The mission of the day was simple: return to Guys Mills. Monica and Valerie made one final meal of Gold Rush Casserole for us. We placed our luggage at the front entrance, watched our drivers skillfully position the vans in front of the Ministry Training Center, despite a tight space full of heavy traffic, thanked the Center’s staff for all they did, piled into the vans, and drove away. Many of us love the city and felt hints of sadness as the skyline faded into the distance.
Yesterday Ben and Ryan competed in an arm wrestling match for dibs on driving the big van. Ben won rights to the little van, and Ryan won rights to the big van. Both men skillfully navigated through the heavy morning traffic of the city and onto the open roads of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Nevin’s family lives half way between New York City and Guys Mills, so they invited us to their home for lunch. We were thankful for their hospitality and relished Nevin’s mother Regina’s delicious white chicken chili, apple pecan salad, garlic, pumpkin roll, and coffee that his brother Wesley skillfully brewed. The weather was pleasant, so we dined on their back lawn on the bank of a slowly flowing creek.
The mountains of Pennsylvania are still decorated with the remaining unfallen and browning leaves of yellow, orange, and red. The beauty was a balm to our travel-weary souls.
After arriving in Meadville, we stopped by Compadres Mexican Restaurant and dined on fajitas, tacos, chimichangas, and enchiladas. Our colleagues in the teacher apprenticing program concluded their apprenticing term this evening. As we entered the Institute at 8:00, they heartily greeted us and welcomed us home.
God has been good to us for the past ten days. He has given us safety as we traveled and an opportunity for many good things such as hard work, stretching experiences, and much learning.
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