I'm excited about the possibility of designing/leading an area wide 'D-Now'! What would be some of your ideas? Get creative...let me know!

It amazes me how northerners think that 80 degrees is hot and 85 is unbearable! One summer in the delta would cook their crawfish...just sayin!

Great evening at H2O...then got to enjoy Uncle Mike's Ice Cream! It's so nice to enjoy springtime in Ohio! Finals week @ TU...pray with us!

Text Ministry....

This past Thursday, we tried something brand new at H2O. And it worked! Just before our Worship Gatherings 'officially' start, we have a 3 minute countdown that plays on our screen. Normally, we take those 3 minutes to get to know someone in attendance that we 'normally' don't hang out with. That, in and of itself is amazing...it truly creates community! However, this past week, I really felt like we needed to do something really creative!

Here's what we did....

In those 3 minutes, I asked all of our students who have texting on their phones, (duh, that's an overwhelming majority!) to text their friends or family members and encourage them in some way. Whether it's a 'hope ur havin a good day' or 'i'm prayin for u' or 'just thinkin about u' to literally whatever they could come up with to encourage others. The only clause to this project, was that you couldn't text anyone who was in attendance at H2O. Sounds simple...

In three minutes, we successfully encouraged 83 people, simply by text.

Yep, we're gonna do it again.....

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....

Happy Birthday To Tabitha!

Today, another milestone has occurred. It seems like only yesterday that we brought that wonderful bundle of joy back to our home. What once was two, had just become three. Today, that incredible baby turns twenty years old! It certainly doesn't seem like twenty years have past since that day back in Jonesboro, AR. But it has been an amazing ride watching her grow and mature into this unbelievable young lady. I'm continually amazed at how God has guided her each and every day of the past 20 years. A blessing beyond words...she's our baby...Happy Birthday Tabitha! May you always experience the joy and love in your life, just as you have brought joy and love to ours!

We love you always...

Mom & Dad