On the road again...

Since last I posted we have visited 3 churches in Michigan, returned back to Tennessee. Tony flew up to Albany and had the opportunity to share with two of our supporting churches in that area. He returned on Monday, April 7th, and we headed to Texas on Tuesday, April 8th!

We enjoyed the opportunity to be in the Missions Conference at Calvary Baptist Church in Gatesville, TX. We knew Pastor and Mrs. Bogan from our days at Bible College and then they had been on deputation going to the field of Germany when we were working on staff at the church in Michigan. It has been years since we have seen them, and it was just a blessing to have a chance to renew our friendship with them! Another special blessing was that the other missionary in the conference was my cousin, Jeremy Gresham from Iceland and my parents were there, as my Dad was the main speaker! :-)

Yesterday morning after sharing breakfast with everyone, we headed up to Kansas, and last night surprised our youngest daughter, Lexi. That was lots of fun! We stopped on the way, to spend a couple hours with Tony's Aunt and Uncle and to see his Grandmother, arriving here about 7:30, just after Lexi had gotten home from work. We are looking forward to having a few days with her, before heading back toward Tennessee on Thursday. Tony will be traveling up to New England on Saturday. He will be at the Heritage Park Baptist Church in Burlington, MA. on Sunday morning and then at Grace Baptist Church in Portland, Maine on Sunday night. He will be flying back to Tennessee on Monday. Then we head toward Florida on Wednesday where we will be visiting churches for a couple weeks.

Thank you so much for your prayers as we travel. God has been so good to us. We have added 1 new church and had 1 church double our support! Many have made promises for our Building Program in Manta. We heard from the architech there a couple weeks ago, and things are progressing. The plans are finished and he is ready to submit them to the planning board for the proper permits! God has supplied the money necessary for everything we have needed to pay up to this point. It is so wonderful that we have a God who does everything right on time!

We continue to hear good reports from the church in Manta. Everyone continues to fulfill their commitments and remain faithful. The attendance as stayed close to the 90 mark, and we are thankful for that. I would ask you to continue to pray for the men who are leading the church during our absence. Pray too, for Darwin Moreira. He has been sick with throat and ear infections. There is a possibility that he will have to have an operation. Pray too, for Jose Gallegos and his family. Mrs. Gallegos passed away last week. She had a long battle with cancer. Thank the Lord that Roberto and Lupe were able to talk with her before she passed away and she accepted Christ!

Thank you for your prayers for our family and for the ministry in Manta. God bless you as you serve him this week!

Joy