The Weekend Dispatch 11/20/23

Our weekend began with a morning of travel, finishing the trip to Junction Hill Pentecostal Church near West Plains, Missouri. By 11:30 AM we were parked, hooked up and loading in sound equipment. Bro. and Sis. Galiher helped us load in and soon we were getting soundcheck and getting ready for the first service Friday.

We had a full weekend of great revival services and we enjoyed every moment. We love these folks and we love singing and preaching here. They have wonderful singers at Junction Hill and Bro. Galiher is a tremendous preacher, yet they are so gracious in embracing our singing and preaching.

Texe Boggs flew his plane from La Russel to be in revival with us Friday night. That was cool! It has been quite a while since we had seen Texe and we were meeting Charlie and Liberty for the first time.

We have enjoyed a great weekend of revival services, wonderful meals and encouraging fellowship. Tonight, Monday is the Thanksgiving Fellowship Meeting here at Junction Hill and we are looking forward to the service. Come see us if you can.

Thank you for reading today.

Davy

View Out The Front Window, 11/19/23

Sunday Morning Sanity

A heart of sincere gratitude will do wonders for our attitude. DB

Our view out the window in Ozark, Missouri.

Our view out the window in West Plains, Missouri.

I hope you have a super great Sunday.

Davy

Thankful For My Friend Amanda Hasty

Hey Friends,

This is Odie checking in from West Plains, Missouri. We are thrilled to spend this pre-Thanksgiving weekend with our friends at Junction Hill Pentecostal Church. This weekend, we will add many wonderful memories to our collection with the Galiher family!

This coming Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in America. Happy Thanksgiving 2023! 

We will be spending Thursday together with our little family. I am so thankful for my parents and the life we get to live! God has blessed us abundantly! I will forever be grateful to Him!

In November, I have used my posts here to be extra thankful. The first Saturday was about Heaven. Last week, I focused on our Veterans. Today, I am thankful for our friends.

Right now, we are with some of the best people I know! I am thankful for our friendship with the Bro. Dwain, Sis. Brenda Galiher and their entire family. They are amazing people! I am grateful that God allowed our paths to cross and connect! I will forever treasure their love, encouragement and friendship! It does not matter where we see them; they are our friends. We can pick up where the last visit ended.

God has used Bro. Dwain's preaching to help all three of us through the years! He is a man of God who is not ashamed to preach the truth. I count it an honor to know him as our friend!

Dad and I often write about many wonderful people God has placed in our lives. We would not be where we are today without the countless people who have stood by us, prayed for us and encouraged us along the way!

Looking back over my life, I am amazed at how many childhood friends are still my friends today. I was homeschooled. One question I received from people sometimes was, "How did you make friends growing up?" I did not have trouble making friends.

We were always going to different churches. My friend group has always been a bright spot in my life. Many of you have been our friends for the long haul. Some of you may be new friends, but we are always excited to add new friends!

My Friend Amanda Hasty

There is a special lady I want to feature right now. One of my long time friends is Amanda Hasty. We were toddlers when our families met. Therefore, my life has mostly included memories of Manda! We grew up attending the same church at Dryden Road. We spent many hours together for Sunday school and children's church. Oh, the fun we had together!

Then, our families were neighbors for over two of our preteen years. Amanda and I spent many hours playing together during that time. We played house, church, school, cowboy and Indians and went to many places in our imaginations. Those are some of my favorite childhood memories!

Amanda also loved talking on the phone back then. She would call me, and we talked on the phone whenever we could not be outside. The daily phone conversations continued when I moved to another house in Ohio.

Things changed when we moved to Wichita, Kansas. Amanda was heartbroken. I kept being her friend! Amanda was upset with me for moving! I could not convince her that moving was hurting me, too!

The funny thing was she was always Dad's friend! She was thrilled to see him when we came home to visit! I got the cold shoulder. It was hilarious. Dad was the reason why I moved away. Somehow, to Amanda, I was the bad guy in the scenario! Our family just had to laugh about the situation!

24 years later, we are past it all. This year, she proudly introduced me as her best friend again. I was thrilled to have the official friend status back. 😎 I never quit loving her, but it took her a long time to recover from losing me to another state.

