Good Bye Maine (for now at least)

We left Maine just 11 days ago, yet it seems to have been months since we hit the road again. We want to thank all of those that have supported our family and ministry, it is hard to believe we have been living in a camper for almost 2 years. Our time in Maine was such a blessing, as always, but this trip seemed to be greatly profitable in the Lord's work. We were glad to see brothers and sisters in Christ working together, beyond denominational lines, for the cause of spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ on the streets, in homes, in churches, in jails, and in many more venues than I could list here. As we head south yet again, we had the chance to meet some new family in Christ, and also check in with some precious brothers and sisters in Christ.

Our first stop was in Warwick, Rhode Island at Buttonwoods Bible Chapel, where we got to see Avi Bastajian and family and our brother Chuck Davis and his wife. We were introduced to the saints there, and it was good to meet more of our family of God.  From there, we visited Riverview Chapel in Hinton, West Virginia. We received gracious hospitality from the Christians in Hinton and got to spend a bit of time with Armand and Diana and enjoyed prayer meeting with many of the other brothers and sisters there at Riverview Chapel

One week until departure from Maine

Sorry for the lack of recent updates, we have had a pretty full schedule here in Maine. It is always a blessing to be "home" and get to catch up with many of our friends, having time to talk about the Lord together, to pray together. We have had many opportunities while in Maine to speak to those who don't know Jesus Christ about the wonderful Gospel message. We have been able to visit a few area churches, and will  be visiting 2 more this coming Sunday morning, with the early service at FBC Waldoboro and Rock of Ages in Wiscasset for the teaching hour and lunch afterwards. 

Since we arrived, we have been blessed to see our friend Todd through some tough times as he has had recent heart problems. Todd has a loving church family and a wonderful wife and children that have been a great help to his recovery. What challenged me was that through all the trials

Unity in Christ/ old hurts die hard

A brother was talking tonight,and I found that as he spoke I was drawn back to my experiences in many churches while living with my parents. I was raised in an "Independent Fundamental Baptist Church". I notice that there are many different "flavors" of Baptists nowadays, as there are of Methodists, Assemblies of God, Pentecostals, and many more that I am sure I have missed.

The thing is that as I encounter people in our Gospel work, and in daily life everywhere we go, I meet those who call themselves Christians. This identifier is almost always tagged along with a denominational name such as those above. I guess I have just been wondering more and more why