The month of October brings two words to mind: Busy & Blessed!
This past month took our family to 14 different churches in 9 different states. For those of you who wonder, the states were (in order) Kentucky, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, Illinois, Tennessee, Alabama, and West Virginia. Today we find ourselves on day number 12 of 18 straight nights in church. Although this time has been extremely busy, we are so blessed to have a number of opportunities to present our burden for Peru. God continues to bless as our support has risen to 43% and our children’s home project has grown to $17,500! God is so good!!
We had a couple of special blessings this month as we were able to be with two churches that God has greatly used in our lives. On October 11th, we were with Forrest Hills Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, GA. It was there, 13 years ago, that God allowed our ministry and our family to begin! We served as youth pastor there and had two of our four children during our three and half years in Georgia. What an honor it was to return and see many dear friends. We also had the opportunity to be in the Missions Conference at Temple Baptist Church in Powell, TN. Through the ministry of Temple Baptist Church and Crown College, Crystal and I grew mightily in the Lord and learned much about serving Him! We are so thankful that Dr. Sexton (top picture) followed God’s leading to begin this ministry. Both he and the college have impacted our lives tremendously. We were also blessed to spend a great amount of time with Mike & Valarie Fox (bottom picture) during our visit. Other than my father, no man has had a greater influence in my life. I am thankful for his Godly example and friendship. We thank God for every opportunity to share our burden, but this conference was very special to our family.
