New Schedule Available

 Hey Friends,

Thanks for stopping by to visit with us. We have some exciting news to share. New dates for August, September and October have been added to our calendar. 

Mom and I are thrilled when Pastors and churches invite us to participate in services at their churches! We love to worship God through music, and it is an honor for us to visit long-time friends and make new friends, too!

I have included screenshots of the next three months below. 

August 

September 

October 

We have several exciting dates coming up in the near future! Please check out our schedule. We would love to see you if we are going to be near you!

You can find out more information about a date by clicking on the date on the calendar view of the schedule. Click this link here to be taken directly to the schedule.

You can get to our schedule by either clicking the schedule tab  above or the picture of Mom and me on the left side of the page. 

We will be adding new dates in the future as they are scheduled! 

Thank you for your patience! It is taking us a while to figure some of the Blog stuff out! We definitely miss our  booking agent and Blog tech guy! My Dad really could do just about anything! He was amazing!

Thank you for reading! I will see you all tomorrow.

Odie

Sunday Sanity 8/10/25

 Hey Friends,

I know Sunday is supposed to be “Sunday Sanity”, but I watched this archived “Word for Wednesday” yesterday!

I am eternally grateful that the Master of the wind is the Master of my life! I am missing my Daddy today!

Nine months ago today, he moved to his Heavenly home! Sunday, November 10th 2024, Dad got to meet the Master of the wind face-to-face! The storms of Dad's life were over!

From the time I was a girl dad taught me to lean upon God in my distress. He taught me not only with his words but also through his actions. God, our Great Master, kept my Dad through the storms of life. 

Thank God that He continually keeps you and me! I am finding myself in need of him today a little more than I did yesterday! I know He will meet me right where I am!

Today, I wish Dad was here to personally give us a word of encouragement! I would love to hear him preach, in person this morning! Thankfully, we can look back on so many things that he left for us.

Daddy, I will always love you and I will see you soon!

Odie

Bethel Revival Center In Pictures

 Hey Friends,

Mom and I were in Everett, Massachusetts, this weekend. We were with Pastor Orville Plummer and Bethel Revival Center. We love our visits with our dear friends!

Pastors John and Judy DiZazzo were also there this weekend. Bro. John preached both services. 

We were invited to do music. It was a privilege to be part of this at Bethel. 

We got to see so many friends. Massachusetts, Vermont, Ohio, Oklahoma, Alabama and Georgia were all represented. It was a fabulous day!

Most of all, God gave us two excellent services! It was wonderful to be in His sweet presence!

I will close with Sunday’s pictures. Thank you for reading. 

Remembering Bro. Jeremy Sipe

 Hey Friends,

 “Sunday Sanity” is a little different this week. Today, we are choosing to live “Jeremy Strong”.

 “Jeremy Strong, " a phrase coined a few years ago to support our dear friend Bro. Jeremy Sipe. He was diagnosed with Glioblastoma in his early 40s. 

Glioblastoma is a very aggressive form of brain cancer. The prognosis is never good. From what I have heard, it usually takes someone quickly.

Bro. Jeremy, Bilita and Tom were missionaries to Kenya. They were the hands and feet of Jesus in Kenya. It is amazing the work God has done through their ministry, Project Holy Nations!

They were home in Elkton, Virginia, when he received the diagnosis. In an instant, their world was changed! Our family and thousands of people began asking God to give the Sipe Family a miracle!

Bro. Jeremy fought his battle with extraordinary grace and courage. He was a hero. With God’s strength, he surprised doctors so many times. 

God performed many miracles for them. I can not remember them all! It was amazing to watch God work on their behalf from a distance! I would see God touch Bro. Jeremy during services on YouTube at BHC. I have cried and rejoiced with them!

Thank God, Bro. Jeremy and Sis. Bilita were able to make a couple of short trips to Kenya! That was a major answer to prayer. I know their Kenyan friend are so grateful!

