• “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,” That is the beginning of the last verse of the well-known 23rd Psalm. It is an incredible statement. It is a loaded statement. I love it. It rings in my head daily. It is the epitome of an optimistic Christ-centered mindset. Do you believe it?…

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  • OK, tomorrow morning we will wake up at 3am and arrive at the airport at 4 am and board the plane by 6am. We are set to arrive in Louisville at 6 pm. Boy, are we ready! It has been nice here, but I am so ready to say “Home, sweet home!” I still am not…

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  • Ecuador is such a great place. I am thankful to God and our church and our families that we have been able to be here these 2 weeks. It is so great that JJ and Eli are experiencing this awesome country. We have seen the Equator. We even straddled it…  One leg in the Northern Hemisphere…

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  • I am so tired. I need Jesus as much now as I have ever realized.  I am so worn out. I am not sure why. But I am so tired and cranky. Today was awesome! We went to the Quito Museum of Science today. The boys loved it. Then we went to the mall and…

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  • Please scroll down just a bit to see an updated pic of Mr. Russells tombstone. I didnt realize it wasnt working the first time.  It was posted a few days ago.

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  • This is Roberto and I in Sunday School the first Sunday we were on our mission trip. Roberto is a hero of mine. He is Ecuadorian. He has an awesome godly wife. He speaks fluent English and Spanish. He translated for me twice when I preached. He and his wife serve the Lord so faithfully…

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