Coaches for Christ Rally

After Six State Rally, we had been invited to join the Coaches for Christ rally being held in Durant, OK. We had found out at the Texans on Safari Rally that Smitty and Mary Helen would also be going to the Coaches for Christ Rally.

After hooking up our tow vehicle at the fairgrounds, Dwayne drove the first leg to the Texas State Welcome center, just a few miles away. Since I wanted to get more experience driving, I took over at that point, and drove the rest of the way to Durant. This was a really good experience as we drove part of the way on the interstate, and then a long ways on US highways.

We stayed at the Choctaw Casino KOA RV Park in Durant. It was really NICE – the facilities where we met for the rally were really nice, and it had wonderfully clean and well maintained restrooms and laundry facility. I made use of the laundry on early Monday morning before any other activities started.

At the rally, we had a great combination of planned time and free time. We had three different folks share morning devotions (one each morning) – it was nice to hear from each of them. This chapter makes lap quilts with Bible verses from different members to share with folks who may be going through a tough time, so we participated by making a couple of squares for that endeavor. One of the nice “getting to know you” activities was that half of the members had their names put into a basket, and the other half pulled out a name – so we went out to lunch “two-by-two” – two couples together. It was a great way to get to know another couple better.

Ultimately, we decided to join this chapter also. There is a Coaches for Christ chapter in each of the areas. We are hoping to participate in the national Coaches for Christ rally next July in Wisconsin, which will precede the FMCA national rally.