Bro. Jeremy was not expected to live a year post-diagnosis. This summer was 3 years. Every milestone we celebrated with our friends. With each bad report, we prayed and believed harder!

Tuesday, Bro. Jeremy received his ultimate healing! I cried for the family and friends left behind when I received the news that morning. I rejoiced, because he is suffering no more!

It comforts me to think Dad is seeing another friend in Heaven. Dad prayed long and hard for Bro. Jeremy! Today they are rejoicing together!

Please join me in praying for Sis. Balita, Tom, their ministry, family members, the BHC church family, and many who are grieving the loss of a great hero! There will be a funeral today at BHC Elkton, Virginia. Sadly, we can not be there. I will watch it on YouTube here!

I will close by sharing a couple of videos BHC shared on YouTube this week. You can get a glimpse of the courageous soldier, Bro. Jeremy Sipe. 

We have a reason to rejoice! He made it through the valley.  We will see you again my friend!

Bilita, Tom and BHC, we love you all! You are in our prayers!

Odie

The Alabama Isaacs Visit DRPC

 Hey Friends,

I am so glad you came to visit today. I hope you had an excellent weekend. There was a lot of activity. I will spread them over a few posts. 

Sunday morning at Dryden Road Pentecostal Church, I was surprised to have several visitors! One family in particular is extra special to me!

Bro Jon, Sis. Heidi and Anna Kate Isaacs were passing through Ohio. They chose to bless us with their presence at DRPC yesterday!

We love their family immensely. They have been special friends to us for a long time, and it is always great to be with them!

Bro. Jon preached a fantastic message last night. We had an excellent altar service, which was a great blessing to all of us!

I was thrilled to see my dear friends, whom we have considered family for years! 

Thank God for sending the Isaacs to visit DRPC! Their visit made my day, and it was what my heart needed yesterday!

I will close with some pictures I took yesterday. Thank you for reading. 

Odie

Sis. Heidi and me.

Bro. Jon and me. 

Anna Kate and me. 

Bro. Jon Isaacs  preaching. 

 Sis. Debbie Roberts, Sis. Helen Lynch, Bro. Jon and Sis. Heidi Isaacs.

Throwback Thursday, 7/24/25

 Hey Friends,

Thank you for stopping by to spend a moment of your Thursday with us! I hope you are having a wonderful day!

I appreciate all of you, but let me know you enjoyed Throwback Thursday 2 weeks ago! You can find that post by clicking here. 

Two years ago, we visited Kennebunkport, Maine. We absolutely loved this town. We had been there before but knew we had to return for another visit!

Saint Anne’s Chapel was one of our favorite spots that we ever visited as a family. This church is located near the Bush compound in Kennebunkport! 

The beautiful chapel and the views surrounding it brought us much peace! We treasured our memories made on this particular day as a family. The day was a gift from God! I treasured it even more today! I truly do not think I will ever forget this special day! 

As I reminisce, I am reminded of how blessed I am! I love that we were able to travel and experience so many wonderful things with Dad! I miss him so very much, and my heart aches and wants to be with him! But I hold these memories. I thank God for every special moment!

I will forever be grateful for all the memories we catalog on the blog and YouTube! On our last visit to Saint Ann's Chapel, we were able to sing two songs as a family and capture them on video. The post above has one of the songs. The second one is listed below.

Daily, I am reminded of God's great faithfulness toward me and my family. Thank you, Lord, for your tender mercies! He is truly our rock and provider. We would be lost without Him!

Thank you for reading!

Odie

Dorcas and Dad In A Dream

Hey Friends,

Thank you for stopping by on this beautiful Tuesday. Did you catch yesterday's post? I shared an update on the latest GoodNews Christian School building project. You can see that post by clicking here.

Recently, I was compiling the photos for yesterday's post when I came across a picture of my dad and our precious friend Dorcas from Nigeria. 

