Still in Millersville, PA.
Our lunch with supporters yesterday went very well. We had a great time, enjoyed a wonderful lunch of barbecued steak, fresh corn on the cob, Parmesan potatoes, fresh tomatoes, and green salad followed by fresh peaches for dessert. We updated on MMS, showed some of the video clips I've put together this year, and enjoyed our host's photo album of his years as an aircraft mechanic during the Korean War. Karen and his wife had conversations about girl stuff while we talked airplanes. It was fun hanging out with them even if I did bang my head twice on the oil lamp hanging from the ceiling in the living room. Their farm house was built in the 1870's.
We started today (Saturday) being blessed by breakfast with our small group from Grace Church at Willow Valley. We met them at the Apple Tree Family Restaurant in Lancaster, PA and hooted and hollered and laughed and teased each other for an hour and a half or so over baked oatmeal (most of the group) and eggs, hash browns, and sausage (a few of us) and Karen had a blueberry pancake that must have had a quart of blueberries in it...good home cooking with friendly service and very reasonable prices.
Then we had the afternoon off to go do some errands we only get to do while we're in Lancaster. We also explored a portion of Millersville we hadn't been to before. It was a nice break, we found some bargains at a local bargain spot, and now we're back at Steve & Cindy's sitting in their covered patio, relaxing with a cold beverage, and snacking on salted nuts while we wait for Cindy Shrom's Family-Famous lasagna to cook.
The rumor is we're off to The Strasberg Creamery this evening for dessert. Some days it's easier to be a missionary than others. And some days...work means consuming mass quantities of calories in between giving ministry reports.
Speaking of ministry reports, we're all ready for our presentation tomorrow morning at Ephrata Area Grace Brethren Church and look forward to enjoying lunch with Pastor Kim and Sue Robertson afterward. Yep, more food!
Karen continues to feel good and while warming the weather's nothing like back in Coshocton where they're enduring 89 degree (98 with humidity figured in) temps with severe thunderstorm warnings. Tucker and Tanner are probably looking out their little doggy door and rejoicing over air-conditioning while they wait for our return.
Thanks for your prayers.
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