Everyone looked a bit more chipper when we loaded up the bus again this morning. Before we began the trek towards Iowa, we graced some Hesston alumni with our glorious presence at the Best Western in Morton. We shared a few songs and Sarah shared about her Hesston college experience, which almost jerked a few tears from some our sophomore’s eyes. After we sang and had our fill of bite-sized muffins and pastries, we bid the Hesston alumni farewell and started out towards our next destination.
We stopped in Muscatine, IA for lunch. I know my ears perked up when Bradley announced that our Mennonite choir would be eating at the Ol’ Mississippi Brewing Co. To my surprise it was an adorable antique restaurant and the food was incredible. We then took a walk down by the frozen Mississippi River and took the typical group picture. The river was pretty, but not enough to stay out in the cold and watch it flow by, so we decided to further ourselves through the desolate snow-coated Iowa.
After arriving at Iowa Mennonite School, it took us three tries before we found the perfect standing arrangement that agreed with the auditorium’s acoustics. Many of us also watched Bradley’s life nearly flash before our eyes numerous times as he got way too close to the edge of his 5 ft. high platform.
Six of the IMS singers joined us for two of our songs during the concert. I believe the concert was very well received and it was great to hear “groupies” cheer for us.
After the concert, many of us were greeted by familiar faces, those from Hesston who traveled to see us, family members, and long lost friends. We all departed to our host families. I got to go home with one of my friends who I haven’t seen in months, so it is very late as I’m writing this. I hear the weather is going to be very white, so we’ll see what that means for our itinerary tomorrow!
~Jasmine Martin
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