Schedule - Christmas Services

Update: Tomorrow morning's Christmas service has been rescheduled. The weather guessers are predicting a wintry mix early tomorrow morning in West Harrison so Pastor Wade Hicks decided to reschedule the service in an abundance of caution. We now plan to be there Wednesday December 21st at 7:00 PM.

Wow! Winter has arrived in grand fashion! This was how it looked yesterday afternoon and it snowed for a few more hours after this!

At one point yesterday the snow was falling in beautiful little star shaped flakes!

This was the temperature at 4:41 this morning. Look at the low of 7 for tonight. Thursday the high is forecast at 14 degrees!

Folks, that is too cold! Ouch!

Schedule - Christmas Services

Ok, I have finally whipped the calendar back into shape. I think I have every thing listed up through the third week of April. You can see the schedule HERE. As always, dates are completely subject to change and are likely to change before I finish this post!

I also added the dates for our Christmas services. We have done a few of these in the past and Pastor Brian Hisle has been asking us to come to New Castle, Indiana for a Christmas service the last few years. Bro. Brian is a great long time friend and we are happy to be able to go this year.

Things kind of snowballed from there. We have been asked to do others but there are only so many service nights between now and Christmas. Plus a Christmas service after December 25 is just...LATE!

December 16, Friday, - Sharonville, Ohio, Free Holiness Church of God, Pastor Randy Brown, 7:00 PM

Rescheduled Due to Weather 
December 18, Sunday Morning - West Harrison Pentecostal, West Harrison, IN, 10:00 AM
New Date: December 21, Wednesday Evening 7:00 PM

December 18, Sunday Evening - Lebanon, OH, Anchor of Hope, Pastor Bill Lamb, 6:00 PM

December 20, Tuesday - New Castle, IN, Trinity Full Gospel Tabernacle, Pastor Brian Hisle, 7:00 PM

We also changed up the first of the year schedule the last month or so. We knew we would not be home until now (Mid-December), so we had initially planned to begin revivals in Alabama the third Sunday in January. We wanted a little more time at home to prepare for the next sprint across the country.

Pastor John DiZazzo called and asked us to preach the dedication service for their Hope For The Hurting residential program on January 1st and we were thrilled to be asked to do it. We love what Bethany Revival Center is doing to change people's lives and we want to support it in every way we can.

I immediately accepted the invitation knowing full well we were not going to be any where near there at that time. No problem, right? We thought about driving the Green Machine out and back home but that is a 1600 mile round trip. We looked at flying but that was not appealing either.

After thinking it over and hashing it out, we decided to leave December 30th and make a big loop out of it. That gives us a chance to visit several friends that have been asking us to come. Most of those new dates have now been added to the calendar.

Come see us if you can. God bless you all.

Davy

Getting Back Into the Routine

When we hit the ground in the USA Saturday this was our view from the Newark, New Jersey airport. That is the World Trade Center Freedom Tower in the center. Kelly Jo saw the Statue of Liberty on the flight in but I missed it completely.

It was great to turn my phone off of airplane mode for the first time in 25 days.

My Dad and my brother Steve took care of everything at the barn and bus while we were gone as they always do. I appreciate them tending to things. Having the bus in the barn relieves a lot of worry about it freezing up but it still needs a watchful eye when things get really cold. Thanks Dad and Bubba!

Kelly Jo and I had to run to town Monday so we stopped in at Acapulco at 11:00 for a little Mexican food fix. Plus, I needed to see my friends!

Wow! It was delicious! We had not had any Mexican food the whole time we were gone until take out Sunday and dine-in on Monday. We were long overdue! We did see a Mexican restaurant in some country we were in but it was too far from Mexico to lure me in. I tried that in Canada once; bad, bad mistake!

I stopped at my Dad and Mom's Monday afternoon and Odie came back to the bus with me. We are trying to get ready for our Christmas services that begin Friday. We are only doing four and all of them are close to home. I will post those dates here tomorrow.

This is what practice looks like in the BoggsMobile. Kelly Jo is standing by the bed playing her Yamaha and Odie is in the floor. We have spent a few hours like this through the years!

Kelly Jo's parents came by and visited a while Monday afternoon and we enjoyed that very much. We will be able to see them more before the holidays are over but it was very nice to have them here for the afternoon.

Today should be more of the same. We have plans to meet some friends for lunch, but besides that, the day should look a lot like Monday. We are getting back into the routine. Of course by the time we are settled, it will be time to hit the road for a different routine. There is no time to get bored.

Thanks for stopping in today.

Davy

Howdy, Dear Friends

As Odie already told you yesterday, we are back at the barn and the BoggsMobile and glad to have it so. Kelly Jo and I sometimes have a difficult time adjusting to large time changes but so far we have been sleeping at night and able to function during the day. I was awake in the middle of the night for a few hours the first night but it is definitely better than other times.

I sure appreciate Odie taking care of the blog while we were gone. I have not went back and looked at all the posts she wrote, but I will in the next few days. Hopefully she does not follow my grammatically errant ways, but unfortunately for her, she is my daughter and the nut usually does not fall far from the tree.

While I was awake Saturday night, I did take an hour or so to go through my posts from oversees and straighten them up a bit. When posting from my phone or iPad it is not easy to format fonts or paragraphs so they tend toward sloppiness. 

I wish Google and Apple would play nice together but they seem to thrive on making it hard on each other. When I use the iPhone app for Blogger (A Google Product) I can not control any of these things. If I go to the actual Blogger website on my phone or iPad the features will not work there.

