On the road again..

Alamance presbyterian is on the road again! Currently we're in Connecticut at a gas station, staring in disbelief at the 3.85 a gallon gas. We are two hours away before we begin our journey at Heifer International Overlook ranch in Rutland, MA. It was a long drive yesterday, we left at 8 am and arrived in Lawrencville, NJ at 6, just in time to scarf down pizza before we toured Princeton and the town surrounding. Before I go any further, you must know that Princeton was similar to the most magical place on earth (fictional)-- Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardary. In all seriousness, I've never seen a more majestic and architecturally Magnificent campus and I fully understand why people drool over the school. Unfortunately I realized my aspiration to be a Princeton student far too late but I'll settle for just pretending I go there. We all returned to the church for devotionals and a little history lesson on the church, given by Rich Richards who used to be the youth minister at this church while his wife attended Princeton seminary. He informed us that the church was the second (if not first) oldest Presbyterian church in new jersey. The church was established in 1698 and the current sanctuary was rebuilt in the 1760's. Needless to say, it was breathtaking and full of history. Rich showed us one side of an old tunnel under the road to the pub down the street, serving as a leg of the underground railroad during the civil war. The church used to harbor fugitive slaves from the people looking for them. The closet in the back of the church opened to a long shaft (now filled in) that led to the tunnel underneath. It was insane to hear and be around such history and put things into prospective regarding the age of the church. We discussed the verse Luke 12:22-34, which touched on valuing the things in your life that are really important. This week we hope to gain perspective on what things we need, and what we actually just want. I can't say sleeping on the floor last night was thoroughly enjoyable but being around 20 highschool girls in the same room on one big makeshift bed was definitely hilarious. The boys enjoyed playing basketball in the church's gym, and the college boys have informed me that they "utterly destroyed" the highschool boys in ball. Tonight we will be sleeping in platform tents so i think it's safe to say it'll be a new kind of experience.. Hopefully we brought enough bugspray.. til next time, Olivia Huey (designated blogger as of this minute)