Relax and Recovery

This past week has been a wonderful time of relaxation and recovery for Karissa and me. After spending  three weeks traveling from D.C. to GA, GA to MS and back home again, this week of being home has been refreshing. It’s hard to believe that we have been married one month! The Lord has truly supplied our needs and blessed us with some great meetings. Sunday morning, we had the privilege of visiting Living Waters Baptist Church in Lagrange, GA, with Pastor Richard Clinard. Then Sunday night, we traveled to Buford, GA, where I had the honor of preaching at Rest Haven Baptist Church with Pastor Landy McDaniel and hearing their children's choir sing for the glory of God. Both services were very exciting and soul stirring. 

  Spending time with family and friends is always a great way to recharge after a very busy schedule.  It was a blast taking our nephews, Peter and Titus, out for a fun day at Chuck-E-Cheese.  It seems like every time we come home to visit that they have grown at least another six inches, and it was wonderful getting to spend time with them before hitting on the road again.

Please continue to pray for us as we leave for Tennessee and Virginia on Saturday.  We thank the Lord everyday for His guidance and provision!

Wedding...Honeymoon...Deputation!

Thank you everyone for your constant prayers and consideration. Also, we would like to extend an extra special thank you to all those who were able to make the trip to Columbus for the wedding. Your presence was a blessing as we began our lives as husband and wife. God has truly blessed! Marriage is wonderful, especially since I now have a traveling companion. Trips are not boring any more!!

Our honeymoon was packed with amazing things to do and see. Since we both love history, we decided Washington, D.C., would be the perfect destination. It was definitely full of color and characters. It was breathtaking to stand in the presents of the very flag that flew overhead as Francis Scott Keys wrote our National Anthem. Also, to see the monuments that were erected in honor of the untold men and women that died for our freedom was truly humbling. God has truly blessed our country, and being able to share that with Karissa made the trip that much more memorable.

Immediately after landing in Atlanta, Karissa and I hit the deputation trail to Eatonton, GA. We met Pastor Jeff Hegwood, his family and the wonderful people of Calvary Baptist Church. What sweet fellowship with everyone as we helped celebrate the Pastor’s birthday! Afterwards, the church voted to help us get the Gospel to the dying people of Brazil. Praise the Lord that puts our support level at 39%!!

 

This past Saturday, we continued our deputation endeavors and traveled to southern Mississippi. The Lord blessed us with a series of wonderful meetings in which we were able to share our burden that God has given us for Brazil. The first stop was Gospel Light Baptist Church in Laurel,
MS. Pastor Weems and the church family of Gospel Light were very welcoming. We just left Bay St. Louis, MS. Pastor Stahl and his beautiful family of seven have been so gracious to take care of us for three days. Southern Mississippi is a tremendous mission field, and Pastor Stahl shared with us the great need of good Independent Fundamental Churches. He explained how alcoholism is a continual plague among families in this town. Please keep these churches in your prayers as they continue to try and reach their local areas with the gospel.

We are currently in Thaxton, MS and will be heading back to Columbus, GA, in the morning. Please continue to pray for safe travels.

       









We both look forward to seeing how the Lord will provide and keeping you updated as we continue to share the need for reaching Brazil with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Back Home for a Brief Vacation

Well, after 18 months on the road, I believe it is time to take a brief vacation.  So, the next week is some much-needed recuperation time.  I thank the Lord for the churches I have been in.  Last week, it was my pleasure to be in some churches in North Georgia and North Carolina.  Praise the Lord for a new supporting church!

The past eight weeks have taken me to Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Kentucky.  Keep me in your prayers.  Pray for the Lord to provide the remainder of the needed support before the end of the year.

Louisiana Conference & Cajun Cooking

Last week was a great conference with the pastor and people of Lighthouse  Baptist Church in New Iberia, Louisiana.  The church has a great fervor for reaching the world.  The people understand what it means to give by faith.   Praise the Lord for another mission-minded church!

After leaving there, I had a spare day.  So, since it was close, I visited the Tabasco factory on Tabasco Island.

I'm looking forward to the upcoming conferences in Mississippi.  Pray for the Lord to provide more churches who will partner in the effort to reach Brazil.

Back to the Sunny South!

My Snow Covered Van
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Wow!  What a week it has been!  I am very grateful to have been in two wonderful churches in Maryland. However, the snowy weather was more than this southern boy is used to.  I have never seen so much snow.  Of course, the friendly folk laughed at my concern.  It was something they are used to.

After leaving Hunt Valley, I had the privilege of being with the wonderful people at Emmorton Baptist Church in Bel Air, MD.  Pastor Clay McNeese and his family were a blessing.  Brother McNeese used to paster my home church in Columbus, GA.  He laid a solid foundation for the work there.  The Lord has greatly used him in the past years in Maryland.  The church is a church that has a heart for the Lord.  I am grateful for the opportunity to have been there.

I am also grateful to be headed South again!  The cold and snow is not my kind of weather.  Thank the Lord that He has called me to the hot climate of Brazil!  No snow there, and that is fine with me. :-)

Thank the Lord for a new supporting church.  Pastor Stephen Curry of Oakside Baptist in LaGrange, Georgia called me a couple days ago.  Thank the Lord for this fine church and their support.

The upcoming weeks will be spent in Mississippi.  Pray for me as I travel.  Pray that this will be a great trip of increased support.

Great Visit with Hunt Valley Baptist Church

Spent a few days at the Hunt Valley Baptist Church, just outside of Baltimore.  It was wonderful to meet the people and the pastor.  Pastor David Bottrell started the church in the Spring of 2004.  Under his leadership, it has grown and has a genuine mission passion.  It is always a blessing to meet other like-minded believers.

One of the joys of deputation is being able to see the many works that God has established across our great nation.  However, it will be a great joy to arrive on the field of Brazil.  Please pray that the Lord will provide the remainder of the needed support by the end of this year.

On the Road Again!

Peter & Titus Slavy
My Twin Nephews

Well, praise the Lord, it's 2011!  I have been at home for the past three weeks for a minor medical issue and the Christmas holidays.  It was a great time to be there for my twin nephew's first Christmas.  Peter and Titus Slavy were born on July 27, 2010 so they did not comprehend how much joy it was at Christmas :), but just wait 'till next year!  Of course, I bought them noise-making toys for Christmas.  I knew that would thrill my sister and brother-in-law.  By the way, you can see all about them on their website by clicking HERE!

Today, it is back on the deputation trail.  I'm on the road for a meeting with Dr. Clay McNeese at Emmorton Baptist Church in Bel Air, MD.  That is a long drive!  Then, it is on to other meetings in Virginia, Mississippi and Tennessee during the month of January.

Pray for some great meetings, and that churches will feel led to invest in the ministry of reaching Brazil for the cause of Jesus Christ.  It is 2011 and the world is still lost.  We must give ourselves to reaching the world before He comes!

Great Trip To Florida

Great Two Weeks of Deputation Work in Florida

God allowed me to be in several churches in the Tampa Bay area. This was my first trip out on deputation. I enjoyed meeting new people and presenting my ministry in five different churches. I did however find out that I need to ALWAYS have toll money in the car. I was traveling on the Florida Turnpike with about five dollars in change. I hit two tolls for $1.25 and one toll for $2.50 which meant I was $.50 short so I had to pull to the side of the road and clean my car. I did find the money Praise the Lord! I is great to know that the Lord provides even the small needs I have. There is no problem too small or too big. These are some of the churches I was in while in Florida. The pastors were a blessing. Please pray as I travel today to North Alabama for a Missions Conference.