Getting back on the road

We are starting to get back onto the road after a number of weeks off in June. Last Sunday we were in Eureka at Liberty Bible, Eureka, IL for their evening service. We had been in Illinois for Marge's family reunion. I must have eaten something that didn't agree with me or gotten a mild case of food poisoning, because by Saturday night of that weekend I was feeling sick. Like a major heart burn.

That Sunday morning I stayed in bed and miss morning services at my in laws church, but built up enough steam to get up and present at Liberty.

Last week has been a slow recovery from heart burn.

This weekend we presented at Pocahontas Regular Baptist Church, Pocahontas, IA. We also presented our first concert based on the music I'm recording for the treasure. I was pretty nervous. God really provided for us in all regards, even though I've still been feeling queasy.

After a wonderful morning with the folks at Pocahontas, we took Michael and Maryellen to meet up with the youth group from our home church, Bethel, who happened to be doing a week of service projects in Des Moines with several other youth groups.

Marge and I used points from our credit card to stay over night in Des Moines and doing some looking around. In the fall we will be presenting in Iowa or Nebraska churches every weekend, and we are considering a temporary move there to cut down of travel times. It would also give us the opportunity to try to schedule mid-week visits to churches. We checked out an extended stay hotel and the price was roughly double what we pay in mortgage, so that is not an option.

We are also going to start checking around for any churches that might have missions houses or an empty parsonage. Kip Crigger, Bethel's youth pastor, is from Iowa, so we hope that he can help us make some connections with churches in this area.

We also made a stop at ManPower to check on temp jobs. That way i can earn a little extra to cover expenses while we are in Des Moines.

Now Marge and I are relaxing in yet another hotel, and tomorrow will stop in Cedar Rapids on our way home to see how the Czech Village is progressing, and to visit the Czech museums gift store that is located in a local shopping mall.

Still, so many questions about where we will live in the fall. God knows. We just need to continue to exercises our trust.

Adam