We arrived at Roger and Cindee's house in NW Arkansas on Tuesday night. Roger and Hunt graduated from seminary together and he planted the Episcopal congregation in Bentonville, which is home to this retail company you may have heard of. Took us longer than we thought it would to get across southern Missouri, particularly after Hunt fell head-first into a rushing creek when he bent over to see if the water was cold. We stopped for picnic and ended up with a little drama and a very cold swim to break up the trip. Will offered advice from "Man vs. Wild," fearing hypothermia might set in.Some people would cross the mighty Mississipp at St. Louis, others at Memphis. But not us-we crossed at Wickliffe, Ky. No arches (St. Louis), no pyramids (Memphis), just flat land and two-lane roads. Tomorrow we're headed to Kansas, via Osage Monastery outside Tulsa, where we're stopping for lunch. (It's a place I've gone on retreat a couple of times and I want Lisa and Will to see it. We might not be driving thru Tulsa for a long time.)
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We want y'all in one pice out here. No more river baptisms. Hope you stay ahead or behind all that weather in the middle part of the country. Best to try TWA-travel with angles.
The minute you hit the west side of the Cascades, you'll know your in the best part of the USA. Our own God's dountry.
Our prayers are with ya'll, road warriors. We're all following your progress with great interest, and can't wait to see you all in one piece... but I (for one) hope you have a grand adventure crossing this wide, wonderful country.
Love God, Serve All, Go!
Bruce N. Lee
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