Dear Prayer Leaders,

Thank you for praying !!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are with a  great Family Team in Franklinton, Louisiana and....it's HOT
!!!!!  Hot.... Hot !!!!! with normal weather for this time of year...and
HOT with God's power and presence.  God's Holy Spirit is reigning down
blessing upon blessing !

Each day we have had the weather forcast of heavey rain.  So far...we have
had our heavey rain but at night and early in the morning...no problem for
our service projects.  We have started our work day early to beat the heat
of the day !!!!!

We have prayed for people in the local community
We have assisted with a local Bible School for children
We have helped the poor, and the elderly and the widow
We have encourahed a local pastor who needed a boost
We have blessed a local youth pastor needing ministry direction
We have seen the power of God's protection in travel
We have assisted a local Head Start program get ready for the new school
year which begins in 2 weeks.
We have provided home made quilts and blankets to a local nursing home

We have seen God work in and through our lives...to God be the glory !!!

Gotta run but THANK YOU FOR PRAYING !!!!!!!!

Glory !!!!!

Dave
Ps 95
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Dear Prayer Partners, Thank you for your prayers for our Loiusiana Mission Service Team. It is very wet and humid and our team from Michigan ,who arrived yesterday, is hard at work in our project community. We had a great Sunday evening service at church and then refreshments with our team and community hosts at Pizza Inn following church. We are doing yard clean-up, electrical & plumbing work and painting. Some are visiting local senior citizens who just need encouragement and a friendly visit. Also, a group from our team are cleaning and sorting clothing items for the local "clothing pantry" operated by our host church. A few from our team are working at the local Head Start Program, getting things ready for the new school year which begins mid August. Tomorrow this smae group will assist a local church with their Summer VBS program. Monday's are always a bit challenging and eventful, getting our team organized and out to work. Today has been every bit of that, but blessed in outcomes !!!!! Yes, we have had our precious "God Moment's already !!!! We'll do our best to provide a daily up-date, depending on our work load. It's great to have Pastor Lenny with us , from our project site in Kentucky, to observe and help Impact with the Service Project team in Louisiana. It's a first for Pastor Lenny. Glory ! Dave Pb 3:5-6 <><

Dear Prayer Leaders & friends,

What a beautiful & wonderful and God-blessed Mission in Franklinton, LA !

We have been invited for lunches and dinners at homes of community members
were we have served...a local mechanic repaired the team's van at no cost,
last evening (Thursday ) we had our evening gathering over at Leo &
Phyllis's home and let's just say, "WE had a time"!!!!  Leo & Phyllis
remind us all, in temperment and voice, ( not in mindset ) of Archie &
Edith from TV ( in action but not mindset )  So funny !!!!

Leo can cook and he makes so many different wodden crafts with his
hands...WOW !!!!!

We have been show hospitality and thanks in so many ways. YES....all of us
feel as if we have been blessed by others so much more than we have been
able to offer to others.   We have been shown unbridled, Christian welcome
and hospitality in Franklinton.

God bless Pastor Stan & Pastor's Jacob & Thomas and Jeremy and Mr. Jo &
Sharon & Mr. George & Miss Kathy and Micha.

This week we have....

Moved a family to a new home,...painted...constructed a covered area for a
gathering place and walkway at a local service agency, cleared and cleaned
grounds around homes... we had a team do jail ministry at the Parrish (
County ) jail...we repaired a local basketball court so a Pastor Coleman
could host a community outreach Basketball Tourney for the children and
youth in Bogalusa...we were able to show Christ's love by just visiting
with some folk who need to know they matter to someone and they are loved
by God...we had a team do work with wheelchair bound folk who needed
assistance and we visited so many who have lost so much.

Best of all, 2 folk surrendered their lives to Christ thhis week !!!!
Glory !!!!!!!!

As always, we feel as if we were blessed so much more than we could give
through our serving !!!!

Today,( Friday ) will be a hard day as we begin to say our goodbyes.
We all ahve come to loves these people and what can I say...it's just so
hard come the end of our mission week to say goodbye.  But so our
Christian friends, It's really just saying, "See you in a little
bit"...know what I mean ????  Glory !!!!!

Thank you so much for praying for our Mission week in Louisiana !  As the
sun is beginning to rise right now, I'm reminded of the songs..."Great Is
They Faithfulness" , "Amazing Grace" and Our God Is An Awesome God".
Glory...GLORY !!!!!!

Gotta run and shut this computer down...Morning prayer and devotions are
just aboout to begin.

Please pay for our final day today ( Friday ) and our long journey home
tomorrow.

We still have a lot to accomplish in our remaining hours in Franklinton.

Glory and Praise the Lord...God Is SO GOOD..ALL THE TIME!!!!!!!!

God bless you  !!!!!!!

Dave
Pb 3:5-6
Ps 96:1-2