As we ride these back roads through the Midwest we clearly see that many of the towns are either shrinking or literally becoming abandoned ghost towns. Almost everywhere we go the people tell how hard the recent recession has hurt their area and that in general their town in going downhill.
Even though our church generally is growing everywhere, we were told that the branch of our church was closed two years ago here in Eureka because the town is shrinking. So now the nearest branch of our church is more than 32 miles away in El Dorado, Kansas.
Had it not been for Dad and his car, we would have held our own church here in Eureka. But, we got up early and drove to El Dorado to attend wonderful meetings and feel the spirit.
On the way there, we saw a deer cross the highway ahead of us. It was chasing at a very high speed out in the open prairie, a bobcat. It was the oddest thing.
Yesterday, Jake and I finally saw a live armadillo for the first time. Up until then we had only seen smashed ones on the road.
Jake has asked where we will attend church next Sunday. It could possibly be near the Colorado border.
We have now been out three weeks and have ridden 750 miles. Jake has said several times today we have been out three months, not three weeks.
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