We left Decorah and drove to Manchester to meet our group and get on the bus...There are six of us going. Estrardo Dardo'n organized the trip. He lives in Illinois and with two kids and his lovely wife Diane. Estrardo grew up in Reu and his family continues to live there, (here :)
Gary Schmitt and Ken Hart are both from Manchester. Gary is married to Andrea and they have two children. He works for LSI and is taking classes. Prior to working at LSI he was a mechanic. His skills as a mechanic came in very handy on this trip!
Ken Hart is a K-6 Guidance Counselor in the school in Manchester. Ken entertained us all with his amazing sense of humor and compassion.
And finally, Gabriel. Gabriel is a high school student from Lake Mills.
And us, but you already know us!
Anyway that is our little group. We finished packing the bus, prayed, and loaded up. I was so touched by Sue's request to keep the bus safe from "door to door". Gary was the first driver. We were all very excited to get on the road and Gary must have forgotten to close the door, because the first corner we went around things flew out the door. After retrieving the waterbottle, we were on our way, with strict instructions to make sure the door is closed from now on.
We stopped for breakfast in Dallas. Biscuits and Gravy, yumm! Our waitress was a women named Brenda, which under most circumstances would have been routine....but when Brenda found out what we were doing....after telling us we were crazy....she told us she would keep us in her prayers, and would we pray for her too. She was going to be the director for her churches VBS program that night and was really nervous. She had never been the director before.
We drove all that night and arrived in Pharr, Texas at 4:30 Monday afternoon. At that point there was paperwork that needed to be done....and.....we still can't believe it....Ken forgot his passport....After three checks along the way to make sure everyone had their passports!
Unbeknown to us, Ken did call back to Manchester and had someone find the passport and overnight it to Texas. It was to arrive by 10:00am.
We had our first taste of Mexican food, the menu was in Spanish, but we ordered and it was good!
Elayne was so happy, we could sleep in a bed Dave was happy to be able to take a warm shower!
...and so it was the first day.,
Gary Schmitt and Ken Hart are both from Manchester. Gary is married to Andrea and they have two children. He works for LSI and is taking classes. Prior to working at LSI he was a mechanic. His skills as a mechanic came in very handy on this trip!
Ken Hart is a K-6 Guidance Counselor in the school in Manchester. Ken entertained us all with his amazing sense of humor and compassion.
And finally, Gabriel. Gabriel is a high school student from Lake Mills.
And us, but you already know us!
Anyway that is our little group. We finished packing the bus, prayed, and loaded up. I was so touched by Sue's request to keep the bus safe from "door to door". Gary was the first driver. We were all very excited to get on the road and Gary must have forgotten to close the door, because the first corner we went around things flew out the door. After retrieving the waterbottle, we were on our way, with strict instructions to make sure the door is closed from now on.
We stopped for breakfast in Dallas. Biscuits and Gravy, yumm! Our waitress was a women named Brenda, which under most circumstances would have been routine....but when Brenda found out what we were doing....after telling us we were crazy....she told us she would keep us in her prayers, and would we pray for her too. She was going to be the director for her churches VBS program that night and was really nervous. She had never been the director before.
We drove all that night and arrived in Pharr, Texas at 4:30 Monday afternoon. At that point there was paperwork that needed to be done....and.....we still can't believe it....Ken forgot his passport....After three checks along the way to make sure everyone had their passports!
Unbeknown to us, Ken did call back to Manchester and had someone find the passport and overnight it to Texas. It was to arrive by 10:00am.
We had our first taste of Mexican food, the menu was in Spanish, but we ordered and it was good!
Elayne was so happy, we could sleep in a bed Dave was happy to be able to take a warm shower!
...and so it was the first day.,
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