A long journey home...

I just returned from western Florida where I attended a training class on Friday. This has been a very busy week and it seems that I have been in the car for the entire week! Come to think of it, I have been. I have driven or ridden over 2300 miles this week since Tuesday.

I want to ask that you pray for our friends, David and Bernadette. Bernadette gave birth to a new baby son on Monday evening. She is doing wonderful and so is the baby, However, David's father passed away this week. Keep David and his family in prayer as they plan for the memorial services this next week.

We are doing well, and are still trying to get settled. We appreciate your concern and prayers for us. Glenda still needs your prayers for the issue with her back.

Keep the faith and ....

Carry On!

BRRRRRRRRRR, it's cold!

The winter has arrived here in the region! It was about 30 last night and today it is rainy here on the farm! But the Lord is good! We are still working on getting it all put away. Will there ever be an end to the boxes?

Glenda and I have had both our mothers present for the Thanksgiving celebration, It was a great day with our family. And today we were able to go to service at Jacob's Well for a great time of refreshing and impartation. We miss our friends in Virginia, but pray for them daily that the Lord will refresh them during this time of transition. We have even prayed for those who apparently were not our friends after all, that the Lord would bless them and cause His face to shine upon them!

Hopefully, after the first of the year, I will be announcing our future plans. Right now this is just a time of settling in and working through some of the ordeal that we have faced. Please remember us in your prayers during this season of time.

I am limited on time at the computer for the first time in many years due to a lack of an internet provider at the location where we live, but we are working on getting that changed soon. Until then, I will do my best to stay in touch.

The Lord reminded me that He is with me during the service this morning. Man, was I ever glad to hear that from Him. If I listened to the naysayers and those who devised their actions to discourage me, i would have given up long ago! But God is so faithful to remain near! Whatever you are facing today, remember that God is just waiting to reach out and touch you. We love you!

CARRY ON!

BOXES, BOXES Everywhere....

We have arrived at our destination and are busily attempting to sort our stuff! Do we ever have the stuff!

It has been a very tiring week, but we are getting ready for the Thanksgiving holiday with our family next week. We will all be togethere sometime during the holiday except for Jimmy, who is in Kuwait on his way to IRAQ, and his precious family. We are so grateful for the prayers of everyone for Jimmy and his family during this deployment.

Jimmy has been in contact with Lindsey regularly, and we are regularly in contact with her. Though she is about 1000 miles away, we are attempting to remain in a position of support for her and the family.

Please remember to pray for Glenda and me as we pursue our destiny. Our focus remains on ministry while we are in this time of transition. Please remember the Lighthouse Worship Center in Alexandria as they move through this time of transition as well. We have given of ourselves to that ministry and want to see it flourish.

Blessings to each of you!

CARRY ON!

We have arrived..

Glenda and I have arrived at our new location. We are getting ready to meet the truck and get started on unloading and getting set up. I appreciate all who have shown us their love and caompassion during this transition. Special thanks to the Simmons' who gave us a resting place for almost two weeks. Glenda and I are so grateful for their expression of love toward us.

Several have expressed their love toward us in several ways. We will be in touch with each of them in a more personal way as soon as I can get to the office boxes!!

Watch the blog for more information!

Carry On!

And they took it away..

The driver came and took the truck away yesterday about 4 pm. It ended a long week of loading and I can assure you, I was glad to see them drive awat. However, there is a less exciting thought... Now we have to unload what we loaded and organize it all over again!

Thanks to those who came and shared their strong backs with us as we worked to get it all loaded. Your assistance was appreciated more than you will ever know. I was disappointed that I did not get a chance to say so long to many of those who I have served for the past nearly four years. But to those who came by to express your fellowship and love, we thank you for taking the time to show us that you really do care!

I drove to MTC today and plan to return Monday for our final week in the Capitol region.

It will be a very busy week with appointments every day with those who have asked to spend time with us before we leave the area. On some days we have more than one appointment. We will miss the area and these precious people.

Blessings to each of you.

CARRY ON!

We are loading...

I have muscles that I never knew existed! We began the loading process yesterday at about 5 pm and worked until 9:30 loading our belongings. We will finish this evening, thanks to the help of Pastor Alex Lazo and the congregation of the Hispanic church, the Simmons family, and Dan Smith. We are so grateful for the support of these wonderful people as we step forward into the next phase of our lives. God is so faithful!
I am getting ready to shut down the internet provider that has served me for the time that I have lived here. So, I am trying to wrap up anything that needs to be done on the internet this morning. I will not have internet access for a few days.
Thank you for your prayerful support as we move forward!
Carry On!

Moving Day is Rapidly Approaching...

Don't forget to pray for our son and his family, Jimmy, Lindsey, Jaxson, Juliet, and Johnny. Jimmy is scheduled to leave for Iraq on November 1. This will be his second tour into harm's way. Thank God for his safety.

If you haven't moved in a while, you need to get some experience at getting ready for a move. So come on over and we will give you some boxes, tape and a marking pen and put you to work!!!! We are working heard to meet the deadline for the arrival of the truck that arrives here on Tuesday.

Hopefully we will get it loaded and on its way by Thursday morning. Glenda and I appreciate the helping hands that have assisted us in packing. Bill, Thelma and Rita Simmons have given several hours to us to help in this process. Really, Glenda and I were so grateful that someone came to help. With the issues that Glenda has had with her back during the past several weeks, I don't think we could have accomplished as much as we have without their volunteering to help.

I will be driving the Motor Home to our new location on Friday of next week, hopefully. Bill has volunteered to help me by driving our car as well so that Glenda will not have to drive through after she has her last lumbar injection. We will return by Sunday evening. God has been so faithful during these days of transition.

We will miss the people that we have served for the past 3 years and 10 months, but look forward to the new opportunities that God will provide for us. We serve at the calling and pleasure of the Lord. I look forward to the next assignment.


Blessings to each of you!

CARRY ON!