During this special week, all the missionaries with World Wide, that are on deputation or furlough, met for a time of encouragement, exhortation, and fellowship. 
Thank The Lord for friends from Crown College that we had the opportunity to renew fellowship with during this week. Such friends as Becky (Birma), Tim and Stephanie Germano (Dominican Republic), Matt and Nikki Brown (Cambodia), and Mark and Katie McElreath (Ethiopia). Praise God for young people who give their lives for the cause of Christ.  

Praise God for a new supporting Church. Pastor Barclay started Hope Baptist Church in September of 2011. The Church has experience God's blessing and is now able to increase their world wide outreach through missionaries. It was an honor and privilege to be the first missionary family to come by their church to present our ministry and burden for their Mission Conference. 

We praise the Lord for a new supporting church. Bluelick Bible Church has been supporting my family in France for many years. It was an honor to present our ministry before them and renew fellowship with many of its members. The last night of the conference, the Church voted to take us on for 5% of our needed financial support. We thank God for their big involvement and investment in our lives as we serve the Lord in Burkina Faso.

We praise God for the opportunity that was given us to present our ministry at the annual Missions Conference of the Bible Baptist Church. We Thank God for the faithfulness of Pastor and Mrs. McCann in their 30 plus years of service to Christ. The Christ honoring spirit during the conference was refreshing and soul stirring. During the conference, we stayed with Mrs. Rutledge who made us feel right at home. We Praise the Lord for the kind people He is allowing us to befriend during 

The Lord allowed us to be with our good friends, the Mullins, during the Missions Conference at Bible Baptist Church in Kingsport, TN. It was a blessing to renew fellowship with Levi and Brittany and to witness the eagerness and excitement they have to serve God in the United Kingdom.

We praise God for the faithfulness of Pastor and Mrs. Gagliano. Through their ministry God has raised up a great church that has a great emphasis on World Evangelism. We are eager to see what God will do through the South Haven Baptist Church as they obey the leading of The Holy Spirit.

We enjoyed fellowship with the Davis family at the Hawaiian banquet during the missions conference at the South Haven Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have served in Africa for over 40 years. What a blessing it was to meet them and listen to their experiences on the field. 

Two months ago, the bus kids of the South Haven Baptist Church started to pray and raise funds to help us in our ministry. It was so encouraging to see God use these precious children to emphasize the cause of World Evangelism. 

The president of our mission board, Danny Whetstone, was the main speaker for the conference this last week in Cayce, SC. We thoroughly enjoyed the fellowship, the food, and the uplifting meetings at the Gantt Street Baptist Church. 

"What matters is not what people think we are but what God knows us to be." - Danny Whetstone