Jul 21
Rest Day #4: Terrific People in Tupelo
Today was our final rest day of the tour. We began the day at Tupelo First Baptist Church, where I gave the morning message at their two services. We were blessed at the opportunity to get to know Pastor Randy Von Kanel, his wife, and the rest of the congregation at First Baptist. We felt immediately at home and decided if for some reason we ever move to Tupelo, we’d make it our church home!
First Baptist Church made us feel at home today!
Cindy & Randy Von Kanel, Rich & Kim
In the afternoon, we had a chance to relax as a family and take in a movie. At dinner, we ate dinner at Applebees. I got into a conversation with the manager, who was father of three teens. I ended up giving him a copy of my book. It was one of those encounters that was surely engineered by God.
We drove by the birthplace of Elvis, which is the big thing that Tupelo is known for. Since none of us really cares about Elvis, we made it a 2-minute drive-by. (I know that is sacrilegious to some people!)
This landmark is a huge deal to some people.
Tomorrow, we begin the final push to Charleston as go from Tupelo area to Birmingham, Alabama. It actually is going to be a very challenging week. Many miles. Deep south humidity. An evening program on Tuesday. And a loss of an hour when we hit the eastern time zone. But that will come tomorrow. For now, we are enjoying a day of rest!
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Well, I learned something new through your Sunday posting - didn’t know where Elvis was born! Sounds like a very nice, relaxing day - and hope the next few days will go good for you - we are to be in the low to mid 80’s this week and I am glad because Karolyn, her Jared and Lindsey are flying in tonight for about 9 days. Even though we don’t have the Texas heat, we also don’t have a/c. Back to Elvis, is his birthplace a kind of museum or does someone live in the house? Just curious. Looked like a historical marker there in the picture.
Aunt Amy
Hey Justy, we are LOVING your pictures!!! You should find a contest to enter!! We’ll see you when you get home.