MEGA CHURCH AND MOVING ON

May 17/10


Yesterday we went to the Legacy Church in southwest Albuquerque and were totally amazed by its size and attendance. There are 3 services on Sunday mornings and we picked the middle one at 10:30. As we approached on the highway, we saw police cars in the road directing traffic and thought it might have been an accident. Not so;.they were actually directly traffic into the church parking lot and there were shuttle services and valet services from the parking lot to the main door.

The church has 3 auditoriums: one for children, one for youth and one for the main service. We walked past a café on our way to the main auditorium and the foyer was huge, filled with gift shops and informational kiosks for connecting with people.

We walked into the main auditorium that had theatre style seats sloped up from the stage to the back and it seated approximately 3500 people. We sat down and the place was about 2/3 full when the service started. The music was led by about 8 main singers, with keyboard, guitars and drums and a choir of 30 on the side. Excellent music and a great message that engaged the audience. The rest of our day was relaxing.

We headed west on I-40 this morning and drove through Gallup, New Mexico and into Arizona. We are still following the historic Route 66.

We are back on Pacific Time now and are spending the night in Holbrook, Arizona. We wanted to go as far as Winslow, Arizona and stand on the famous corner (from the song "Take It Easy" by the Eagles) but the RV parks in town did not have good reviews. We`re moving on again tomorrow.