The time has finally come…Dave and I wake up in hopeful anticipation after a restless night. Filled with ponderings of all the last minute things that we need to get done, the final list of things to get from the grocery store, and the list of things that we need to do to close the house for a week….you know, like take out the stinky garbage, turn down the heat, and clear the old messages from the answering machine. As we did these things, we thought about all the other people that were performing the same tasks to prepare for the same journey as we were.
The Charles City group met at 11:30 to put the packed donations on the bus, followed by a pizza lunch. We then left Charles City and met the rest of our group in Waverly, Manchester, and Dubuque. We got on the bus as strangers, but as the group numbers grow….so do the relationships.
Worship with Holy Trinity
Packing and getting everyone on the bus went smoothly and we made great time driving across the state….we arrived in Dubuque on time and we blessed by the hospitality at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Betsy and crew served us an incredibly delicious supper of maidrites, salads, and amazing mint brownies. YUMM! We were able to stay and worship with them at their Saturday Night Worship Service. The text for the evening was John 12:18. Pastor David Solburg preached on “Lavish Love, Sour Stinginess”. The final song was “Will you Follow Me” by John Bell….a song that has become my new favorite song not only for the catchy tune, but the call to all to follow where you are called and be transformed. ”will you go where you don’t know and never be the same? Will you let my love be shown, will you let my name be known. Will you let my life be grown in you and you in me”.
What an incredible sending! Thank you Holy Trinity.
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