More Birthday Parties

We talk a lot about the “family atmosphere” at PIU. I think it is important that our faculty and staff view PIU as not just a place of ministry and work, but as a place to bring the family and hang out with the students and with each other. Thus, we have a lot of family events, including birthday parties. Besides Serenity’s birthday parties, we attended two others recently. Last week we had a surprise 16th birthday party for Mikaela Atoigue daughter of our operations director Celia, and then last weekend we went to a 2nd birthday party for Gwen Pate, daughter of executive administrator Nino Pate. I think a good time was had by all.

Samantha made an ice cream cake and we had Mikaela’s party in the seminary classroom.

Gwen’s party was on the roof of the Palmridge Hotel by the swimming pool. The Pate’s live at the Palmridge and PIU will soon be teaching some classes there. Titus seemed to be amazed at the food choices.