This morning we woke up at eight AM and proceeded to eat breakfast, pack up, and begin our journey.  We were all assigned to our respective vans and optimistically began our twelve hour trip at around eleven AM, into the depths of the cornfields of Iowa.  We didn’t know what to expect.  Are there stores in Iowa? Most of our family and friends assumed we were going to Idaho or didn’t know where Iowa was, but within a few hours we were on our way and into Pennsylvania – and we were already among cows, beefalo (a mixed breed between cow and buffalo), farms, and horses too.  After a few short rest stops and eleven long hours of driving we arrived at The United Methodist Church in Toledo, Ohio.   At the Church, which resembled more of a 16th century castle, we enjoyed some recreational sports, much needed showers, and a dinner of pizza bagels.  We went over the plan for the next day and could barely fall asleep with the growing anticipation of our adventures to come.