Day 11

Today was another day of ministry to the Christians here in Salt Lake City. We all had to get up early to make the trip into Salt Lake to lead worship at Lord's Word church. So we headed out about 7:30 am.

When we got there we unloaded all the gear (drums included) and setup. Their church is actually in a movie theater. Its kinda weird and fun at the same time to play in a place like that. Half-way into the study "somehow" the theater music came on in the room we were in. Surprise, surprise. Pastor Shawn was doing a study on Matt 23 and focusing on priorities. When the music came on, Shawn ask us to just pray until the music came off. Someone ran out to tell the theater people what was going on. Well during the music, it was asking trivia questions. After the music ceased, Pastor Shawn told us that during the music while he was praying, he was distracted trying to figure out the answer to the trivia questions. He laughed and said "how easily our priorities get sidetracked".

After service we had planned on doing much needed laundry. But the entire team was exhausted from the last few days schedule and Mike decided a mandatory nap time was in order. I volunteered to take care of every bodies laundry and run to the store to pick up things people needed. We also had to pick up some dinner supplies as the girls were going to make dinner for all of us. Me, Ashley, and Mallisa headed out to find a store and an laundry mat. Everybody else went back home and went to sleep.

Finding the laundry mat was a chore as nobody seemed to know where it was. By nobody I mean the residents of Lehi, Utah. After driving up and down the same street 4 times, we finally found it. Then I realized that we only had three dollars to get quarters from. So I drove back to the local Albertsons to get change and some detergent. Upon my return, I was reminded by Ashely that the ice cream we bought was melting in the back of the car, and that we should have gone grocery shopping after laundry. So, I ran back to the store, got ice, and the ice cream in a cooler.

By this time, it was time to run Mallisa back to the girls house so that dinner could be prepared in time for the team to eat, and head out to the evening service at Lord's Word church. Well, not wanting to leave Ashley there by herself, we loaded up to head back, leaving the laundry to wash by itself in the laundry mat. I prayed got would spare of dirty laundry from theft.

When Ashely got back it was now almost 4, dinner had to be done by 430, and we still had to put all the clothes in the dryer. Fortunately, all the washing was done when we got back. Then we had to fight with dryers taking our money and not working. GGrrrrr.

4:45 rolls around and I get a call from Mike telling me that the weather man just forecasted a severe storm warning with "nickel sized hail" and "potentially lethal lighting ground strikes." He wanted us to come right back home. We were waiting on the last load to dry. I didn't the boys to have damp clothes so I asked Mike if it would be ok for us to head back as soon as the last load was done. He asked me to watch the dark and ominous clouds heading our way. Get this, I went outside and prayed for God to blow the clouds the other way. And guess what? The storm went the other way.

We get done, head back to the girls house and eat in a flash. I'm super tired now as I didn't get the chance to sleep at all. But, what had to get done had to get done.

That night we led worship for the evening service at Lord's Word church. It was great. We and the people there were blessed. After service we packed up and headed home to go to bed because we had to be up way early the next day for our free day.

We got home by 10, but I didn't actually get to go to bed until after midnight. Finally tho, I fell asleep ready for our free day the next morning.

-nathan