To all our friends that continually uphold us in prayer, we say thank you. We pray this site will help you know how to pray for the Greek people and our family as we prepare to serve Christ in the land of Greece. To those of you who are interested in our ministry, please take a minute to read about us, the work ahead and our friends in the ministry. We pray that you will continue to keep us in your prayers… for safety as we travel, for support to be raised but most importantly that God will be glorified in all that we do in Christ’s service.

We are humbled and thrilled that Dr. James Ray of BIMI included our family in the most recent issue of “The Nations” magazine. We could not be more blessed by God for our partnership in the ministry with the men and women of Baptist International Missions, Inc. Many pastors and churches frown on mission boards, some even opting to not support a missionary because of their board association. I am confident that a biblical principle for an oversight board exists in 2 Corinthians 8:16-24 but that not withstanding, we’re grateful to God for leading us to serve Him together with our fellow servants at BIMI. I have included the link to the online version of the magazine, we’re on page 8.

The Nations

We just finished our latest prayer letter. Please take a moment to see what God is doing in and through our lives. Thanks for praying for us during this time of deputation!

May / June Prayer Letter

Sometimes you visit a place that just feels like home away from home. We’ve been fortunate to have visited a number of great churches these past four months and every one of them is a special place. Not because of the building but because of the people. A church building is just that… a building. But the true essence of the church is its people and we have been blessed to continually find those special places that are filled with special people. We are so grateful to God for allowing us the privilege of taking part in Bible Baptist Church of New Bloomfield’s missions conference this past weekend. We were treated to the warmest, kindest, and most heartfelt love we could have ever prayed for. From the pastors to brother Nelson who blessed my soul when he said, “God has given me the privilege of cleaning the church building every week”, every single member showered us the love of Christ. Yes, there are some special places but we praise the Lord that they’re populated with even more special brothers and sisters in the Lord.

Please read the article at the following link

http://news.yahoo.com/greek-suicide-potent-symbol-election-094457089.html

We cannot praise the Lord enough for the preaching we have been privileged to over the past week at Franklin Missionary Baptist in Darlington, MD with Evangelist Shannon Scott and now at Grace Baptist in Urbana, OH with Bro. Dykes. As missionaries, we hear a lot of preaching and we find it especially refreshing when preachers purpose to use their preaching to encourage, challenge and convict us. Bro. Scott’s preaching was particularly impacting and will not be soon forgotten. Great conferences with great church families and pastors. We see God at work in your churches and we’re so excited to be partnering with so many of you for God’s glory. God just continues to astound and humble us as to His goodness and manifold blessings. Please keep Joanna and I in prayer as we are away without our children for the next week and a half. Thanks and take a minute to praise God for the good preaching of His Word by which we are all fed.

When James Calvert went out as a missionary to the cannibals of the Fiji Islands, the ship captain tried to turn him back, saying, “You will lose your life and the lives of those with you if you go among such savages.” To that, Calvert replied, “We died before we came here.” 
A great perfect picture of Galatians 2:20 and 1Cor.15:31
“Only one life, will soon be past… only what’s done for Christ will last.”

Lighthouse Baptist Church in Buckingham, Pa really went all out for their missions conference this year. They had a Greek themed meal and decorated to set the mood. We have to admit, those are some fine looking columns! Each and every church we visit just continues to bless us in so many ways. We never take for granted the sacrifices God’s people make to shower us with love and blessings.

John's First Convertible Ride with Mr. Bob

Our oldest boy, Micah, entered this car in our church’s pinebox derby. He won a race (after the wheels fell off during the first run- very reminiscent of Greece) but he did take first place for best design!!!

Although I do not advocate his personal or political views, watch what Glen Beck has to say about the people of Greece after a recent visit to Athens. The people of Greece are in desperate need of revival. Please pray for us and our faithful brothers and sisters who are in Greece to shine the light of Christ brightly in this hour of darkness.

http://web.gbtv.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=20101597