Thursday, October 27, 2011

Revival, Wedding and the Dentist



Well, it has been an exciting couple of days here in Montana. Youth Revival has been wonderful. The young people have been filling the altars each night before I even had a chance to preach. Last night I preached before we sang just to make sure I got to preach. Lol Actually I didn't plan it that way. My testimony turned into preaching and it kind of exploded from there.

Odie was really blessed last night and I was sure she was going to run and leap for joy. I had my phone on the Bible stand pointed her way just in case she started walking. It was wonderful. Her healing is going to come and it seems to be just around the corner. We are trusting God to do what is best and we are sure He will do His work right on time.

The revival closed last night and today will be spent in preparation for Bro. Nathan and Sis. Leah's wedding. They are understandably excited and we are too. Rehearsal will be this afternoon with a dinner following. The wedding will be on Friday at 2:00 and then we plan to fly out to California on Saturday.

In other news, I had to make a trip to the dentist Wednesday morning. I broke a tooth in the very back of my mouth on Monday and I was pretty sure I would lose it. The whole front corner broke off and the rest of that side was loose. None of the local dentists could fit me in but I found one in Missoula that had an opening yesterday morning. The dentist thought he could save it so he basically reconstructed the tooth. As long as the break isn't any deeper then this fix should last me for a while. I should know in a day or two if he was right. Let's hope so...

Pastor Metzger asked the church to pray that I would not lose the tooth and God answered that prayer. Thank God for His goodness. Thank God for the church's prayers and for those of you that were praying.

God bless,

Davy

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Iowa 80 The World's Largest Truck Stop

On the way to Independence last week we stopped by the World's Largest Truck Stop. I am not sure what they measure to claim the title of World's Largest but I am pretty sure that whatever measuring stick you choose... They Win! They have a huge lot, huge store, semi trucks and trailers INSIDE, a food court that would rival some malls and airports and a whole other section devoted to the professional drivers. It is a neat place.

Odie, our poor deprived little girl, was well familiar with the Iowa 80 World's Largest Truck Stop. She has been a radio junky since she was very small and has listened for years to the overnight trucking shows when nothing else was on the radio. She's heard the Trucking Bozo and countless others broadcasting live from this place all her life. My baby knew more about the price of diesel, trucking regulations, speed limits, speed traps and truck stops by the time she was 10 years old than anybody I know! It is hilarious!

It was a pretty cool stop and a place we definitely need to stop again.

Davy


Kelly Jo was investigating possible modes of travel. We have tried cars, vans, pickups, fifth wheels and buses. Is a semi next?



The BoggsMobile tucked in among the trucks.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Funny Stowaway

This struck me so funny.

Friday afternoon in Independence I was going to move the BoggsMobile out of the RV parking spot and pull around into the front of the church. We were leaving after service and it was easier to put the bus into position in the daylight.

I went into the school to ask the ladies to move one of the cars so I could get out. One of the ladies told me that a ball had rolled under our bus and the kids couldn't get it out. I told her that once I started the bus it would raise up and I would remove the ball.

Pretty simple, right? Except for the fact that I walked out the door and completely forgot all about the ball under the bus. I never thought another thing about it until late Saturday night in Ohio... When we smelled something like melting plastic! Then... I suddenly remembered the ball.

Had it rolled against the diesel heat exhaust pipe on Friday and melted? We once ran over a Wal-Mart type bag and it melted onto the pipe and smelled terrible for days.

We grabbed a flashlight and went out to investigate. Laying on the parking lot with our heads on the ground, this is what we saw.


I was shocked. That must be the ball from Independence. Evidently, it had stuck to the exhaust pipe and stayed there the whole way. It rode almost 580 miles. Over 10 hours of driving and it's really not all that worse for wear. It has a little melted place but it is still kickable.




Isn't that funny? Next time somebody jokes about stowing away and going with us, I can tell them I know a great place for them to ride.

You never know what we will find out here on the open road.

Davy