August 8 - “Waco bound”

We got out of our hotel ASAP in the morning. We had a few issues there. Number one: Christi found bedbugs in their room. They had to change rooms late at night. I had an altercation with the handle on the shower door. It won. I have a bruise to show it. Those are just two of many. We won’t be staying there again.

 

We made it to our seats in First Baptist Church of Amarillo just as the full-blown choir entered in all their robed glory. They started out the service with three baptisms. From there on out it was a real “God service.”  Very  high-church style. Chris commented that we haven’t sung those songs in a long time.

 

Right before the sermon the pastor stood up and asked if there was a doctor in the house. One of the ladies in the choir was having some problems. A doctor and several others jumped to the stage and helped her off. We found out later that she was doing fine.

 

After the service Josh chatted with some friends he knew while the rest of us gawked at the mist unexpected sight so far in a church. They had a six-foot tall glass cage for 12 or 13 very colorful birds. Not what one would anticipate, right? Luke said

Seaside should get its own bird. Caleb recommended the seagulls that we already had. Sounded good to me. Just stick your head out the door and there they are. Or, as Luke noted, there is a whole beach full of possibilities.

 

After getting gas, we got back on the road again. Zak was ready to take the lead, so Chris fell in behind him.

 

Our next stop was lunch in Childress. They had a Dairy Queen available so we took them up on it. We chatted around the table about the worship service. It was fun to hear what the kids all thought. I didn’t know Zak was such a fan of the traditional. And AnnaGrace was most impressed with the beauty of the building.

 

The trip back to Waco was pretty uneventful. Well, except when Nani somehow missed a turn and headed toward Dallas. She and Siri figured out a way back, though, and we were reunited. We finally made it back around 6:30. Home again.

 

Revelation 21:4 says, “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

 

Father, thank you for the fellow believers we met and worshipped with. Bless them as they minister in Amarillo. Amen.