May 9, 2011
Journal
Today the hills became longer and steeper, a foretaste of the feast too come, I fear!!! Since it was only 44 miles we arrived in Wilkesboro early enough that we could have lunch at a nearby lake. We then came to the church, Atonement Lutheran and met Pastor John Frasier and his wife Cara who have been the pastor family here for the past 20 months. They both met when they were school teachers. Pastor John is a second career Pastor. Pastor John and his wife Cara allowed us to shower in their home, which is a lot nicer than the little hand held shower I have outside our camper. We then went out for dinner together and enjoyed east Carolina barbcue which you barbcue connoisseurs know has a vinegar taste to it. I have to say I like my son-in-law’s barbcue better. I missed my bottle of BullsEye barbcue sauce. After dinner we met with some of the members of Atonement Lutheran Church for our Village of Hope presentation. It was very exciting to see their faces light up with the idea that they could possibly come over to Haiti and visit the mission. Pastor John has a heart for teaching the Bible and he would love to see if there is a possibility of teaching/conversing with Haitian young adults or pastors for a few weeks. Pastor John also sees a connection for how a mission trip to Haiti could fit well into the discipleship program he is wanting to offer here at Atonement. I love to see how God works. Martina and I are the messengers that plant a seed here at Atonement. God does all the growing.
Its time to go to bed now. Tomorrow is supposed to be a day full of steep climbs to Wytheville, VA.
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