The New Church In Nigeria Is Complete!

I have posted several times about the crusade in Abeokuta last December and the work that God performed in lives those few days. THIS is a link to a post that summed it all up in April. You can read that post and the posts linked there if you need to be brought up to date.

As of last Friday the church is complete! Bro. Shobanke sent me six pictures by email and I want everybody to see the beautiful church.

 

Isn't that awesome? Many churches and individuals helped bear the expense of completing this new church. I am so thankful that many of you helped Boggs Family Ministries give a pretty large portion of the cost. Praise God for His help. It is amazing that a church has been raised up at the edge of Abeokuta and that souls are already being saved and discipled on Osara Rd.

Now they have a nice church to worship in! Praise God!

Bro. Shobanke has asked me to dedicate this new church and I would absolutely love to do it. I am honored that he would even ask. At first glance it looked impossible to fit even a quick trip to Nigeria into our schedule. After a little pondering and a little changing we now have the time for Kelly Jo and I to go over for a few days but the finances are still a huge obstacle.

We already have mission trip planned to preach tent revival for Bro. Larry Landress/Holiness In Mexico in state of Chiapas, Mexico in December. That trip is set in stone and we are committed to that. We are looking forward to being with Bro. and Sis. Landress and preaching under the tent in Mexico.

When I told Kelly Jo about Bro. Shobanke's invitation she said we probably needed to go there too and if so then God would provide the money. What a woman! It is a tremendous blessing to have a wife willing to stand with me in faith. Praise God for that too.

The final decision needs to be made this week because the visa application/purchase process is long and complicated for Nigeria and must be completed before the airline tickets are reserved. Honestly it is impossible but we are used to God pointing us in impossible directions and then making the way after we have committed to the task.

That may be what God is doing this time. Will you help us pray about it? 

God bless you all.

Davy

Tabernacle Outreach Meeting - Blanchard Oklahoma

Yesterday's Post - The Isaacs - Odie

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We are preaching a Tabernacle Outreach meeting this week with the Blanchard Trinity Holiness Church. It is great to be back with Pastor Lendel Birdsong and his church. We are reaching out to their community and we are expecting God to bring folks in. Bro. Lendel and Sis. Cindy are super folks and we are excited about working with them this week.

We arrived Monday afternoon and with help from some of the church folks the chairs were set up in just a few minutes. I could get used to setting up under a tabernacle. It sure is a whole lot easier than setting up the tent and all that goes with it.

Here are the chairs stacked and strapped in the trailer.

And now they are ready to go.

The tabernacle is on a beautiful piece of property in town, along the main highway and right across the street from the church. The Blanchard Campmeeting was held on these grounds for many decades. The campmeeting moved a few miles south of town and built new facilities several years ago and the Blanchard church bought these grounds.

I am not sure what year all of that took place but I know we were living in Wichita so it was some where around  1999-2000. The old tabernacle and the bathroom building are the only buildings that remain. The grounds take up the whole city block and look like a park. It is really nice.

Here are a few pictures pictures of these beautiful grounds and the tabernacle.

I had to throw this one in for Bro. Kim and Sis. Laura Meyers. This is one of their grandchildren, Ella.

Revival began tonight with a good crowd under the tabernacle and also in the neighborhood. Hallelujah! We are expecting it to build each night. Pray that God will help me to reach out with the Gospel to those that need it desperately in this community. I believe He will help!

Davy

Ready to Go!

Gathering in...

The Isaacs - Odie

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The Isaacs have a new CD out and it includes a song they wrote called  "I Wanna Be There." Ben played a snippet of it for us when we were in the studio recording our new CD. I cried so hard that my eye balls washed out of my head and rolled around on the floor. Wow!

The first verse of "I Wanna Be There"  is about Gordon Mote and the second verse is about Odie. It leaves me in a puddle of tears every time I hear it. It really is that good. The song is awesome.

From the liner notes


Gordon Mote and Odie Boggs


I Wanna Be There written by Jimmy Yeary, Sonya Isaacs, Rebecca Isaacs Bowman

I am sure you can buy the song or whole project on iTunes or you can order the CD HERE.

Odie will have a post in a few days with pictures of a recent service with the Isaacs.

You might be interested in this clip of Odie too.

Davy