Yawn...we woke up early this morning, some of us at 4:30 am. We were to meet back at the church by 5:30 so we could load the bus and hit the road a little before 6 am. We experienced a few challenges this morning as we were gathering. There were a couple of personal items left behind at a host's house we had to ask them to bring us and then 3 of the guys were involved in a minor accident when their host missed a road and attempted a U-turn and ended up in the ditch. Thankfully, there were no injuries and we were able to have another host pick them up promptly. It did leave those 3 young men shaken up a bit though, coasting down into a ditch, not sure where/how they would stop. We hit the road though, on schedule and arrived at The Mount Academy a little before 10. We did a quick set up in and incredible cathedral chapel. The school was previously a Catholic seminary and purchased by the Bruderhof in 2012 for the education of their high school students. Their 400-acre campus sits
We had a relaxing start to our day -- something that felt needed after 3 programs in about 24 hours. We spent the morning relaxing at Naumburg Mennonite Church enjoying the outdoor weather and some games and activities. Around 11:30, we headed to Brookside Senior Living Community for a program at 1:00 and then a Solar Eclipse Party with them. After that was over, we came back to Naumburg for more recreation, a 6:00 pm supper and then off to our hosts for another night of sleep. We'll let pictures tell the story. Naumburg Mennonite Church indoors and the outdoor view. Beautiful weather for recreation our a rousing game of Quem and Schmeck! Basketball with the students from the school beside Naumburg Mennonite Church. An impromptu performance... Lunches from our hosts We arrived at Brookside and discovered we were doing our program outdoors! Our incredibly talented sound techs. Wait, this looks like a brand-new band from what we are used to! Here we go! "When I Survey the Won