Next Stop: Whiting, New Jersey

Posted by on 5.22.09 in Travel

This morning we are on the road again. This time we’re heading to New Jersey, more specifically to Whiting, New Jersey, about an hour east of Philadelphia, a few miles west of Toms River. We’re heading that direction for the Memorial Weekend conference at America’s Keswick, a beautiful and historic Bible conference center that is …

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Great Time at Living Waters

Posted by on 5.13.09 in Travel

When I started my final message at Living Waters this morning, I commented that it seemed like I had just gotten there. Which, of course, was true given my travel problems on Monday. During the 30 hours or so I spent at Living Waters, I preached four times and enjoyed meeting some old friends and making some new ones. Camp Director Roger Black…

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iPhone Pictures from Maine

Posted by on 5.12.09 in Travel

Here are a few pictures I took with my iPhone this morning and just before supper….

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Hello from Maine

Posted by on 5.12.09 in Travel

Good morning from the First Settlers Lodge in Weston, Maine. By God’s grace I managed the four-hour drive from Portland in reasonably good shape. Very grateful for satellite radio because that kept me awake. I was basically “flying low” once I left the interstate and drove through Lincoln. I think I passed 3 vehicle in the other l…

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Travel Troubles

Posted by on 5.11.09 in Travel

Detroit Airport5:43 PM It’s been a long day already and I’m not yet in Maine, though I should have landed in Bangor two hours ago. My troubles started before the trip when the computer wouldn’t let me choose seats. In Memphis the folks at the counter had trouble finding my reservations, and then they couldn’t assign seats eit…

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Maine!

Posted by on 5.11.09 in Pastors, Travel

I’m writing this note–hurriedly–from the Cincinnati airport. So far I have completed two legs of a five-leg journey that started at 4 AM in Tupelo and will end in Danforth, Maine this evening. By then I’ll be at Living Waters Bible Conference, a lovely spot on the eastern edge of Maine, just across the lake from New Brunswic…

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Sunday at Metropolitan

Posted by on 5.5.09 in Churches, Travel

Before the week gets too far gone, I want to say thank you to Randy Faulkner and the congregation of Metropolitan Baptist Church for their hospitality during my whirlwind visit over the weekend. I use the word advisedly because I more or less blew in (along with the rain that came on Saturday), preached four times on Sunday, and then flew home yest…

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Hello from Oklahoma City

Posted by on 5.2.09 in Travel

Tonight I’m in Oklahoma City preparing for a one-day Bible conference tomorrow at Metropolitan Baptist Church. Several years ago I shared the platform at Word of Life with Randy Faulkner, pastor of the church. We struck up a friendship and have stayed in touch ever since. I’m very glad it worked out for me to be here this weekend. …

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Philippines Trip Report

Posted by on 4.22.09 in Keep Believing Ministries, Missions, Travel

We have just posted the report from our recent trip to the Philippines (March 26-April 7). During that time we visited Davao City and Bukidnon on the island of Mindanao and spent several days at at the end of the trip in Manila. We have packed the report with as many pictures as possible.As for the finances, we are grateful for those who gave to ma…

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Final Night in Manila

Posted by on 4.6.09 in Travel

It is 10:31 PM in Manila as I write these words. In just a few hours we get up, check out of the hotel, grab a cab, make our way to the airport, and check in for the long journey home. If I have figured it right, we should be back in Tupelo in about 36 hours. But before we leave the Philippines . . . I wanted to share with all my readers the introd…

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