Saturday in St. Louis

We were waiting on the east bound Amtrak train in Lee's Summit this morning at 8:30 a.m.  The air was a bit crisp, so we stayed in the van until we heard the train whistle.  There were about 10 of us who boarded there.  It had been years since Stephen and I were on a train . . . it was a nice, comfortable ride to Jefferson City.  

Because of the recent and on-going flooding in the eastern part of the state, the train could not continue all the way to St. Louis.  So, we all unloaded at the station in Jeff City and waited for the bus from St. Louis to arrive.  It was a big switch . . . the St. Louis passengers got off the bus and got on the train and we got on the bus.  Again, due to the flooding, the bus went north to I-70 and then east to Kirkwood, where we were met by Mark Cote, associate pastor of First Baptist, Ferguson.

We were starving so our first stop was for burgers at Fuddruckers.  It had been years since we'd eaten there, but the food was great.  The next stop was at the oirginal Ted Drewes for their famous frozen custard.  

Mark asked if there was anything else we'd like to see, so we asked to go by the church.  As we neared the area, Stephen realized it was really close to where he lived as a boy.  We passed his elementary school and then found his street.   Since they moved when he was nine, he couldn't remember the house number.  After a quick call to his parents, we felt confident we found his old house.  

We spent some time at the church (Stephen played the grand piano in the auditorium) and then Mark took us to check in to our hotel.  We had a short time to rest before going to dinner with Mark and Pastor Joe Costephen's and his wife.  Great company and great Italian food.

We're looking forward to tomorrow . . . we'll be talking with the adults during the Bible study time.  Stephen will sing in the service and we'll give our testimonies. Please pray that we'll be able to share God's message with the congregation.