We had a nice birthday lunch at Asian Square for Ruth Sullivan!

Her husband David and son Jason were there, along with Deborah and Bill Doverspike,

Paul and Luke, Ann and Bob Mitchell, Orene Duvall, Kathy and I.

I always have a good time with that group!

Spent most of the afternoon working at the missions with the teams from Holly Springs, SC. I took more pictures of the teams at Azalea Place and Huntington Ridge.

Went through the Publisher program with Cathy Palmer. Sometimes it’s pretty hard to figure out all this stuff. She catches on pretty fast and the program is pretty straightforward. Part of our role as a missionary is to let supporters know what’s going on and the troubles we face.

Just this morning, there was an altercation with a man with a gun in the next building over from them. The cops had to go over there three times. A couple of African-American women were screaming at each other.

I’ve tried to show a little of what it’s like in these complexes where I work. And I don’t have work in “good” neighborhoods. That’s why they call it “missions!” But when you see it up close and personal, it’s a whole different part of “real.” It’s really real. People get thrown out of their houses and have all their stuff on the curb,while their children wail on the sidelines.

Or when you see the children in the neighborhood crying because their daddy was arrested because “He had no papers.” It’s a sad piece of business.

We depend on our team to raise up these issues with the Lord!

Keep praying for our family.