Home!

We are home.  The sleepy passengers woke up with excitement as we made the final stretch up the Sawmill.  The two vans came to the light at Reader's Digest and the race was on!  Of course we were just having fun (but Dale won!).  When we pulled into the parking lot parents' cars started arriving right away.  There were smiles and happy reunions all around.  We even have received emails from grateful parents already.  Not just grateful that their teenager is home safely, but that they seem to be different--in a good way!
They are the best group of high schoolers I have ever been around.  On behalf of Elisabeth and Sarah I want to thank parents for their trust and everyone for their prayers and support.  It was a successful trip in every way possible.  My usual standard is to come home with the same number of youth that I left with.  We brought the same number back, but not the same people.  We were all changed.  We look forward to telling you more about it.
Come to church each Sunday during the summer and one of the youth will share their experience.  Then in the fall we will plan to show make a more complete report.
See you in church,
Pastor Dale

We leave you with avideo (our version of Call Me Maybe) and a picture of the road home.  What a beautiful sky!

Finally home!