Taking the Vision on the Road

Over the last six months we have been incredibly blessed as we have had opportunity to reconnect with friends from our home church in San Clemente, California along with many friends from other churches in the area.  With our return to the Philippines fast upon us now however, we thought it best to take advantage of the summer months and head out to visit friends & family in other parts of the country to share the vision God has given us.

Mesa, Arizona

Our first stop outside of California was in Mesa, Arizona where we visited with long time friends who we have lost touch with for awhile.  Thanks to FACEBOOK we were able to re-connect with dear friend Rachel Bush & in the process with her mom also, Lois Brice.  Unfortunately, Lois’ husband, Rev. Bill Brice passed away not long ago & so we missed seeing him.  Bill assisted in the marriage proceedings for my my wife & I over 14 years ago.  Bill & Lois also stood up with us as sponsors (a Filipino tradition), acting as second parents for our wedding along with three other older couples in the Lord who we could look up to as mentors.  As you can imagine, this reunion was a very special time for us as it has been nearly that long since we saw them last.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

From Arizona we made our way to Albuquerque, NM, where we are spending time with family & friends.  For the fourth of July we enjoyed spending the day as a family & then lit a few fireworks out on the sidewalk while watching the bigger fireworks through-out the city.  We had a wonderful visit to Hoffmantown Church the next morning where pastor Wayne Barber preached an always wonderful message & especially timely for us concering Trusting & Obeying the Lord.  That same afternoon we spent the rest of the day at Calvary Chapel of Albuquerque where our son Jay played the drums for a special independence day celebration followed by more fireworks.

What’s next?

From Albuquerque we will travel back to Missouri to visit with friends at NTM’s Missionary Training Center for a couple of days, then on to Chicago to visit with dear friends & supporters.  From there we will travel to Ontario, Canada to visit with friends & family.  While in Ontario we will give a report & share the word at Ohsweken Baptist Church.  From Ontario we will travel to Dover, DE to visit with family & then to Raleigh, NC to visit with a long time friend & others before turning west again to head back to Albuquerque for a few more days.

Your prayers as we travel & share are much appreciated.