This weekend was a blast! Friday night at about 11 I and 3 other friends to take a road trip up to Penn State for the game against Indiana. I then stayed up for a couple more hours so that Crook (Chris and Brook) could have our victory in Spades (another story for another day). Our departure time the next morning was at 5:30am. Since I have lost my cell a few days ago, one of the guys obliged to bang on my window for a wake up call. We drove through D.C. and saw the Washington Monument and all the pretty colors of fall with great music, and even greater conversation. When we finally reached our destination 5 and a half hours later Landon (our driver) rolled down his window to pay for parking. It was clear that 'we weren't in Kansas' anymore. We hit a little bit of culture shock listening to the nasal sounds of the the Yankee tones, and what's worse, their lack of enthusiasm for football. (North 0 pts; South 100 pts) We bartered for our Penn State side 40 yard line tickets that we on about the 10th row and found our place and sat down. For the first half we weren't sure if we were at a football game at all with the way NO ONE was standing OR shouting! There were 4 turnovers in that half, and I think that the four SEC fans were more troubled and enthusiastic about the whole ordeal than the "real" PS fans! Lunch time had already passed, so we were all getting a little hungry and went to get some hot dogs and drinks at the concession. If you've ever been to a game you know that you are charged 3 to 4 times more than what it should be worth. We paid 2 dollars for a hot dog, and 3 dollars for a coke in a novelty cup! (North 1: South 100) Thinks picked up in the 3rd quarter with 3 touchdowns and only 1 turnover, and a winning score in the end. We came back to our car and grilled some brats and chatted while we watched backed up traffic leaving the stadium. About and hour later when we were getting ready to leave, we found that the car battery had died because we left the music running. So Landon went and found a family with jumper cables who helped us out. As we began talking to them (Jill and Chris), and they asked us questions about what we were doing and where we were from (I guess our accents stuck out like a sore thumb) the man put away his beer and cleaned up his language, haha and with enthusiasm showed us his Bible app on his blackberry. They were really nice folks and we got to share with them that we are preparing to go overseas to share the Gospel with people all over the world. It may have been apparent that the way we talked about God and his Word, and people that there was some disconnect from what Jill and Chris understood of God and the difference that is between religion and relationship. After a little while Chris was trying to say goodbye and Jill was wanting to talk more and ask questions. Much to say I think the Lord used that encounter to stir Jill's heart. It was a great day, with lots of laughs and new friendships.
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