Back Home - Out of the Whale

We had a wonderful mission trip to Wales. My grand-daughter, Haven, is glad. She was a little concerned that I was in a whale. (She's 3 1/2) She knew I would be OK because Jonah and Pinocchio both were in whales once and they were both OK, but she really didn't like it that I was in one.

I'm basically just trying to stay awake today. I'll put up some pictures an info about Wales over the next few days. We had an excellent trip. "Brilliant", as the folks over there would say. The IMB men we were working with were thrilled with the response of the Welsh to our being there. We'll see over the next few months how God uses what we did to further His Kingdom.

Sunday's anthem - Great Is Thy Faithfulness

THANK YOU! - to Dan Dickerson for leading worship and for taking care of so many things for me while I was away.

Thank you, too, to Donna for making sure our Music/Worship Ministry continued on without a hitch while I was away.

Tomorrow - Kid's Choral Connection! Woo hoo! It's gonna be fun!

A Good Day

We had a good day at Hilldale today. The choir sounded great on their song and Tyson did a great job with the solo. The congregation sang well - even on songs that were a little new to them. Our guest speaker, Dr. Geoff Hammand, President of the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, delivered a powerful challenge to us to Seize a Divine Moment.
Then, Sunday night we heard mission reports in the service, had a good number in AWANA and LIFE University and - the part that has to do with music/worship - we had a great handbell rehearsal and StudentZ PraiZe choir rehearsal with 40 students there.

And... I had two flute players and a clarinet player tell me they were going to come to our Wind and Fire rehearsal.

It is so fun to have everyone all excited about our music/worship ministry. I see really great days ahead as we work and rehearse together getting ready for missions and worship and special events adn "the tree" and more. Woohoo!

Whenever I can get access to a computer and the internet I'll put a note here on the blog about my mission trip to Wales.

Wales - Religion and Rugby

Here is a link I think you will find very interesting.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/wales/aod.shtml?wales/allthingsconsidered

a Presbyterian Chapel



A Baptist Chapel



Please remember me and the Tennessee Baptist Men's Chorale as we sing in Wales next week.