Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Praise God For Healing Odie One Year Ago

Last night marked one year since Odie was miraculously healed and vision began to be restored in her left eye. She had woke up totally blind in that eye and had remained blind for nine days. It was a very fearful time and fear certainly hath torment. The "what ifs" seemed insurmountable and the possibilities for recovery were slim to none according to the enemy that attacked out minds.

Until God turned it all around!

When God touched her late in the evening on April 21, 2014 we started praising God for the miracle from that very moment. It took several days for her to receive complete vision in her left eye but from totally blind to seeing in a few minutes was glorious.

We were fervently praying. Our families were fervently praying. Our home church was fervently praying. Our friends were fervently praying. Churches all over the USA were fervently praying. Our friends in Nigeria were fervently praying. God heard those prayers and gave Odie a miracle!

Since so many prayers were made to God for Odie and us, we felt like we out to pause for a moment after one year and say Praise God for His help! God is our healer. God is our helper. God is our encourager. There is no other God like our God! Praise His holy name!

Will you take a moment today to thank God for touching Odie and giving her back her sight in her left eye? He is worthy and we want to make sure He knows we fell He is!

You can read more of the story as it was unfolding HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.

Thanks for reading.

Davy

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

A BoggsMobile Project - Fog Light Change

Monday I tackled a BoggsMobile project that was way overdue. The bus came with PIAA fog lights when we bought it seven years ago. As far as I know they were original and the driver's side lens was cracked when we bought it. It has had pieces missing from the lens for quite a while and the passenger side is cracked now too. Like I said, it was long overdue.




The PIAA lights work well and you can turn them on as white or yellow. They not only work well but they are also very expensive. I could replace the lenses but they are pricey too and the lights would still be over 20 years old.


I decided on the Rigid spot/flood combo LED lights and ordered them from Amazon.



I had to order a u shaped cradle for the light so I could mount it correctly.




The PIAA lights mounted with one bolt. I could have mounted the new light with one hole but the old hole was too high anyway. I figured I might as well drill two holes for each lights so the cradle could be mounted more securely. 



The front bumper has a hinge on the bottom and it folds down so you have access behind it. I moved the windshield wiper tank to keep from drilling into it and to give me a little more room to work.



Here is the finished product.





It is very dark here so I turned the lights on about 10:00. This picture is just the headlights. You can see how dim the old Ford headlights are even when it is very dark.



This is just the new LED fog lights. Wow! What a difference but I may need to adjust then downward a little.



This is the head lights and the new LED fog lights.



Thanks for reading.

Davy

Monday, April 20, 2015

Weekend Report

Thursday and Friday was devoted to driving to and from friends and family to mourn with and comfort them. We so often miss funerals of family and dear friends and we were so glad we were able to be with them this time. We were with Cousin Lowell Boggs family in Sandy Hook, Kentucky Thursday evening and with Bro. Joe Bill Houston's family and our church family Friday in Dayton, Ohio.

My parents and my brother Steve and his wife Karen were in Sandy Hook too. It was great to see them for a while and to share a quick meal with them before we all headed northwest to Ohio.

Wakes and funerals are not really conducive to whipping out your phone and taking pictures so we do not have much to show you from Thursday and Friday. I did get a picture of the GPS when we arrived at Dryden Rd. Church very late Friday night. We started the day in Flora, Illinois and drove to Sandy Hook, Kentucky and then Dayton, Ohio for a total of 544 miles Thursday.



Friday was a gorgeous sunny day.





I did take pictures of three picture boards at Bro. Joe Bill's funeral.




After the funeral we visited just a few minutes and pointed almost due west to Illinois. We arrived back at the BoggsMobile a few minutes before 8:00 PM central time. It was very good to be home!

This was our total for the two days.




I had wanted to get up early and be at Speedco in Effingham by 8:00 AM Saturday. Buy the time I laid down Friday night I knew that was not going to happen. After 842 miles I knew that I was not going to be out of bed and working by 6:00. So I let the girls rest and we started getting ready to roll about 10:00.




This was the quickest oil change at Speedco that I have every had. All three bays were full when we arrived but there was nobody else in line. We waited about 50 minutes before pulling in and they were done with the oil change and lube job in about 30 minutes. I pulled outside and then went inside to pay the bill. This is the part that is usually very painful because it takes so long.

In the past I have waited over an hour for the paperwork to be finished so I could pay. I have been to Speedco in several states and it always takes a very long time. This lady in this Speedco was right on the ball. She asked me a few questions while typing, printed the paperwork, processed the payment and I was out the door in 5 minutes. Nice!

I was busy the whole time they were changing the oil and I forgot to get any pictures. The only proof I have that I was there is the sticker to remind me of the next oil change. Well, I also have the credit card receipt but you do not need to see that.




Next we pulled around to Flying J to empty the holding tanks and then over to Ryan's to eat breakfast, lunch and supper.



About 2 1/2 hours later we were pulling into Trinity Pentecostal Tabernacle in Jonesboro, Illinois. By the time we were parked, hooked up, the bugs were washed off the front of the BoggsMobile and the grime was washed off the back I was ready to rest.




Sunday started with Homecoming dinner at 12:30 and then Homecoming service at 2:00.





