Sitting somewhere in the Orient

We just got off our 12 hour ride from LA to Tiepei. We have a layover before going on to Singapore and then Chennai, India. Hard to sleep in the middle seat! Especially with my friend Pete roaring like an airplane engine next to me. Never the less at 5am here, whatever that means, I feel alert and awake. I suppose we are about half way there by now, the old Butt is on the sore side already. Will keep you posted, thanks for your prayers.

Off to India

Here we go to India. Friday morning I heard the report givin by Indian official warning Americans in India to lay low because of terrorists threats in the two largest city airports. The last time we landed in Mumbai, spent the night and flew on to Chennai. Mumbai is where the problem might occur on Augest 15th. This trip we are flying directly into Chennai and will miss completly the possible danger areas. It is amazing to see how God leads and directs. Pete and I will be doing an encounter there for about 50 people and we will start working on the childrens home. I want to thank everyone that has helped with donations for this project. This is a very worth while endeavor and we are pleased with the results that we are seen so far. I will be posting pics as the trip moves on. We leave Harlingen Sunday at about 3pm and arrive in Chennai Tuesday at 10pm. It's a long flight to the other side of the world. Isn't it a joy to serve others?

Crusade Update

There was more opposition in the preparation of this crusade that any others that we have done. The only large facility available was a large church called the Tabernacle, how many new people do you think would go to a place named that? Not many! The location was another problem being about 6 miles outside of town. For us who drive alot, this doesn't mean much but for people who use public transporation it could be a problem. Some churches refused to cooperate because of the event being in this particular place. But, God is good and He accomplished what He wanted to. There were about 1,700 people in attendance and each night people were born again. There were several testimonies of healing some could be considered miracles. It was great to see people get blessed by Gods presence and bondages leave. One lady was filled with visible tumors, the greatest blessing was to see her countenance change and joy come onto her face. Another lady was delivered from demons as she slithered on the floor like a snake. After it was all said and done, Jesus is Lord. I took a 3 hour ride to the Usumacinta River on the Guatamala border and there ministered to some pastors from my dads ministry. The day I was there three youth, 15,15,16 were murdered during the night. They were thought to be theives or gang members. Here are a couple of pics that you might enjoy seeing.

Palenque Crusade

Will keep you updated on the progress of the crusade. Starts Thursday ends Saturday, will be going to the jungle near the Guatamala border to meet pastors on Sunday. Return on Tuesday.

F.Y.I.

This is information that will inform you about church business. Yes, as much as I detest it, church is a business. Churches have bills to pay, salaries to pay, missionaries to support, poor people to help, countless opportunities to be a blessing to others. Since taking the leadership of this church in 2001, our summers have come and gone very smoothly. We didn't experience the summer slump that so many pastors warned me about. This year has been different. There are so many possibilities as to why this is so, fuel increases, electricity increase, sewage and water went up recently, school supplies, as well as many other hidden factors that people are concerned about. It is possible that people are using their regular church donations to offset these unwelcomed rise in prices, its possible that some people are using donation money to pay for family vacations, it could be that church donations are being used to pay on overspending on credit cards and other interest bearing accounts. This summer has helped me to re-focus on the fact that God is my source. He always has been and always will be. Faith in Him will get the job done. Knowing that God will not fail me, does not remove the responsibility of church members and family from contributing to support their local church and ministries. I just have one question for you, are you spending on yourself that which belongs to God? Something to ponder and think about.