Busy day!  (Aren’t they all?)

Started out picking up the new van tire for my team from Agricola, Mississippi.  It was a 10 ply tire especially made for carrying lots of people.   Pretty expensive, but worth it!

Then over to Wynscape to check on the team.  They were making amazing progress.  I’m SO glad I went and got that chainsaw.  That will flat clean out an area!  There was a ton of underbrush to cut and haul out and the team was really going after it!

Kathy, Ashley and I had a meeting with one of the family counselors at Peachford.  We had a good talk with her and Jesse seemed to react well to the situation.  He still seemed really sleepy.  I guess that’s one of the side effects of the medication.  They assure me that they can work out the dosage and correct that.  Pray that that’s the truth!

Later I went back to check on the teams at the missions.  The kids seemed to be having a great time with them!  They did a great Bible story about Jonah and the whale.

I checked on the mail and followed up on some phone calls over at FBC Doraville.  Then went over to Borders book store to do some research on schizophrenia.  The doctors feel like they can really help Jesse.  Kathy asked him, “Do you think you’ll take your medicine?”  “Yes, because I’m sick.”  He’ll still be over at Peachford for at least another four days or so.  The counselor said “We’re the emergency room of mental health.”  I was glad that we had people taking good care of Jesse.  Thinking of him over in that jail cell was heartbreaking.

Kathy and I went over for to visit Jesse again this evening for our regular visiting time.  He still looked and acted really sleepy.

We came home tonight and there was a big wreck on 285.  Traffic was blocked for miles.  Welcome to Atlanta!

I have to get up early to check on the teams and then go do a seminar for the new appointees at the North American Mission Board.  Then back to see how the missions are going in the afternoon.  Full speed ahead, baby!

Please keep praying for Jesse.

Love you guys!

I had a great first day with my team from FBC Agricola, MS!  This is about the fourth year I’ve worked with this team.  They normally come during the summer.  They’ve done a fantastic job so far!

I had a briefing with them at FBC Doraville and then sent part of the team on on over to Huntington Ridge to repaint the mission we used to have over there.  The other 20 folks I took with me to redo the play area at Wynscape.  It’s extremely overgrown and just plain nasty.  We collected a bunch of bags of trash and started raking the area up.

Bill Hickey and I went to Lowes where we bought a chainsaw and a weed whacker so they can really start making headway against all the brush.  I think the additional gear will be well worth the money!

In the afternoon I took them over to the missions where they’ll be working this week.  They be covering Highland Gardens, Azalea Place, Pearl Lane, Briarlake Village, Kensington Station and Oak Forest.  The kids at the missions are in for a real treat!

I also went by Peachford Hospital to drop off some art supplies for Jesse to enjoy while he’s in the hospital.  We have our first family counseling session Tuesday morning at 11am at the hospital.  Ashley will be coming with us too.  I’m looking forward to seeing him.  Hope he’s not so loaded on tranquilizers this time.

The team from Agricola had a problem with one of their van tires.  I took it over to Tires Plus to get a new one.

Also went by our house to get the mail and see our sweet ol’ Sugar dawg.  She was glad to see me!

K and I watched Rescue Dawn this evening.  Glad I was never a POW.  Makes me think even more highly of John McCain.  That was some rough stuff.

 My computer is still at the Geek Squad at Best Buy.  Maybe tomorrow I’ll get it back.  What a hassle.

Please keep praying for Jesse’s healing!