Davy's Birthday Special 2023

Hey Friends,

This is Odie reporting in from the road. Revival starts tomorrow in Bernice, Louisiana. I am looking forward to a great week ahead. I hope to see some friends along the way too.

My Papa Bear, Davy Boggs, will have another birthday in a few days. He always creates beautiful blog posts for Mom and me for our birthdays. I decided to dedicate this post to honoring him. 

Happy 56th Birthday, Daddy! 

"I love you more than a hog loves slop!" You have taught me that is an enormous amount of love! I hope you have a wonderful birthday and another year loaded with blessings! I thank God for seeing you thru every year of your life! Life is fragile, and I am grateful for the life we experienced together! Looking forward to the next great adventure!

Remember my birthday post last year? Dad shared 37 pictures from the previous year to commemorate my 37th birthday. 

Well, now it is my turn to go through the picture archives of the year. Here are 56 of my favorite photos from the last 12 months in honor of Dad's birthday. I hope you enjoy this scroll down our memory lane.

1. Davy, Pastor Larmar Chapman and Pastor Andy Stringfellow in Ellisville, Mississippi. Oh, and the photobombers.

2. Davy and Uncle Larry Smith in Ellisville.

3. Davy Preaching at First Assembly in Ellisville.

4. Pastor John Eaton (aka Pops) and Davy at Allentown Campmeeting.

5. Davy and Carrington West at Allentown Campmeeting.

6. Davy and Bro. Roger Ruiss in Colquitt, Georgia.

7. Pastor Jonathan Prickett and Davy in Colquitt, Georgia.

8. Davy and Pastor Bob Jefferies in Romney, West Virginia.

9. Davy and Pastor Eddie Deane in Elkton, Virginia.

10. Bro. Mark Powers and Davy in Elkton, Virginia.

11. Sis. Margaret Woods and Davy in Wartburg, Tennessee.

12. Davy and Joey Amaya in Avenal, California.

13. Sis. Terri, Pastor Doug Spencer, and Davy in Avenal, California

14. Kelly Jo and Davy at Avenal Assembly.

15. Sis. Robin Munoz, Davy and Kelly Jo Fresno, California.

16. Pastor Anthony Munoz and Davy in Fresno, California.

17. Davy and Kelly Jo in California.

18. Reverand Larry, Sis. Rosemary Landress, Kelly and Davy at Pikes Peak Colorado.

19. Davy and Kelly with Pastors John, Judy DiZazzo, Steve and Karen Boggs in Wichita, Kansas.

20. Braden Fellers, Davy and Blake Fellers in Wichita, Kansas.

21. Davy and Odie in the Ark.

22. Davy, Odie and Kelly at The Ark Encounter.

23. Davy with his parents, Martha and Eugene Boggs, in New Miami, Ohio.

24. Davy preaching at Dryden Road Pentecostal Church in Dayton, Ohio.

25. Reverand Ron Wagers and Davy in Middletown, Ohio.

26. Davy with cousin Gerald Livingston in Middletown, Ohio.

27. Chloe Jean and Uncle Davy the Great in Thomasville, Alabama.

28. Davy leading a man to the Lord. He came to talk to "the preacher" during the day in Thomasville, Alabama.

29. Dad and Uncle Larry Smith under the tent in Richton, Mississippi.

30. Davy and Pastor Jerry Arnold in Richton, Mississippi.

31. Pastor Kenny Morris and Davy in Richton, Mississippi.

32. Davy Preaching in Brownsboro, Texas

33. Davy and Pastor Terry Nesmith in Brownsboro, Texas.

34. Davy, Malachi, Kelly and Sis. Aubrey. Four year old Malachi was saved during the revival in Arlington Heights, Texas.

35. Davy and Reverand Keneth Rowe in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.

36. Bro. Darren Mize and Davy in Moore, Oklahoma.

37 Davy with Ella, Emma, and Eli Mooter in Moore, Oklahoma.

38. Reverand Mitch Boggs, Davy and Pastor Ronald Coots in Birch Tree, Missouri.

39. Davy with a young girl who visited revival with her family in Birch Tree, Missouri. She was saved that night.

40. The Boggs and Coots Families in Birch Tree, Missouri.

41. Davy and Pastor Dwain Galiher in Birch Tree, Missouri.

42. Pastor Alan Harris and Davy in Paducah, Kentucky.

44. Davy with Pastor Doug and Kenneth Stevens in Paducah, Kentucky.

 45. The Boggs and Stevens Families

46. Kelly and Davy in Paducah, Kentucky.

47. Sis. Beulah Driscoll and Davy with Kelly peeking thru.

48. Davy and Pastor Wade Hicks in West Harrison, Indiana.

49. Davy and Pastor Jerry Pascarella in Cincinnati, Ohio.

50. Bro. Michael Alexander and Davy at Dryden Road. 

51. Uncle Davy the Great with Karleigh Jo at our Morgan's Christmas.

52. Uncle Davy the Great and Chloe Jean at our Boggs' Christmas.

53. Lana and Davy at Dryden Road. She was saved during the Christmas revival.

54. Davy and Pastor Veron Jarvis in London, Kentucky.

55. Davy and Bro. Ron Connor in London, Kentucky.

56. Kelly, Eugene, Davy and Martha Boggs in London, Kentucky

Thanks for joining me as I show my love for an incredible man of God for his birthday! I am blessed to know him as my Dad!

