I am sitting in McDonald’s writing this article.  Not the McD’s on the Westside of Richmond, but in New London, Ohio.  I am visiting for an hour or two after having played golf on old familiar turf.  Soon I will have to pack up and return to Vermilion, Ohio for the evening service at Bible & Missionary Conference (Beulah Beach style). 

As I look around many of the landmarks remain unchanged but others show the passing of seven (7) years.  I was surprised to find out that people still recognized me and knew my name.  Maybe my mug is not that forgettable after all?

However many good memories this place conjures up, I still feel the pain of my departure.  I know that it was all in God’s timing but to ignore the shearing of a heart is a little hard to overlook.  I try to put it in perspective but I struggle.

My exodus from Ohio left me battle-weary but convinced that I still had fight inside.  As the work at Alliance Bible Church grows and flourishes I am renewed and reinvigorated.  I know that Wayne County is the place for me and that ministering to the people there is what God wants me to do.  To God be the glory; great things He has done.

So why does the months of January and February (circa 2003) still trouble me?  Pain is never easy to endure but it does prompt growth.  I am better for it.

God’s path may be steep and difficult but He promises to attend our ways with His promised presence.  Where there is presence there is power.  Where there is power there is victory.  Where there is victory there is praise.  Where there is praise there is presence.  What a glorious circle!

May God reassure you of His presence today.

COMING AUGUST 22nd

Wednesday Nights "Encounter With God"

Prayer & Praise