Ashley and I had fun briefing our teams on Catholicism today.

Then to Plaza Fiesta!

Meadow Brook was the first team where I used “Rachel’s Golden Tree of Love” with the Red Threads. Each person gets a partner who ties the Red String onto their left wrest.
When someone asks what that is you say it’s your “Prayer trigger. Can I pray for you? Do you have anything you’re worried about?” Seems pretty non-scary. We’ll see how it works.

They’re doing great at the missions!

In the transition time between missions, we got our cars washed.

Admin duties now.
Ate supper with Kathy and Jesse!

Ashley and I had fun briefing our teams this morning!



We ate lunch at the Calcutta Palette. Everyone seemed to enjoy it!

Ashley took the two teams up to Norcross to see Global Mall and Al Madina. I gave the initial briefing to our other new team from Carmel Baptist Church from Charlotte, NC.

I spent almost all of my time working with the bus driver to get the routes.

Went to Walmart to pick up some supplies. I bought more black sheets to make background for our displays. Then tied the sheets in place.

Then to Lowes to make keys for the sanctuary and a locked closet for storing our chairs.

Went out to eat Zaxby’s with Jesse and Kathy. Always fun. I got him a Pachcephalasaurous, one of the dinosaurs in Jurassic World. He really liked it. : )

Home now working on admin duties.

I worked on admin duties this morning. And rested.

Had lunch with Kathy. I liked her can.

I designed the display for the Red Thread that we’re going to use as part of our prayer emphasis. In Judaism, wearing a red thread was an homage to Rachel the matriarch of Jews. She is supposed to be charitable and always kind in her speech. We want to use it as a way to remember to pray. I also anointed the threads with some oil from Jerusalem as I quoted the Aaronic blessing in Hebrew. I think it’s fun to come with stories and traditions.

When I added the black curtain, the gold painted branches look really good.

I also decided to hang up the Landing Pad. Looks cool.

Met up with Ashley at the church. I always run my ideas through her. I come up with some pretty far out stuff.

Met the teams at the missions. Shot some pics and video.



Then took them on a tour of the BAPS temple in Lawrenceville. Mr. Patel gave us a tour. It was interesting.

Ate at Al Madina. All the kids seemed to enjoy it.

Came home to watch Pride with K.

Admin duties now. We add 50 more people tomorrow!

The ‘Zero Sum Game’ dilemma.

Just how much of this delicious strawberry shortcake do you leave for others?

Friday night, K and I enjoyed supper with Jesse!

Saturday, Ashley and I had a fun time briefing our team on how to interact with people at the Buford Highway Farmers Market! Never too much Bubbleation!

Then went on a Cultural Safari to the Market!

Weird name for cookies.

My funnest candy to say.

After lunch, we went to the missions at Azalea Place and Huntington Terraces. The team also helped us do the newsletters!

Had a break at the church, then went back to HT for a Pizza and Popcycle Party! Kids loved it.




Last year, one of the youth from Meadow Brook was killed in a rock climbing accident. The church raised money for our ministry in her name. We look forward to remembering Millie in future block parties because of her love for Whirlwind Missions!

We had a great time together!

Enjoyed spending time with K. Rested.

Ashley and I had fun briefing our new team from Meadowbrook BC in Birmingham, AL.

We took them to Penang for Malasian food for lunch.

Then toured the Asian Square.

I briefed them on the use of natural medicine.

Then to the missions!

This is the fourth time that their leaders have worked with us! Amen!

Stopped by the UPS store to get stamps.

Also got some red string at Michaels. We will be using it for a project with the teams.

Came home to edit video of the teams. Got one completed including the DVD in the mail.

The second video is processing the file now.

Had supper with Jesse and Kathy. Always good.

Made more plans for Peru.

Admin duties now.

Ashley’s getting bigger every day! Way to GROW, Penelope!

Flat tire as I went to work this morning. I was able to inflate it yesterday and it held air all the way home.

Drove Big Red into town. K’s car doesn’t have any AC. Man, was it hot. I felt like I was being slowly microwaved.

