Lord, You Want Me to Go Where?

I was born Shirley Elizabeth Keebler in a small brick house in Muncy, Pennsylvania. I was reared, however, in Hughsville, PA with my grandmother, Sarah Keebler, my Aunt Rose, my brother Paul and my father Robert Lawrence Keebler (when he was in the states). After marriage to Robert Smith, we joined New Tribes Mission, and with our four children, went to Bolivia, South America where we served for 23 years. After retiring from the Mission, Bob and I worked with troubled children at the Advent Christian Village in Dowling Park, Florida for 7 years. When they discontinued that part of the ministry, we went into business for several years, selling antiques and craft supplies. We have been retired for many years now, and just two years ago (2006) our children surprised us by inviting many friends and family for our 50th anniversary where they presented us with a cruise to Alaska. We continue to stay busy with church, working part time decorating mobile homes for Steve, and volunteering at a youth camp in North Carolina, and attending as many of the family functions as possible. We still love being together with family for birthdays, holidays and those special events as the grandchildren are involved in more and more activities.