Labor Day

Labor Day Monday was a day of work for us and a day of visiting with the Boggs side of the family. My parents invited us all to their barn for food and fun. We had lots of both and it was great to be with them. Both my brothers were there along with my favorite sister and most of the spouses and grand-kids too. We also got to see some extended family as well.

Dad built his barn several years ago and it has become a popular place for our family functions. He has a nice porch for sitting and grilling, a fire pit close by and a nice big shady place inside for food and fellowship. It was a great day.

Odie snapped a few pictures to prove we were actually there.  

Today we plan to drive the BoggsMobile down to West Harrison, Indiana to begin Homecoming Revival for Pastor Wade Hicks and his folks. I am sure we will have a great time and we are looking forward to being with them.

Services will be Wednesday through Saturday at 7:00 PM and Homecoming on Sunday at 10:30. Come be with us.

Davy

Prayer Request for Saints in Fayetteville, North Carolina

I was going to write about Labor Day happenings but I can do that another day. I received word late last night of a tragedy in Fayetteville, North Carolina. We are going to hold City Reach there October 14-21 at the invitation of Pastor Lavern Hayden and other Pastors and churches.

These churches work together several times a week ministering on the streets to the people of their city. They obviously have a burden for the lost and hurting and have been actively striving to be the hands and feet of Christ. We are honored that they believe that City Reach can be a small part of their overall ministry thrust there.

One of the men that is instrumental in helping them work with the homeless and addicts and other disadvantaged folks is Mike Mansfield. He is a local business man that was gloriously saved many years ago from a very hard and sinful life. He has dedicated the last several years to reaching people that are just as lost as he was.

Mike was murdered over the weekend and it has left the community in shock. I was not acquainted with Mike Mansfield. In fact I have never personally met any of the folks from Fayetteville, but my heart is broken for them. It is almost unbelievable. They need God's help.

Help me pray for the community of Fayetteville, the churches, the Pastors and all the folks Mike was actively helping on a weekly basis. This a a huge blow to all of them. I do not know how long the link will stay active but this is a link to the local news story.

God bless you and thank you for reading.

Davy

#36 Weekend Woundup and Weview

We have had a great weekend in Ohio. The weather was perfect, the time with family and friends was superb and the church services were excellent. You can not ask for much better than that!

Kelly Jo's parents came and spent the whole day with us Thursday and it was a wonderful day. We worked around the barn, ate a great lunch and enjoyed their company very much. They were a great help to us and even came back and spent some more time with us Saturday evening.

I mentioned the weather has been perfect and it has indeed. Friday morning I was up early to mow and it was almost too chilly on the tractor. Wow! That is my kind of summer weather.

The inside of an RV is like the inside of a car. The sun will bake you pretty fast without AC so our roof airs are blowing constantly all spring, summer and fall. This week we were able to turn the AC off for 4 nights including one 40 hour stretch that covered two nights. That is what I am talking about!

We did turn the air off a few nights in August while in Vermont but we were 15 miles from Canada so that was cheating. This is great for Ohio at the end of August and first of September. Have I told you I love this weather?

Friday about noon my great uncle Ed Mays and his wife Nettie stopped by for a visit. Uncle Ed is my Dad's uncle but they are actually the same age. We had a great visit with them and I appreciate them dropping in.

Sunday was a great day too. Bro. Gary Lee preached at Dryden Rd. Sunday morning and we were all under conviction by the time he was through. May God help us to be true to God and His calling. We really enjoyed being at home church.

Sunday night we sang and preached at Sure Foundation Church in Harveysburg, Ohio for Pastor Jimmy Lamb and his folks. It has been several years since we have been there. Bro. Lamb had invited us several times and I am glad we finally made it over there to be with them. They embraced us so well and responded great to the singing and preaching. We had a wonderful night.

That wraps up our weekend. Wednesday we travel back to West Harrison, Indiana to preach their Homecoming Revival. We are looking forward to that.

Thanks for reading.

Davy