This morning Jesse and I rode up to Alpharetta for me to make my presentation to the new missionary candidates at the North American Mission Board.

Great group!

Many of them are chaplains. What an important job that is!

We at lunch and spent a few minutes at the book store. My treat to myself!

We had an hour to spare so we went to my office at First Baptist Doraville to rest. Fortunately, I have a couple of air mattresses so Jesse and I could lay down. We were both tired.

I was resting my eyes and then suddenly I heard BOOM!!

It nearly blew me off the air mattress! I thought it must be a transformer that blew up, but I also thought maybe it was a gas problem down stairs with those big stoves.

I got up and didn’t see or smell anything unusual. I went across the hall to my neighbor Deborah Hayes and asked her what that boom was.

Want to try and guess?

I’ll wait.

Still waiting.

OK. I’m sure you didn’t get this one!

She told me that every so often the Doraville police have to get rid of all the ammunition that they confiscate in the area. They put it in this big pressure cooker looking thing and ignite it. BOOM!

Never guessed that!

I carried more boxes of school supplies downstairs to my storage area and then we went over to Azalea to help the kids.

Focused on a couple of the boys who had to make a teepee for their Social Studies project. I think it turned out good.

SUPER packed out at the mission today. I was doing at least five different assignments at once with the kids.

Spent a lot of time helping one of the 7th graders figure out her math. NOT an easy task! But she keeps trying, so I do too!

Really wears me out, especially my voice.

Been feeling pre-sick. Know that feeling? Not sick, but you know if you don’t at least try and take it easy . . . .

So I’ve been taking more vitamins, but can’t say I’ve been taking it easy. Had way too much going on.

Tomorrow I fly to Denver, Colorado to do a two day conference with the missionaries there. As my wife would say, “Tim lives to hear himself talk.” So I’m looking forward to it.

Pray for my travels and that I can rest, at least some.