So I wanted to write a blog to fill you in on my last couple days, but I am so tired that the room is spinning a little bit. So I decided to invite a guest blogger to fill you in on my life. I hope you enjoy the different voice; if not you can write me, and tell me how much you miss my writing. Enjoy.
Today’s guest blogger is named Benson.
First, though, super news! The Bible study Elizabeth helped begin in Manilla has continued! The ladies continue to love on each other.
Elizabeth, the rest of the Legos, and this particular World Race squad got to the Los Angeles area Friday morning. But it was actually their second Friday in a row – after leaving Japan on Friday, they showed up in the U.S. the next day, which was still Friday. That crazy International Date Line!
Elizabeth hadn’t had a true night’s sleep since Wednesday, and the group was told not to take naps after arriving in Los Angeles (that can help with the jet lag).
All that means the members of the Lego team were particularly sleepy yesterday. And by sleepy, I mean ridiculous. That’s where I come in, plus some pretty incredible God-providence.
My name is Benson Hines, and I’m Elizabeth’s buddy and old college minister from Dallas. This year, I’m on a year-long Road Trip researching college ministry around the U.S. (Really. You can read about it at exploringcollegeministry.com.) As it worked out, my trip brought me to California last week. Beginning in San Diego, the plan was to come next to L.A.
When? Friday. Neat how that stuff works out, huh? God’s providence abounds – I know it does for the World Race, and it sure has on my trip, too.
So, I have had the wonderful opportunity to chauffeur Elizabeth, Courtney, and Brady (yesterday) and Elizabeth, Courtney, and Katey (today) to such wonderful locales as…
- Target
- the Post Office
- Chick-fil-A & the surrounding Los Cerritos Mall
- NewSong church (a completely unfruitful visit, but that’s another story)
- the UPS Store
- Panera Bread (more for the wireless than the food)
- some churches (’cause Elizabeth is joining in my research)
Really, though, it was fun to see the gals freak out about the glories of being in a real-life Target for the first time in a good while. Elizabeth jumped up and down. Which still only gets her to like 5′ 4″.
Tomorrow, they leave for Nicaragua (via Miami). Sadly enough, they could be internet-less for 3 or 4 weeks, so don’t count on blogs or emails for a while. 🙁
But if you want to drive down there and see her, take it from me – it’s definitely worth it! These missionaries are amazing, amazing peeps.
(Elizabeth does NOT condone my use of “peeps” in the last sentence.)
But if you can’t take a Road Trip to Nicaragua, Elizabeth says you should load up her email inbox with friendly emails, so that when she gets back to civilization, she’ll have a billion. So that’s your dare from me, Ben Hines: an email a week to Liz over the next month. You can do it!
