Saturday was full of driving. We left Hutchinson around 7:15 and drove all day, arriving in Minneapolis, MN around 7PM. We made some fun stops like Palmer’s Deli in Des Moines and Cabela’s (which I consider to be necessary contextualization to come up here). We drove downtown to our hotel and after checking in, we ate at Bob Guthrie’s favorite German food, The Black Forest Inn. After a great meal there and our full trip, we were ready to crash.
Sunday AM meant getting up and heading to church at Bethlehem Baptist, where John Piper serves as Teaching Pastor. Piper’s message, which will soon be online, had to do with “Don’t Waste This Recession” and what a sovereign God might be up to in allowing America to face it. We also took communion with this body of believers.
Another highlight was that this is also the church home of Rick and Tracy Cornish, missionaries we support. We had a great lunch with them and got back to the hotel with full souls. Many of us hit the workout room for a good time of exercise.
The plan this evening is to enjoy the Super Bowl and continue to have good fellowship. Look for more summaries of our time soon.