The last two days have been spent in Wyoming. It’s a state that we quickly discovered is full of beauty, character, and community. We were welcomed by the Casper Missionary Alliance Church. Bob & Nancy opened their home to us and from their overlook provided breathtaking views of the unique Wyoming terrain and the city of Casper.
As Chris’ birthday is in early September and mine is in March we were both slightly confused when Nancy surprised us with a birthday party at our 5th event. She kindly reminded us of the fact that our trip is centered around the fact that HOPE is turning 10 – we’ll blame our dimwittedness on the hours in the car. Each event has been so different with locations, people, food, etc… the Casper event was no exception. Nancy had birthday presents to hand out to guests, a cake complete with #10 candles, blow-up globes for each table, and a world map shower curtain as a decorative piece!
We continue to love this opportunity. In many areas the mission of HOPE serves to reignite the passions and hearts of individuals as they ponder over the various forms ministry can take in this time. Questions are being asked at each event which spur on deeper thinking in our own hearts. And, once again, we are being reminded of larger Church we are apart of.
* I should also mention that our time in Casper ended with us joining a young couple from the church for a morning prairie dog hunt. Our time in Wyoming is now complete.
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October 5, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Way to go you 2….so much fun reading where you’ve been & what you’re doing. May God continue to bless you on this journey. Must ask…..did you do any hunting—or just observe???
God Bless…
October 6, 2008 at 10:23 pm
We did do a little hunting… We would have felt a little guilt except our hunting trip was led by a Harvard Environmental Science grad who assured us that the prairie dogs were overpopulated and damaging the area. With 8 down, we did our part to remedy the situation.