We have returned from a month in Mexico. You might also enjoy seeing pictures of the trip when Lois has the opportunity to post them on her site. This week we are at our regional training conference in Nashville.
This is a very significant day for our oldest son, Kyle and his wife Elizabeth. Today is their first day of full-time ministry at Camp Barakel, where they first met.
We will be here until Friday. I have been asked to speak at two …

It’s Memorial Day and today I would like to have the ability to go back in time just once. Since my grandfather served in WWII, he was a patriot and he and grandmother always commemorated “Decoration Day.” Grandpa had been injured in the line of duty he had seen others die. Everyone had sacrificed for the war effort and rejoiced at its end.
On Memorial Day the morning was always devoted to remembrance. We attended parades and listened to speeches. We bought poppies from …

On the Lord’s Day we drove to Guadalajara and participated in a service there at Jorge’s church. His father is the pastor. It was a beautiful service. We sang and Mr. Gothard preached on meditation. After the service we went to the Soreno’s beautiful home for an afternoon of feasting and Christian fellowship. At the close of the afternoon we all gathered to sing Amazing Grace in Spanish and in English and our hosts told us why they wanted to treat us to such a …

Saturday we worked at the Oasis Orphanage all morning, spent the afternoon in training at the Latin American Training Center, and did an open-air meeting in the evening.
Almost every day since we have been in the area here Mr. Gothard has led someone to profession of faith in Christ. Yesterday it was a couple on the plaza. The day before a government official and a lady who came to the Center for prayer. The day before that it was a different government official.
Sunday …

Today (Friday) we worked at the Oasis Orphanage in the morning painting a building, building a wall, sewing curtains, and digging, digging, digging. For lunch we had pizza. We spent the afternoon at the training center where we had a prayer meeting, hymn-sing, and training session. On the bus-ride from the Orhpanage to the Training Center we memorized our verse for the day.
In the evening the team ministered on the street in a very humble little village packed with children. We did stories, songs, skits, …

Wednesday was a work day here at the Oasis. We dug a trench for electric and water and painted a building. It was good to be out in the sun and help the people here with some projects.

When my oldest son was about four I began to teach him to play baseball out in front of the house with a small wooden bat and a tennis ball. When I drove in from my day at the church he would often be waiting for me with his little bat and tennis ball. We would play and I would pretend I was a professional play-by-play announcer.

This morning about thirty minutes after I got up there was a knock at the door and Josh Fite was standing at the door with a hot cup of coffee for me.
Tuesday we had a training session and worked on a beautiful Spanish song at the Latin American Center. In the evening we did an open-air meeting on the town Plaza from six to nine. It was like all the evenings here, beautiful. The sun sank behind the mountain and the people came to the …

My oldest son, Kyle and his wife Elizabeth are in love with Jesus and committed to the ministry of the gospel. This summer they are headed to Camp Barakel to serve. Last night I received an emergency phone call that they were in the hospital. God has chosen to take their pre-born baby to himself. As far as we know Elizabeth is physically well.
A. W. Tozer once said;
“I doubt if God has ever used a man greatly until his has first broken him deeply.”
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Monday morning the team did a four-hour assembly and meeting at a boy’s school. I have never seen anything like it. There were 2000 boys assembled there all in strait rows. Each boy was on a large team and the teams could be identified by the color of their shirt. They listened attentively. When the assembly is over the students mob the team members and eagerly listen to every word you say. I have never been able …