Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.14.06 in Personal
For most of this week I’ve been without Internet access, partly because I have been on the road traveling from one place to another and partly because I fried my motherboard. Early on Tuesday I went outside to see if I could find a wireless signal somewhere. It was raining lightly so I sat under a canopy for a few min …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.11.06 in Keep Believing Ministries, Personal, Travel
It’s been a whirlwind day that really started last night in Columbus when Bill and Mary Jo Price hosted a get-together to introduce some of their friends to Keep Believing Ministries. Duke Heller went out of his way to invite people so we had around 45 people who came for food and fellowship and stayed to learn about …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.10.06 in Personal
After I finished my final session of the Word of Life conference in Kokomo, Bob Cosby picked me up and we drove to Logansport, about 35 minutes away. He and Cathy live out in the country along with six of their eight children and Bob’s parents in a old farmhouse they are restoring. To call it a farmhouse is a bit of a …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.7.06 in Books, Dudley, Keep Believing Ministries, Personal, Travel, Tupelo, Word of Life
Tomorrow morning starts a very busy period for us. I’m flying to Indianapolis and then driving to Kokomo for a two-day Word of Life leadership conference. I speak once tomorrow night and three times on Saturday. Then on Sunday morning I fly from Indianapolis to Columbus, OH by way of Chicago. At the same time Marlene …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.4.06 in Personal, Tupelo
When I went outside this morning, I heard several loud blasts from a shotgun. That can only mean one thing—dove hunting season has started in Mississippi. From now until sometime in January, you can hear guns blasting early in the morning, especially on the weekends. Dove season starts in September, but it is only the warm …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.3.06 in Personal
When I sent out my weekly sermon email a few days ago, I commented that Pastor Wes Sherman had told me that the highlight of the week would be a concert by Marty Haggard, son of country music legend Merle Haggard. Turns out he was right. This morning we had at least 125 people, which meant there were chairs in the aisles to …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.2.06 in Personal
On Thursday night I began speaking for a Homecoming Revival at Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church, located on a hill overlooking a country road, not far from Batesville, Mississippi. The way things worked out, I am driving back and forth from our cabin, 180 miles each night. That means we will be driving approximately 720 miles t …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.31.06 in Personal
Scott Mahlstedt sent me this email: Doreen and I are watching the PBR event from Chihuahua, Mexico this evening. We just saw a young bull rider named Tyler Thomson buck off a bull named Pastor RayThought you might be flattered? amused?I don’t know what to say, except that it reminds me that back in the late 90s Gary a …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.28.06 in Churches, Personal, Preaching, Travel
I had a great time preaching yesterday at Hawthorne Gospel Church in Hawthorne, New Jersey. My head is spinning a little bit because I flew in on Saturday, had supper with Kevin McCullough and his family, and preached three times on Sunday morning. Pastor Russell Huizing took me out for lunch, then I preached again on Sund …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.26.06 in Personal
Here are the pictures (taken by Nick Borton) of Josh and Leah’s wedding, July 22, 2006, at the First Congregational Church in Bennington, Vermont.
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