More pictures

Here is Linda sitting in Lori's kitchen on Saturday morning. We had to leave before 7:00 a.m. in order to get to LaCrosse and ensure getting our parking spot. Every day we parked in the same stall! A lady showed us a shorter route to get from the garage to the convention center, seemingly taking off a few steps for us. The roaster on the counter behind Linda was cooking beef roasts to be used for hot beef sandwiches for a party Lori and David were hosting that night. 

 A bit difficult to make out, but the man on the jumbo-tron is Mark Vance, speaking to the Convention attendees. He is presently in charge of the WELS Relief arm of our Synod but when I first knew him, he was in the Navy, serving on a flight crew. At one time, his missions were to intercept aircraft flying out of Libya. Those were scary times! Now he is handling relief/rescue efforts of WELS members around the nation, and beyond.

The flags of the nations being served by our Synod missionaries and missions are being removed from the arena at the close of the convention. 34 different flags were carried in at the opening, and then taken back outat the close of the convention, with a description of the efforts offered as each flag was presented. Very interesting stuff, and quite moving to see and hear.