Calvary Holiness Church - Revival In Pictures

We have had another great week in revival with Pastor Kenny Searcy and the Calvary Holiness Church in Midwest City, Oklahoma. As I said earlier Bro. and Sis. Searcy have been our friends for many years. Although they are originally from Oklahoma they were living in Ohio and attending our home church when we started visiting there in early 1988. They embraced us so warmly and made us feel right at home and we have been friends ever since.

Later when we were pastoring our first church and they were evangelizing they held us a super great revival. They have been back in Oklahoma over 20 years and have been pastoring at Calvary for nearly 13 years. It is always our privilege to preach for these special folks. Thank you all for treating us so well. May God bless you for all of your kindness.

We plan to leave this morning and head toward Ellisville, Mississippi. It is a pretty long run so we do not plan to make the trip all in one day. We plan to park some where along the road and then finish up Saturday. We are supposed to start revival Sunday morning and I hope to be well rested and ready to go.

I hope you enjoy all of the pictures.

Davy

Pastor Kenny and Sis. Karen Searcy

I do not know how these next three pictures got started but if this is the way our visitors want to be photographed who are we to argue?

OK, back to normal...

Did I say normal earlier?

My new love. Whole wheat pancakes with bananas and strawberry syrup from IHOP.

Some Things Fix Easy and Some Things Do Not

Yesterday's Post

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There always seems to be plenty of projects to go around when you live in any kind of RV. The current BoggsMobile is no exception. I have been dabbling with 2 or 3 different projects this week and 2 or 3 more on the back burner and 10 or 15 on the to do list. 

There is one thing I am very thankful for this week. That is the fact that I can work outside without 13 layers of clothes plus two vests, gloves, hat and ear muffs or ear muffins as I call them. Praise God for some warmer weather.

I had some air valves replaced and the ride height adjusted on the BoggsMobile in October while going through Houston, Texas. More on that HERE and HERE. Raising 3/4 of an inch at the drive axle works out to much more than that at the bumper. With the rise, our tow bar has been pointing down toward the Green Machine more than it was supposed to. I ordered a drop made just for that situation and I received it in the middle of the deep freeze that was our attempted revival in West Plains, Missouri.

The drop fit fine into the hitch on the bus. However, the nearly new insert on the Blue Ox tow bar would not go in the brand new drop down receiver that was also made by Blue Ox. It was so very close but it would not go in. I put it all away until a warmer day. That warmer day came this week.

Warm weather and it still would not go in. I took it to a welding shop over on High Ave. just south of Mt. Vernon Holiness Church in Oklahoma City and let them have a look at it. A Standard 2" insert went in the receiver fine and the tow bar goes into other receivers fine but they would not go together.

The guy at the welding shop fixed it up in a few minutes with a power sander and $5 later I was on my way. That is how it is supposed to work.

I wish all my projects were resolved that easy. I have another project on the BoggsMobile that gets my attention on a daily basis the last few weeks and it does not look good. I do not even have the heart to tell you about it right now. I am going to need a final diagnosis from a professional and then I will know just how bad it is. It has the potential to be real bad.

The Lord helped us tremendously Tuesday here at the RV Park. There was a grass fire next to the park that burned a couple of acres at least. It burned right up to the fence in the picture below and beyond the fence just a few feet to the left of the picture. 

There are RVs all along the fence and the front of the BoggsMobile is within 100 feet of the fence. Somebody called the fire department and they came and put it out. It was obviously burning totally out of control for a while but with the wind blowing as hard as it was it could have been a whole lot worse for us. Praise God for his help.

Revival is going well at Calvary in Midwest City. We have one more night. God bless you all.

Davy

Remembering Good Times and Good People

Yesterday's post caused me to browse through some of the past posts and reminisce about friends and great experiences we have had in this area. I ran across this picture that I posted four years ago today.

We were in revival at South Mission with Pastor Leon Rich and his folks. The picture was taken after church while Bro. Marty Millikin was playing the piano with Kelly Jo, Sis. Teresa Webster and others looking on in awe.Yes, he was that good. Bro. Marty was hitting on all 8 cylinders that night (as he always was) and was tearing that piano up.

That picture reminds me to cherish those happy moments. That moment will never be recreated. Often after church we are rushing around trying to fellowship and in a few minutes we are rushing some where to eat. That night we took time to watch the master piano player work his magic while laughing and having a good time with his friends. Bro. Marty loved music but I think he loved people even more. 

This blurry iPhone picture reminds me to slow down and savor those moments and the friends involved in those moments for all they are worth. Those moments are worth so much more than all the distractions that pull on us.

It also reminds me of a funny story that we have told to lots of people but I have probably never told here. This story was a huge part of that wonderful night.

Bro. Marty visited revival at South Mission that night by himself. What he did not know was that Bro. Leon Rich had been teasing Odie about Bro. Marty coming to see her all week long. He came in a few minutes late and sat in the back of the church. Bro. Rich asked Bro. Marty to come to the platform and play the piano and sing. 

Bro. Marty was being is genuinely polite self and was saying he would give his time to our family. Bro. Rich insisted that he play and sing. Bro. Marty said, "I give all my time to Odie." Bro. Rich smiled and said right in front of God and everybody, "Bro. Marty, I think Sis. Odie would enjoy that." Odie was sitting on the platform and turning about 24 shades of red. It was hilarious.

