Just got back to Atlanta late last night. What a great trip!

I spent four days with some of my dearest friends: the missionaries that I grew up with.

We met at the Lakeview Encampment in Maypearl, TX. I led the music for the group and preached one evening.

It was wonderful to see all of them again.

Fun also to hang out with my brother and his family! Hard to believe that my little brother is a grandfather!

It was awesome to hang out with the sweet babies and terrific kids!

We even got to see one of Jim and my best friends from our radio days at Baylor Reid Stinnett. What a blast!

I did a lot of hiking in the bush around Georgetown. I enjoy looking for stone tools that the Tonkawa Indians made over 4,000 years ago! It was SO dry! Even the cactus was dying!

Only in Texas, baby!

Thanks to God, it started raining the weekend I was there!

Sunday morning I spoke to two different Sunday School classes, one at FBC Georgetown and the other at Main Street BC.

FUN!

Sad to say goodbye to my parents as I headed back to Atlanta!

Next trip out will be in a week to INDIA!

I woke up around 5am (Yow!) and started working on a project for the conference I’m speaking at in Texas tomorrow. Got what I needed done!

Cool this morning!

Kathy, Ashley and I had a fun day today at Perimeter Church!

They had their Compassion Unleashed service with a terrific mission fair.

Amazing balloons!

Kathy liked the tail end.

It was fun to see my partners and meet a lot of our supporters.

Ashley was amazing!

We stamped people’s cards as they came to our booth. I told them “In order for you to get your card stamped you have to say, ‘Stomp on the devil’ and make a stomp with your foot.” We had so much fun getting people to yell “Stomp on the devil!” and stomp real hard.

Gotta get your fun somewhere!

We thought this little boy looked like Jesse when he was little.

Came home to rest for a couple of hours and pack for my trip.

Kathy and I went to N. Metro Baptist Church this evening to participate in the North American Mission Board commissioning of the new missionaries.

It was great to see my friend Bayo Otiti in this special service.

As well as my friends David and Shannon Tate who I’ve known for 15 years! It’s fun to think I played a small part in their lives!

Most of the big wigs for S. Baptists were there tonight. Including Brian Wright from Johnson Ferry BC, who is the current President of the Southern Baptist Convention.

And Kevin Ezell, who is the President of the N. American Mission Board.

Larry Wynn who is VP of Evangelism.

Mike Riggins who’s in charge of Personnel at NAMB.

Here’s part of the group who were commissioned tonight!

Tomorrow I fly to Texas for a week to do a conference with the retired missionaries from E. and S. Africa! They’re like my extended family and I love them!

Probably won’t be blogging till I get back. Pray for me and my family while I’m gone!

Fun day!

This morning I went to see one of my best partners: 12 Stone Church!


Met up with my friend Dorothy to take her around to see the mission where her team will be hosting a block party on the 15th at the Greens at Hillcrest.

Always great to see the missions!

I enjoy going to Lawrenceville. Lots of Bosnians over there. I liked this sign.

Also went to some antique stores in the area.

I thought this sign was ironic. Really, three times makes it more simple?

I thought this mirror was groovy!

I liked this little rolling pin.

More grooviness!

I couldn’t resist buying this little bottle of Electric Oil.

This is from Grey’s Anatomy.

I got two new t-shirts at Goodwill. Cambodia!


I reckon you can only take happy pictures with JoyCam.

I flipped through this book briefly.

New podcast! Whoooooo Hooooo!

75% of people regret that they did NOT do something. Only 25% regret something they did. Listen to this podcast and do what you love! “No Regrets!”

Went out to Perimeter Church this afternoon to set up my booth for the Missions Conference Sunday morning.

Looks like it’ll be fun!

Then over to my friend Deborah’s house for some delicious chili with the rest of the Doverspike clan.

GREAT fun and excellent food.

Trying to go to bed a bit early tonight so I can be rested for an early morning tomorrow. We need to be at Perimeter around 8:30am.

I thought this shadow looked 3D.

One of my favorite words.

Today was a catch up day for me!

Finished a video project I was working on. Got the set of DVDs in the mail to my buddies in England.

Like cleaning the fish tanks. Quite a task!

Scrubbing tubs!

Picking up supplies at Lowes.

Pretty scary display!

Christmas!?

LOVE the flowers!

Enjoyed a visit to the book store. I liked this picture of a brain.

