Well, I know we missed posting in June, but it's been a bit of a whirlwind this past month. We've been caught square in the middle of God's awesomeness -- It truly reminds me of the passage in Chronicles that talks about Elijah waiting at the mouth of the cave for God to pass by. He heard a terrible earthquake, a roaring fire, and a mighty thunder, but God came in the quite whisper that followed afterward.
That's sort of the way it's been.
We started tour the end of May and had three great weeks of travel and camp.
The first week, we had 12 kids. They were totally amazing. One of them had a tonsilectomy on Thursday morning, and still did the show on Friday night. They sang their hearts out, and we were so blessed.
The third week, we had a 130 kids -- and about 40 of them were 4 year olds. Blessed in an entirely different way!
A long drive took us to South Carolina where we got to reconnect with some old friends who have been with us since our 2006 summer tour.
That Saturday, on our way from South Carolina to Slidell, LA, the temperature was 105degrees. The Radiator went out on our van at about Noon in the middle of Nowhere, Georgia. In case you've never tried, finding a mechanic with a radiator for a 13 year old van after noon on Sunday is a bit tough. Amazingly, though, God provided. We found a mechanic a few miles away who not only stayed late to fix our van, but who knew where to get the replacement radiator! Vic was a great guy and we really enjoyed the 4 hours we spent with him and his wife at the Goodyear in Madison, Georgia.
The next day, we got up early and headed for Slidell. We made it to Laurel, MS -- about 100 miles from Slidell, and the power steering pump went out on the van. This is a bit complicated, but esssentially, the new serpentine belt Vic installed for us was on the tense side and the old power steering pump couldn't hold up. So on Sunday afternoon around 3 PM, we pulled into a gas station to try and figure out what to do. Mechanics, as you well know, don't work on Sundays.
So a fella pulls into the parking lot -- heat factor still 105 degrees. He takes on look at the van and says, "I know how to fix that. If you'll go to O'Reilly's and get the power steering pump, I can replace it for you." So off we go. O'Reilly's has the part, and Mr. Charles works on the van for 3 hours and replaces the power steering pump and hose in the parking lot of the Shell Gas Station -- allowing us to reach Slidell that night and start camp on Monday.
Really incredible.
So then it's a week of Camp in Slidell. Just to be on the safe side, since we're facing a long trip to Dallas, we ask a friend in Slidell to inspect our trailer for us before we leave. Everything appears to be just fine. So on Friday, we load up and hit the road Saturday morning.
We reach Shreveport -- about 3 hours from Dallas -- and the back springs on our trailer relax, causing the rear tires to rub. We get off the road in Shreveport and call our friend from Slidell. He and his son get in the truck and bring us a 24 foot cargo trailer that will get us to Dallas. They take our trailer back to Slidell and repair it, and meet us the next weekend on our way to Columbus.
We ministered to nearly 100 kids in Dallas and had a great week with them.
The next weekend, we headed for Columbus, temperatures still hovering around 100 degress. We were full of some anxiety, but fully aware that God was in control. When we pulled into the parking lot of St. Luke United Methodist on Sunday having traveled 500 miles with no flat tires, no van problems and our trailer fully repaired, we all got out of the vehicles and knelt on the pavement and thanked God for carrying us through the wilderness.
Its been a great week at St. Luke. We've been here every year since our first tour. We've got a camper this year who is playing a lead role who started out with us five years ago as a Welcome Home Dancer. She's never missed a camp. What a blessing!
This weekend, we're off to Chattanooga. We're all looking foward to the relatively short drive and the cooler weather.
Continue to pray for us as we enter the second half of tour that we will continue to trust God's leadership and direction as we embrace our tour theme -- Not by Might, and not by Power, but by MY Spirit says the Lord God Almighty.
Thank you, all, who have continued to pray for us
That's sort of the way it's been.
We started tour the end of May and had three great weeks of travel and camp.
The first week, we had 12 kids. They were totally amazing. One of them had a tonsilectomy on Thursday morning, and still did the show on Friday night. They sang their hearts out, and we were so blessed.
The third week, we had a 130 kids -- and about 40 of them were 4 year olds. Blessed in an entirely different way!
A long drive took us to South Carolina where we got to reconnect with some old friends who have been with us since our 2006 summer tour.
That Saturday, on our way from South Carolina to Slidell, LA, the temperature was 105degrees. The Radiator went out on our van at about Noon in the middle of Nowhere, Georgia. In case you've never tried, finding a mechanic with a radiator for a 13 year old van after noon on Sunday is a bit tough. Amazingly, though, God provided. We found a mechanic a few miles away who not only stayed late to fix our van, but who knew where to get the replacement radiator! Vic was a great guy and we really enjoyed the 4 hours we spent with him and his wife at the Goodyear in Madison, Georgia.
The next day, we got up early and headed for Slidell. We made it to Laurel, MS -- about 100 miles from Slidell, and the power steering pump went out on the van. This is a bit complicated, but esssentially, the new serpentine belt Vic installed for us was on the tense side and the old power steering pump couldn't hold up. So on Sunday afternoon around 3 PM, we pulled into a gas station to try and figure out what to do. Mechanics, as you well know, don't work on Sundays.
So a fella pulls into the parking lot -- heat factor still 105 degrees. He takes on look at the van and says, "I know how to fix that. If you'll go to O'Reilly's and get the power steering pump, I can replace it for you." So off we go. O'Reilly's has the part, and Mr. Charles works on the van for 3 hours and replaces the power steering pump and hose in the parking lot of the Shell Gas Station -- allowing us to reach Slidell that night and start camp on Monday.
Really incredible.
So then it's a week of Camp in Slidell. Just to be on the safe side, since we're facing a long trip to Dallas, we ask a friend in Slidell to inspect our trailer for us before we leave. Everything appears to be just fine. So on Friday, we load up and hit the road Saturday morning.
We reach Shreveport -- about 3 hours from Dallas -- and the back springs on our trailer relax, causing the rear tires to rub. We get off the road in Shreveport and call our friend from Slidell. He and his son get in the truck and bring us a 24 foot cargo trailer that will get us to Dallas. They take our trailer back to Slidell and repair it, and meet us the next weekend on our way to Columbus.
We ministered to nearly 100 kids in Dallas and had a great week with them.
The next weekend, we headed for Columbus, temperatures still hovering around 100 degress. We were full of some anxiety, but fully aware that God was in control. When we pulled into the parking lot of St. Luke United Methodist on Sunday having traveled 500 miles with no flat tires, no van problems and our trailer fully repaired, we all got out of the vehicles and knelt on the pavement and thanked God for carrying us through the wilderness.
Its been a great week at St. Luke. We've been here every year since our first tour. We've got a camper this year who is playing a lead role who started out with us five years ago as a Welcome Home Dancer. She's never missed a camp. What a blessing!
This weekend, we're off to Chattanooga. We're all looking foward to the relatively short drive and the cooler weather.
Continue to pray for us as we enter the second half of tour that we will continue to trust God's leadership and direction as we embrace our tour theme -- Not by Might, and not by Power, but by MY Spirit says the Lord God Almighty.
Thank you, all, who have continued to pray for us
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May God continue to make this a fruitful ministry.
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