Hey guys! This is Lily Schafer.
So today we arrived in Joplin (finally!). We woke up and attended a wonderful church service at St. Luke's Church in Independence, about 2 and a half hours away from Joplin. Henry, Charlie, Julia, Edmond and I sand "Swing Low" for the congregation accapella style, which was met with uproarious applause. The pastor gave a touching sermon about how to appreciate the world and all of the people in it, ending with a Happy Father's Day wish for all the fathers in the room.
We left soon after, and spent the next twenty minutes driving, then we ate food and played a rousing game of whiffle ball. Then we began the trek to Joplin in the coolest car (Charlie, Henry, Clara, Lily Brown, Lian, Mattie, Avery, Maggie, Norm and I). The trip was highlighted by Cow Poker, Three Thirds of a Ghost, yelling every time we saw a sign "... miles to Joplin! WHOA!" and sleeping.
When we arrived in Joplin, we arrived at Journey Church along with several other churches from Texas, Madison, Wisconsin, and Michigan. There are a lot of us! The girls room is packed... mostly in part from the fact that all of the other kids had giant inflatable mattresses. The church is nice though, with air conditioning to combat the intense heat.
We ate dinner, played whiffle ball some more (victory to me team, 3-2), football, and talked. Afterwards, we attended a worship service filled with song (no seriously... they have a band), truth or dare (I have now discovered that I cannot speak Pig Latin) and prayer. It was a lot of fun!
Now we are chilling and eating cake (its John's birthday) and preparing for the work tomorrow. This week is going to be fun and interesting. Its going to be a fantastic time!
Maddie Schafer (Big sister), Lee Schafer (dad), Marge, Susanna, and Tom, we miss you guys!This trip isn't quite the same without you!
Talk to you more tomorrow!
Sincerely,
Lily
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Love you guys!
As Marsha said, it's hard not to be boastful when you see the way that our kids represented MPUC at St. Luke's. The singing was beautiful Sari and Edmund both spoke movingly about the previous mission trip experiences. We have one amazing group of kids, and it's such a privilege to be participating on this trip with them.
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