On the Road

So the first 18 hours of the drive were mostly fine. Ezra was a trooper. The kitty not so much, but we were able to turn up the radio loud enough to compensate. Actually the roughest part of the drive was the hour it took to cross New York City. That's right. An hour! Manhattan is a little more than two miles wide where we crossed. Have you ever been through Pennsylvania Dutch country?! We considered pulling over and unloading there.

Our building has a little roundabout which made parking the U-Haul super easy and several people showed up to help us move in. We have a tiny little apartment that, oddly enough in some ways feels much bigger than our house in Clarksville because it has cabinets and closets. Roosevelt Island is like a dream. It's clean and quiet. There are trees outside our window! There is also a parking garage outside our window but hey... Yesterday we took a break from our unpacking and walked up the island. Ezra watched some guys play baseball and we shared a snack.

Things are definitely different here, but not in such a bad way. One thing we will have to figure out is transportation. This morning we left an hour early for church (it's about 2 miles away) and we were still late. Our subway was shut down and it took quite some time to figure it out. We should have walked the whole way. :)

--L

Looking over the edge...

...it doesn't seem so scary. We are about to head to NYC to help in the work of the Gallery Church. Our Pastors there, Freddy T. Wyatt and Aaron Coe have asked us (and Erin and Nathan Patton) to transplant ourselves there to love people and serve the church. Our pastor here in Clarksville, Roger Freeman has sent us with his blessings and we are loading up, Beverly Hillbilly style this Thursday Morning.
We will be tied up for a couple of days in our new apartment, but will soon start blogging. Perhaps we will be even more prolific than the Wyatts.
We are very excited about meeting new people, doing God's will as he has revealed it in his word, and being able to get green tea ice cream, Even if the city is a bit too gray for our taste.
I hope all our friends and family will keep track of what we are doing and encourage us as we try our best to bring light to a dark place.