Post #2 for Today - Acaidia National Park in Maine

On the way to the park, I got tired and we had Knox Defender take the wheel for about 200 miles so I could catch some sleep:

When he started looking sleepy himself, I decided it was time for me to take back over:

Tyler Dorin, NCFIC Intern

We spied this seagull greeting his reflection:

This particular gull posed for me:

Lobster!

Greetings from the USA!

The Lord has been so good to us! We are now in Chicago, IL with all the RV's. Praise the Lord for us great protection over us over the thousands of miles we have already driven. We crossed the border into the US around 2:00 this morning (we drove through the night to get to Chicago in time). I got to see the "controlled reception" area of the US border buildings for the first time in my life. This sign on the wall meant that we were effectively detained by the border guards for a while. They had policemen guarding all the doors and we were not allowed out of the building as they searched and x-rayed our RV's. One thing was for sure - the US guys are not half as friendly as the Canadians. So much for being a US Citizen.

Well, I still have very limited time, so here are the pictures from the last while.

Taunton, MA:

 

As we drove north towards Maine, we had RV trouble at a very convenient place - a Firestone Repair Center in Boston, MA:

While we were there, an apparently severe storm rolled through with high winds, lightning, and heavy rain:

Then we had RV repair to finish:

This is the guilty culprit: the starter.

This is long enough, so I am going to split the pictures into a couple blog posts.

Greetings from Canada!

For the third time in my life, I am standing on soil governed by a foreign power. I have no time, so just two pictures of Niagara Falls in the dark and HEAVY fog. The rest will have to wait.

Acadia

Yesterday, following church with the Heritage Christian Fellowship group in MA, we drove north to the grand state of Maine. We took a wrong turn in Boston and then had two of the RV's malfunction. One had to have its starter replaced.

While we were having the RV's fixed two storms rolled in off the ocean giving us a generous lightning storm and heavy wind and rain. It looked nice. I will post pictures of it when I get the chance. The Lord was very gracious though and we were able to drive north with no problems after that. This was the first time I had driven in very windy conditions so that was a real experience. I had to fight the wheel a lot to keep that old RV tracking straight. But the Lord protected us and we had a safe journey. We arrived at Acadia National Park around 1:15 AM and by the time all was said and done, I got to bed around 2:45. Needless to say, I am looking forward to going to bed ASAP.

Today, we were able to view the beautiful coast of Maine - a sight very comparable to the beautiful Oregon Coast. Again I will post pictures as I have the opportunity. I don't have my camera's card with me at the moment so it will have to wait.

Tomorrow we drive to Farmington, ME for our next conference - hosted by Gilbert Miller. Mr. Miller has been at two of our stops already and I actually had dinner with him and his family at my next door neighbor's house.

Well, that is all for now. I have other things to attend to.

2 Cor. 13:14, "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen."

Pictures - Finally!

Yesterday, we had no internet so I was unable to post anything. I'll make up for it today I guess. After church with the wonderful families of Heritage Christian Church in Taunton Massachusetts, we will be driving to Maine to spend a day at Acadia National Park for a day off before the next set of conferences/travel roll in.

I actually am going to post several days worth of pictures (some from before I left since there are a couple good ones I took just before I left that I figured should get posted sooner rather than later...).

A week before our kick off conference, the Dohm's had a neighborhood cookout. They and the neighbors on the other side of me struck up a basket ball game as a storm rolled through Raleigh providing for an interesting set of pictures:



This little lady is my next door neighbor:



Another storm shot:
Just a few days before we left, I looked out the window and spied this view of my neighbors:
Getting some assistance from Jake...
And she's off!
Quick! To the rescue!
So now to the current events:

That is a really nice price compared to what it has been:
My artwork on the side of the RV:

Though it looks like this guy was going the same way as we were, he was really going the opposite direction. Interesting perspective!
Broken down RV:
A beautiful country lane on Long Island (Greenlawn, NY):
Our second road trip stop - the Noah's house:
Most of the group went swimming in the Noah's pool. Peter Bradrick doing a false start on jumping through the hoop:
Retry:
Success!
Stephen Bradrick:
David Brown:
Taylor Tsantles:
Nick Ruiz:
Jaun Ruiz:

Nick again:
Stephen and Jaun:
Jaun:
Loyal Bradrick:
And finally, Rehoboth, MA! We made it!

Breakdown

This was actually from our last stop, but it shows some of the excitement we have experienced.

I'll have some pictures tonight!

I will have a few pictures to post tonight since I found my card reader this morning. I don't have a huge number since the pretty places of the trip were passed with me at the wheel. :-( Oh, well. There will be more pretty spots along the way.

Taunton Reforming Church and Family Road Trip Stop

We arrived in Rehoboth, MA at 2:15 this morning after driving for 7 hours. I had the pleasure of driving a different RV this time which I liked much better than the previous RV I drove. I also got the experience of pulling a trailer... I hope I have this all mastered by the end of the tour. Every time I climb in the driver's seat I ask the Lord to take over the wheel - So far He has been very gracious in helping me give my passengers a gentle ride.

Here is the route I drove last evening:

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Mr. Mark Thomas, our host for the Taunton conference, shared an excellent introduction to the men's meeting this afternoon by pointing out that we cannot get to heaven by teaching others, saying the right thing, quoting the right scriptures, urging others to turn to the gospel. The one who would do the work of God must also be one who believes and practices his own message. Have you urged others to believe on Christ while in your own heart you do not follow him? Have you taught your children yet lived a double life? May God have mercy on us that we would not be blind to our true estate.

We are here...

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This is the location of the Long Island, NY Road Trip stop. I am in the basement of this home at the moment writing this. Across the table is Scott Brown working with Nick Ruiz on video clips which I will upload when they are finished.

Road Trip!

Well I finally have the opportunity to post something quickly. There have already been several miracles on this trip, most notably the timings of breakdowns. Yesterday was the first day and we left at 7:15 in the morning to head to our first stop near Washington, DC. Peter and Kelly's RV broke down right beside the church sign of the church we were speaking at that night. We ended up having it towed to a repair shop and leaving it behind as well as two guys to drive it. Today we arrived at our next stop on Long Island New York - and Scott and Deborah's RV's brakes failed right in front of the location we are speaking at tonight... So now, one RV is on its way from DC, one RV is waiting for the tow truck, and the last one we drove to the shop to have some repairs done that had not yet rendered it unusable.

I drove a large part of the way north today in Scott and Deborah's RV. It was very interesting driving into New York City/Long Island with a 28 foot RV. Praise the Lord that it did not loose its breaks in the city traffic!

Well, got to go. Pictures later.