fields of faith

the year 2013, on the 9th day of October. here follows the account of mark & josh, and the finding of the Fields of Faith. 

so far, Missouri has looked quite a lot like our home back in northern michigan. 

homesteads. 

farmlands. 

and hills. lots of hills. 

the change in terrain naturally brought a change in our riding pace. today marked the beginning of what will likely last through the Ozarks and the Smokies - 80 to 90 mile days, with more time in the mornings and evenings at each town we stay in. 

this evening we stopped in Marshfield, MO, and were privileged to be able to skype with our church back at home. Dorothy Prins and the K-4th graders at Walloon Lake Community Church are one of the many groups that have lifted mark and myself up in prayer during our time on the road. 

thanks to some wifi at McDonalds, we were able to see all those bright & shining faces of the wednesday evening class for a brief time and answer a few questions the kids had about the trip. 

thanks to our stop in McDonalds, we were directed to Fields of Faith by a few people that overheard our Skype conversation, and correctly assumed we were believers who might be interested in a gathering of several churches at Marshfield's football stadium for a tailgate and time of worship that evening. (which had started just as we finished up our Skype with the kids back  at Walloon). 

and so, thanks to Missouri's terrain, we found ourselves arriving early enough to participate in a town's incredible gathering of believers. Fields of Faith is put on by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes across the country each year as a way to bring the youth from local churches of varying denominations together. nothing beats good food & fellowship on a cool fall night under the lights of a football field. 

once more, we found ourselves blessed to be serving a God who provides and goes before us on this journey. today He proved to us yet again how perfect His will and His timing is for each of our lives - no matter where we are, He's watching over us and has plans to prospers us and not to harm us, plans to give us hope and a future. 

until next time,

may the road rise up to meet you

josh & mark

the lifecycle team