Sunday
Sharing Our Passion
For the Heart and Soul of Truck Drivers
After getting back from the truck stop on Saturday, we made sure everything was secure with the chapel before walking across the yard to enjoy the hospitality of Pastor Wayne and his wife, Jean, in the parsonage.
We enjoyed getting acquainted and spending time together. Jean and I discovered that I am only one week older than she. Cerwin and I were exhausted and went to bed fairly early.
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Sunday Morning
Wayne and Jean have a cozy enclosed porch-style room where they spend a lot of time ~ because the many windows give them a beautiful view.
Breakfast was ready at 8:00 AM
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Jean pouring my coffee
We had an awesome time together. It felt like we have known them forever.
Delicious Fruit
A tasty egg casserole
Friendship bread and pastry
This was our view from the front door of the parsonage.
Members and visitors enjoyed seeing a big rig in their parking lot.
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We were blessed to share the ministry of TFC and how our staff makes a strong effort to introduce Christ and godly principles to the trucking industry. We were encouraged by the interest and questions of those in attendance.
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A group of us (about fifteen) enjoyed lunch at a local steak house, then came back to the church where we visited, and enjoyed watching Howard fly a kite.
Howard told the children’s story at the opening of the worship service, sharing how valuable a string is to a kite ~ similar to biblical guidelines for christians. Without a string – a kite will soon come crashing down.
This young boy (I don’t remember his name) was interested in learning how to fly a kite.
He watched intently as Howard’s kite swooped…
…then rose higher
…and higher.
Before long Howard brought it down so he could show him how to make it fly.
Holding it properly is the first lesson.
He was so pleased with himself!
When it started coming down, he ran toward it…
…but that was the wrong thing to do
…and Howard showed him how to tighten the string ~ and up it went again.
The audience: His grandma (I think), Janis and Chaplain Tom Kemp (who shared the morning service with us), Pastor Wayne, Cerwin, and our friend Don Goss (who coordinated our visit).
Our visit ended when we closed the chapel and prepared for the two-hour trip back home.
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I thought you may enjoy seeing some of the flowers and other things I observed around the church and parsonage.
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The sound of chirping told me there were baby bluebirds in this birdhouse.
I don’t remember ever seeing white azaleas before noticing this beautiful bush near the front door of the church.
The first day of the week was a good one for us.
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