I’m taking a trip up to Mayfield, KY to visit my former Youth Minister tomorrow.  A lot of “formative” experiences from those days, 1970-75,  which included visiting Koinonia Farms and the leagacy of Clarence Jordan,  being exposed to the story of The Church of the Saviour in Washington , DC,  a great early 70’s honest to goodness coffeehouse (with blacklights and JCSuperstar blaring over the PA),  Mission trips, Serendipity-material and small groups and a sleepover at Lyman Coleman’s house,  and many a great Labor Day retreat.  I went into the Youth Ministry as a result of all that,  and I hope I can find something like that for my son,  who will start high school this next fall.  What a time.  It will be great to talk to Mel.