Ministry on the Road…Again

We began the month of November in Eau Claire, WI. We finished a terrific week of racial awareness studying slavery in the port of Charleston, SC where a high percentage of the slaves were brought in from Africa. It was both educational and heart-wrenching. We visited a museum where slaves were bought and sold and where sometimes families were broken apart in the trading. We also learned of heroic acts of slaves, freedmen, and whites in loving and serving their fellow man regardless of status. After studying the institution of slavery we concluded that, "The love of money is the root of all sorts of evil" (I Tim 6:9-10) and that greed can drive all of us to bad decisions (See Luke 18:23). Likewise we of the 21st century must be careful to avoid the love of money that comes so easily.

 From Charleston, we made the long drive to Eau Claire, WI, stopping in Champaign, IL and in La Crosse, WI to see friends. We really enjoyed the beauty of the whole drive as the trees were showing great color most of the drive up, and it was great to see our friends. 
     

In Eau Claire we served alongside our Cru Faculty Commons colleague who was also our host and arranger to speak to faculty and students at the Univ. of WI at Eau Claire, Stout and River Falls. I spoke on each of the campuses, giving 14 talks in various locations.
     

We feel that our best service to the Body of Christ in making these presentations to University groups.