Greetings from the continent of Africa

Posted on Feb 01, 2010 at 1:21 pm under Missions.

It is approximately 8:23 p.m. on Monday evening as I write this posting.  I have had the most wonderful trip.  Pastor Dave Walker were on the same plane to J’Burg, South Africa last week and I got to spend some time with him and a good friend he has known for the last ten years or so.  We had a great supper together on Thursday night before my flight continued on to Botswana the following morning.

I awakened early at the hotel and made it through ticketing and boarded my plane to meet Pastor Norman and his lovely wife, Gabi.  To save on costs I have stayed with them these last several days and have been greatly blessed.  I have had the privilege to preach the Gospel seven times over the last four days.  We saw a great harvest of souls on Sunday morning and we had a corporate prayer meeting tonight at Open Baptist Church in Gaborone with great attendance.  These days together has been a time of preparing OBC for monumental decisions to be made concerning their property and future ministry opportunities.  The theme has been:  The Empowering Vision!!!!

On Sunday afternoon we dedicated a new office wing that Valley View Church had an opportunity to partner on.  It will allow this dynamic, growing church of over 1,000 people to be able to more effectively minister to their community but also their church planting adventures, orphanages, and the sending of their own missionaries.  The future most certainly looks bright!

I will board my plane tomorrow afternoon and begin my journey home to Louisville to love on Jo and Zeke.  I cannot wait to see them and the snow that fell while I was away. 

Be assured of my prayers for you as I travel.  I can’t wait till Sunday to be back in the pulpit as I complete our series on Missions, Evangelism and Discipleship.  This week we will preach on:  Come, Learn, Live, Go!!!

I will blog to you of my safe arrival back in the states in the coming days. 

God bless you!  I love you church family.

Pastor

PRAYER REQUESTS:

Property usage for Open Baptist Church
Trip to Israel in April for OBC church family
Pastor Norman and Gabi’s trip in February
Pastor’s Conference