We’re on the road and just entered Tennessee. We are about four hours from home without any delays. We hope to see you all when we get home around 8:30pm.

It’s been a great mission trip and ending it last night at the Arch in St. Louis was great – not to mention a real bed for the first time in eight nights at the Days Inn.

See you all in a few hours at Morningside!

By the way, the cross has been moving among the group this week and was passed in this order: Rebekah Dodds, Michelle Gallman, Kaitlyn Ridings, Brittany Eberhart, Mark Mannigan, Martha Lee Lancaster, Mark Alexander, and is now around the neck of Jody Welch.

Thursday is finally here. We’re excited and sad all at the same time. We have all had a wonderful time working among the Omaha people, but we are also looking forward to being home with our families.

Today we are praying that some of the children who have been coming to Bible school make decisions for Christ. Three little girls at the Walthill club are really close and truly seeking. Pray that today might be the day that they give their hearts to Jesus.

The storage building is done and looks great. The team is going to have a dedication for it later this afternoon at our week’s closing service.

I must take a moment to brag on our team – especially our teens. They have all been awesome. This is the first trip I can remember taking with any church group where there has been so much group unity. Typically, tensions run high on trips like this when you live in such close conditions and minister about 19 hours per day. Normally by now I would be stopping fights and trying to help fix hurt relationships. Not this week! This team has stood side by side and served in love the whole week. Praise the Lord!

Keep praying for us especially as we start our drive home at around 5am tomorrow morning. We will be stopping in St. Louis tomorrow night for dinner and a tour of the Arch.