Retired directors of missions from South Carolina met at Ridgecrest May 5-7. The meetings, which are held quarterly, are primarily for fellowship and were started by former DOM Jimmy Skinner. The group, led by Tom Jones, has previously held meetings at Martha Franks Retirement Center in Laurens,?and in Columbia and?Greer, and will meet next in Easley. From left: Gerald and Frances Roper, Bob and Phyllis Deaton, Jim and Louise Smithwick, Russell and Billie Parsons, Wallace and Donnie Hughes, Jim Skinner, Alvin and Jo Ellen O’Shields, Lawrence and Faye Garrett, Dan and Martha Ray, Tom and Dian Jones, Ted and Margaret Robertson, and Lucille Skinner. Deaton, retired state convention annuity and insurance representative, meets with the group on behalf of GuideStone Financial Resources.