February Road Trip Part 4

On Monday, February 23rd I traveled up to Colville, WA to investigate some property the church owns there.  We are interested in selling it and I had a list of things to accomplish for the investment company we have hired to maximize the property's value.  It was cold and snowy, but it was an interesting experience navigating a rural county courthouse looking for documentation.

When I got back to Spokane, John Van Der Walker and I met with the leadership team of Spokane Valley and we talked about Young Adult Ministry possibilities.    

February Road Trip Part 3

On Sunday February 22nd, I preached at the Lewis and Clark Congregation.  The folks at Lewis and Clark are great people and a lot of fun to share with.  A couple of months ago they had a streak of bad luck.  They had a water pipe break and fill their church building up with about 3 inches of steaming hot water.  Parts of the church are now gutted and awaiting repairs.  

When I was there we met at building on the campus of Lewis and Clark State College.  It was a little different environment, but I really enjoy visiting those folks and hope that I can be helpful to them.  After church I went out to lunch with several of the young adults to the Main Street Grill in Lewiston, ID.  Great place and great food.  

February Road Trip Part 2

The next morning I left Grand Junction and headed to Boise, ID.  While on the way I made a detour to Salt Lake City, UT to visit one of my favorite stores IKEA.  I did some shopping, got my fix of Swedish meatballs, then I was good to go.  While I was shopping Jo Ann Fisher called me and told me that I was likely to run into some heavy snow in Southern Idaho, so I scurried out of IKEA  and hit the road.  Fortunately, I evaded the snow and made it to Boise just fine - I even made it up the hill and down the road to the Fisher's house without a hitch.  

I was able to spend about a day in Boise with Jo Ann catching up on some stuff.  Then the next day I met with Renee and David Fisher in New Plymouth on my way to Spokane, WA. Renee is a potter and David is a graphic artist.  They are good folks and it was really good to get to know them and to see the church in

New Plymouth.

February Road Trip Part 1

Part of my responsibility as a Financial Officer is to keep the financial records for the Mission Center which includes making the deposits.  Naturally, I planned to make the final deposit before I left on a two week road trip the day before departure.  However, I failed to take into account that the day before I left was also President's Day and the banks would be closed.  So in order to get things in the bank in a timely fashion I found a Bank of America in Hays, KS (middle of nowhere) and made the deposit while I was en route from Independence, MO to Grand Junction, CO.  

January

I've taken some grief from several folks for not keeping my blog up-to-date.  So I'm glad your reading and I'll do better.  During the month of January I spent most of the month in Seminary Classes at the Temple.  Seminary focus sessions are typically intense and this was no exception, but I do enjoy learning and the camaraderie that seminary brings.  This session I had my first independent study course (Mission and Evangelism with Mary Jacks Dynes) and I also took a fabulous Worship course with Jan Kraybill.  One more Seminary Focus session and I will be graduated!