Great weekend

For you regular followers, I know you're shocked that I've now updated two weeks in a row.
What an encouraging weekend Leah and I have had! We started at SM Davis' church in Lincoln, IL. They were having their missions conference to which we got a last minute invite about two weeks before they had it. We were so blessed to be able to stay with Pastor and Mrs. Davis in their home, and get to know them much better. I was able to present our ministry twice in two nights and on the second night field a few questions from both Pastor Davis and some of the people. We also had the opportunity to stop by some historical sites in Lincoln that were directly related to one of my favorite presidents, Abraham Lincoln.
On our way from our meeting in Lincoln to Peoria, our car reached a milestone. Hi ho Silver turned over 100,000 miles on 474 outside of Peoria. We were thankful for the reliability of the car (especially when we realized we've put over 25,000 miles on it in the past 12 months), as well as for the people who have helped us to maintain it over the past year.
We stopped at El Vista Baptist Church for the Sunday morning service. We were honored to be the guest speaker at their Honor Israel Sunday. What a huge blessing and privilege to be invited to speak at such an event. In spite of our prayer, there were no Jewish people there, but it is always good for Jewish evangelism to be put before churches. We are so appreciative of Pastor Watt and his heart for Jewish evangelism.
We then had a job in front of us. In accepting the invitation to speak in Peoria, that left a 5 1/2 hour trip to our evening meeting. The Lord sped us along and we were able to arrive in plenty of time. We were excited about being in Plymouth, WI, since that is my little sister's extension church with Maranatha. The people of that church love Elizabeth. Apparently she has been on her best behavior since she's been attending and serving there. We were excited to see Elizabeth, as well as a few other familiar faces there. We were able to present and preach there in Plymouth, but I was especially pleased during the question and answer time. The people of that church had great, insightful questions and seemed genuinely interested in our ministry and what we were doing. We were able to spend a bit of time with Pastor Kimmel and some of our friends that attend there after the evening service. We left there very encouraged about our ministry and about deputation in general. What a great weekend the Lord had in store for us. We look forward to a busy week this week and another good weekend next weekend. Thanks again for all your prayers and support.
"There is no greater accomplishment in life than the will of God" Bruce Rice, Veteran Missionary to the Philippines