One week

Well, this time next week our family will have been increased by one!  We will prayerfully welcome little H.E. White into the fold.  L.T. has no idea, though at times we wonder if he senses something given the changes to the house and mommy’s belly of course!  Please pray that H.E. arrives with a healthy body, and that Trish comes through the operation with flying colors.

Puerto Plata (Port Silver)… not hardly

I just got back from a scout trip to the Dominican Republic – Puerto Plata/Sosua to be exact.  FBC is are joining up with Mission Direct in helping so many in the impoverished nation of Dominican Republic.  MD is a missions organization out of England that specializes in projects within the poorest of regions on our planet. 

Romania Update #2

For those of you keeping track… Amber and I have been shifted to another church in the Arad area. We were previously inside the city, but now we will be operating out of Lipova. It appears to be about 20-30 miles due east of Arad. Our hosts own a bakery, with their home located just behind the business…. too bad.  I had really hoped to lose some weight walking everywhere on the trip.  I guess pastries for breakfast will have to do! 

Below you will find a couple of websites that will give you some idea of the community and outlying areas.  Given the potential story these photos tell, it appears that there is a heavy Russian Orthodox presence in this community.  That should give us some perspective when speaking with people about Jesus Christ.

Photos 1 (in Romanian)

Photos 2

Romania Update

So here’s the final roster for our trip to Romania this fall. 

Derek Rude
Bill Gross
Barbara Cross
Amber Hargrove
Jon Glidden, Jr.
John Hill
Jules Qualls
Kent Jones
Myself

I learned on Monday that Amber and I will be paired together and working out of Golgota Baptist Church in Arad.  Pastor Hanc is 29 years of age, and his church runs somewhere in the 300 range.  We are still unclear as to our schedule, but we can probably count on a lot of visits (personal and schools) and preaching. 

The weather looks to be getting colder with the highs in the 50s.  That makes for an interesting packing list.  I am taking some old CDs from the Louisiana Street Campus that feature a worship band that used to lead the Matrix service on Sunday nights.  We will hand those out as “thank you gifts” for our pastors, translators and host homes.  These CDs have to be about 5-6 years old – if not older.  Anyhow, my goal is to make Myron Wilson (Minister of Worship & Arts-Louisiana Street Campus) more popular in Western Romania than David Hasselhoff is in Germany!  That would be huge!!

Romania Trip coming together

It has been a while since I blogged about my trip to Arad, Romania in October-November.  Yesterday we had a trip meeting at First McKinney North and we were able to look each other in the eyes and commit to prayer and preparation for the trip.  It was a God moment.  In the last week, it appears as if God has increased our roster by two team members!!  That is awesome since the need is around 50!  We knew going in that goal would be tough, but every person matters at this point given that we will be working with individual congregations in the area.  In addition to the team listed below, there are about 5-6 more joining us from other suburbs of Dallas and even Florida. 

Here is a quick roster of names that have committed to go.  If you don’t mind, please add them to your prayer time over the next month or so.

Barbara Cross
Jon Glidden, Jr.
Bill Gross
Amber Hargrove
John Hill
Kent Jones, Project Leader
Jules Qualls
Pasco Rowe
Derek Rude
Joey White, Project Co-Leader
Kim Sudtelgte

Romania Trip Pictures

Some of our North Campus poeple will be heading off to Arad, Romania at the end of October.  Kent Jones, who is helping us by spearheading this endeavor, sent me some basic photos from his July scouting trip.  Enjoy!

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