Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Where did July go?

After our trip to PA we returned to SC for a few final meetings and then moved on to Jacksonville, NC. Our host church was Fellowship Baptist Church. From this point we held meetings in the surrounding area for three weeks. The Lord blessed us with some fine contacts which we pray may lead to future support.
We also had the chance to do a couple day trips and found some interesting sites. The Fossil Museum in Aurora, NC is not well-advertised, nor very extensive. It is also loaded with evolutionary bias. However, just outside the modest building is a pile of sand and gravel from a local phosphate mine. In just a few hours digging, we found several hundred sharks' teeth! No kidding!
Most of the teeth were rather small but a few were better than an inch and one-half long. We found it truly amazing that these teeth have survived more than 20 million years! How much easier it is to believe in the Flood and the Biblical account of Creation!
We also traveled to the Outer Banks. The lighthouses and scenery were a treat. Our digital camera worked overtime to capture some of the sights. We also traveled on a few of the ferries. It's cool to load the car onboard and hit the open water. You don't go very fast, but the trip is interesting.
Our GPS system didn't quite know what to make of our trips over water. We are using Microsoft Streets & Trips with a Hollux GPS module. On several ocassions we have found that it does not register a road we are travelling on. It is amusing to watch our progress over uncharted territory at 65 mph. I didn't think I needed this technology as we began our journeys, but I am a believer now. It's great to hear a little voice say, "In 0.3 miles turn left." It takes a lot of uncertainty out of most trips, at least when you listen to the instructions. In addition, I don't have to hear "Why don't you just stop and ask for directions?" Now if I can only find a way to avoid, "Are we there yet?"

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