Kids and Cousins
For the first time in our deputation, our travels took us near Crystal’s family. It is so funny how deputation has changed travel for our family. I can remember in the not so distant past when a trip to see Crystal’s parents would begin by packing the previous night. We would rise early in the morning and spend the day making this long journey across the state of Virginia. My how things have changed. On Wednesday, we got up and spent the day doing school, finishing paperwork, cleaning up the house, and packing the car. At 3:00, we all loaded into the car and set off on our trip. Along the way, we stopped at Wayside Baptist in Hillsborough, NC to present our burden and to preach the Word! We thank God for a great service that night. After church, we continued on our way and ended up in Virginia Beach that night around 1:30 AM. As we headed into the in-laws neighborhood, Crystal said, “That was a pretty easy trip today.” The funny thing is that she was serious! We are thankful that we have these three days to spend with the family.
This trip will continue in Richmond, VA on Sunday unless the church happens to be buried in a foot of snow as forecasted. From there, our road trip will go through Georgia, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and end up in Tennessee. We look forward to these upcoming meetings and pray that God will use our family to be a blessing. We also want to thank the Lord for a good month of January. Our previous meetings have gone extremely well. We are just so thankful for the many blessings that God has sent our way!
