We had about 1 1/2″ of rain yesterday. Excellent!

Worked on a new podcast this morning! WOOT!

It’s a new favorite. Check out “All IN, Now!”

Spent the rest of the morning getting my taxes together. Still working on the utility bills for my housing allowance. No fast way to do it.

J and I had a fun lunch together. We checked out Barnes and Noble and Best Buy before we went to the mission at Huntington Ridge. We had a meeting set up with the director there, Eduardo Zamora.

There are a lot of good things happening at that complex! PTL for him and Sheila!

Went to Azalea to help the kids with their homework. Most of the projects were done so it wasn’t too busy.

Great to have Merrimeth helping us!



I liked Juan’s vampire look.

Ashley did a great job with our Story Time today! She spoke about Adam and Eve.

Then the kids had to put the story cards in the right order.

I wuv you too!

He was proud of his dollar!

We had a good time with Ashley and Miles this evening. GREAT to have the WHOLE family together this evening!

Miles and I enjoyed looking at the stars. I was teaching him some of the constellations.

Admin duties now.

This hawk was sitting in a tree outside the mission.

Had a fun and really productive day today!

We have a big team coming in from FBC Naples in March. They’re a performance team which means setting up venues for them to sing in. That’s easier said than done! It was great to see my friend Rob Martin with Mobilizing Students. He’s a terrific partner!

We enjoyed eating at Panang to get our strength up!

Then off to N. Peachtree Baptist Church to talk to the director of their school. Looks like that’s a go!

Over to speak with my friends at the Buford Highway Farmer’s Market. They seem optimistic that it’ll work out there as well.

And even Plaza Fiesta thought it would be good! We’ll get confirmation of all that on Monday after they’ve talked with their managers.

We also spent time on the phone and emailing partners at Providence Christian Academy and City of Refuge. It’ll be great to have all that set up. An nice variety of locations, PLUS singing at the missions for three nights. Excellent!

POWERFUL rain storm blew through Atlanta today! Actually blew cars over! Rained like crazy. We hung out at Plaza Fiesta till most of it passed over. Weather men said it blew through at 65 mph! Yow!

It blew water into Plaza Fiesta!

Jesse bought me an elephant that one of the wise men rode to see baby Jesus. I’ve wanted this for a couple of years! THANKS, Jesse!

We dropped Rob off at the church then the kids agreed to go with me to a bookstore that has lots of used books. Also smells like cats so they’re not too crazy about that. Me either. I thought these pictures were cool.

Who doesn’t need this?

Then over to the mission to help the kids with their homework.

I helped Jhoan and Mohosana with a Canadian exploration project. Ashley worked with the 5th graders on “Mystery Matter.” The kids did great.

Rained a lot at the mission!

Big news! I got us a new pencil sharpener! I got the heaviest duty one they had. The other one really irritated me because it just didn’t work well! It’s huge!

Drove home in the rain. Not too heavy!

Admin duties now. And rest. Good to get so much done!

I liked this pigeon toy!

And this airplane!

I thought this sign was funny. Not exactly sure why.

I edited and uploaded my sermon from Sunday night at Peachtree Corners Baptist Church last night. I think it’s one of my best efforts!

Helped my birds do better outside!

Worked on admin duties this morning. Went through email and made calls in reference to teams coming into town.

Sent in an expense report to my friends at PCBC.

Had a fun lunch with my family today. GREAT to have Ashley come spend time with us!

Made more calls about the teams coming for Spring Break. LOTS going on!

Also started making progress on gathering all the info I need for my tax return for 2012.

Had a fun time with the kids at the mission.


Who would come up with a name like this?

I liked this picture.

Sharp sideburns.

Worked on contacting partners this morning. I came up with some solid leads for public schools where we could place a performance team coming to help us for Spring Break. Great!

Had lunch with the family! Always groovy!

Worked on a new podcast. One of my best!

Learn how to change yourself in new and powerful ways. Try out “Mud!”

Met up with Ashley and Jesse and went to Southern Trace to sign a new lease agreement at the mission there.

Then over to Azalea to work with the kids. They helped us do labels. Hilarious!

Ashley’s doing a great job with the kids and her new white board!

Great to have Merribeth to help us with the kids!

I got doughnuts for the kids!

Came home to work on admin duties and enjoy watching Season 5 of Psych! Can’t wait for the new season coming out soon!

I saw this in the USA Today paper. Interesting.

Are you smarter than a 6th grader? Find the area!

