Wednesday night we went to Oconee Baptist Church in Bishop, GA. Pastor Powers and his wife were so kind and met us early to get things set up for the service. As people started coming in, we were welcomed by these loving people. During the service, Pastor Powers had me present our ministry, and we praise the Lord it went well!

We don’t have any children yet, but we were blessed to hear Pastor Powers preach out of Eph. 6:4. I’m thankful to have a Father that brought me up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and I pray one day the same can be said of me.

Thank you Pastor Poweres and Oconee Baptist Church for this opportunity, and for sharing in our burden to see Japan reached with the Gopsel!

On Sunday, we spent the day in lade Lake, FL at First Baptist Church. Being in this church for both sesrvices allowed us to spend more time with these sweet people. For Sunday School, we enjoyed getting to hear Bro. Bob Taylor teach on servanthood. During the morning service, I gave a brief introduction of our ministry to the church, saving most of our presentation for the evening service. We had a great time eating lunch with the assistant pastor, Ed Popkin.

Pastor Harsh was not able to be there, as he recently was diagnosed with Diverticulitis. Please keep Pastor Harsh in your prayers. He recently had surgery, and had some complications. He won’t be able to preach for several more weeks. He has just been moved from ICU. Last November I met Pastor Harsh, and was instantly impressed with him. As we talked, one thing was certain, he knew the Bible! We had a great time talking about the Bible. We are praying that he recovers quickly, and can soon get back to what he loves!

We praise the Lord for how the evening service went, and all the encouragement from the people of the church! Thank you for theopportunity to preach and share our heart for Japan! Thank you also for letting us stay in your prophets chamber, and especially all of you that worked hard to get it ready for us!

On August 15, we enjoyed the Wednesday night service at Living Waters Baptist Church in Lagrange, GA. We were blessed by this growing church and their love for missions! I had the opportunity to preach and present our ministry. Also, Pastor Klein said they would try to take us on for support! Thanks to each of you that came after the service and spoke with us for a while. One of the best things about deputation is getting to meet so many Christians that love the Lord! Pastor Klein, thank you for having us come and be with you guys!