The Gift That Lasted Years

Hey Friends,

This is Odie reporting in again from Hodgenville, Kentucky. Our second full week here was action packed. The Music and Ministry Month continues. It has been a lot of fun. We are getting better acquainted with people and making new friends in the process. I am enjoying our time here greatly. It is an extreme privilege to work along side Pastor David and Sis Genell Webb. 

 

You may remember me writing of my appreciation of the Webb Family last year. This is an amazing Godly family and I count it an honor to call them my friends. You can click HERE to read the post about the Webb's in January 2016. My admiration and respect for this family continues to grow. 

Thank you Bro. David and Sis. Genell for inviting our family to be apart of this special month at HPC. I am thankful that you allowed me to tag along with my parents. I love you all and the wonderful people of HPC!

A Great Gift

As I am typing this I am listening to Enlighten on XM Radio. I love XM radio. I know today there are many avenues to hear your favorite music and programs. I enjoy several different ways of listening to music. I still listen to CDs, I download songs and podcasts to my devices, and when I have wifi I listen to Singing News Radio, formally Solid Gospel Radio. You may live in an area where you have a local southern gospel station. I encourage you to listen to those stations too. 

I received my first XM Radio for my 18th birthday from my parents. It is close to the top of my all time favorite gifts I have ever received. Thank you again, Dad and Mom. I have been an XM subscriber all this time. I was in the first million subscribers. For me this is a gift that has lasted for years. Many weeks I am busy and do not get to listen very much. But I like the times I get to listen a lot.

I have been a radio junkie since I was a little bitty girl. I have spent many, many hours listening to radio and calling in to answer questions and win prizes. When we started traveling it was difficult to tune in radio stations a lot of places we went. XM was a great addition! I can get the same stations from Coast to Coast. It is worth the money to me. 

The best change to XM since I have been listening was the addition of 24/7 southern Gospel on Enlighten. I requested a southern gospel channel for a long time. I know I was not alone in this endeavor. 

Several years ago it looked like they would pull Enlighten from their channel line up. Many people called and wrote XM begging for them to keep Enlighten. We were down to the wire when they announced their decision to keep the channel. I am so glad they changed their minds!

I have 3 favorite XM Channels. You can click on the channel names for information on my favorite channels. Enlighten, Radio Classics, and Fox News

Enlighten is Channel 65, Radio Classics is channel 148, and Fox News is channel 114. If you you need more information on XM Radio click here. I know many of you probably have XM in your cars. It is a great thing to have for road trips!

Thanks for reading. I hope you have a fantastic weekend. 

Odie 

This Week In Pictures - Week #2 At HPC

Thank you for the overwhelming response to the posts this week. The posts from yesterday, Wednesday and Tuesday nearly broke our measly records for page views. Thank you for reading and sharing what we write with others.

We are winding down another great week in Hodgenville, Kentucky and we have pictures to prove it has been exciting. The individual and family singing and music sessions during the week have been very good and the service Wednesday night was outstanding.

Wednesday night after church we drove to Ohio. Kelly Jo's mother had surgery Tuesday so Kelly Jo wanted to check on her. While I was tending to house business, KJ and Odie ran to Hillsboro and back to see the Mogans and make sure her Mom was OK.

There was not as much to do with the house as I would have liked since the block layers did not start as promised again. The rain was pouring down when we left Ohio Thursday afternoon so I am not sure if we will stay on schedule or not. Hopefully they will be able to start today.

This is a pictures post so it is time to bring them on. I will start with this neat picture of the Green Machine parked in front of Hometown Pizza. It was daylight when we parked but we parked it in the perfect position to reflect the sign. 

I would let a pizza place wrap the Green Machine in advertisement for a little green in my pocket. I would love to see Krispy Kreme wrap the BoggsMobile!

Now here are some pictures from the rest of the week.

Here are a couple of pictures Kelly Jo took at her Dad and Mom's place in Hillsboro Thursday.

That is our week in pictures. Thank you for stopping in.

An Update From Pastor Scott Morris

Pastor Scott Morris recently sent a letter updating everyone on the status of the house building project and he asked me to post it here for you all to read. The letter included pictures from the first week of construction but I could not get them to format here as they were in the letter. I will try to post them in a moment and then post the letter below.

He mentions in the letter that the block should be nearing completion. That should have been done about one week ago. Unfortunately the block layers were delayed and then the weather delayed them even further. They are hoping to begin today and finish quickly.

It will be tight but we still hope to have the slab poured as quick as possible and the framing started on May 23rd. Pray for us if you think of it. We know God is able to guide and help.

If you would like to help with the framing process that week, you can contact me by phone, text or email. We have heard from others that can come and work a day or two at other times and we appreciate that very much.

OK, here are the pictures. The letter from Bro. Scott Morris is below. Thank you for taking time to read it.

Davy

316-992-4658

davykellyandodie@gmail.com

Greetings, 

In the words of the Psalmist, “Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good.” I wanted to take this opportunity to update you on the project to build a home for Odie to live in. God has blessed and we are on schedule! The blueprints are approved, permits are issued and the foundation crew began Monday, April 17. As of Wednesday, April 19 the footers are poured and ready for the block layers to begin.  Hopefully by the time you receive this letter they will have started and the foundation will be close to completion. Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good!

There is no way to express our gratitude to God for all that He has done thus far.  We have faced what looked like dead end obstacles, but God has moved and provided each time.  From the encouragement of the township, to the approval of a septic system, to the favor we have found at the county level, we have seen the hand of God at work and we are thankful.

We are also very thankful to all who have given willingly and sacrificially. We have had a steady flow of support coming in and we appreciate every dollar.  I personally would like to say thank you for all who are on board and sharing the expense of this project.  This was a burden that God laid upon my heart and the response has been overwhelming.  From a church in Africa giving the first offering, to individuals, families and churches all across the country, God has begun to provide.

God’s people have given a little over one third of what we are expecting the project to cost and we are believing for the rest to come in.  Let us not forget what we stated in the first letter, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”  Thank you to those who have given and those who are yet to give. We know that God is going to provide the means to complete this home. 

Where do we go from here?

Once the block is completed, the HVAC, plumbing and electric prep will begin and the slab will be poured.

The next step will be to begin the framing.  Our plans are to have a crew on the ground the week of May 22. We would like to begin that Tuesday morning and would love to be able to completely frame the house and get it in the dry that week. If you or someone in your church who has building experience would like to be a part of this please contact Bro. Davy. 

Many have talked of wanting to use their God given talents in helping with this project. If you specialize in any area of home building and would like to be a part, please let us know so that we can see if your skill set matches the need at the time   

From The Boggs Family and myself, again we say God Bless you and thank you for all you have done thus far. 

  

Sincerely,  

Pastor Scott Morris 
ksm71@bellsouth.net 
601.788.4843 

Bro. Davy has set up a special Boggs Family Ministries account solely for this building project. Checks should be made out to Boggs Family Ministries and marked for house. Boggs Family Ministries is a 501c3 and you will receive a donation receipt.  Donations should be sent to 

Boggs Family Ministries, 

P.O. Box 28, 

Waynesville, OH 45068