, they were met by nearly 80 church friends, and family, along with TV cameras and news reporters waiting in front of their home. "While
we were gone they had put on a new roof, a new porch, carpeting and
flooring through most of the house, new paint on the inside, new
furniture, and improved our house in many other wonderful ways. That
night we were featured on all four local TV stations. The next morning
the story was in the local news paper, and also ran in the Pentecostal
Evangel. What a great group of people at Park Crest Assembly. Thanks
so much to Pastor Ted Cederblom, Adrienne Goss and the 80 or 90 people
who worked on our house."