The end of 1 week!

Wednesday night we sat with Pastor Charles Nestor from Calvary Chapel Orlando to talk to him about our calling to Peru. Afterwards, we stayed for their service. It was cool because the teaching had a lot to do with faith. He talked about Joshua and Caleb giving a good report about the promised land. They believed that God would give them the land like He said he would. The other 10 spies that Moses had sent to spy out the land came back to say that there was no way they could go into the land. What are we facing in our lives that we can walk out in faith with God, or look at it with man's understanding like the 10? The teaching was great because right now, we are stepping out in faith to begin living as missionaries. And we can never believe that God can't, or won't do what He says He's going to do. We are trusting Him a lot, and seeking to follow Him closely. Sometimes we just have to accept that things don't always go exactly like we think they will, or like we try to make them go. Anyways, it was really cool. After the service, everyone prayed together in small groups, then Pastor Charles had us come up to the front and everyone came up to lay hands on us and pray for us. That was the best part. It was as if these people, who we had never met before, knew us intimately and knew exactly what we needed prayer for. The spirit was moving and we were blessed.

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The next day (thursday), we said goodbye to the Wilburn family. It was awesome to get to stay with them for 2 days. For one thing, it was a relief to be in one place for 2 days straight. And for another thing, we really love them. I can't wait to work along side them in Peru.

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So, we were on our way back to Merritt Island for an assistant pastor's day luncheon that Robin was able to attend.

The kids have been really good in the car. Praise the Lord!!!

While Robin was at the luncheon, I went back and hung out at Jerry and Karen Sheldon's house. Then, I took the kids over to the church and had a little lunch back behind the church on the other side of the parking lot. The kids got to go play on the playground. It was really beautiful the way the trees shaded everything. The Lord's creation really is amazing.

After lunch, we got back on the road and headed up to Jacksonville. We were speaking that night at Calvary Chapel Jacksonville for a couple of minutes. We showed the slide show and I played along. This time I gave the translation of the song beforehand, which was nice. Then Robin spoke about our calling and the need in Peru. We were a little nervous because our friend, Trip (the missions pastor there), was going to critique our sharing time. He was a missionary in the Phillipines for 16 years. We were so grateful to have him give us some pointers on how to share what we are doing. It was great to meet some more brothers and sisters in the Lord there, too. It was a little strange, though... we saw everyone pitching in to clean the church after the service... and it wasn't us doing the cleaning!! Ha ha!

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That night we stayed with a couple that lived in this amazing neighborhood. It was like driving through a national park, or a campground or something, the way the trees covered the whole area. It was really cool. The couple was nice that we stayed with. We spent half the next day (friday) talking with them and hearing many great stories. Thanks, Ponch and Wilma.

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Friday afternoon (whew! has only one day gone by!!) we hit the road again on our way to South Carolina to stay with Robin's parents.

driving, driving, driving...

This was an awesome shot. It really captures the feel of our trip. It is all about the Lord.

We made it to Robin's parents house. It is really good to be here. We are going to stay here for about a week, I think. Tomorrow we are attending Calvary Chapel Lexington, where we are scheduled to share at the Wednesday night service this coming week. Yay!

And the sun sets on another day.