West Virginia - Thursday

Today began with another great breakfast. Afterwards, we said goodbye to some of the members of our team who needed to get back to NC. Then Pastor Jerry took me and Lynda, Will, Lynne, Charlene, Wiley and 3 ladies from Calvary to visit a couple of shut-ins who were really isolated up in the mountains. After a wonderful visit, we returned to camp for lunch.

Jim, David & Danny replaced a porch floor this morning before returning for lunch. After lunch, David, Jim & Lynda headed back to NC. I took Wiley, Danny, Charlene, Will & Lynne up to the little village of Cass, where we shopped in the Company Store and toured the museums and saw the trains in this lovely little town that was once a thriving hub of a huge logging operation.

We then visited the National Radio Astronomy Observatory , where we took a very interesting tour. After touring the Observatory, we went back to Marlinton for dinner at the Greenbriar Grille, then returned to the retreat center.

We plan to leave for home after breakfast tomorrow.

It has been a wonderful week. We have truly been blessed and have seen visible signs that the ministry we are doing here is making a difference in people's lives. Tonight we had a waitress who was very thankful for the clothes that she and her young son received from our giveaway this week.

Pray for us as we journey home on Friday. We plan to share photos and testimonies about our trip on Sunday, October 12th.