Repairs to the railings. Stupid bees!

Grocery shopping.

And picked up meds.

I liked this big ol’ Cadillac grill I saw in the parking lot!

I liked this fancy headlight.

Enjoyed watching the Mentalist with Kathy tonight.

Worked on the Financial Report.

Admin duties. Good ol’ email!

This is one of my pet peeves. Is it really THAT much hassle to push the carts another ten feet?

Had a really early morning today. Still DARK! Ouch!

Beautiful sunrise!

Had the pleasure of speaking to a couple of classes at Providence Christian Academy.

Dr. Carl Barrington, who is the President of the Board at Whirlwind Missions, also teaches at Providence.

It was fun to talk missions to a motivated class of students.

Came home to rest.

Then back to the mission with Ashley and Kathy.

Typical slammed with kids needing help!

Home now to work on admin duties. What a day!

Wonder if Dad bought this?

I liked this map of Israel.

I met up with my friend Mark Burchek from Briarcliff Baptist Church for lunch today!

We had a fun time talking about missions and eating Ethiopian food.

I didn’t order Foul.

Had coffee afterwards. Beauty!

Checking out cameras. Mine is being repaired, or replaced. This is what my model has been replaced with.

Also bought some DVDs to burn.

Then to the mission to work with the kids.

Always fun!

Admin duties at home now.

I’m speaking at Providence Christian Academy in the morning. It’ll be an early one for me since I have to be there at 8am. Looking forward to it!

Are you smarter than a 6th grader?

Stayed up late last night finishing up writing the notes on the newsletters. 161 this month. Glad Ashley helped me on that!

Got up and mailed them off at the Post Office.

Then shot on down to FBC Jonesboro.

They were having a big Student Pastor conference.

The leader, Larry Lawrence, invited me to make a short presentation to the group about Whirlwind Missions.

Several of the pastors seemed really interested in bringing a group to work with us. Excellent!

Back to Chamblee to check on the office and then work with the kids. Always good!

I never noticed the multiple languages on the crayons before. Groovy!

Just got off the phone with Jesse. We talked for over an hour. Never too much J!

Admin duties now. It’s all good.
I liked the way you could see the rain failing. This is called “virga.”

GREAT to see the gas prices coming down!

Even out of focus THAT looks good!

Worked on a new podcast today!

This is a fascinating subject to me: The Placebo Effect. Take a listen to “I Please”

Went to the Post Office to pick up stamps.

Saw my friend Judy Davis when I was there.

Then over to Staples to make copies of our newsletters.

Picked up the girls then went over to the mission at Azalea.

The kids are always so helpful with the labels!




Some of the kids are more accurate with the labels than others.

Now the envelopes are ready for the letters.

LOT of homework today. It’s a weigh of life, baby. Not exactly sure what this means.

I made the kids some origami.

Admin duties now, plus writing notes on our newsletters.

Early morning tomorrow. I’ll be going to a Youth Director seminar at FBC Jonesboro.

I love begonias!

I like the way the prism refracts light in our kitchen.

Tell me how you really feel.

Kathy and I had a fun morning today at Clarkston International Bible Church!

It was Pastor Phil’s 60th birthday! Older I get, the younger that sounds! He did a great job preaching from Hebrews 11 on Faith.

We at lunch at Madina. Man, I had some HOT tibis beef today. They must have cut up a whole raw jalapeno in it. YOW!


Came home to rest.

Then worked on finishing producing my newsletter.

And printing out labels.

Ready to print at Staples tomorrow and then have the kids help me with labels.

Admin duties then time with K! It’s all good!

This morning I worked on my newsletter. I wrote it about one of my favorite little boys, Diego!

Went to Walmart to pick up some supplies.

Saw this game there. Only in America!

Kathy needed some vitamins. I reckon she’ll like these.

For some inexplicable reason, I couldn’t find my vitamin box this morning. Weird. I bought another one.

Still not feeling 100%. Went out to Stone Mountain for a little while to soak up some sun. Feel better now.

Largest single rock on the planet!

Took K out for Chinese food. She’s not feeling well at all. She thought that some sizzling rice soup might help. By George, I think it did!

I liked this old car outside the restaurant. Groovy, baby!


Don’t make ’em like that any more!

Enjoyed a good talk with Jesse. He’s on Portland right now. He liked going to the zoo. Sure do miss him!