The posts look great in the app on my iPhone but they end up very messy in real life. The lines and paragraphs are either jammed together or have three or four spaces separating them with no rhyme or reason. The last three paragraphs end up looking something like this.

While I was awake Saturday night, I did take an hour or so to go through my posts from oversees and straighten them up a bit. When posting from my phone or iPad it is not easy to format fonts or paragraphs so they tend toward sloppiness. 

I wish Google and Apple would play nice together but they seem to thrive on making it hard on each other. When I use the iPhone app for Blogger (A Google Product) I can not control any of these things. If I go to the actual Blogger website on my phone or iPad the features are unavailable there.

The posts look great in the app on my iPhone but they end up very messy in real life. The lines and paragraphs are either jammed together or have three or four spaces separating them with no rhyme or reason. The last three paragraphs end up looking something like this.

Can you see the difference? That drives me crazy. Anyway, I straightened my posts out and added labels as well. I like for the posts to be labeled so it is easier to find something in a post later.

We did wake up enough to walk next door to church last night and today we should be full steam ahead. We have lots to do before we hit the road on the 30th and we have lots of family and friends to hug and enjoy as well. Oh, and I need to drink some salsa!

Odie did send in some pictures from last night including her trip with Lisa and Debbie to drink some salsa after church.

Thank you for praying for us while we were away. I tried to keep you up to date on the good things happening while we were in Nigeria but I will try to write a wrap up post from the trip soon. We also probably have a few pictures yet to be posted. Stay tuned.

God bless you all.

Davy

Dad and Mom are Home

Odie here again.

I enjoyed the last part of the Dodds Christmas dinner last night AFTER I went with my grandparents to pick up Dad and Mom at the Dayton airport. Yes, they are home safe and secure in the BoggsMobile! Hopefully they are able to rest from the trip home. Dad says he should be back to blogging tomorrow. It is great to have them back!

Here are three pictures from the dinner last night.

Have a great Sunday.

Odie

Gaither Christmas Concert 2016 Columbus, Ohio.

Hi, this is Odie checking on this super Saturday. I am excited because my parents are headed home!!it will be great to see them this evening. Please pray for their traveling safety. 

Last night I had a fantastic time at the Gaither Christmas Concert in Columbus, Ohio. The evening was full of wonderful music, extraordinary singing and lots of laughter. I was joined by my cousins Lisa and Deb Isaacs. We had a fantastic time. 

 

The highlight of the evening was seeing my very favorite group The Isaacs!! At a Gaither show you get to see many great artists! Last nights lineup:The Isaacs, The Gaither Vocal Band (Bill Gaither, Adam Crabb, Todd Suttles, David Phelps and Wes Hampton), The Martins, Gene McDonald, Russ Taft, Charlotte Ritchie, Buddy Green, and a local choir from Grove City Church of the Nazerine. 

The band included Ben Isaacs, Kevin Williams, Greg Ritchie, Matthew Holt, Kevin Moore Buddy Green and Jeff Taylor. 

I always love attending a Gaither show and it had been a few years since I had been able to catch a show. I am so glad it worked out that we could go last night. I did not get the greatest pics. I just had my iPhone and the lighting was an issue. Here are my pics from last night. I will see if Deb has any better pics and I might post them later too. 

Have a wonderful weekend. With Dad getting back the blog should be back to normal programming. 

Odie

The awesome Mark Capps

Gene McDonald 

The Martins

Buddy Green 

Several artist joined Buddy on a song

Russ Taft

The Isaacs 

Gaither Vocal band

A sea of lights 

The amazing Charlotte Ritchie 

A hilarious attempt at a selfie of our crew

All of the Homecoming artist

Pray for Jeff and Holly Ward

Hi, this is Odie checking on this cold Friday morning. I posted an update from Dad yesterday click here to read it.  I will wait for you to return.

I am up early and headed to an appointment to check up with my eye Doctor. I am reminded  of the morning I woke up to total blindness in my left eye. My world was suddenly turned upside down. The fear and uncertainty left me feeling helpless but God stepped in and carried me through a very long 9 days. The people of God went to their knees and fought a spiritual battle and after 9 days I began receiving my healing. Once again I Thank God for moving on my behalf and giving me full vision! My heart is still overflowing with gratitude. 

I am carrying a heavy burden for some dear friends. I would love it if some of you would join me in shouldering their load. I am living proof that prayer works when God's people bind together. I am thankful to pray on behalf of a brother and sister that are fighting their own battle. 

Bro. Jeff and Sis. Holly Ward attend our home church at Dryden Road Pentecostal Church. Holly's family was good friends of ours during my young years. Holly babysat me a lot and became my hero. I wanted to be like Holly. She never let our 4 year age gap or my handicap get in the way she was and is a true friend. 

When Holly met and married Jeff I gained another friend.  The friendship continued as their family grew to a daughter and 2 sons. Time and miles have separated us a lot over the years but it is so good to know I have them as my friends. 

They have had been a big encouragement and influence in my life. 

You might remember the wedding I blogged about last month, that was their daughter and son in law's wedding. 

The Ward family has had more than, what seems like, their share of sickness and hardtimes. I wish I could take it completely away from them. I do not have their answers but I can pray to the One who is in control!!

I received a text update last night and I felt impressed to ask you all, my blog friends to help me pray for this precious couple and their family! They need a miracle that only God can give. I am praying for miracles that leave doctors knowing that the Good Physician has been at work!

Thanks for reading I hope you have a fabulous Friday. 

Odie