Saturday AUGUST 14, 2010 Abilene Kansas

We started out by finding my dad's high school in Enid Oklahoma which was built in 1911 and is still in use today for 1400 students grades 9-12. It has been in continual use for almost a century and all they've done is added on to it. Last time we were here my dad's class photo was still hanging in the hallway. Then we backtracked a bit and headed north to Abilene. Stopped several times along the way, for lunch and to look at historical markers, buffalo and sights in general. Stopped at a Mennonite Museum and Historical Farm. It was very interesting. Who are the Mennonites (AKA Anabaptists) you might ask. They preach peace and non-resistance. They believe in adult baptism, not infant baptism. The broke from the Catholic church in the 16th century during the reformation. They base their faith on the new testament of the bible and practice a liberal agenda. The farm had 8 different buildings you could tour...a barn, 2 schools, 2 homes, one the Friesen home and the other the Krause home, the museum with famiy displays, a blacksmith shop, and a bank. It was fun to look at and while we were in the barn mother nature graced our presence with a ferocious rain storm which made so much noise on the tin roof we could hardly hear ourselves think. It cooled down for a brief time, but soon turned back into humid and hot. We were dripping perspiration by the time we got back to the car. We got to Abilene just in time for Mass. When we got into town I told dad to head toward the tallest steeple we could see, and sure enough, people were trudging into church...late, but they got there and we were 2 minutes late also. A minor miracle in itself as we had no idea where the church was, but instinct sent us in the right direction....I call it divine guidance. We'll go to Eisenhower Presidential Library and family home tomorrow. There are also 2 mansions in town which offer tours. It's Sunday and football will no doubt be on, so we'll see how the day progresses. Dad is watching Little League National Title games on the TV.