The Tent Goes Up in Middletown, Ohio

Praise God for excellent tent revival services the first three nights! I always want to see more people touched, more people saved, more people healed, but I am so thankful for what we have seen. God has been helping folks and it has been wonderful to see. Praise God!

We had a little light rain during service Monday night and a deluge a few hours before service Tuesday night. There was a heavy percentage of rain forecast for storms right during church Tuesday, but it all went north of us. I certainly praise God for that! Every moment with no rain, while people are under the tent, is a blessing.

I am sitting under the tent right now with a sprinkle of rain and some showers thrown in, but I am soaking in the blessings of the service that ended a few hours ago. It was so rich and so real and I am very grateful to God.

Normally on Wednesday, you expect to see Vintage View Pictures, but it might be a nice break to spend today's post looking at pictures from the tent going up in Damon Park in Middletown.

Pastor Kevin Allen and I were both concerned about having enough people to get the tent in the air in Damon Park last Saturday. We both rallied folks and by God's grace, it worked. Look at this great crowd!

There were four Pastors helping in addition to Bro. Allen. Pastor Dallas Lakes, Pastor Phil Hoskins, Pastor Todd Hatcher and Pastor Kelly Rogers. We also had friends from Dryden Rd, Dodds and other places. There were also family members from Pastor Allen's church folks that came to help. Each and every one of the people that came was a tremendous encouragement to me personally.

After we took that group picture above I ask Pastor Lakes to say a few words and pray a prayer of dedication. We have conducted three tent revivals for him in Indiana and he told a few things the Lord did in those revivals and then he prayed. The Holy Ghost slipped under that tent and we could all feel Him working already! Hallelujah!

We have had great services so far and we are looking for it to get even better. This is a great neighborhood for tent revival and we have been promised many visitors.

Saturday Set Up

We began setting out stakes at 8:00 AM on the dot and by 8:45 the tent was in the air, snugged and ready to be tightened. The chairs were in position, the lights were hung and the tent was tight before 9:30. It was a great set up.

Kelly Jo and I and a few others piddled with electric cords and sound system cords for a couple of hours and then KJ and I rested under the tent until the heat drove us inside.

Here are a few pictures from the day. I hope you enjoy. Thank you for stopping in.

Davy

This is from the bus door.

The First Night Of Tent Revival in Middletown, Ohio

Sunday morning when I went to Bro. Kevin Allen's church to talk to the people about what to expect in the tent revival, I told the folks there would be cold water available to drink. I also told them they were welcome to bring water or even tea or soda under the tent to prevent them from getting too hot.

I know we do not do that in our air-conditioned churches, but under the tent, I am completely fine with it. I joked, "Something cold to drink is fine, but a bag of Dorito's is probably taking it too far unless you set them on the Bible stand."

Sunday night, Sis. Allen sent one of her children to give this to me.

That was funny!

I told you some about the service yesterday. Tent revival builds each night, but we started off Sunday night with a great crowd. I am thankful for the visible support of people attending from the community. I love that!

Odie snapped some pictures from the first night of tent revival.

I have told the story repeatedly of Kelly Jo's parents getting saved in a tent revival when KJ was four years old. Her Aunt Colleen was saved in that same tent revival. She drove about an hour to be here with us the first night of tent revival!

It is JoJo's first night of tent revival ever. No word yet on what her first impressions were. I hope she likes being in revival with her Uncle, Davy the Great!

After church I changed into some dry clothes and then spent a few hours under the tent reading and winding down from the great first night. 

Under the ten after the first night, my mind goes through nearly every moment of service evaluating every word and every perceived response. There are always things I wish I would have said differently, but overall, I am very happy with the first night.

I have been telling you what a great neighborhood this is for tent revival. I decided to show you. This is it below. Damon Park is in the center top of the picture below and the tent spot is represented by a blue dot and circled in black. The Calvary Pentecostal Lighthouse is represented by a red dot circled in black at the bottom center.

Look at all of those houses within reach of our sound system. That is awesome! Now we need the Holy Ghost to rain down in this neighborhood! Do it, Lord!

This is what people see as they come in the east entrance to Damon Park. The BoggsMobile is partially blocking the view from directly across the street, but it is parked in the best place overall.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Davy