Well, it's official. Internship has begun. Lorice and I attended worship at both churches on Sunday [August 26th] and were we ever impressed with the wonderful people we met! Our day began early since we had to drive to Lost Nation, IA and be there by 8:10 a.m. We hit the road around 7:00 a.m. Taylor stayed home as he had to get some lawn work done. It's been raining non-stop for over a week here in Dubuque, that makes it tough on a guy with a lawn business. So, we hit the road and arrived in Lost Nation.Once there, Lorice and I stood at the door greeting folks as they arrived for worship. We were introduced during the service and warmly received. We had to leave during the closing hymn so that we could make it to Oxford Junction ( the locals call it O.J. for short and since we came from Florida, Lorice and I are greatly amused by this formerly only orange juice abbreviation). We got there in time for the start of the worship service and enjoyed singing one verse of 4 different hymns followed by a ranking of these same hymns for sing-ability and ease of learning. We were again introduced and warmly received.
Following the service we made way to the basement for a potluck luncheon in our honor. Let me just say, these folks know how to cook! Yummy stuff and we were full by the time we left for Lost Nation. That afternoon we strolled through town [http://www.city-data.com/city/Lost-Nation-Iowa.html] and met with some shop owners as we enjoyed the scenery. I'd estimate that there are about 5 square blocks of Lost Nation.
The Annual Chuckwagon Dinner came next, it began around 4:00 p.m. Lorice and I were asked to work the event, which we did. I was a ticket taker, which is a very important job at a Chuckwagon dinner. Lorice helped with keeping guests' cups full of lemonade. We had fun and got to meet a ton of people. As of the time we left we had received tickets for 163 guests! Pretty good I'd say, and it brought people from the community too, not just church members. Lorice and I sat at a table with the town mayor while Lorice ate some Chuckwagon food.
Our day finally came to a close around 7:00 p.m. and we hit the road for Dubuque. Today is Monday and I have the day off. Tomorrow I head back down to Lost Nation to move into my office.