Today Kathy and I met up with Ashley at the Peachtree Corners Baptist Church Missions Conference!


We were both dressed up in our Bengali outfits. Mine is called a Kurta.

We had a fun time meeting with people who visited our booth.


Ashley went to get some breakfast during one of the breaks. Her battery went dead and I had to go help her jump off the car. Glad it started right up!

It was great to hear Dr. Bruce Wilkinson speak!


The church pledged over $650,000 to missions! Wow!

I liked the decorations in the sanctuary.

I enjoyed getting to know the other missionaries.

I spoke on the Prodigal Son this evening. I did it in an African voice. Then I told the story of my friend Mohosana getting lost. I thought it was a powerful one-two punch. Most everyone also signed up to help us do outreach in March. AMEN!

I thought this was beautiful.

Went over to Peachtree Corners Baptist Church today! I set up my display for the conference.


Always enjoy seeing good friends.

We had a good prayer time with the other missionaries.

Went to make copies for one of our pages for the newsletter. Every year in the February edition we give the people that haven’t supported our ministry the chance to stop receiving the newsletter.

That keeps our prices for the postage as low as possible and keeps only the interested people on the list.

Worked on my newsletter. It’s a good one!

Laid out the publication and sent it over to my good friend Joel Harrison who is with the Atlanta Metro Baptist Association who makes the copies for us to mail out. THANKS AGAIN for that!

While Kathy and Jesse went for a walk, I recorded a new podcast! Always fun!

This is a great edition which I call “Glass Walls!” Do you ever confine yourself? You hold the key to freedom!

Working on my other admin duties.

Looking forward to resting. I slept better last night. PTL for that!

Had a fun family day today!

We enjoyed lunch with Ashley and Jesse!

Then we all worked together to determine our newsletter list. Every year we go through our donors to see if they responded to our newsletters that year. If we haven’t heard from a supporter for a whole year, we send them a form asking them to verify they want to be on the list. If they don’t mail the little form back in, we stop sending them the newsletter. Of course many people prefer to read it on line which they always have access to!

That helps to keep the price of stamps and making copies as low as possible.

We enjoyed visiting with some of our favorite Bengali families this evening. It’s always a good time seeing “my” kids as well as their parents.

The food was delicious!

Home now to finish up my admin duties.

Tomorrow morning I have to get up early to set up my display at Peachtree Corners. We also have a small team in town that Ashley will be working with.

The moon was beautiful this evening!

Had a fun time hanging out with Dean Osuch today! He’s a pastor from Peachtree Corners Baptist Church, where I’ll be speaking this weekend.

We shared with him about what his teams will be doing for Outreach in March. Always great to have churches mobilize!

Spent part of the afternoon looking for a new jacket for Jesse. He tore his old one.

I like his new one a lot!

Of course Ashley always looks fabulous!

Worked with the kids at the mission. I cleaned the game room up and helped with homework.

I also told the creation story. Pray for this outreach to the kids. They have a hard time sitting still for even five minutes.

Admin duties now.

We’ll be working on our newsletter this weekend as well as the conference at Peachtree Corners Baptist Church.

I thought this tiny tent was cute. I guess a baby could fit in it!

I thought the sunset was magnificent this evening.

Worked on a new podcast this morning!

I always enjoy that!

I’ve had some really great response lately from listeners. That’s keeps me fired up about doing them!

This one is called “The Bar!” How do you make yourself even better? Raise the bar! This podcast will help you do that. Just click on the title and get groovin’!

Had a good lunch with Jesse and Kathy.

Dropped them off and went to Walmart to do the grocery shopping.

Had some supplies I needed to get for the mission as well. Poster boards in particular.

Went to the mission to help the kids with their homework.



Silly Jose.

We put the finishing touches on the Solar System project.

I think they turned out very well and I hope they all make an A!

Ashley and I had a meeting after the kids went home to discuss some teams coming into town. The logistics get tricky and we have to make sure that we’re all on the same page with the schedules.

Stopped for grilled chicken on the way home.

Admin duties now.

Beautiful sunset at the mission.

Got below freezing last night!

Water in the bird baths was frozen!

Worked on admin duties this morning. Emails and calls.

Had a session with the counselor helping our family. Glad Jesse is doing so much better!

Worked with the kids at the mission. We put the planets in the boxes today and wrote a fact about each.

285 was slammed this evening. Went through Norcross to Stone Mountain. Hate traffic.

Admin duties again.

Started getting hospital bills. Major stress. Pray for our family.