Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.20.09 in Israel, Travel
I’m writing this note–hurriedly–from our room at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Ceasarea on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea in northern Israel. It’s bright and sunny and warm in Israel this morning. After a long layover in the Istanbul airport, and after sitting on the tarmac in Istanbul for an hour, we arrived in Tel Aviv ar…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.12.09 in Travel, Word of Life
We had a fantastic weekend at the Fall Foliage Conference at Word of Life in Schroon Lake, New York. The weather could not have been more perfect, and the fall colors were at their peak.Yesterday I happened to meet Drs. Gabriel and Bose Toma, physicians from Jos, Nigeria. When I mentioned that we had visited the ECWA Hospital in Jos and that we kne…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 10.9.09 in Personal, Travel
I’m writing this note at 4:58 AM. In about 15 minutes the alarm will go off, meaning it’s time to get up. I’m up before the alarm, something that often happens on travel days. My internal clock wakes me up early and won’t let me go back to sleep. In a little while we’ll drive a mile to get to the Tupelo airport to catc…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.28.09 in Travel, Word of Life
This weekend I flew to Ontario, Canada to speak at a “Flashpoint” conference sponsored by Word of Life. On Saturday local church leaders from across the province met at the First Baptist Church of Waterloo for the conference. After speaking three times and leading a question-and-answer session, I came away impressed with the dedication…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.23.09 in Personal, Travel
To put matters in perspective, 24 hours ago I was at Cedar Springs Conference Center in Sumas, Washington. Tonight I’m writing this entry from my office at home in Tupelo, Mississippi. Between then and now I’ve had approximately two hours of sleep, mostly because I had to get up at 3:15 AM to make my flight from Bellingham to Seattle. I…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.22.09 in Travel
I’m writing this near midnight from my room at Cedar Springs Lodge in Sumas, Washington. It is a serene place, a hidden jewel that is truly hidden. Sumas (pronounced Soo-Mass, I learned) isn’t exactly a destination. It’s really a little town across the border from Abbotsford, British Columbia. I never got to visit Sumas because we…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.21.09 in Keep Believing Ministries, Travel
This morning I’m starting a long journey that begins in Tupelo and will end late this afternoon in Sumas, Washington. If you’ve never heard of Sumas, well, that’s not surprising because it’s a tiny town located on the northern edge of Washington, just across the border from Abbotsford, British Columbia. To get there I’…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.16.09 in Churches, Travel
I am finally back in my hotel room after the most amazing Wednesday night service I’ve ever attended. Earlier this evening I spoke to about 150 people at the Couples Class at Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. As soon as we were finished, Pastor H. B. Charles, Jr (you should check out his blog) hustled me upstairs so…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.18.09 in Travel
On a perfectly gorgeous afternoon in Cannon Beach, with bright sun and no clouds, Tim Greenidge and I judged the sand sculpture contest. We had over 20 entries. The winners will be announced at supper tonight. I want to give special attention to two sculptures based on sermons I’ve preached this week: …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.17.09 in Personal, Travel
I am writing this note very late at night–at least it feels very late to me. Even though it’s only 11:21 PM here in Oregon, that feels like 1:21 AM because part of me is still on Tupelo time. We’re having a wonderful time at Cannon Beach Conference Center this week. Soon after we arrived on Saturday afternoon, there was a knock on…
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