36 hours...that is how much time I got to enjoy at home after being out of the country for 4+ weeks. It was a great time studying in Israel and then enjoying Switzerland with my family (and avoiding the serious heat that many of you "enjoyed" in Michigan). It was really good to reconnect with my family again. (I've got a new respect for those of you who travel regularly for business...it isn't easy being gone!)
This morning I got on the plane again, this time with Jim Vos, and found myself in Atlanta by the afternoon. We arrived early enough to spend some time at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Site where we spent time at the Ebenezer Baptist Church and at Freedom Hall where Dr. and Mrs. King are buried. After those visits it was 6:00 and the park was closing for the evening. We will be back first thing in the morning to absorb more of this park including King's birth home and the Center for Non-Violence before we head to Birmingham.
In just the brief time we have had here we have already been challenged to consider how committed we are to the cause of justice and what we are willing to give for that cause. I'm sure that is a question we will be forced to consider often during this week.
Our hotel tonight doesn't have wireless so this post will probably have to wait to go public until sometime tomorrow (Wednesday). I'm looking forward to posting my thoughts over the next 9 days!
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