Sunday, April 20th was a fun day for Lorice and me. Our day started with a foggy drive to Oxford Junction where I facilitated an adult education forum. The topic of the day was the Holy Spirit and the Church. We had a wonderful discussion. Then it was time to dart over to Lost Nation, IA for a preaching engagement. The fun thing about it was that I was to preach at Union Presbyterian Church for the first time. We arrived right at the time I thought we might and entered the church to discover that they had finished the rest of the service and were waiting for me to preach! I walked from the front door to the pulpit and began to preach. A very nice group of folks welcomed Lorice and me and made us feel right at home. I'm glad we had the opportunity to be with them, though we missed being with the folks at Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
After worship ended (shortly after my sermon) Lorice and I headed back over to Bethlehem for an internship committee meeting, a quick change of clothes and a visit to Bill and Ellen Pithan's farm. You can see some photos here. Just prior to our arrival, the last mama sheep lambed here triplet babies. They were adorable and we watched as mama cleaned them off and they found their legs under them for the first time. Lorice enjoyed holding some of the slightly older lambs and trying to talk to the grown sheep (they just stared at her). Finally we hit the outdoors and Lorice climbed into a tractor for the first time in her life. Ah, the simple things are what make life fun, aren't they?
We celebrated our fun day of ministry and farm visits with a lunch at the Hy-Vee in Dubuque. Good times.
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