Eric Walker b. Feb 4th |
Josh Pettit b. Feb 8th |
Brandon Franklin b. Feb 9th |
Logan Daly b. Feb 13th |
Erica Pettit b. Feb 15th |
Marley turns ONE b. Feb 16th |
Asher turns THREE b. Feb 20th |
Jacob Pettit b. Feb 25th |
Neeley turns 11 Feb 28th |
My wife and I have three sons and "daughters" and 16 grandchildren! "And this we know in our journey of life, whether green rolling hills or the desert bare and dry; in all things God works for our good, for those who love the Lord."
Khedouri repeated the Elliot quote more than once for emphasis: “He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep, to gain that which he cannot lose.”
After he shared a quote from Jim Elliot, a Christian missionary in Ecuador, Khedouri explained why he would soon hand out $60,000 in cash in the chapel in individual envelopes with $100 bills inside — an envelope for every Wesleyan high school student, teacher and staff member. The idea and announcement was a surprise to the majority of faculty and students. Only a few top administrators knew of the plan before Thursday morning.
But before they ever step into the “castle” in Lawrenceville, they spend their time at the Dacula farm being trained and groomed for possible roles in the unique show.
“Each horse is different,” said Jason Jones, a 38-year-old “head knight” who has made his living riding the company’s horses in front of crowds for the past 17 years. “It takes hundreds of hours to train these horses to be ready to perform. Some take six months, others can take a year or more. You just don’t know. You have to find out what scares them because when they are in front of the crowd during our shows, and there are so many x-factors.”