Taylor and Jenny Gallman have been friends for years. Taylor’s dad was one of my favorite people, Andy Gallman, an evangelist from Mississippi. He went home to be with the Lord many years ago, but I will never forget him or the influence he had on my own ministry. It was a delight to be able to minister in Gadsden with his son.

Taylor Gallman is the pastor at the Bellvue UMC.

The meeting went very well. It was a very Continue Reading…

After returning from Africa, I had a few days to catch my breath, and then headed off to Carthage, TX. It was a delight to be with Rev. Keefe Cropper. We discovered we had many friends in common. I’m not sure how we had not run into one another before now. He and his wife, Tina, are wonderful people. (By the way, please be in prayer for Tina. She suffered a heart attack a few weeks after our meeting. She continues to improve, but needs all the prayer she can get.)

I really enjoyed the congregation. The hospitality was great, the worship was heart felt, the joy was contagious. I believe God has some great plans for the future of these believers!

leading worship. There was a wonderful spirit in the services!

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We had a good flight to Lagos, Nigeria, this morning. We woke at 3:45 a.m. to leave at 4:30. Flight was to leave at 6. Delayed. Good thing. We made it through customs at 6!  The agent checking my passport couldn’t find my entry stamp and told me there was no record of my entering the country. I looked at him stupefied and said, “I’m here!”  Fortunately he did not get upset!  Another agent looked Continue Reading…

Our time in Ghana is now over. We are in a guest house at the University of Ghana where we will stay tonight before catching an early morning flight to Lagos Nigeria.

In the past week, Felicia and I worked with Lee Ann Williamson and her team from Christian World Missions to help plant 11 new churches in Ghana near Kumasi. Each morning, Felicia and I worked with children in some of the schools and each evening I spoke at one of the new church sites.

My mind is swimming with all the amazing things that we witnessed. The Ghanaian people are truly remarkable. We were welcomed with open arms and hearts. The deep faith they have shines from their faces and echoes in their music. They worship with abandon and splash joy on anyone near them. We were deeply ministered to by them.

They responded with enthusiasm to the songs Felicia and I sang and to the Continue Reading…

Our first day of ministry in Ghana got underway with a time of prayer and preparation with the team. Felicia and I are the “newbies” of the group. The others have been Involved for years in these missions. CWM has planted over 300 churches here and in Nigeria. We are helping to plant 20 more.

After our team meeting we took a walk through the neighborhood. It was an experience! The “mall” is made up of miles of small tin or mud buildings with the wares stacked close to the streets. There are people everywhere! They share the streets with the goats that roam freely. The roads are “shock killers”, and the drivers know Continue Reading…

Felicia and I are in the process of last minute gathering and packing.  We will be boarding a plane this afternoon for Atlanta and then we’re off from there to Ghana, and Nigeria, Africa.  We will be helping to plant 20 new churches, 10 in each country.  Felicia and I will be tasked with helping to minister to the children.  The evangelism in the past has focused on adults while the boys and girls played outside.  We are going to use music, storytelling, and games to capture the attention of children.  It’s all a new experience, for us and for them.

Use this picture as a prayer reminder. Pray for these children and others like them who are hungry for a relationship with God through Jesus Christ.

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Pray for health, protection, and fruit for the Kingdom.  We’ll return February 28.

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We’ve worked with Rev. Lloyd Stice for many years at Onc-Way Elementary Camp at Ceta Canyon and seen hundreds of kids come to Christ.  It was a joy to be with him again in ministry in Clarendon.  Clarendon has a history that ties it to the UMC.  At one time there were 7 Methodist churches in this town and no bars.  It was labeled “the saint’s roost”.  So, the church comes by it’s love for Jesus and the desire to reach their community quite honestly.

They did come out to worship and enjoy the stories.  One lovely woman came to me and declared, “I’m 92 years old and I don’t get out at night.  But, I’m not about to miss this!”  Young and old, we all had a grand time.

ime giving praise to our Lord. The congregation really enjoyed the music. The room filled with the sounds of authentic worship!

The stories were a hit! I wish we could have recorded the reactions of the congregation. The room was alive with laughter! Then when the story becam serious, you could hear a pin drop.

The stories were a hit! I wish we could have recorded the reactions of the congregation. The room was alive with laughter! Then when the story becam serious, you could hear a pin drop.

We started BibleQuest with 10 children, but by the end of the week we had grown by 500%!  Over 50 kids were involved in learning Scriptures and enjoying Bible stories.  I do love it!

These boys and girls were from Clarendon and Hedley, a town just down the road. They were a joy to work with.

Pray that God will continue the work He began in many hearts during these days.  The joy and enthusiasm of these folks can be contagious!