Week of April 13-19

God gave us a great week of travel and meetings! 

We left Council Bluffs, IA and headed down to Good Hope, IL to stay with some friends for the week. It was a blessing to attend a Wednesday night service at one of our supporting churches, First Baptist Church of Colchester. I also had the opportunity to spend some time with Pastor Dennis Clements. They were our first missions conference last September and have been faithful supporters of our ministry. 

The rest of the week provided opportunities to call churches and put together some packets. God allowed us to schedule 4 new meetings and we also got news that another church has taken us on for support. 

Our family also got to spend some time on the farm of the Hamm family. Jeremy Hamm is in the middle of planting his crops for the year and gave us the opportunity to ride during the process. 

Our schedule then took us back up to Glenwood, IA where we spent the Sunday with the Bible Baptist Church. We enjoyed the fellowship with Pastor Benjamin Quinlan and his sweet church family. What a privilege it was to preach in his morning and evening services. 

We are now traveling down to Chattanooga, TN. Please continue to pray for our safety and health.

Thank you for your support! 

Weeks of March 29-April 12

We apologize for not being current with our weekly updates. Without a computer, it was difficult to stay current. We thank the Lord for providing us with another one!

The last Sunday in March brought us to some great works near the Shenandoah mountains. Peoples Baptist Church and Valley Baptist Church were an encouragement to us. It is always a privilege to be able to fellowship with these pastors. 

From there, it was off to the Mid-West. Our first meeting was in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. The faithfulness and dedication of Pastor Ken Jordan was challenging! Sunday brought us to Baraboo, Wisconsin, to be with Pastor Bill Metzger and the Open Door Baptist Church. It was awesome to be able to teach and preach to these dear people on Easter Sunday. 

We took a family day and went to one of the best eating places known to man, CULVERS!!!! The world is a better place because of their food and custard. Trying some good Wisconsin cheese was also a must. I am almost positive we tried over 20 different types. 

We continued west and started a missions conference on April 8 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. What a wonderful pastor these folks have. Pastor Brian Tatman was such a gracious host. The people of Eastern Hills Baptist Church welcomed us with such a kind and loving spirit. It was also a blessing to be in a conference with some good friends (Johnson family to Brazil).

Before we head south to Tennessee, we have a couple of more meetings in Illinois and Iowa. The Lord has been good to us in our travels. Our family is doing well and is looking forward to being home for a couple of days in the middle of May. We find out if we are having a girl or boy during that time as well. 

Please continue to pray for our safety and health (Cara, Adelyn, and the baby). Also, pray that God would provide more meetings. We have a couple of openings later in the fall, and we are starting to book more into the new year. We can now say officially that we are at 50%! Praise the Lord. 

Thank you again for praying for our family!