Awesome time so far

Well, we have been in Connecticut for 2 days now and are loving it. We come from a relational church in Kansas. What that means is that our church is a big family. We live lives together, we spend time together outside of the walls of the church. We laugh together, cry together, help one another and serve each other whenever possible. It is not the typical American church you could say. In fact, it is quite rare. We found it several years ago and have never looked back. It is home. Coming to the North East was purposed 3 fold for us. We have never been to New England, so the chance to do so with our kids was a big part. To see the history come alive in their eyes at the same time it will come to life in ours is awesome. To see things that we have never seen before...Like Niagra falls, New York City, Boston and the North East coast of the Atlantic...wow. Also to promote my CD by playing at several venues in the area. But our primary goal was to spend time with a good friend who moved out to Connecticut 6 years ago who once was a part of that church family we love so much. Keith Marshall has been a friend of mine since college. We reconnected in Pittsburg and have been close friends ever since. When he left to move to New England, is was as if I was loosing a good friend. In fact, we gained more friends because he moved out here. Our visit here has been a blessing in that Keith, having found a church in Connecticut not that different from our church back home, the transition has been quite easy. We have been staying with the Webers here. They opened their house to total strangers based solely on the words of our friend Keith. This is what is called relational living. They have been most gracious to us and have not only opened up their home, but their hearts as well. it is truly good to know that the family of God is wide reaching...this is a relationship that will not be lost with absence. Once we leave, we will continue to keep in touch with them.

We travel tomorrow to NYC and are very much looking forward to it. We are traveling by train from New Haven, CT to the city. I guess parking is a booger there....So till next time...Jamison