On Sunday, April 25th I heard a conversation
something like this:
“What is this, a family reunion?”
“No, this is a church service.”
“That's an even better idea!”
Our local church group met that Sunday
at Cacapon State Park, WV for our usual order of worship service and
communion, meals, prayer and a lively soccer game. Since the Hynes
family was the host family we decided we'd better leave for the
2-hour drive early. After one stop in the neighborhood to look for a
necessary article in the car, and a return to the house for Dad's
eye-glasses we were finally on our way. Upon arriving at Cacapon
Park we found that, while we were still early, most of the other families
were already there setting up chairs and lighting a fire in the stone
fireplace at the shelter we would use.
God blessed us with nice, moderate
weather, and we were able to enjoy lots of good fellowship. However,
occasionally throughout the day a storm threatened (we heard
thunder), and during the soccer game a kind passer-by gave us a
heads-up on some rain and hail that had passed through Winchester and
were possibly heading our way. But God graciously held off the storm
until people were starting to leave. It hit our car about five
minutes after we had left the park. Some of the other families who
were still getting into their cars were soaked.