Ashley and I had a great time briefing our team on Catholicism this morning. We completed our live recordings of the four days. The rough video looks really good. It’s eight hours of material.

I had been practicing my Hebrew and did the Aaronic blessing.

It went really well.

After the blessing, I anoint their forehead with Lily of the Valley oil from Jerusalem. In Hebrew, I quote Numbers 6:24 “Yeh va REh khe KHA AhdoNAI. Vey YEESH meh reh KHA.” May the Lord lift up his face to you. May He bless you.

People seemed to really respond to it.

I mean, wouldn’t you like to have YOUR head anointed with oil while someone is quoting a Hebrew blessing?

I got a word from the Lord that I should use red string to remind people to pray. Turns out that its an ancient Jewish tradition! It’s supposed to be wrapped around the grave of Rachel. Don’t know if we’ll do that, but perhaps I’ll soak it in the Frankincense and Myrrh oil that I got. It’s also from Jerusalem.

I like the idea of making things that people can get emotionally involved with.

After our Dedication Ceremonies, we went on a Cultural Safari to Plaza Fiesta!

We saw our friend Tracy Powers from the Clarion Inn there.

The teams liked the food!

I left after lunch to go back home. I needed to get Kathy to work and to get my tire fixed.

Turned out it wasn’t reparable. Got a new left rear. About $112. Not bad.

Came home to work on my newsletter and labels.

Got those done. It was more complicated than usual because I was dropping people I’d added three months ago from churches where I had spoken from our mailing list. Got it figured out.

K and I enjoyed supper together. She’s resting now.

Admin duties now.

I thought this was funny.

Wednesday, Ashley and I briefed our teams on Islam, Judaism and how they fit with Christianity.

Went on a Cultural Safari to Global Mal and Al Madina.

Enjoyed lunch with the Beaver Creek team at Ashiana.

Met with my friend Drew Grubbs from Youth Outreach United. We go back from the early days of our ministries.

Teams are doing great at the missions!


Lil’ Red got a flat tire.

Enjoyed time with K and J! Rested!

Ashley and I had a great time briefing our kids on Hinduism and Buddhism.

Then took them on a Cultural Safari to Asian Square!

They’re doing a great job at the missions!


Ash and I also set up the food for this weekend’s block party.

Ashley modified the “Yeah, baby!” tshirt!

Nice zipper cloud this morning.

Ashley and I had fun briefing our teams this morning!

We are doing a live video recording of our briefings. They’re fun!

Went on Cultural Safari to the Buford Highway Farmers Market.

Then to the missions! The teams are doing great!

Picked up Jesse to hang out with us. We got some Yogurtland today!

Back to shooting pictures and video of the teams.

Came home to take a shower and get ready for the Baby Party.

I’ve thought she was a girl all along. And of course, ahem, I was RIGHT! BABY GIRL! I can’t wait to get to hold my baby Penelope!

Ashley had a lot of fun things for the baby party.



We dropped off Jesse’s Altima at T&G on the way home. It needs to get the emissions checked.

Home now to work on admin duties.

Saturday evening K and I had a fun supper with Jesse.

I also had a great view of the International Space Station. Nearly three minutes and super clear.

I got Jesse a new toy: T-Rex from Jurassic World.

Got up early and posted my new episode of Verbal Surgery to FaceBook. I really like this edition called “Flip Flop Brain.”


This morning I went to Westside Baptist Church.

Pastor Ben spoke about Hezekiah.

I’ve been practicing the Aaronic Blessing from Numbers 6 in Hebrew. Coming along!

Ate lunch with the Jimmy and Cheryl Kendall with their daughter Roxy and her husband Justin. Ashley and Miles hosted the event. Jesse was there along with K and I.

We took our annual family picture for the prayer card.

Cute little baby only four days old!

Cute lil’ Dad.

Studied more Hebrew when I got home and played with my mini drone.

Research on Peru.

New show with Kathy that’s shot in Atlanta called Complications. Pretty cool doctor show.

Admin duties now.

Super cool beetle.