Friends,

We arrived home last night around mid-night for a brief turn-around.  Last nights service went really well as we saw 5 or 6 more kids come to Christ. (counseling pending)  We rejoice in watching God work.

We will run errands to prepare for our next lengthy trip today and leave tomorrow.  First stop, Laurel, MS, Thursday night through Saturday evening then on from there.

Please pray for safety, God’s provision, and that He will work in a mighty way!

Blessings,

John

Thanks for the prayers, friends.  We had our opening night last night.  God lead me to an invitation time, a little unusual for a first night with little introduction of me and this ministry, and 4 kids gave their hearts to the Lord.  Awesome, isn’t He?

Pray for us tonight.  We’ll have our second service at 6:45.  At it’s conclusion we’ll pack up and head home (a 3 hr. trip) in order to do the necessary preparation for our trip to Laurel, MS, and on to Austin, TX.

Keep praying!!

John

Hi friends,

Today was unusual, according to Hilary.  The kids were more wild, more diconnected  than usual.  Not really sure what was going on throughout the group but we are asking you to pray for tomorrow that we will be able to accomplish God’s work in that place.

The opening, with my friends and music went well but it, too, had it’s distractions throughout.  Tomorrow our plans, Lord willing, are to finish our work around 12:15 then load, say goodbye to everyone, and leave, driving as far as Chattanooga, TN (approx. 7 hrs) where we will spend the night and head home first thing Saturday.

Thank you for your continued prayers,

John

Hi prayer partners,

Thank you for your continued prayers.  We moved equipment into the mission Sunday afternoon and began with a short family program that consisted of some of the kids quoting their favorite verse they had learned thus far in the previous week then a 20 minute gospel presentation by me and my “friends”.  Following the service, we had home made ice cream (these folks had never had home made ice cream) that was a huge success.

On Monday we used the day to prepare for the opening day, today.  We made some sample crafts for the kids to see before they made theirs as well as any last minute things that needed to be done.  Just to see that all the bases were covered.

So, today was the day and the kids were fired up when they came in and saw “the puppet man” standing in the auditorium.  It was awesome.  I had the opening and the kids were very responsive and it was wild.

Now to prepare for day 2.  Things are going along well and we appreciate your prayers.  We’ll keep in touch!

Blessings,

John

Hi Prayer Partners,

Thank you for checking in with us.  After a week of sickness, Patty is feeling better and so we are pulling out in the morning, July 4th, for our trip to Dayton, OH, where we’ll be working with an inner city ministry.  We are taking some time out of our normal ministry line up and are volunteering a week to help a ministry with a week of VBS.  It’s sure to be an unforgettable experience.  I will try to blog during our time there.  In the meantime, thank you for your continued prayers.

Blessings,

John