"The Troubles I've Seen" "Bright Sunshiny Day"

We have two big items of news.

One: Our beloved dog of 15 months had to be put to sleep yesterday afternoon. It has been an emotional 48 hrs. He ingested a foreign object, and it was blocking his digestive track. The bill was such that, so so so sadly, we had to put him to sleep. We loved Wilbur, even though we made fun of his antics. At the end of the day, he was a great pet, and such a sweet kind hearted puppy dog. He rarely barked, was always excited to meet someone, even more excited to see us, played well with Callie, and never ever lashed out at us or anyone else.

Two. We are in the Big Easy for the weekend, loving spending some time with old friends at the NAMB commissioning celebration. A group of Church planters and I had the wonderful privilege of visiting with Kelley and his wife Diane at the Carver Baptist Center. The center is working so faithfully to empower the people of North Magazine street to be transformed Christ followers.

Max and Sara Stabenow (Phoenix AZ), Chuck and Christy Rheam (San Diego CA), and Adam and Christy Dorsey (Newfoundland Canada) are some friends we have known from seminary days, and also from the interview weekend. We have a full couple of days spending time with these friends, but we will keep you up to date.