We went Church hopping!
We had to get up early and pack our stuff so Pick could go to Trinity Episcopal Cathedral and so our stuff would be out of the way so the PUMP Church Staff would be able to come in and get set up for Church today.
After packing and Pick’s departure, Robert and Johnny and I went and had breakfast at Grendel’s Coffee Shop (yes, Amy, THAT Grendel’s). Then we went on to Donald Miller’s Church, Imago Dei, which meets in Franklin High School. It was very interesting as high school auditoriums go, and we all agreed we would have loved to have staged our high school plays and musicals there. The Church had a lovely spirit to it, and I can see why I have heard people speak so highly of it. We didn’t want to leave, but we had agreed to go to PUMP, since they had so graciously cared for us over the last couple of days.
We all rendezvoused back at the PUMP House about 10am (thanks to Ike for the use of his Vanagon so we could go two different places) and shared in the worship time there. We left just before the closing prayer, so that I didn’t get caught there for an hour talking to people I know, and quickly headed toward Idaho.
We stopped for lunch in Arlington, OREGON which is an idyllic spot in the Columbia River Gorge, and rested in a beautiful gazebo on the water’s edge (note Robert’s pictures).
We were able to make good time for a couple of hours, but then the mountains kicked in again, and we are winding our way through the far Eastern Portion of Oregon at this moment.
We have stopped for the night in Hickville, Idaho, aka Twin Falls. We are on the edge of the non-smoking wing, and this is the worst smelling town in America. Tomorrow we travel to Yellowstone, where we will spend the night at the Old Faithful Inn. We love you all!
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I'm sorry you guys felt like you had to leave Imago early. It was great to see you all this weekend.
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