Today I got to do two more bucket list things. We arrived at the Dallas Dart Rail station early on Sunday morning, with the intention to park the RV for the day and take the train for the 30-minute ride to downtown. A policeman warned us against leaving the RV parked there all day due to transients riding the rails making it unsafe. So that was a downer and I figured we would just forget it and get back on the interstate.
After we talked about it, we decided to just drive downtown and see what it was like. It was early and Sunday traffic was moderate. So we got on the I-35 and drove right to Dealey Plaza and got off at the exit behind the famous Texas School Book Depository. Perfect! Glenda asked a guy about parking (I wouldn’t have asked. Lol), and he showed us where and proceeded to give us a tour about the assassination area. An old guy, very knowledgeable about the Kennedy assassination and friendly.
We wandered around for an hour and took it all in. Lots of people there – many of our generation as it was one of the most defining events of the 1960’s. The place seems smaller than it does through pictures or video and most of the people we met agreed. We also agreed that it was a conspiracy and obvious setup. We met a guy who said Robert Grodin was giving a talk that day – wished I could have stayed for that. He has written several books including “The Killing of a President”, which is a thorough photographic record of all aspects of the assassination etc. The guy also said Josiah Thompson, who wrote “Six Seconds in Dallas” is scheduled to speak at the museum on Nov.22. I’d love to hear him. These guys have spent their lives researching it all and they are reasonable journalists. I left feeling quite satisfied how the Lord arranged our morning and pondered flying back some November 22 to hear an expert and take in a Cowboys game. That would be a trip!
Then we drove east on the I-20 to Garden Valley Baptist Church and Cemetery near Lindale Texas. This is where well-known and loved Christian musician Keith Green with his wife Melody and family and the Last Days Ministry team called home. Keith died in a plane crash nearby in 1982 at age 28 with his 4-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter. They are all buried together here in the one coffin. So very tragic, but we believe God wanted them home with Himself. Keith was “bananas for Jesus” and his great songs meant a lot to us young believers at Faith Baptist in the early 1980’s – and believers everywhere. We also saw the grave of Revivalist Leonard Ravenhill, who was a mentor to Keith and a powerful spokesman for the Lord in those days. Glenda and I prayed for Keith’s family and thanked the Lord for his life. What a blessing!
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