Crossflame Tour Day Three: A Story Which Will Be Continued

Hey all. Profundity escapes me at the moment, having been driven out of my head by a wonderful bus ride home and the hilarity that ensued. So just a quick life story update- we were up early again for breakfast and visited The Upper Room in the morning. There was good art and a beautiful chapel. We headed back over to Scarritt-Bennett to listen to the director of the retreat center talk some about the history of the retreat center and some about liturgical art. So, needless to say, the morning was some people's cup of tea and some people were begging for a soda, but a relatively good time was had by all, I think.

After lunch we had a rehearsal in the Wightman Chapel here. Google it. It's awesome. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke here and to me it's amazing to be in the same place as someone who helped so much. We had a good rehearsal, learned how to sway, taught Heaven's Gate to some peeps in the choir, and then headed off to a retirement center to sing for them. The band played well and, as Ron said, it wasn't a bad first time out for the choir either. George Hamilton IV came and sang with us (he's the one who invited us to sing at the Opry show) and sang to us. Bob Dylan ftw- We were on the receiving end of a wonderful rendition of Forever Young.

Then dinner, then a bus ride and then home. OK, I made it through most of the day. I reserve the right to retell the God-moments when I'm feeling a little less snarky, so tomorrow morning after a great breakfast at Panera, and before we leave the free internets, I promise a better update. Also, we're singing for a chapel service here before we peace tomorrow afternoon, so send up some prayers that we'll continue to be a blessing to those around us and that we are in turn blessed by the awesome experiences that are being placed into our lives. Check out Ms. Foster's videos and pictures, they're quite wonderful (Sorry, AD, it's totally Ron's fault). Safe journeys!