Bro. Marty took all of the teasing well and came to the platform, sang, played and blessed our hearts that night. After the service they begged him back to the piano and they all played music for quite a while. It was a night we have cherished for four years and will continue to cherish for many more.

Lord, help me to slow down and enjoy the good things and good people you bring into my life. The good things fade and the good people leave us too soon.

Davy

Reminbering a Miracle Three Years Ago

This picture was taken Sunday night. This is Brayden and he is nearly 3 1/2 years old. When we were here in 2011 Brayden was a sick little boy.

During revival he was diagnosed with Pyloric Stenosis and was scheduled for surgery the next day. Brayden could not keep any food down at all. His Dad and Mom brought him to church that night and as the Lord was moving in the singing they brought him for prayer. Pastor Kenny Searcy and his church anointed him and prayed for him and the Lord touched Brayden that night.

Last night Sis. Monica testified that after the Lord's touch Brayden did not so much as even spit up his food as a normal baby would sometimes do. God healed that little baby and we give him all of the glory. Brayden is all boy and full of energy and spunk. Praise God for His help. It was so nice to see them again and receive an update on their miracle boy!

You can read the full original post HERE. I have also copied and pasted it below.

Davy

This is Seth and Monica Burdge with their youngest child, Brayden.

They attend Calvary Holiness in Midwest City where Bro. Kenny Searcy is the Pastor. Brayden has not been keeping any food down and has not been gaining weight.  On Wednesday the doctor diagnosed him with Pyloric Stenosis.  You can Google it.  It is not good.  The treatment is a surgery that usually takes care of the problem. The doctor was sure of his diagnosis so plans were set in motion for the surgery. They had an appointment Thursday morning for an ultrasound to confirm the diagnosis with a surgeon standing by.

Wednesday night as the Holy Ghost was moving in the service, Bro. Seth brought little Brayden to the front to be anointed with oil and for the church to pray for his healing.  As the church prayed you could feel faith rising in the service to believe God for a miracle. We had a great move of God and we went home believing that God had heard the prayers of His people.

When the ultrasound was over Thursday morning and they had examined Brayden again, they told Seth and Monica that he did not have Pyloric Stenosis at all. They were sure he had it Wednesday and just as sure that he did not have it on Thursday. The only intervention was prayer to God who hears and answers the cries of his children.

Sis. Monica testified last night at church that Brayden had kept all his food down since he had been prayed for and had not even spit up one time. We were praising and blessing God for most of the service for obviously touching Brayden. Praise God for His miracle working power!

I give this testimony to give Praise and Glory to God and to build your faith.  Jesus said, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. Mark 9:23  Allow faith to rise up in your heart and believe God for a miracle in your situation.  God knows your need.  God cares about your need.  God is able to move in your need.

We are praising God for healing Brayden Burdge and believing that God will move in your needs as well.

Travel Day and M&M's

Saturday was another short travel day. It will be our last short travel day for a few weeks. We left Kellyville, Oklahoma before noon and about 90 miles and 2 hours later we were pulling into the Road Runner RV Park in Oklahoma City.

The whole drive was warm and sunny but extremely windy. The wind was gusting over 30 mph and the BoggsMobile was feeling it the whole way. I backed the speed down and held on with both hands.

We pulled into our favorite spot in the park and began to set up. Kelly Jo and I pulled out the sound equipment and loaded it up in the Green Machine. We had a gift card for Chili's so we stopped for breakfast/lunch/dinner on our way to set up the sound system.

We met Pastor Kenny Searcy and Sis. Karen at Calvary Holiness Church in Midwest City. It was great to see them again. We have known the Searcy's for 25 years and we always enjoy getting to see them. We set up our sound system while visiting with old friends and catching up.

We were home early enough to relax for a while and get to bed at a decent hour. Here are a couple of good pictures of the BoggsMobile after dark in the Road Runner RV Park.

We have been coming to Calvary Holiness Church in Midwest City for several years but we have known most the folks for many more years. We have watched one of the young ladies, Kaitlyn, grow up and I have been trying to win her as a friend for all of those years. She has always been shy so I started trying to bribe her with M&M's. We have been trading M&M's every revival and other times when we have been in the area.

Sunday we stopped at a convenient store and bought a small bag of M&M's so I would have some to give Kaitlyn. I handed them to her and then she reached down and picked up the biggest bag of M&M's I have ever seen. It is a 42 ounce bag of M&M's. She really got me!

I will have a hard time doing better than that!

We had two great services at Calvary Holiness Church Sunday and we are looking for more great services this week. We are planning to be here through Thursday night so I am sure we will try to post some pictures before it is over.

I hope you had a great Sunday.

Davy

Sapulpa Valentine's Day Banquet

Hello friends,

Odie here with a Valentine's Day Report. Last night we had the privilege of being a part of the Sapulpa area fellowship Valentine's Banquet. The banquet is an annual fundraiser for the Sapulpa Youth Camp. It was a fun night of food and fellowship. Dad did a great job speaking and it was a wonderful to see so many friends!!

Thank you to the Sapulpa board members for inviting us to be with you all. We had a great time. The banquet was held in the Kellyville Holiness Church Fellowship hall. It is a beautiful facility. Pastor John Brock  and his church made us feel very welcome. 

I hope you all had a great Valentine's Day, or as I have said in the past National Single Awarness Day. It was a wonderful day for me. It even included some chocolate. Any day with chocolate is good day, especially for a dieter. 

Have a great weekend. I will let pictures finish the post. 

Odie