It has been over a year now since I last made an entry on this Blog. Since I made this predominately a mission blog I had nothing noteworthy to report. That last trip to the PI in 2007, with the broken ankle incident and all, left me wondering about my place on a foreign field. After much thought and waiting on God for clarity I have come back to the conclusion that a foreign field is where I need to spend a majority of my time left here on Earth. It is where I feel the most fulfilled & useful. Exactly which country or countries, I am not sure. But the Far East holds the most attention in my heart.
The past year has hardly been uneventful. The passing of my mother in March 08’, though at 96yrs of age & in poor health, was not too much of a surprise, it was still a shock to my emotions. It was one of those events that signals a new phase of ones life. I continue to stay busy with my home repair/improvement business. I really enjoy building things but it does not satisfy inner longings of my heart. I continue to live here in Gainesville with my stepdaughter Lori, her husband Andres & 2 sons Samuel & Ian. And oh, yes I am still single, (sigh).
The past year has hardly been uneventful. The passing of my mother in March 08’, though at 96yrs of age & in poor health, was not too much of a surprise, it was still a shock to my emotions. It was one of those events that signals a new phase of ones life. I continue to stay busy with my home repair/improvement business. I really enjoy building things but it does not satisfy inner longings of my heart. I continue to live here in Gainesville with my stepdaughter Lori, her husband Andres & 2 sons Samuel & Ian. And oh, yes I am still single, (sigh).
Pastor Danden Sales from the PI was also here with us in Aug/Sept. I was very happy for him as he was able to visit with several new churches here in Florida. Not just to raise additional support for Faith Island Missions but to create new links of fellowship and ministry. 
(shown here with Pastors Joe & Janet Sheets)
For right now I’m preparing for a trip to the Central American country of Belize on a one week adventure of Evangelism and ministry. My current Pastors Joe and Janet Sheets of Living Water Church, Gainesville, http://lwcflorida.com/index.htm (also old friends from my Virginia days of the 1980s) will be heading up our team of 5. We plan to use the “Great Awaking Tour” of Rodney Howard Brown as a pattern. Our goals are 3 fold; 1)Win the lost, 2) train soul winners & 3) light a fire. The tickets are purchased & the departure date set for Oct.30.
(shown here with Pastors Joe & Janet Sheets)For right now I’m preparing for a trip to the Central American country of Belize on a one week adventure of Evangelism and ministry. My current Pastors Joe and Janet Sheets of Living Water Church, Gainesville, http://lwcflorida.com/index.htm (also old friends from my Virginia days of the 1980s) will be heading up our team of 5. We plan to use the “Great Awaking Tour” of Rodney Howard Brown as a pattern. Our goals are 3 fold; 1)Win the lost, 2) train soul winners & 3) light a fire. The tickets are purchased & the departure date set for Oct.30.
One of our team, Amelia, is from that country and has made contacts with a local church in San Ignacio (near the Guatemala border) with whom we will be working with. Door to door, street evangelism, puppets and crusades will be some of the methods to be used in bringing in a harvest. My Spanish is a little rusty so I have started refreshing myself via CDs . We will have to also dust off “Saul” the puppet, who also will transform in to “Peter” the apostle depending on situation & need.
