I'm updating from my phone for the second time this week. As usual, we have had some late nights and I'm having trouble updating. I will get some pictures up when we get home. I have plenty.
We are on our way home from Point Pleasant Beach. It was chilly today here so there was no swimming, however, that didn't stop them from getting wet! But I get ahead of myself. Today we saw the site of Log College which later became Princeton University. We stood on the site where George Washington crossed the Delaware River. That was exciting! ! God blessed once again. It's so exciting! We were running late today. (Totally my fault. .. couldn't get out of bed on time) but that is ok. God had a plan. Because we were way off our itinerary, we saw a bumper sticker on the car next to us that said "I am not ashamed." It turns out that it was an Answers in Genesis bumper sticker. That led us to a couple Christian ladies who gave the tour of the ferry house where Washington stood and hired ferries for his troops. They were excited to see a group of young people excited about our history and the hand of God in it. We traveled then to see the grave of one of the Baptist signers of the Declaration of Independence. Our final history stop for the week was Princeton University cemetery. The famous Ivy League school. .. Princeton's third president was Jonathan Edwards, (Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.). In fact, the first four presidents of Princeton were Reverends, two which were instrumental in the Great Awakening. How sad for a college that has such roots to have fallen from its original purpose.
We ended the day with a trip to the beach and Jenkinson's Boardwalk. As we are 30 minutes from the hotel, I'm thankful once again for this opportunity to learn about these great men of God and pray that these kids remember.
We will be heading back tomorrow. We have a surprise fun stop to break up the trip again and then it is back home.
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