City Reach Washington DC Canceled

On June 15th I posted some disheartening news concerning City Reach Washington DC. After months of trying to secure a location for the tent on the National Mall, Pastor Ken Taylor was finally presented with guidelines that we could not possibly meet. You can read that post HERE.

Since that point, Pastor Taylor has been searching for an alternate location for the tent. He has checked on parks, churches and any other locations that seemed appropriate but with no success. Last night we made the decision to pull the plug on the planning of City Reach Washington DC for this year. I hate it so bad but it is the only decision to make at this point.

I have been looking forward to having City Reach in Washington DC for well over a year. A whole lot of other folks have been excited about it too. I appreciate all the interest and all the prayer for this particular tent revival. It seemed like it was a sure thing for much of the time. I did not anticipate it falling apart at this late date. I am so sorry that we have to cancel. 

I appreciate all the work that Pastor Ken Taylor put into the effort of this campaign. He put countless hours into it. I also appreciate the other Pastors in Virginia and West Virginia that had joined in the effort. I will be talking to them over the next few days to see if they would like to pursue a City Reach another year.

We are already checking on the possibility of moving another City Reach into the late August/early September slot since that is prime weather for tent revival. I will keep you posted right here on any further developments.

From the very beginning of this adventure we have asked for prayer about the schedule. We desire to be in the right place, at the right time, preaching the right message to the right person. God is able to guide us in that. I know that for certain.

Thanks for reading today.

Davy

Salsa, Petty Larceny and Getting Inked

Here is a funny.

One day recently we went to eat at our favorite little Mexican place, Acapulco in Lebanon, Ohio to eat lunch and to drink a little salsa.



While I was paying the bill, Kelly Jo and I were talking to Rigo since there was no one else in line. Rigo was in charge that day and was running the cash register. We always have a great time talking to our friends when they are not too busy.

We left the restaurant and pulled across the parking lot to make a deposit in the ATM. When we were finished with the deposit Kelly Jo tried to hand me the ink pen she was using to fill out the envelope. She thought it came from the ATM but it did not. Then she thought I must have picked it up after signing the credit card receipt for the meal at Acapulco. But, I did not use a credit card, I paid with cash.

Where in the world did the strange pen come from? I have no idea. or I should say I HAD no idea at the moment. Now I know.

While we were driving later Kelly Jo was shocked when she looked at her arm and found it marked with ink all over and several indentations from the point of the pen.

It took us a while to figure it out. She remembered putting her arm on the counter while we were checking out at Acapulco and talking to Rigo. She figured she pulled the pen off the counter with her arm and it was trapped between her arm and her purse and coat. While there it was poking and marking her arm.

So an afternoon that started innocently with some salsa progressed into my wife stealing a pen and getting inked. We do not believe in stealing or even that Christians should get tattoos. I guess when we get back to Ohio I will need to take Kelly Jo back to Acapulco to confess and return the pen. The ink is already gone.

Maybe we can drink some salsa while we are there!

Davy

#30 Weekend Woundup and Weview

We are looking for guidance the next few days in Nashville. I have admitted over and over that the whole process of City Reach is so much bigger than I am. Finding locations is a huge part of that. I appreciate all the folks praying for us. God certainly knows where we need to be.

Odie spent part of the weekend in Waynesville with my family and the rest of the weekend with Kelly Jo's family in Hillsboro. Kelly Jo and I were at the Lazy OD Ranch Friday and Saturday and by Saturday night we were in Nashville. That pretty much sums up the weekend. We have pasted some pictures below after a few details.

Friday was another work day at the barn. We intended to drive to Nashville earlier in the week but we were getting so much completed, we put the trip off until Saturday. After tidying things up and mowing the grass Saturday we hit the road in the early afternoon.

We arrived in the Nashville area in time to get a pretty good night's rest. Sunday we revisited a few potential City Reach locations and found a couple additional possibles. We might have made some progress. We will continue to follow some leads over the next few days. I believe we will have some good news to share with you soon. I hope so.

We visited a church Sunday morning and enjoyed making some great friends. We love going new places, meeting new folks and worshiping in new environments. We have been doing that a lot this year and Sunday was a great experience.

Here are a few pictures from Odie in Hillsboro Sunday.

We tried a nice little Mexican place in Nashville Sunday. They had pretty good salsa but not as good as Acapulco. I have one question for you today. If tomatoes are fruit, is salsa a smoothie?

The poblano's were huge!

The fajitas were tremendous!

And that wraps up the weekend. Thanks for reading.

Davy