Southend or Bust!

The trip is off to a great start!

       Thursday:  

• Left Minneapolis at 6 AM
• We traveled a total of 700 miles today
• Enjoyed lunch in Bismark at Bethel Lutheran church. A wonderful lunch hosted by Vernices parent, sister, and niece. We were happy to have Andrea Urbach(former Messiah member) and her kids join us! Vernices brother and his family also stopped by to visit!
• Cleared customs in 20 minutes(unlike last year!)
• Arrived at the Piper home in Estavan where they are hosting our team of 14. They served us a wonderful meal, and we had fellowship with their family and friends.It was a really fun night.

       Friday :

• Woke up to a beautiful morning and plane rides. Nat was gracious enough this year to give our team plane rides in the cessna. Once again some of our team members got to fly it!
• Our next stop is Prince Albert where we will be having dinner at a church with friends we will billet with on the way home.
• We will spend the night at a Days Inn hotel with pool fun for the kids and restful sleep for the adults:)