On the HOME Stretch!!

On Monday, September 17 (Paul here writing for Denise) Denise and Diane started the final steps toward home on Highway #41. It was a cold, wet and windy day. However, the warmth of many Melfort friends stopping to visit brought comfort and encouragement to the day.

Denise started walking at Aberdeen just south-west of the Louis Dreyfus Inland Terminal.

These two large crosses are a familiar fixture on the road between Saskatoon and Melfort. We (Denise & Paul) took some time to walk up the hill and investigate. They stand as a constant reminder of the thousands of lives of unborn children that have been taken due to abortion. We knelt to pray at the foot of the cross to recommit our lives to God and His service.

At the completion of twenty-eight kilometers we reached the town of Alvena and then drove ahead to Wakaw to be treated to a warm supper at the Crossroads Restaurant (thank you Sandy). While we were eating a trucker walked in with a big smile on his face. Carmen and Diane stayed at the Kenilworth motel, while Denise and Paul returned to Alvena to stay in the Community Centre parking lot in the RV (thanks Alvena for your hospitality). We'll try to keep you posted each day of the progress on this final week.