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Tuesday, January 8, 2019

A Beautiful Sanctuary

We have been coming to Forts Lake Assembly for many years and we love preaching revival here. We appreciate Pastor Tim Cauley inviting us. The facilities at Forts Lake are always well kept and the sanctuary is beautiful. Here are a few pictures of revivals over the last few years that gives you a glimpse inside their beautiful church.

The foyers had been remodeled when we were here last year and they are stunning. I remember posting pictures of the foyers then.

The last few months the Forts Lake congregation moved into their fellowship hall so that they could make way for a remodel of the sanctuary. Believe me when I say, they took it up a whole other level higher with the remodel. It is gorgeous! There were a few pictures in yesterday's post and some of you might have noticed the difference. Today I went over, turned on the lights and took some pictures for comparison.

I was knocked back on my heels when we entered the foyer and saw the doors into the sanctuary and again when we saw the windows!

The accent lights in the baptistry can change to any color they want.

The sanctuary may seem dark in these pictures, but there is plenty of light. I had dimmed them to reduce the glare.

We are three services into revival and it has been good so far. If the preaching gets better then I am sure the revival will be even better. Help me pray about that!

Thank you for tuning in today.

Davy

Monday, January 7, 2019

Our Weekend In The Rearview Mirror

We spent Friday in good hands with our friends at East Tennessee Luxury Coach in Vonore, Tennessee. The BoggsMobile needed a few things and Jeff and his guys took care of it.

The main thing was two new front tires. The tires on the front had been on the bus since June 2016. They moved them to the tag position and discarded the tag tires. I probably could have gotten six more months out of the tag tires, but I hate to take chances with tires. I have seen way too many videos and pictures of what a blown tire can do to a bus or motorhome.

Now we have two new tires on the front and the fronts are now moved to the tag. That should do me a couple of years.

Jeff has a very nice Prevost XL for sale at a very reasonable price. The stainless on this bus is beautiful.

But there was another bus that caught Kelly Jo's attention from the moment we drove in Thursday afternoon. Although I prefer stainless on a bus, I must admit, this may be the most beautiful bus I have ever seen up close and personal. Wow!

The bus belongs to an acquaintance of ours and although I told him Kelly Jo was willing to trade even, he did not go for it. I do not think he had any need for an old bus OR an even older preacher she was willing to let go in the deal.😀

We left Vonore a little after 5:00 PM Friday evening just as a storm was blowing through. The first thing we had to do was find a little diesel. We stopped at a Pilot station just north of Chattanooga and took care of that. Traffic in Chattanooga was heavy, but we made it through.

We spent the night at a pretty quiet rest area on I-59 near Steele, Alabama about 200 miles from Vonore. Although Friday was not a stressful or difficult day, it felt really good to crawl into bed after a nice hot shower.

I took this Saturday morning before we took off.

Saturday we had a terrific driving day. For most of the day there was very little traffic and when there was traffic, it was moving at a good rate of speed. We made super great time and before we knew it 300 miles had flown by. I love days like that. Not all driving days are enjoyable, but Saturday certainly was. I wish for more driving days like that.

The Apostle Donald C. Williamson and his wife the Epistle met us for a late lunch/early supper at Sonny's BBQ in Mobile. Kelly Jo had been craving Sonny's for a couple of weeks and I was glad to indulge her craving and take in a few ribs myself! It was so, so, so good and we hope to go back before we leave this area.

We had a great meal and a refreshing visit with Bro. Donnie and Sis. Gayla. These folks have been our dear friends for many years and we treasure their friendship and the time we get to spend together. It sure was nice of them to make some time for us.

From Sonny's we were about 35 minutes through the woods to Forts Lake Assembly. We parked, wired into the electrical panel, carried in our sound equipment, set up, got a quick sound check and had a great time with Bro. and Sis. Cauley. In all the excitement, it was 10:00 PM in a flash!

After a good night's rest, we hit Sunday at full speed ahead. We always have good revivals here and I believe that Sunday's services are a great indication of good things to come this week. Odie and Kelly Jo took a few pictures at Forts Lake.