#17 Weekend Woundup and Weview

We wrapped up City Reach Friday night with a tremendous service. It was a fitting end to a wonderful three week tent revival. God was good to us and we are thankful for His faithfulness and help.

It has been our happy privilege to work with Pastor Noah Martinez and this great congregation of people. These are some of the greatest folks in the world and we are super glad to be part of them. May God bless our dear friends for their hospitality and their willingness to partner with us in order to reach the lost.

After church Friday night most the folks stayed around and helped us bring the tent down. In just a few minutes all the gear was stored and the tent was on the ground and packed away. I will try to post the last of the City Reach pictures tomorrow along with a few pictures from the take down.

Here is the lot with the tent earlier in revival.

Without the tent on Saturday.

Saturday Bro. Jimmie pulled over by the BoggsMobile to rinse some of the dirt off before he hit the road. He went on to preach Sunday night in California and then he is going to work a few days for a friend before meeting us for City Reach in Atwater, California. It was sad to see him go but we will be with him very soon.

In the mean time I am back to building towers!

It was a pleasure to help Bro. Jorge Stevens celebrate his 53rd birthday with a meal and a little fellowship Saturday evening! Bro. Jorge and Sis. Mary have been our friends for a very long time and we appreciate them very much.

Sunday was a great day at Desert Cove Assembly and we were very glad to be a part of it. They had quite a few visitors and at least three families in attendance that started coming as a result of City Reach.

Sunday night was a very special service for us. We are usually long gone shortly after tent revival and we hear testimonies second hand. Last night we were blessed to be in the service and hear folks tell first hand how God blessed and helped them in the City Reach tent revival. It was amazing to me that after three weeks of tent revival, some were saying they wished it was going on. 

Praise God for all of His help. Please help us pray for people that visited and prayed during this City Reach.

We wrapped up the great weekend with wonderful fellowship Sunday night. Weekends just can not get much better than this! We are off until Thursday night so we plan to rest as much as possible.

Thanks for reading.

Davy

View From The Front Window April 24, 2016

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

Odie's Saturday Post

Goodbye Bro. Joey Hight

Wednesday Night City Reach

BoggsMobile Generator Radiator Project

Schedule Updates

Weekend Woundup and Weview

This is the view our of our front window at Desert Cove. It is basically the same view as last week with one notable exception. Where there used to be the Gospel tent, there is bare ground now.

Tent Revival closed Friday night and we were able to get the tent down after service. Praise God for His help the last three weeks in City Reach Phoenix area. I am so thankful for those that have been touched by God.

We are singing and preaching today at Desert Cove in the church and we are expecting a great time. I hope you have a great Sunday.

Davy

Operation Surprise Deidre

Hey friends, it is Odie. Dad and Mom and all my Arizona friends have been enjoying the last two nights of City Reach in the Phoenix area but I have been gallivanting across the country. I hated to miss but all of this came together last week before plans were made to continue revival.

As you read my post this morning I will be traveling back to Arizona from Missouri. I made this whirlwind trip in order surprise my cousin Deidre, who graduated last night from Ozark Bible Institute in Neosho, Missouri. 

I was super excited to be with Deidre, some family members and lots of friends as she celebrated this tremendous milestone in her life. Next Saturday I will try to post pictures from graduation day. 

Today I will share pictures from my travel day to Missouri on Thursday and from Deidre's surprise. 

Dad and Mom took me to Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix for my early morning flight Thursday. We left the BoggsMobile about 4:40 AM and arrived at the airport about two hours before my flight. Both of my flights were awesome. We even arrived early at my layover at DFW and at my final destination in Joplin. 

I love looking out the window while flying. Here are a few shots from the flight from Phoenix to Dallas Fort Worth. 

I had a quick stop and plane change at DFW airport and all of than went very smoothly. In a little less than an hour after leaving Dallas, we touched down in Joplin, Missouri. 

I was then picked up by my crew from Ohio. It was wonderful to see Mamaw, Papaw, Uncle Steve, Aunt Karen and my cousin Lisa Isaacs! Since they were going to be in Neosho for the graduation, that made it possible for me to easily make the trip myself. I am so glad it worked out. 

After they picked me up from the airport we went to the hotel in Neosho. It was time to put Operation Surprise Deidre into full gear.

Deidre knew her parents and our grandparents were making the trip to graduation. She had no idea that me and Lisa  were going to be there. So below are some screen shots from a video of Deidre coming in our hotel room. 

Lisa hears Deidre about to open the door... 

Deidre enters what she thinks is her room for Thursday and Friday. 

She realizes I am sitting there waiting on her. Deirdre's phone and purse went flying to the floor and then she attacks me. 

After hugs all around, she looks behind her to find cousin Lisa hiding and waiting to be discovered. 

Mission successful! We surprised her! The whole hotel probably heard her scream. Later in the evening I saw a friend in the lobby. He asked me, "Were you the reason I heard Deidre scream?"

Thursday night We had a wonderful dinner with our Boggs clan and the Shoemaker family from Mississippi. 

Then Deidre, Aunt Karen, Lisa and I went to the Deidre's dorm to get her stuff packed and ready to go home. I enjoyed catching up with some friends. It was a great end to an extremely long day. 

My friend Amanda from Livingston, Texas.

Miss Layla Grace Hoover, not even 2 years old and loves selfies. 

My dear "sister" friend Anna Hoover 

Layla pushing Auntie Odie. 

Thanks for reading! I will have more to report next Saturday. 

Odie