Today was the drive from San Diego-ish to Las Vegas which was happily free of any complications. We had some fun, mailed home some packages at the post office, had In-N-Out and I tried on some boots that weren't mine. Sadly they fit all too well.
Then we drove down Las Vegas Blvd. As usual it made me sad to see all the advertisements aimed at immediate gratification and the people populating the sidewalks and buildings living for self gratification and our obsession with money. But this time it shocked me just how blatant it was. "Get lucky in here-the pleasure pit". 2 Timothy 3:1-2 "...in the last days people will be lovers of self and lovers of money..."
But the night had yet to unfold into a pleasant evening. Tonight was my first actual host home encounter and it was so much fun. It really sunk in that I'm going to be staying in 40+ different peoples homes over the next 70 days and it's overwhelming and reassuring that so many people believe in us and what we're doing. The family is great-Tina and Gilbert and their kids Christian (who is in Uganda and we skyped with), Dakota (wasn't able to be home), 10 year old Peyton (named after good old number 18) and the cutest 8 year old girl-Liberty. The family was so nice and we even hung out with Peyton and Liberty and gave them their spelling tests. A couple quotes from Peyton: My brother went to Australia and held a Koala, he also saw a Kangaroo and it kicked his camera out of his hands.
Peyton: My friend has a golden retriever and it humps all the guests at the house. One time I came in and it jumped on me and his mom came in and took him off me.
Peyton: I love spelling!
Me: Can you spell Phonics?
Peyton: P H O N E X.
Me: Guess it didn't work for you.
These kids are amazing. Their family is amazing and my generalization that citizens of this country don't really care is starting to be challenged and I couldn't be happier.
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