Thursday August 9, 2012

 

 

A Chapel Trip to Belleville

Watts Memorial United Methodist Church

Sunday, August 5

 

 

6:23 a.m. and we’re ready to hit the road.

 

 

Sunrise was behind us.

 

 

This barn would have stories to tell.

 

 

Later the sunrise was to our right.

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After this I read a book about the rescue of the coal miners at Quecreek. I rarely read at home. I prefer doing counted cross-stitch when I have nothing else to do. But I love to read when we are traveling…and I had the treasure of one hour and forty-five minutes to do just that.

 

 

It had just stopped raining when we arrived at Watts Memorial.

 

 

Cerwin and Bunny set up the chapel steps.

 

 

 

 

9:00 a.m. – Pastor Doug Pierce welcomed everyone to the worship service.

 

 

When talking to the children, he took them to the window to see the chapel – then talked a bit about trucks and their value to our economy.

 

 

He reminded them that almost everything we have was delivered by a truck.

 

 

Bunny O’Hare, TFC’s Director of Pastoral Care, was the speaker. He is the one who asked us to bring the chapel, so it was a nice relaxing day for us. We just had to be there.

 

 

He told lots of interesting stories of things that happened to him when serving on a chapel.

 

 

This congregation usually has Sunday School after worship, but today there was a tour of the chapel. On the way to the chapel everyone could stop for a snack of fruit, sticky buns, Chex mix, drink, and coffee.

I think almost everyone came to the chapel and asked us about TFC’s ministry to truck drivers. 

 

 

I had several interesting conversations with some young men who are going through drug and alcohol rehab in a nearby facility.

One told me that he did not grow up in a Christian home, so knew almost nothing about the Bible and serving God before he came here.

 

 

A sign on the church door.

 

 

I like the quote on their church sign.

 

 

 

 

Then it was time to put the steps into storage and head home.

 

 

Bunny and Peg followed us to a truck stop where we had a delicious lunch.

 

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I love going to churches who are interested in learning about Transport For Christ and meeting new people.

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