The first picture is a panorama of the crowd gathered for our Christmas program which was held at the Armada Spasy where our mission church meets. Below are the first set of photos taken during the evening. There is another gallery following this one with the rest of the photos. This was a great evening of fellowship and celebrating our Savior’s birth. Many people helped in the program and many also helped behind the scenes. Thanks goes out to you all… you know who you are. God bless.
Right at the end of our overseas term with IMB, we had the opportunity to spend some time in the area close to Athens, Greece. The occasion was a big “company” meeting where many many workers gathered for a season of renewal and refocusing. This was a nice experience in some ways and a sad…
It is our 2022 Thanksgiving Day holiday here in the US. Commercially, this day is skipped over as retailers salivate at the thought of making their profit margins soar during the Christmas season. Yet, Thanksgiving Day should mean more. Shouldn’t it? At the risk of sounding TOO old fashioned, I am thankful for a lot…
These photos are from the last few years. At the time of this writing (08.28.2022), Sassy is eleven years old. We are thankful that she is in good health for her age and we give thanks for her presence in our household. She truly brings much joy into our lives. When I was younger, I…
Last night, I went to visit my friends at Poplar Heights Baptist Church. I have been blessed to develop a great relationship with their pastor, Richard Bragg (April, his wife, too). He and I have a lot of common ideas and thoughts about faith and church-life. We also share what I would say is an…
We finally did it! Dawn and I got away for a full week’s worth of vacation. This may sound unreasonable to some of you, but it has been around 20 years – give or take – since we took a full week off. Yes, sure, we have taken two or three days here and there….
Just a couple of weeks ago, I was blessed to help work on the 2014 VBS hosted by Englewood Baptist Church. I have worked with VBS efforts and back yard Bible studies many times over the years. This time it was different because I specifically helped to get many of our Mission Jackson kids to…