Most of you know him as your friend or family member. You can leave Dad a birthday greeting in the comments below. See you next time.

Odie

Revival In Pictures-Gruetli Laager, TN

We enjoyed revival at Wesley Chapel Holiness Church in Gruetli Laager, Tennessee. This was our first visit to this church, but it will not be our last, by God's grace. We appreciate Pastor Roger Peyton and the nice folks from Gruetli Laager receiving us so warmly. It was a wonderful experience.

The church is beautiful!

I have known Pastor Roger Peyton most of my life. He and I were boys together at Dodds Church in Waynesville. Bro. Peyton and his family did two Kids Crusades for us in Wichita and preached a revival for us over twenty years ago. It was a joy to be with them again. KJo, Odie and I enjoyed visiting with them this week.

Odie snapped a bunch of great pictures. Here is our Revival in Pictures. I hope you enjoy.

Davy

Odie's Excellent Christmas Meal!

Our Christmas traditions have been firmly in place for many years. We have celebrated Christmas with Kelly Jo's family on Christmas Eve and with the Boggs family on Christmas Day. Early Christmas morning has always been reserved for me, KJo and Odie!

Our personal time on Christmas morning does not include a meal most times, just us together reminiscing, opening presents and being together. These traditions have worked great for us and filled Christmas with lots of joy.

Odie's first Christmas in her house added another Christmas tradition. She wanted a time to cook a meal for us and invite us into her space for a Christmas meal. Well, if it involves food, count us in.

We have added that tradition the day after Christmas at lunch time. Some years we need to roll on December 26 and we adjust accordingly, but when possible, that is our day at Odie's.

This year, she prepared an excellent meal.

Carnitas! A pork roast with green sauce and white cheese served with beans. Wow!

The carnitas were so very good and I was able to eat on them for two or three days. Wow Again! Odie may make a good cook after all. She sure is making a good effort and she can practice on me any time.

I can hardly wait until next Christmas to see what is on the table. Forget under the tree, the table is where it is for me!

Thank you for stopping by today.

Davy

A Word For Wednesday, Remembering What I Have Already Heard

It is time again for A Word For Wednesday. This morning, I am posting A Word for Wednesday on our YouTube Channel. Please give it a listen and leave us a comment here or on YouTube.

Remembering What I Have Already Heard

Hebrews 2:1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

I need a review of the things I have heard of God. I have heard His Word. I have believed His Word, But, I am prone to let those things slip in times of difficulty.

God, when my heart is overwhelmed, help me to remember what I have already heard!

Thank you for dropping by.

Davy

Our First Schedule Change of The Year

We live and die by the schedule, but there is one constant about that schedule. That constant is change. Life happens and things change. If the pandemic taught us anything, it taught us that change is coming at a moment's notice and we must roll with it.

In 2020, KJo and I were halfway around the world and less than three months into the year, our schedule changed for the year due to COVID.

In 2021, we were one month into the year, when we walked straight into COVID and our schedule changed for the year.

In 2022, our first revival had to cancel before we even left home because of a COVID outbreak. 

Less than three weeks into 2022 COVID broke out during revival and we had to close early, leading to a schedule change.

In 2023, in the first week of the year, a revival scheduled for the end of January had to postpone. Thankfully, COVID had NOTHING to do with it. Hallelujah! 

The Pastor's daughter is having a baby in another part of the country and the scheduled meeting was right in the middle of the excitement.

They thought it was better to reschedule now than for us to get there and they have to cancel at the last minute. I agreed wholeheartedly.

Fortunately, a Pastor had visited a revival in Texas last fall and asked me to keep him in mind if we had any last minute cancellations in the area. Odie reminded me, I sent him a text telling him about the recently opened week and he immediately invited us for revival.

He is excited, his church is excited and we are excited. I will not be surprised if we stumble right into the middle of the will of God that week. I love how God does that.

The dates are January 29-February 2, Sunday-Thursday. We will close Thursday and reserve both Friday and Saturday for travel, because the location change puts the next revival in Mississippi a little further away.

The revival will be at Payne Springs Assembly in Mabank, Texas with Pastor RC Betz. 

It is a new church for us, but we have known Bro. and Sis. Betz since before they were married. We are looking forward to being in revival with them.

If you are out and about, please check our schedule and come be with us in revival. We are always super glad to have visitors!

May God bless you, friends. Thank you for stopping to see us.

Davy