Amanda's parents, Bro Mith and Sis. Mary Hasty pastor another church in the Dayton, Ohio, area. We do not get to see them often. I was glad to see Amanda a few times at church this summer.

November 16th was her 37th birthday. Happy belated birthday, Amanda! I love you, my sweet friend! Thank you for being my friend. You are precious! You always bring a smile to my face!

Amanda is a beautiful person, and I am so glad we grew up together. Everybody loves Manda! Across the country, people who have met her in the past never forget her. We have people asking about her frequently.

Church is her favorite place to be! She is happiest working at the altar, helping others pray! I am thankful for her prayers! I know God hears her prayers!

I hope you enjoyed meeting Amanda today! Thanks for spending a moment of your day here. Thank you to all of you for being my friends! See you next week.

Odie

A Few Pictures And Traveling

We have been traveling this week and we will finish the trip this morning to West Plains, Missouri. We are looking forward to beginning revival tonight for Pastor Dwain Galiher at Junction Hill Pentecostal Church.

Revival will run all weekend and end Monday evening with Thanksgiving Revival and Fellowship Service. We are very much looking forward to it.

Revivals at Junction Hill are always enjoyable and we are anxious to see what the Lord will do for His people. Our first revival for Bro. Galiher was over twenty years ago and it has always been a pleasure to be with them.

Once the revival is over, we will make our way to Tennessee as I mentioned yesterday. Today, I have a few pictures from this travel week. Thank you for stopping in.

Davy

Sand Springs, Oklahoma

Lambert's

Shopping

Good News On Water

I would love for you to pray for my Dad, Eugene Boggs. He is facing serious difficulty with his health and needs a miracle. I appreciate those of you that take prayer seriously. May God bless you, friends.

Good News On Water

I mentioned one week ago that we had decided to fund the bore-hole for water at Landmark Christ Mission in the city of Ibadan for Pastor Stephen Kuye and his congregation. He told me later that the geologist expects to find water about 100 meters down.

I am happy to say that the well is now fully funded and we will be able to deliver the resources to Pastor Kuye when we travel to Nigeria in less than two weeks. We are so happy to be able to do this for the church and for the Muslim community around them. This should provide an open door for ministry. Hallelujah!

KJo has been working diligently to purchase everything we need and to pack the suitcases properly. It is quite a chore to get everything correct and keep each bag at no more than 50 lbs. Kelly is a pro and I am thankful to have her on my team.

We have one more revival beginning Friday and going through Monday night. When that is concluded, we will drive the bus to the Knoxville, Tennessee area for our flights to Nigeria.

We are slightly excited to return IF you have not noticed. Thank you for praying for us.

Davy

A Word For Wednesday-Be Not Weary In Well Doing

Be Not Weary

So glad you joined us today. It is time again for A Word For Wednesday. A few moments ago I posted A Word for Wednesday on our YouTube Channel. Please give it a listen and leave us a comment here or on YouTube.

I have an encouragement for you today.

II Thessalonians 3:13 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

Be Not Weary In Well Doing! You are struggling to maintain. You are struggling to keep your head above water financially, emotionally and spiritually. You are fighting with everything within to be the person you need to be to thrive and survive.

It is very easy to give into despair, but Paul encourages us and I want to encourage you today, be not weary in well doing. Your reward is still ahead. When God settles the final accounts, we will hear Him say,

Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Hallelujah!!!

Thank you for watching today.

Davy

High and Lifted Up!

Bethany Revival Center in Wichita has an elevator outside to assist people getting inside. They added it when they moved to their current location and it is a great help to Odie.

This weekend we encountered a first for us, a church with a lift onto the platform! We have been to churches that have ramps to the platform and a ramp is a super great help. 

 Landmark Tabernacle in Sand Springs, OK has a lift! Wow!

I think the church was required by authorities to have either a ramp or lift and for various reasons, they chose the lift.

The lift is in a room next to the platform.

And you exit the lift onto the platform behind the back wall.

Odie put it to good use, for sure! So cool! Anything that makes Odie's life easier and our life easier is Way Cool!

Davy