Thursday, October 22, 2009

sunshine!

After a weekend of rain and a weekend of snow, it was kind of nice to see a weekend of sunshine :) The weather was beautiful for my trip to/from Faith Baptist Church of Hinckley, MN - where I had the opportunity to be part of a mission's emphasis day! I was there along with the Morris family to Bolivia. It was an enjoyable day of services!

I am now home for the rest of the week, and will be heading up to Rockford, MN on Saturday.

Thanks for your continued prayers!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Snow!

Well, I went from one weekend of rain to another one of snow!
It was snowing some on my way up to the Minneapolis area on Saturday, and it snowed on my way back to WI on Monday morning. In fact, I had about an inch and a half of snow on my car to clear off, and it snowed pretty steadily most of my trip back home. The first snowfall of the season :) Winter is fast approaching!

Anyway, last Friday afternoon I was able to spend a few hours down on State Street in Madison. I got to talk to a few homeless people for a little while - had some good conversations. Please pray as I have opportunity for further contact with one of them!

Services were great on Sunday - had a wonderful time of fellowship with the folks at the church in Oakdale!

Also, I've been working a lot on writing some more songs. Please pray that I'll be able to get them finished up (so I can work on some more!).

Have a great day!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Rainy Weekend

It has certainly been a very wet weekend! And it definitely feels like fall :)

This past Friday I left around 5:45 am to head up to International Falls, MN (on the Canadian border) for a mission's conference. It's around a 9 hour trip - and it rained for about 7 1/2 of those hours! Also, the further north I got, the colder it got (which I liked!) I was even able to wear my winter coat for a few days!
The conference itself was wonderful! What a blessing it was to be able to be a part of it! I had such a great time in fellowship with the folks up there - made some good friends!

I am home now for the week, and next Saturday, Lord willing, I'll be driving up to the Minneapolis area for a meeting there.

Please continue to pray for me as I travel! And please pray as I am continuing to work on my schedule for next year.

Hope you all have a great day!
“To be a missionary you don't have to cross the sea, you just have to see the cross."

When the Rains Descend

When the Rains Descend
Go ahead and grab your umbrella, because in life, there will be times when you journey through the storms. You see, in this world in which we live, the rains will fall. That is a guarantee. Trials will come - and they are going to come to everyone. Just because you are a Christian, don't think for a moment that life is going to be easy. There will still be pain, sorrow, and heartache. The good news, however, is that, as a Christian, you do not have to weather these storms alone. You have a solid foundation in Christ.

When the Rains Descend is a collection of poems written to be an encouragement to you as you face the downpours of life. May you rest in the Lord and grow closer to Him day by day.

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