Today we left Keystone and headed for Chamberlain. In the past we’ve come up through Minnesota and then out through Chamberlain to Mt. Rushmore. This year we’re doing it in reverse. We stopped at Wall Drug for lunch, and then drove through the Badlands before coming to the church.
This is my 5th time going to Mt. Rushmore with God’s Light, and I’m pretty sure we’ve stopped here all 5 times. It’s at least 4, I know that. It’s a small church, but their congregation has always welcomed us and fed us well. Chamberlain is a beautiful little town, right on the Missouri River, on I-90, the last town of any size you pass through on the way west to the Badlands. I-90 is mostly a tourist highway, so it’s all but empty at night. My first time in Chamberlain, I stayed in the home of a family who live only about 1/4 mile from I-90. We sat on their back patio, overlooking the river and in sight of the bridge on I-90 over the Missouri, and I don’t remember seeing a single car.
The service tonight went pretty well, only a few bobbles. We haven’t sung the whole program since Friday, and it showed in a couple of places, but overall it went well. Their congregation received us well, as always.
Tomorrow we head to Minneapolis to sing at a church there.