Summer 2011 Update
Kids from our family stop by at random moments during the day and we’ve had 90+ degree weather for over a week… it must be summertime! The past few months have been great as we hosted friends we made while we were in Nicaragua as well as some of the crew from Kingdom Dreams! Here’s some of the other latest news from the summer.
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I call it Monster
On April 27, 2011 while visiting Bekah’s family in Tampa, we watched the state of Alabama get hit by the worst outbreak of tornadoes in 80 years. Category F4′s hit several small towns and an F5 ravaged the northwest portion of the state. In reference to the tornadoes, some people we quoted saying, “I call it Monster”.
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God Has Plans
This past Sunday I went to The Foundry to watch my brother-in-law graduate from their program. For those of you that don’t know, I am a graduate of the same program. In February of 2004, I entered their doors in Bessemer, Alabama completely broken and defeated from years of struggling with drug addiction. At that [...]
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October Update
It’s hard to believe we have already been home from Nicaragua for a month. The past four weeks have been filled with settling in to a new home, visiting Bekah’s side of the family in Tampa, a trip to Gainesville to meet with Seth (the director of AIM) and adjusting back to life stateside. I’m [...]
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New Seasons
After a week of tough goodbyes, we boarded a plane with our belongings loaded into 4 checked bags (thanks to the family and friends that we sent back loaded with stuff during our last couple of months in Nicaragua!) and one 74 pound black lab. Less than 4 hours later we touched down in Atlanta [...]
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But I Do Have Credit at Lucy’s…
As we round the mid-way part of our fundraising process (59% supported!) we are continually amazed at how God is not only providing for us financially but is still using us. I guess I kinda felt that God would quit using us until we landed in Nicaragua. I have been doing some work for a [...]
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Community
For the past couple of years, Frank and I have served a group of guys in downtown Birmingham. Part of that service is at a soup kitchen. We’ve gone with different groups over that time, but lately it’s just been us and Frank’s family. The time we spend in that kitchen has been incredible. Even [...]
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