Jesse and I had an early morning. He had an appointment with the forensic psychiatrist today. Dr. Agarkhar will do a complete report on Jesse’s present and mental condition the night of the fire. It’s hard for J to really remember what happened that night. He went without sleep for about 72 hours before the event. He was definitely not in his right mind.

I’m not sure if you have children. I just wish I could take the burden upon myself. Yesterday when we were at Waffle House and saw the mama bird with her nest she was so upset. I told J, “Parents will give their lives for their young.” He nodded his head as I gave him a big hug.

We have to continue to be proactive in our communities! In so many cases our missionaries are the last line of defense. If we can’t help the kids, the next stop is jail. Pray for our team!

Jesse was so tired so after the appointment I brought him back to the hotel to rest. I crashed out for about an hour too.

I didn’t sleep well last night. I kept going over and over in my mind, “What is worship? How do I really worship God?” I got down on my knees beside my bed and just poured out my love for the Father and how I wanted to worship Him. But I kept coming back to, “How do I do that?” Is it just mouthing words?

The Father told me, “Son, when you look at my flowers and clouds and tiny little red bugs and you say, ‘Father what you have made is so awesome,’ THAT is worshiping me. Appreciating what I’m doing around you, THAT is worshiping me. Just be aware of what I’m doing, son!”

It just seems like I should be doing MORE to tell Him, how totally great HE is! And I’m still not really sure how to do that.

I had a good meeting with the Tim and Cathy Palmer today. That’s a tough gig, living in a mission apartment. It’s a real trial by fire, and bugs, and floods! Tim got a job teaching tennis at the park next to their apartment complex. That was a real answer to prayer. I’m encouraging Cathy to expand her ministry in Clarkston by taking on some additional families in the area. I tend to throw missionaries into the deep end right quick. Most of the people on our team are very skilled and do best when they can operate with maximum responsibility.

Most of my morning was spent in the parking lot waiting for Jesse’s doctor to do his analysis. I spent the couple of hours working the phone setting up the missions for the teams coming in the next couple of weeks. I’m particularly excited about our new partnership with the YMCA. I believe they’ll bring some really talented young people into the mission field.

I ran 4 miles this evening. I take my GPS with me whenever I’m developing a new route. Seemed like I ran forever before that stupid thing said 4.0 miles.

Need to work on my financial report.

Love you guys!