Ashley and I had fun briefing our team on Catholicism today!

We gave the team the Golden Egg of Eggcellence!

And Bubbleation! Just a little bubble kiss from me and Ashley and the Holy Spirit!

I loved Ashley’s idea to dress up the Big Egg!

It’s D-Day—Dedication Day! We had our anointing ceremony with the Hebrew blessing, turn in their cards of the person that they’re praying for and sign the Landing Pad.

Then to Plaza Fiesta!

I thought this was interesting in Hebrew.

They are the 72 names for God.

Got the teams to their missions and put up our material from the briefing in the morning.

Went to the missions to check on them.

I had a meeting with Eduardo Zamora this afternoon. They are leaving to go to Orlando due to some family challenges. They will be missed!

Checked on the teams one more time, then went home to work on admin duties.

K and I enjoyed watching Suits and the Mentalist this evening.

Admin duties now.

My new fridge is working well!

Ashley and I enjoyed briefing our teams on Islam and Judaism this morning!

Went into Rabbi Timoteo mode.

The teams have enjoyed “Rachel’s Red Thread” ceremony.

They tie a red thread around their friend’s wrist with a promise to pray.

Went to eat at Calcutta Palate. Most of them liked it.

Then on a Cultural Safari to Al Madina and Global Mall.

I thought my turban looked better than Ganesha’s.

They did a great job at the missions!

Ashley and I paid a visit to a family that has supported us for years. We sure appreciate them!

Came home to work in the garden. Hummingbirds have been really thirsty. Refilled all the feeders. Also cleaned out and refilled the bird baths.

Watered the trees and bushes I’ve planted.

Admin duties now.

I thought these clouds were beautiful.

Get it.

Got up around 5:30am to finish editing the videos from last week. Burned copy and got it into the mail.



I’m editing the newest video again, because the church wanted to take the name “Baptist Church” out of it. Never heard that one before.

The plumber came by this morning to install the water line for my fridge.

Turned out to be pretty hard to get the old one out the door.

Ashley and I enjoyed briefing our teams on Hinduism and Buddhism. I went into full on Raja mode.

Went on a Cultural Safari to Asian Square.

The ladies at CD Tower got Ashley a baby present. Cool. She she!

Penang Malaysian food for lunch!

Then to the missions! Ashley and I got them on site and went to work on our next assignment: rearranging the display for the show in the morning.

GREAT to have both my girls around!

Admin duties now.

Ashley and I had a fun first day with our team from Autreyville!

We took them on a tour of the Buford Highway Farmers Market.

Baby Penelope is as big as a papaya.

Then to the missions!

Admin duties now.

K and I watched Complicated.

Saturday evening the clouds were amazing.

Ashley and I had our Dedication Day with the teams from Birmingham today!

It was fun to give them the Golden Egg of EGGcellence!

I also gave them a copy of my book, Power Prayer.

We had a great time singing and praising the Lord!

Ash and I shared about Catholicism as it’s practiced by Mexicans and Central Americans.

We pass the baton and say, “It’s up to ME!”

After our Heaven 11 prayer time, the teams turn in their cards of who they’ll be praying for, and then sign the Landing Pad.

I give them the Aaronic Blessing in Hebrew and anoint their heads with oil from Jerusalem!

Then onto a Cultural Safari to Plaza Fiesta.

Ash and I bought a little blue sombrero to put on the Big Egg.

I went by each of the missions to check on the teams and say goodbye.

This is a new thing Ash and I are doing: decorating the Egg of EGGcellence. Ay caramba!

Admin duties now.

I liked this sign.

This pattern of wallpaper caught my eye.

Can you see the mural I was looking at?

Stunning sunset!

Ashley and I enjoyed briefing our teams on Judaism and Islam and how they relate to Christianity.

We had our “Red Thread” ceremony, people promise to pray.

Ate lunch at Calcutta Palate.

Then went on a Cultural Safari to Al Madina and Global Mall.

Ashley lecturing at the Shiv Mandir.

I’ve been looking for a turban to match my kurta. Found one today! WOOT!

You don’t see this every day.

These were fabulous.

We got the teams to the missions and then Ashley and I went to Perimeter Church to pick up back packs.

The team helped us bring in the goodies!

Admin duties now.

Hard to believe only eight more days of teams left!

I love it when my hibiscus blooms!

Ashley and I enjoyed briefing our teams on Hinduism and Buddhism this morning.

We took them to Penang for lunch.


Ashley led the group while I went to Walmart to pick up supplies for closing the mission at Columns at Bentley Manor. I got plastic boxes to put the books in.

We also toured Asian Square.



The team from FBC Montevallo helped me clean and pack up the mission. THANK GOD for them! It’s always sad to close down work. We’d had a mission at Columns at Bentley Manor for years. Didn’t have any volunteers. I didn’t feel right about keeping an apartment when we weren’t doing anything there.

I ate a late lunch/supper with Ashley.

Then home for admin duties.

K and I watched Elementary and Suits together.

Ashley and I had fun briefing our teams from Birmingham this morning!

Took them on a tour of the Buford Highway Farmers Market!

Then to the missions!

Ashley and I took care of banking and sending t-shirts to teams.

Admin duties now.

This morning, Kathy told me that the freezer wasn’t freezing. I called a couple of my other repair guys to see who they thought would be a good refrigerator man. Ended up calling Curtis from M&M Appliance Repair.

He told me that it would cost about $600 to get the 15 year old one fixed or about $1,000 for a new, basic model.

We opted for the new version. We went to Lowes, and found one we liked. It had a slight bump on one side and a cracked bottom drawer. We got them to drop the price from $1,200 to $900. Yeah, baby!

I also bought a couple more bed slats and set up the bed that Ashley brought back from her house.

Ashley and I worked on the slide show for the Whirlwind briefings in the morning, which we call “Heaven 111.” 100 minutes of praise and worship, language and culture studies, and 11 minutes of prayer time.

There are a lot of slides and I think they really add to the performance. Way to go ASH!

One of the slides is the tetragrammaton, the four letters YHVH in Hebrew. It’s usually translated as “Yahweh,” or “Jehovah,” but the only one who knew for sure was the High Priest of the temple in Jerusalem. It’s also on Ashley’s neck.

K and I went out for Popeyes, but they had run out of ice. That wasn’t going to work for K, so we ended up next door at Panda Express. It was pretty good.

Admin duties now.

Powerful clouds today!

Ashley and I had fun today. Basically, any time I’m with Ashley, it’s fun!

I found some little booties for Penelope.

We went on safari to Alpharetta to get a crib Ashley found on Craigs list.

Everything fit in the trunk of the Explorer.

Put it together again at Ashley’s house.

Signed the lease at Huntington Creek. Also had a visit with Ian and Jack North.

Admin duties now.

Old School Dr. Pepper.

Boss Hog.