Michelle Ule, Author

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Oriental Missionary Society, Oswald Chambers and the Oriental Missionary Society, Charles Cowman, Ernest Kilbourne, Juji Nakada, Bible Training Institute

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Oswald Chambers & the Oriental Missionary Society

Oswald Chambers first encountered the Oriental Missionary Society when he met a Japanese evangelist in Perth, Scotland, in 1905. Many people considered that Japanese evangelist, Juji Nakada, “the D.L. Moody of the Orient.” The two became fast friends and traveled through the United Kingdom speaking on Holiness Movement issues. The 19th-century Holiness Movement was based on the teachings of John…
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Charleston tour, Charleston Tea Party Private Tours, private gardens, history, historic buildings, Celia Garth, seeing Charleston with a local guide

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A Charleston Tour

We visited Charleston, South Carolina this spring and took a fantastic tour. Led by Charleston native Laura Hipp, we wandered the streets, homes, and gardens of the town. Founded in 1670, Charleston has seen much American history played out in its streets. Hipp, of Charleston Tea Party Private Tours, took us through the historic parts of town and even into…
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Fort Sumter, Charleston, where did the American civil war begin?, Confederate States of America, visiting Fort Sumter National Park

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A Fort Sumter Visit

The firing on Fort Sumter marked the beginning of America’s Civil War. While not particularly interested in the fort– basically a rock island at the entrance to Charleston harbor–I recently visited it with my husband who loves them. The National Park Service is in charge of the island, and we picked up a ferry on the east side of downtown…
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VBS recreation, Vacation Bible School outdoor activities, outdoor group games for kids, water balls not balloons, relay races

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VBS Recreation–Ideas and Fun!

I’ve just finished a week of VBS Recreation and thought I’d pass along what worked for me. It helps to have a theme I’ve led VBS Recreation many times and know that having a theme helps. Not to mention the recreation book that comes with the program. One year, we worked with an international theme, The Incredible Race. The recreation booklet had numerous suggestions for…
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Hunley, USS Housatonic, submarine, Confederacy, Civil War, Charleston, hand cranked propeller US Navy, Fort Sumter, first submarine sinking

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The Hunley and a Submariner

My husband, a US Navy (retired) submariner, visited the Hunley in Charleston recently. The Hunley is famous for being the first submarine to sink an enemy vessel in wartime. It happened February 17, 1864, just outside Charleston, South Carolina. After damaging the USS Housatonic, which immediately sank, the boat vanished for 131 years. You can see it now on weekends…
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