Submersion

14 March
It’s been a busy Sunday, reconnecting with Emmanuel Baptist Church, renewing our acquaintance with Hoss’s all-you-can-eat restaurant, and rediscovering what’s happening in the lives of many old friends.
The general theme of the last 24 hours has been submersion. First off, submersion in water. On the drive to Johnstown we had to detour around flooded roads and saw more water running through Johnstown than I’ve seen outside of old flood photographs. Unfortunately for the friends we’re staying with, the deluge included the flooding of their newly refurbished cellar. So last night Amy and I were glad to be available to pitch in to haul buckets of water out of the basement. It was good that we could be on hand to lend a hand, but also we had selfish motives, since the tumble dryer was in the room with the ankle-deep water, and we really, really want to use that tumble dryer!
We also enjoyed and appreciated submersion of a different kind at EBC this weekend, where we were refreshed and encouraged by living water and the overall sense of something special happening at that church. We are blessed to be a part of it! I appreciated walking into church, being handed my assigned microphone, double-checking the PowerPoint cues, and then simply submersing myself in the festivities. Sometimes it’s really great and refreshing to be on the receiving end of things.
For all those car enthusiasts out there, our Mazda 3 made just under 35 miles per gallon (combined driving) on its first officially tracked fill-up. Nice.
Andrew