Many of you all remember Sis. Dorcas. She was saved during one of the outdoor crusades my dad preached in Nigeria. He told her testimony for years. Dorcas drug herself through the dirt and grass to the altar, because she knew she needed Jesus! Actually, she did it two nights in a row until she felt like she got what she needed.

It greatly moved our family! When Dad realized her condition and that she was dragging herself to the altar, he got down and crawled to meet her!

I was on that trip, and I was able to meet Dorcas. We gained a friend for life! 

She actually became an honorary member of our family. She called my parents, mom and dad, me her sister and even wrote letters to my grandparents calling them grandma and grandpa. It really was special! Each trip that my parents made back to Nigeria She would have gifts waiting on them. Also sending some home for me. We would exchange video greetings through my parents during their trips.

Dorcas became my hero! She had to overcome tremendous obstacles to live with her disabilities in Nigeria. No other country makes life easy on someone with a disability like America does. We tried to help her with wheelchairs and other things. 

Every single day was more of a struggle for her than I could ever imagine. She lived life with a smile on her face and was thrilled to be a Christian. I know her life was never easy!

My parents were with her during their 2023 trip in Nigeria. She sent handwritten letters home with them. 

Shortly after their trip, Dad had a stroke. Later, we found out Dorcas had her own sickness, around the same time. God chose to call her home. Dad wrote a post about it here.

Our hearts were broken to lose one of our Nigerian family members! Yet we also rejoiced, knowing that she no longer had the struggles that life had given her. In Heaven, she would be completely healed! She would never suffer again.

Less than a year later, Dad joined her in Heaven. I knew that is one of the many people he would be reunited with! I rejoice knowing that they are worshiping our Lord together.

I hope you are ready for the story of a dream. A few weeks ago, I had a fleeting dream of Dad. I have had a handful of those through the months. Most of the time, I do not remember all the details. They are usually over before I realize what's going on.

On this one occasion, I had a quick dream in which I knew Dad and Dorcas were both in the location. I do not remember details of the location. It was shocking really, because I did not remember thinking of Dorcas before my dream. I did not get to speak to her. 

In the dream, I talked to my dad. He said your sister is healed. She  does not need her wheelchair anymore! I knew that he was meaning my Nigerian sister, Dorcas!

In an instant, the dream was over. I woke up rejoicing, knowing that they both were healed! No more wheelchairs, or any of the aids to help them live life. I was happy for the reminder that there struggles were over. 

The ache of missing them was there strongly! I am so grateful for the blessed hope and the promise that we will see them again! I look forward to the day that we can all be together in Heaven.

Thank you for reading, as I share what is on my mind today.

Odie

GoodNews Christian School July 2025 Update

Hey Friend,

Thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to visit us! We are always thrilled when someone checks in.

Our faithful readers will recall that our ministry has been supporting Pastor Shobanke and his family's work in Nigeria for years. Our families have shared a close bond for many, many years! 

Dad sure loved his people in Nigeria! Some of his happiest times in his life were spent there, and he was always looking for another chance to visit!  

One project was his passion from the first time we heard about it: Goodnews Christian School! The photos above were from a previous visit

Because of the Lord's provision and the giving of many saints of God, BFM has been involved in many projects at the school! Many of you have played a significant part in those projects!

Before his passing, Dad was excited to help them pay for the construction of a new school building. We have carried on his vision, and you all have helped us.

Construction on the new school building has continued. With the Lord's help, they are moving right along! I know my dad would be thrilled! Hopefully, it will be ready for dedication late this year.

A few days ago, Mom received an email from Pastor Shobanke. She sent it to me so I could share the pictures with you all. It is wonderful to see the progress!

 May God continue to bless and help our precious Brothers and Sisters in Abeakuta, Nigeria! They are wonderful people! Mom and I are thrilled to be a tiny part in this project.

Once again, thank you to each and everyone of you who have donated to BFM, and helped us with this project! Countless lives will be touched because of your generosity!

Sincerely,

Odie