Once it hit Alex and I that fall has officially started, we also realized that we have to start thinking about going home (which we've been trying really hard not to think of). With that it mind, we realized that a month and a half into our trip, we're still on the east coast and there's a lot of land still left to cover before we get back to Seattle. So we've decided to expedite our travelling pace and only hit the places that we really want to see on our way back west. So from Washington D.C. we drove through Virginia, North and South Carolina to Georgia without stopping much.
The one big stop we made was to go to church in Fayetteville, NC on Sunday. As we've done in other cities, we just looked up what churches were in the city once we got there Saturday night. We chose Manna Church because the first thing we saw on their website was that their missions statement is to glorify God by equipping His people to change the world. Since this is Alex and my heart too, we went to check it out Sunday morning and the first thing we noticed was that everyone at the church; from the people directing parking, to the guy in the orange jacket sitting next to us, to the lady making our coffee, were all so nice and hospitable! I love when you go into a church you've never been in and you already feel at home. I think with God's love in us, this should always be the case in every church. Sadly, it isn't always, but at Manna Church it was. The next thing we noticed when we started worshipping with them, was that the Holy Spirit was so strong in the room that when they just started singing the name Jesus over and over again, I couldn't help but just cry. It was a refreshing stop that we really needed and we recommend this church to anyone who happens to find themselves in North Carolina.
Alex and I also had our first holiday together! Even though we weren't with family like we usually are, we still wanted to celebrate Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year). So I made a special dinner and a Tarte Tatin, which is basically a upside down apple tart, since you're supposed to eat apples and honey on Rosh Hashanah. Delicious!
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