Today we had the second installment of QSBC MOBILE CHURCH while driving across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Once again worship was led by Caleb Harrison, but today’s message was presented by Aaron Robertson.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is actually a series of bridges and tunnels that span 17 miles. Quite a view for a bunch of land-locked Oklahoma kids.
After lunch we arrived at Norfolk Naval Station and met Lt. Commander Kevin Snode, our contact (courtesy of Lt. Commander Shaun Boyd) for our tour of the USS George HW Bush, the newest and largest aircraft carrier. It’s also the last carrier of it’s class to be commissioned.
After entering the ship we divided into three groups for the tour. There was a lot of climbing and you know the old saying, “What goes up must come down.” Thankfully we came down the same way we went up instead of falling off the side of the ship.
The flight desk was amazing. It covers the space of 4.5 acres and from end to end the length of the ship is almost as tall as the Empire State Building. Aircraft is raised and lowered between the flight deck and the hanger (the area where our tour began) by large elevators.
This may look like a big game of battleship, but it’s where the master controller keeps track of the placement of all aircraft. It takes quite a bit of planning and precision to keep an aircraft carrier functioning properly. This floating city can accommodate 5,000-6,000 people and every person has a specific duty.
As you can see by the flag, the flight deck is windier than Oklahoma. From the top we caught a view of our bus.
This room houses the anchor chains. Each chain link weighs 360 pounds. One full chain and anchor combined are 60 tons, and there are two anchors on the ship. Needless to say, you better not hollar, “Anchors aweigh!” unless you mean business.
Of course, before we left the ship we sang America, the Beautiful. Lt. Commander Snode commented that he would enjoy his church choir a lot more if they sounded as good as our kids.
At the time of this writing we’ve got about two hours left of a six hour bus ride to Charlotte, NC. After all the walking and climbing we’ve done, it’s nice to be on the bus for a while, although our driver says all the talking is keeping him awake 
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Daily devotion for Mon 6-7
Dear friends,