Okay so I know what you're thinking...where on earth is Grand Junction, TN. Well if you go about an hour southeast of Memphis down Hwy 57, you will run into Grand Junction. It sits about 6 miles from the Mississippi State Line and only has a population of 320 or so. The team did Saddle Ridge Ranch VBS there last week and we absolutely loved it! In the morning times, we would do a Teen Oasis for the Youth and that was just something that the teens could come to to play games, have a devotion, worship and just have good, safe fun. I absolutely fell in love with those Youth and their town. The church and its members showed so much hospitality and love that it was so abundant. We stayed on a 19,000 acre plantation called the Ames Plantation. It was owned by Hobart Ames and his family a long time ago until it was left to the University of Tennessee to do forestry, agriculture and animal studies. The professors and staff all live on the plantation and we were given the opportunity to stay with some of those families. You know you are in a very hospitable small town when your host family lets you call them "mom" and "dad." When Friday came, we were not ready to leave...some of the Youth cried when we were leaving that last night of VBS because they knew that it would be the last time they saw us...God is really moving in the town of Grand Junction and if you ever have a chance to visit, you need to eat at the Grand Junction Cafe, visit the National Bird Dog Museum & attend services at First Baptist Church at 11am on Sunday. Pastor Danny Rachel would love to have you and tell him that Chase with the "Exalt" Team sent you!
Love in Christ,
Chase
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