Missions Trip 'continued'...

As we continue on our journey on the Gulf Coast, my first stop on Sunday morning was at Olive Baptist Church. Bro. Roland McMillan and his congregation were incredible hosts. A special thanks goes out to them. I'm certainly looking forward to the possibilities of partnering with this church doing mission work, here on the Northcoast...

Bro. Roland treated for lunch at the amazing Movie Star Restaurant. OMG! Southern Bar-B-Que, Turnip Greens, and all the fixin's! And to top it all off...true southern born 'Nana Puddin'! As you can see by the line, it was worth the wait. And what a fabulous atmosphere!

This was our table...we did some serious damage to the buffet table! You can tell I was in the south...just look at all the glasses of sweet tea!

The afternoon was spent at Bro. Carl Myers home in Poplarville, MS. I'm out back of his house on his back deck...remenants of Hurricane Katrina still exists. This whole area has just been recently cleared from the debris.

From The North Coast To The Gulf Coast...

I am a blessed man....

For a displaced southern boy, who is now serving in the frozen tundra on the northcoast of Ohio, to get the opportunity to go back to the promised land of the south, I'm going to jump at the chance. I have recently returned from an incredible trip to the Pearl River Baptist Association in southern Mississippi. There, I was priviledged to serve as their In-Resident Missionary during their On Mission Conference.

I flew in from Cleveland to the Louis B. Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans, Louisiana on Saturday, February 28th, and returned home on Thursday, March 5th. I have an incredible time....made new friends....and found many who are passionate about missions. In addition, I was able to indulge myself with, 'much more than I needed', amazing southern cooking!


To Bro. Carl Myers, Associational Missions Director, I thank you from the bottom of my heart...you will always have a friend in the north!


I'll be posting many pictures from my trip over the next few days...enjoy...go ahead and be jealous! LOL!!......and comment.....

This was waiting in the Cleveland Airport. Storms in the Atlanta area had all flights really messed up. My flight was over an hour late, waiting for the storms to clear.

This is Cleveland from about 15,ooo feet.

This is the Cleveland area from about 30,000 feet.

Atlanta must have known I was coming! Look what welcomed me as I got to the top of the escalator going to my departure gate! I love Seattle's Best Coffee!

This was my view from the Coffee Stand! Thanks to the storms, I missed my connecting flight from Atlanta to New Orleans. I was blessed to be able to spend an additional 3 hours in the airport.! Yay me!

More pics coming this week...stay tuned....