1951 Farmall H Tractor

One of my first cousins, Gary Coffman, loves old tractors. He recently restored an old tractor that belonged to our grandpa Godfrey Isaacs. I was able to see it completed for the first time today.

It is a 1951 Farmall "H" model tractor. It is in perfect condition now! Gary really did a super job. Isn't it beautiful?

I spent some of Saturday with Dad and Mom again while Kelly Jo and Odie worked on spring cleaning the bus for the second day in a row. They have worked hard but they did take a little time for Mexican food each day. Thankfully they will work for food.

Dad is gaining a little each day. Thank God for helping him. It will be difficult for him to sit still for very long but we want him to heal properly. Thank you for praying for him.

Bro. Shobanke is in the USA right now. He arrived this week. I drove over to Richmond, Indiana to pick him up Saturday evening. It is so good to see him again. I am supposed to preach in Hillsboro Sunday morning and Waynesville Sunday night. I am excited about having Bro. Shobanke with us in these services. It should be an exciting Sunday.

We have gathered a pretty good offering for Bro. Shobanke's new church plant. I will tell you more about that later. It is not too late to be involved in that project if you want to. I appreciate everyone that has helped.

God bless you all. I hope you have a great Sunday.

Davy

Seeing Double - 2006 Scion xB RS 3.0

In 2006 the special release version of the 2006 Scion xB was called Release Series 3.0. They made 2200 of them and they were all Envy Green. Each one of them has a identification plate on the dash. Ours is numbered 201 in the series. What are the chances that two of them would be in the same small town?

Evidently the odds are pretty good. We have seen four of them in relatively small places that we have been too in the last year. One lives in Lolo, Montana. One lives in Paducah, Kentucky. One lives in Fair Hope, Alabama. And one lives right here in Waynesville, Ohio!

We saw the one in Waynesville right after we bought ours last May. Thursday we were in town and spotted the other one parked near the post office. I pulled in behind it and Kelly Jo got out and snapped a few pictures with my phone. Pretty cool, huh?

It is a little different than ours. Ours has updated wheels, updated tail lights and several updated dents and  scratches. Ours even has a front bumper that has been "kissed" by Bambi before she scampered off into the night. Other than those few things, they are exactly alike!

Later in the day we were at my parents house. The driveway was nearly full so I pulled up into the side yard. We came out in the evening to leave and we had lost the Green Machine. It was hidden in the beautiful green grass. I kept pushing Odie around the yard in her wheel chair until we finally bumped into the car.

It is a good thing it was not eaten by a grasshopper!

My Dad is home and doing well. He has long road of recovery ahead but God has helped him tremendously. Thank you so much for praying for him.

Davy

Ozark Bible Institute Overcomers

Update from Odie:

Great news!!!! My Papaw was able to come home this afternoon. He is glad to be home. Thanks again for your prayers. I know he appreciates them. Papaw told me yesterday, when I would  tell him about friends checking on him, "tell them I'm still alive." He needs lots of rest. I may have to tie him down to keep him from over doing it. We are thankful he is on the mend.

The Overcomer choir from OBI were singing again in the area Wednesday night. Aunt Karen and Isaac allowed me to ride with them to the service. I was glad for the chance to hear the choir again.

My cousin Deidre Boggs is in the choir this year. Deidre just completed her freshman year at OBI. I am so proud of her!!! She testified great last night. If you get the chance to see the choir on this tour she is the tall blonde in the soprano section.

Several of my friends also are in the choir. It was so good to see all of them. One family I was glad to see was Bro. Alex and Sis. Jessie Cooper. Both have been my friends for a long time. Now they have the addition of Bodie to their little family. He was was born premature last fall. Bodie is a precious miracle!!!

Here are some pictures from last night.

Odie

Odie Update

Hey I thought I'd drop by for a quick howdy. First of all thanks for all the prayers for my Papaw yesterday. Please keep them coming!!! As dad said, surgery was a success, but now the rough recovery progress begins. It is about more than I can stand to see Papaw suffer. I am a Papaw's Girl!!!!!

I did not get pictures of everyone who came to check on him yesterday at the hospital. It was a long day. The picture of Victor sleeping was early in the morning. Many of our family and friends were there throughout the day. Several of our Dryden Road church family work at the hospital. They were there checking on our family and that means the world to me.

Monday night I got to spend some time with my cousin Lisa. Thanks for praying for her too. She is feeling a lot better! She is still dealing with some pain, but we are thankful for progress!!! We enjoyed just chatting over a Frappe on Monday.

Last night I tagged along with my Uncle Steve & Aunt Karen to church. We went to Bro. David Miller's Campmeeting. The choir from Ozark Bible Institute was there singing. Which means I got to see lots of friends. I did not get tons of pictures. I even forgot to get one with Deidre. Hopefully I will see her again before she leaves town.

Two churches from Hawaii were represented at the meeting. They also sang really good. An added surprise for me was getting to see the Martin Family. We are looking forward to tent revival with them in North Dakota.

Well I will close for now.

Odie

Pre-order Christmas CDs

UPDATE 4/30/13 9:30 PM
My Dad came through surgery fine this morning. His heart stayed strong and the surgeon was pleased. He is now resting in a room and hoping and praying for a good night sleep.

Thank you so much for praying. Please continue to pray that he has a full and speedy recovery.

Davy

Here is just a glimpse of Kelly Jo at work in the studio last week.

If all goes as planned we should have our new CD by August 1. Ben Isaacs and Mark Capps have a lot of work to do on the actual recording and we need to have pictures taken and finish (start) the liner notes. Barring any catastrophes we should have all of that tied up real neatly by mid June. The manufacture usually needs 4-6 weeks so that should work real well.

As I mentioned in this post, the working title is He Came - The Gospel of Christmas. We recorded a total of eight songs. Here is the song list but the order has not been finalized yet.

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - Instrumental

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

(Yes, "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" is on there twice. Once as and instrumental and once with vocals. There is a small story behind that and I may share it on the liner notes)

Until He Came

I Could Not Come To You

Three Faithful Heralds

(A medley of "We Three Kings," "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "Hark the Herald Angel Sing.")

Getting Ready For A Baby

Long Time Comin'

He Came To Me

There will also be a short Gospel sermon titled "He Came." 

The CDs will sell for $15 each and you can pre-order them with free shipping. If you order 10 or more we will discount them to $12 each and still ship them for free. We had several churches pre-order 10, 20, 30 or more of our last CD and it really helped with our upfront expenses and plus they received a discount too.

You can send pre-orders to the address below. All of them will need to be received by July 1. We will ship all of the pre-ordered CDs as soon as we receive the first shipment. As I said, we are planning to have them by August 1st.

We are excited about you hearing our Christmas themed CD. We hope it will be a blessing to you and your families.

Davy

Monday Night Note From Odie

Note From Odie:

Mom and I spent some time with family in Hillsboro Friday evening. It was wonderful to see all of them for a few hours. I always have so much fun. If you wonder where my mother gets all her craziness from, wonder no more. She definitely gets it from the Morgans. It is one non-stop laugh with with all of them.

I always cherish spending time with my family. I hope to spend some more time with Mom's side of the family before we leave Ohio again. Dad is supposed to preach in Hillsboro Sunday morning and they should all be there.

I took a few pictures while there and I am posting them below.

My Papaw Eugene Boggs is finally having surgery tomorrow (Tuesday) morning about 7:30. Please pray that all goes well and that he recovers quickly.

Odie