Full speed ahead, baby!

J and started out fast and just kept on going.

Our first assignment was to meet with a couple of new partners in the Marietta area. Rick DeLuco and Greg Griffin’s ministry is called Salt and Light.  They are working in one of the complexes in Marietta.

The Director of the mission at Preston Chase, Mike Anderson, was also at lunch.  And then I had the extra blessing of having Joey Garner drop in!  Joey’s the Missions Director at Eastside Baptist Church.  He one of my favorite partners.

While Jesse and I were driving to Marietta, I made the comment, “Ya know Jesse, usually when I come up here I try and drop in on my buddies. ‘Cause I don’t get over here that much.” Not a minute later I got a call from Joey Garner who was exactly the person I was thinking of! Cool, how God does stuff. I’ve been encouraging Joey to help us in Clarkston and work with the Farsi speaking refugees.

We went to Azalea Springs and talked with the manager.  She is a believer and knew me from First Baptist Atlanta.  She has a heart for reaching the lost in her complex.  The owners are less enthusiastic.  They can make no overtly Christian  moves there.

After checking out Azalea Springs apartments, where we were basically told we could have no open ministry, to Concept 21 Delk who gave us a PERFECT apartment right at the front of the complex right across the parking lot from the tennis courts. We had a prayer time at the new apartment: 101!

Jesse and I then blasted over to Concept 21 Roswell, where we signed the year long lease agreement.

The leasing office is actually an historic farm house!

I felt rushed because I knew that Cathy Wilson would be over at Azalea at 4pm.

J and I got to Azalea right at 4pm so I was glad about that. I hate making people wait. She dove right in and was helping the kids at the mission. We visited several families at Azalea, in particular the ones with young babies or are pregnant.

The printer was out of ink at the mission so I had to go over to Staples to get some more.

A couple of the kids had things due tomorrow. It’s always a crisis mode with these kids. I’m trying to teach them to start early and don’t put all the work off till the last day.

My motto is “Do the hardest thing first.” Then the jobs just keep getting easier.

Jesse and I left the mission at Azalea around 6:30pm. We were both pooped.

I rested for a while then over to Kroger to get groceries. How many of you men do the grocery shopping? Seems like a lot of men shopping the stores. It’s probably for the same reason that I do it. I get the groceries and stop. She just keeps on getting more and more and more. . . .

We were supposed to have the Whirlwind Missions board meeting tomorrow. We’re going to postpone it so that Tito Ruiz can have a chance to heal. His surgery went great last week, but he still needs to take it easy. Lord, bless Tito!

Not having our Board meeting also means I can spend more time with the Ethnic Pastors from N. Carolina. I’ll give them an introduction to our work, show them some of the International Village, then take them over to Willow Branch to meet my partner Bennett Ekandem.

Last night I went to the concert for Family Heritage Foundation–Bennett Ekandem’s organization.

It was held at the Peachtree Christian Church.
I loved this carving of the Last Supper.


Fantastic stained glass!