Pella Iowa, March 3rd, Anno Domini 2006,
The Tuxes Franky spoke of in his recent post about a "sharp dressed man", were for a formal ball that we were invited to attend and do the calling for.
We arrived there after a long drive on Thursday evening, where we were greeted by our hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Harlow, who immediatly made us at home in their home, as if we were family.
The next day we assisted in preperations for the Friday evening ball(all the while getting a high off of allergy medicine...but that's another story). As the after noon progressed the excitement grew, people from Cornerstone reformed in Ill., arrived, the fellowship was sweet, with friends old and new.
The evening beautiful (not only the evening), they opened with a prayer of thanksgiving to GOD for all he has so abundantly blessed us all with.
"Let Isreal rejoice in their maker; Let the childeren of Zion be joyful in their King. Let them praise His name with dance; Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp" PSALM 149:2-3
OH the beauty! When God's people come together in His name to celebrate His gifts!
It all went superb! Then when they went to close, Mr. Rhoarda(spl?) thanked us for the calling, then He decided to volunteer us for an oncore/demonstration, ahh! on the spot! Luke, Micah, Katie, another young man, 2 more young ladies(whose names have been left out to protect the innocent), and I, did the Posties Jig to one on the fastest songs we own, I'm not sure I've ever danced that fast! We had a ball!!! ;)
After the ball we all went over the Harlow's (the pastor's) house(11:00 pm) for ice cream and fellowship. It was 1:30 before we got to bed.
The next morning we went out to breakfast at little cafe on the square in Pella, a dutch cafe (Pella is of Dutch decent) with a lot of the young people from there and some from Ill. Then spent the morning walking the square,freezing to death, trying to decide what to do.
The History of Pella is interesting, the Dutch settler's where primarily "reformed" so the whole city is primarily christian, and there was a placquet on the square that said: Pella, the city of refuge. Founded here by the Dutch in...... founded on the principle to follow God and all His precepts.
We embarked on our journey several hours earlier than planned, for fear of incliment weather.
But we were seen off by Rhoarda's, Harlow's, amongst others.
The journey was a blessed one.
"Behold how good and how pleasant it is when bretheren dwell together in unity"
Some 17 kids (and adults) crammed into a kitchen that was like 4x6 (I think we topped the vw bug record, for the most people in a small space)
