Our arrival in the UK was pretty uneventful. We talked to some people who took an extended time to make it through customs but we were fortunate to pass through customs in about 5 minutes. Our rental van was a different location from the Millers so we each went to a different place for our vehicles. I had planned on following Doug to Cloverly Hall from Manchester but that did not work out. I have driven in the UK before but it always makes me nervous starting out...

After many months (almost a year of planning) the day has arrived when we will depart for the First Aldersgate Conference in the United Kingdom. In the final days leading up to the conference we have been pestered by many small details both in our personal lives and in our secular occupations. We have sorted all of those out and we are ready for our adventure to begin. The day began with plans to leave for the airport at about 2:45 PM (even though our flight did...