I’ll be headed out in the morning for Poplarville, MS. Revival services begin at Juniper Grove Baptist Church on Sunday and run through Wednesday. Patty will be staying home making the 3rd consecutive engagement she’s had to miss due to illness. Not the flu but a viral infection nonetheless and although she’s feeling a good deal better, she’s not up to working again. Lots of energy involved in being with people constantly while on the road. Maybe missing just one more engagement will enable her to be back full strength for the following weekend.
I’ll keep you posted on the services as we go along.
Blessings,
John

It was family night tonight and there was a good turnout and lots of fun as I did a concert geared for the family. I don’t know what a good crowd is for the church but by descriptions, it may not have been a Sunday morning crowd but a good one none the less.
Tomorrow there will be Sunday School at 10 a.m. and I will follow with the morning service. Immediately after the service I’ll load it all and head home. It’s a little ways up here, 350 miles, so I appreciate the prayers as I travel.
Blessings,
John

Hi friends. I’m scheduled to leave in the morning for Flat Rock Baptist Church in Hickory Flat, MS. I am going to be doing a family concert on Saturday night and the Sunday morning service then returning home.

Please pray as I travel, for safety and God’s provision. Patty will be staying home. She’s struggling with a sinus infection and hardly feels like driving and working. I’ll be in a pretty remote area so I doubt I’ll be blogging. Just pray and I’ll update Sunday night or Monday.
Blessings,
John

It was a great weekend of ministry. We headed out yesterday around 10 a.m. for a program yesterday evening in Heflin, AL. It was an Upward Flag Football Awards Program and was lots of fun with a full house. We headed home, arriving late.
This morning I was asked to give a brief overview of my ministry for our congregation since I am out so much and many of our people have never seen me use the gifts God has given me. I used the Professor for a little 10 minute spot and then sang the “special music” spot and was graciously received.
God is good, all the time and I appreciate your love, support and prayers.
Blessings!

Hi friends,
It was a great closing night. The pastor was a bit concerned with the crowd, not knowing what to expect but knowing that there would be typically not as many visitors with it being Wednesday night. There was a very large crowd for them, they said. 117 tonight. The church body was thrilled saying this was the only revival they could remember where the crowds exceeding 100 every service. The people were gracious and responsive and I pray that the seed planted in hearts will bear fruit.
My voice remained strong, although I’m kinda bushed at this point. We will be heading home tomorrow for a little time off.
Thanks again for your support of this ministry. Sure would be more difficult without you!
Blessings

Another good night. The folks are so sweet and responsive to the Lord and His leadership. We had supper at the church tonight as we’ve done each night. It was “chicken night”. I’m telling you, it was as if there was entire chicken truck dropped in a deep fryer! Awesome!
At 7 pm we began the service with an almost full house. Many moved during the invitation and we are grateful for each.
Continue to pray for my voice. God is hearing you and honoring your requests on my behalf.
Blessings

It was a good day. The pastor picked us up at the hotel this morning and we drove to a church members house for lunch. Great fellowship.
This evening was “Italian” night so there was spaghetti and lasagna everywhere! I behaved knowing that I was leading the service later in the evening.
The crowd was great tonight. Several of the sister churches came so it was a good night.
My voice, though tired is holding up really well, so thank you for the prayers. Please continue to lift me up anytime the Lord brings me to your mind.
Blessings,
John

It was a good day. It was high attendance Sunday at Buckatunna Baptist Church and there were 111 in Sunday School. The people are a wonderful and sweet group of folks that were very gracious in their comments toward us and this ministry.
The church is doing something this week that I”ve not seen. The church is located way out in the county and the are encouraging everyone to come to the church at 6 p.m. for a meal followed by the service at 7 p.m. Without this convenience, it was be very difficult for these folks to get home from work, feed their families and still get to the service in time. Pretty cool!
The kids are responding to the ventriloquism especially and I’ve had a number of adults who said their kids sat up all afternoon watching the clock to make sure they made it back. Awesome!
We’ve been blessed to see people at the altar at the invitation of each service and are grateful to the Lord for that. Your prayers for my voice will be much appreciated. Doing well right now but will begin to strain a bit during the week. Just the nature of the calling.
Blessings

Well, we arrived this evening and drove out to Buckatunna Baptist Church to move in our equipment and get things ready for tomorrow.
It’s a small church. The attendance board recorded 67 last Sunday. Tomorrow is high attendance Sunday so there are lots of things going on. I’ll begin at 11 a.m. in the fellowship hall with the kids. I’ll do 15 minutes there then head up to the sanctuary for the remainder of the service.
Please be in prayer for my voice as I do the work asked of me.
Blessings!

Hi friends. Well, we’re heading out in the morning for a revival meeting on the outskirts of Meridian, MS. Buckatunna Baptist Church is not a church I’ve ever been in so we are looking forward to meeting new folks and excited to see God work.
Please be in prayer for the church, the accompianist and us as we minister. I will be doing both the music and the preaching so prayer for my voice would be appreciated as well. Lord willing, I will keep you up to speed on how to pray and give you updates on the working of the Holy Spirit.
Blessings,
John