5 Tickets

Arrival in Omaha NE on 1/11/12

Five Tickets to Paradise!
ok, so it's not 1977
Leaving on a jet plane?
OK, so a jet plane to Omaha.

While we are traveling, and some of us are leaving loved ones behind, our trip is filled with excitement and wonder; at least from this traveler!

This year, 5 LSTC juniors are haeding to Nebraska to spend time with the Nebraska Synod and be fully immersed in rural life.  We spent Wednesday and Thursday with Pr. Bob Bryan and Dennis Gengenbach to discuss our upcoming trip, spend time in discussion on the carious books we've read, and talk trhough our preconceptions and expectations of rural life.

We flew out of Midway airport on Friday morning, leaving behind a gloomy rainy Chicago and landed in a mild temperatures Omaha.  When we arrived in Omaha, we were greeted by Gretchen & Brenda who are pastors in the synod.  We ate in Omaha, taking in the downtown, noticing that redevelopment had occurred at some point.

Then started the drive to Eustis, we learned that it takes 'basically a day' to drive across the state of Nebraska, 8 hours.

Once in Eustis, we met our host families at Lucky Chuck's, had a delicious dinner, then went to visit Nancy's home, which is filled with thousands of santa clauses.

Our night was capped sitting around a table, drinking local wine and sharing stories of joy, grief and desires.

And that was the first day, and it was very good.