November 4, 2013
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Last Thur evening the Gospel Echoes Team from Goshen Indiana had a fund-raising Banquet & program over at the Sam Yoder C Center.
Back in Sept. of 2004 the above 2003 coach was purchase new down in Florida-----In 2012 it was delivered to Gospel Echoes also down in Sarasota Florida------John Sommers has done a complete remodel job on the inside and it now can sleep the whole Team.
Many years ago Marvin Beachy started Gospel Echoes with his wife and family Now in 2013 there are 6 teams I think I remember him saying. Marvin and his new wife Miriam now travel in the smaller Coach often showing up at different teams program. I feel my life has been broaden by my friendship with Marvin and all the Teams.
This is the Mercy Road Team
Kendal Eigsti Jon & Karleen Sommers Christopher Eigsti
Jon is the one that did the remodel work on the Coach and he must have been a carpenter with design & finish work before starting this team because he did a fantastic job.
This team is very interesting because Jon married Karleen Then a year later her two brothers joined the team making a great mix and sound.
Karleen ask their children to come up and sing a song.-- Only Alexis the 7 year old daughter would come. They sang a song together and it was really good.
Then Jon came over and joined them, The family sounded great.
The banquet was Thursday even. Then Friday morning at 8:30 the teams plus several of us met at Smiths for breakfast.
It was Sam Yoders idea that they all met out at Smiths. Sam is one generous man--Effie just goes along with most anything he suggest.
Matt Deputy---Glendon & Lorna Bender.----Delbert Yoder-----Josh Holman
Josh Holman----Kendal & Christopher Eigsti----Jim & Ellen Eigsti.
Lois Smoker--Merle Embleton---Marvin & Mary Beachy
Jon & Tyler Sommers.
There was a bigger Coach there also but I failed to get a picture of it. It carried the first team to join Marvin Beachy in the early days--So sorry I missed it-- It was the Harvest Team with the Glendon Bender Family.
