Sunday, June 10, Waverly, NE

After another long bus ride through parts of Colorado and Nebraska, we arrived at First United Methodist Church in Waverly, NE. There is lots of rolling hills and farmland in Waverly, which is near Lincoln. This is Larry McGill’s childhood church, and there were family members of Larry that helped with hosting us and in the audience. Once again we enjoyed a great dinner, and even had vegan garlic bread. Wow! Larry’s parents were in the audience for the concert. The Wesley Bell Ringers played for their 50^th anniversary in 1993 in Waverly and Terry said that the choir can come back and play for the 75^th! If you look at the pictures, you can see there are lots of different emotions before a concert from scared to serious to silly. It was fun to talk to the people after the concert and show them the bells. We enjoyed our time in Waverly and are looking forward to traveling to West Des Moines, Iowa on Monday. It’s a shorter bus ride and we are going to Adventure Land on the way.

Mr. and Mrs. McGill

You never know what you're going to see at a host's home, like this 1950's Mercedes.

More thoughts from the ringers…

My host home in Nebraska was absolutely beautiful. The bed was so comfy and I stayed with Alicia there which was a lot of fun. They had all sorts of games and gave us each a bag of gourmet chocolate which was absolutely delicious. I slept like a rock which was exactly what I needed. I miss my family so much. My mom, Jody, and Dad George but most of all my little brother Kent, but being with all these nice people and making new friends everywhere I go helps me work through it. I’m loving tour so far.

                -Kay Mattena

Nebraska was so cool. Most of the day was spent driving which is kind of boring but it went by really fast for me. The church we played at had these stained-glass windows that looked so awesome. My host was the coolest guy in Nebraska. He told us all these crazy stories about ice storms and such it was pretty fun. Tour is awesome but I do miss my family. My mom, dad, and Mckinzi are all being missed but what do I do but be on this awesome tour.

                -Braden Nagata~

Ah, Nebraska. Once more this was a long bus day. But honestly these days are the best days. The church was on the tinier side, but otherwise it was very nice. Our host was pretty awesome. It was a farm house out of the town. It was nice and peaceful. I managed to get outside and go for a run, which was a lot of fun. So far, tour is great and shaping out to be a good one. 

                -Jon Williams