I spent the previous week (the 8th through the 17th) in Atlanta, Georgia. Well, actually it was Marietta, but close enough. That was an awesome experience, and I had an amazing time. However, that has nothing to do with the IMPACT trip so I'm not going to dwell on it. On Monday I got a different perspective on the trip to Tennessee by traveling up rather than down. Also, it felt a bit sacrilege to travel in an actual bus rather than a sketchy overcrowded van.
I went over to meet JD's old youth group and travel with the Burnt Hickory Youth Ministry. I can't tell you how many times I was told this... "Oh, hi! You must be JonDavid's kid! I was wondering how one of them just happened to be in Georgia!" Don't get me wrong, it didn't bug me at all. I thought it was great! The people from BHYM were awesome to me and made me feel right at home. I slept most of the way, but they were great to me. We got a late start because the bus was late back to Georgia from Jr Impact. We finally rolled into the Lipscomb campus around 4:30. The Missoula group went to the zoo in my absence and I'll let someone else tell you all about that.
They got to the campus around the same time as me and we met up there. It was so great to meet up with them again. It was a little weird though to have a grown man jump out of a large van with a pink, furry steering wheel to give me a hug. But to each his (JD) own I suppose. I already said it multiple times, but I'll say it again. It is great to be back with some Montanans. I don't know what to expect for the rest of the week, or what to expect for the trip home but I can't wait.
JD:
It really was a strange and exciting moment to roll into the Lipscomb campus and reunite with Katie, then Ethan, then Tyler. It felt like some kind of reunion, though we live in the same town. Earlier that day, as Ethan said, we went to the zoo. The pics speak for themselves....
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