Pastor Geoff and Sis. Glenda Bond










We had a great meal and two great services Sunday. It is good to be back in Jonesboro. We have had some good revivals with our great friends here and it has been too long between visits. We will try to do better about that. We will be here through Wednesday and we are expecting to have good church the next three nights.

I hope you had a great Sunday.

Davy

Sunday, April 19, 2015

View Out The Front Window April 19, 2015

Check out our posts from this last week at the links below.







We are now in Jonesboro, Illinois at Trinity Pentecostal Tabernacle. It is Homecoming today in Jonesboro with the meal at 12:30, services at 2:00 and at 7:00. It is going to be a great day with Pastor Geoff Bond and his folks.

Here is the view at Jonesboro from the front window.



Here is the view out the front door.



I hope you have a great Sunday.

Davy

Saturday, April 18, 2015

The Isaacs Win Absolutely Gospel Awards 2015

Hey friends,

It is Odie once again on another Saturday. I hope you had a very good week. We had an excellent revival in Flora, Illinois. It was great to make new friends at New Hope. I enjoyed getting acquainted with Pastor Jeff Hough and family. Best of all the Lord touched our hearts every service!

I am so glad that God has opened up doors for my Dad to preach and for our family to minister all over our great nation. It is a joy to be a part of revival and get to know so many wonderful people. Praise God for this wonderful privilege. 

This week the Isaacs were nominated for several Absolutely Gospel Awards.

The Isaacs in February 2015

Ben and me in February


The Absolutely Gospel Awards were held Tuesday near Nashville, Tennessee. My favorite group, The Isaacs, were nominated in several categories. Late Tuesday night the Isaacs posted this:

The Isaacs took home: 
-Mixed Group
-Producer: Ben Isaacs 
-Special Event Project: An Isaacs Family Christmas

I am thrilled every time their amazing talents are recognized! Congratulations Aunt Lily, Ben, Sonya and Becky on all of your awards. You all are the best! We love you you all!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend. We are anticipating homecoming this Sunday at Trinity Pentecostal Tabernacle in Jonseboro, Illinois. We are looking forward to being with Pastor Geoff Bond and his family and church again. Homecoming is Sunday and revival is scheduled until Wednesday night. Come join us in service if you can.

Odie 


Friday, April 17, 2015

Announcing Tent Revival In Waynesville, Ohio

The Blue and White Gospel tent is coming to Waynesville, Ohio May 24 - May 29, 2015.

We last set up a tent in our hometown of Waynesville, Ohio in August of 2011. We had been doing periodic tent revivals for 10 years by then but that was our first year of dedicating a whole summer to tent revivals. 


We were using a 30'x40' white tent that year and set up on a rented lot right in Waynesville. We had a wonderful week of services under the tent and a very positive response from the community.


I invited Bro. Jimmy Millikin to help us in that tent revival and he and his family were a tremendous blessing to us and to the churches and people in our area.



We have had several inquiries since that revival about bringing the tent back to Waynesville. We have conducted tent revivals in many, many places since then and I have always intended to go back to Waynesville before now. Each year that I tried to make specific plans, it seems that nothing would come together or I would sense God opening up something else in another city.

It appears that everything is falling in place as planned for tent revival to go forward near Waynesville this year. We plan to set up the Blue and White Gospel tent in May on the property purchased by Boggs Family Ministries late last year. That property joins the Dodds Pentecostal Church property and Pastor Kelly Rogers is enthused about joining with us to reach folks in their community and the Waynesville area.

I have also contacted other churches in the Waynesville and Lebanon areas and asked them to join in with us as well. I am asking the Pastors to encourage their church members to attend tent revival and even consider joining with us on their regular service nights. The Corwin church is excited about tent revival and I am expecting others to come on board too.

There are so many lost souls in our area that desperately need to hear the Gospel message and feel God's conviction on their lives. I believe churches working together without borders and without competition is one of the best ways to get the Gospel message to them.

In other cities where churches have joined together in tent revival the communities have taken notice and were still commenting about the cooperation months later.  God smiled on cooperation between the churches and met us in those meetings in a powerful and lasting way. 

Revival will begin with setting up the tent on Saturday May 23rd at 9:00 AM. Services will begin Sunday night May 24th and run through Friday May 29th. We will start each night at 7:00 PM. We will take the tent down Friday night or Saturday morning depending on the weather. I have invited Evangelist Jimmy Millikin and his family from Claremore, Oklahoma to help with singing and share the preaching responsibilities. He has graciously consented to come and I know they will be a great blessing to the revival.

As usual we will not spend a lot of time on preliminaries but will do our best to worship God and then preach the Word of God as early in the service as possible. I have found that we do not have much time to reach folks in this modern technology driven world and I want them to hear the hope of the Gospel while they are tuned in. It is my sincere intention with these meetings to strengthen the local churches and Pastors and to join together with them in a concerted effort to reach the lost.

It would be awesome if others would come and join us in worship and having church under the Blue and White Gospel tent in Waynesville, Ohio. I believe God is going to meet with us there and souls will be saved and saints will be encouraged. You are welcome to put your shoulder to the wheel and help us in the effort to have tent revival in Waynesville.


















The tent will go up by God's grace at 3215 Old St. Rt. 122, Waynesville, Ohio.

God bless you for reading.

Davy