On our way to Roger's cousin Sue and her husband Barry, we stopped at a Burger King. They have a great museum set up with information on the (Navajo) Code Talkers. We learned a lot! It was a missionary kid who first suggested they use the Navajo people; the first 29 who were selected as a test group all passed (if even just 1 had failed, they would not have used them); the Navajos had to create new words for war terms; the battle of Iwo Jima involved them - some on land and some on the ship offshore; because they spoke the code, it was much faster to transmit messages; they blended in because they are very similar to Japanese. Outside was a display of their hogans, etc. The Navajo language is related to the Mongolian and Maori tribes. Lots of new information - showing the greatness of God and the way nations are related.
We stopped at a McDonald's, mostly to cool off!! Although AZ has yet to reach 100 degrees, it's been miserably hot!!
From there we went to Sue's. It's always good to reconnect with Christian family members. We enjoyed the evening together - she cooked a great meal, too!
Sunday morning we headed off to a church near our friend, Darrell. The folks were friendly, and we really liked hearing the organist and pianist. But once again we were saddened to realize that the pastor was leading a traditional Baptist church toward reformed theology. Heather's dad warned of this just before he died - he saw it coming.
The afternoon and evening were spent with Darrell. He is doing well, considering he's recently widowed.
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