This is Chris Buresh, due to technical difficulties, posting on Stacy's account.
Our day began with sharing fellowship with the people of St.
John’s Lutheran Church in Eustis. Though the service does not begin until 10:30
am, it was amazing to see the number of people come at 9:30 to share in the
fellowship time. The service made me feel right at home immediately as the
first seven pews were left empty (other than the youth in confirmation). I
thought of taking a picture but it would not fully represent the congregation
as a large number of people came into the back or sat in the balcony. In the
service, the new church council was installed and we were blessed to be part of
affirming their leadership in the congregation.
Following
the service led by Pr. Bev, the congregation hosted a pot-luck that was second
to none. Many conversations took place that were greatly enjoyable as we grew
to know the community and see the abundance of families come and take part. During
this time we were blessed by the congregation with the gift of a prayer shawl
as well as a pewter plate with the inscription from the church.
The
afternoon was spent following a cattle drive. The way that the community came
together to fulfill the necessary roles, fulfilling the necessary roles in an
assuming manner, was just as impressive as seeing the heard of over 100 head
moving down the highway. Children, dogs, horses, four-wheelers, and trailers
supported the adults who worked to bring the heard, who would be calving soon,
closer to the farm.
Following
the drive, we went to the veterinary office in Cozad where the vet tech, Mary,
along with her daughter, Jessica, gave us a tour and talked about their work.
The sense of pride in their work as well as the family friendly atmosphere was
neat to see and exciting to witness. We then returned back to St. John’s for a
quick respite before our dinner.
At
Three Brothers vineyard and winery where Gary and Ricky Sue Walch gave us a
verbal tour of their land and operation. Of course, we had to sample the
product and were thoroughly impressed with the story behind each wine. I was
excited to see a salad offering of Dorothy Lynch dressing. But nothing prepared
me for the most suclent prime rib sandwich which complimented brilliantly the
sample of Frotenac (2009). We find ourselves now at Nature’s Rural Retreat,
tired and ready for another full day tomorrow.
2 comments:
very interesting Chris. thanks for sharing with us. we missed you yesterday but will see you soon.
pastor joe & tammy
Christopher: Scrolling thru my facebook postings and thought I was at the end when I saw your pics & story. Saw you had just put this on fb so I had to see what you were doing in rural NE. Always great to travel and see how simple life can be and how we all share the love of the Lord. Have a wonderful trip. Looking forward to hearing more about your trip. Aunt Diane
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