Life Long Friends

We attended the Lead Conference this past week in Lake Charles. Our dear friends Paul and Cyndi Burke hosted the conference this year at Glad Tidings. The church looked so good! They have made up so much ground since the hurricane and flooding of 2020. So thankful for how God has blessed them and so proud of their leadership! 

The conference was a real blessing. Bryan Jerod was our keynote speaker and he truly came with a word from God! His message on Monday night was about the role of patience in our lives and how the lack of patience is really paganism! It demonstrates a lack of trust in God and a desire to be in control. Ouch! 

Our lifelong friend, Gary Sapp was awarded his 50-year ordination pin. We are so thankful for Gary and Dee. They have been such great friends and they have been so supportive of our ministry from the very beginning. Gary was one of the very first ones to recognize the call of God on my life and God used him to open some very significant doors for us. He gave me oppertunities to play when I first started out in music ministry. He introduced me to Pastor Linney who hired me to be his Youth Pastor here in Lafayette. He got me started speaking at camps and conventions in the 90's. He encouraged me to get involved in Presbytery work. His finger prints are all over the ways God has used my life and ministry through the years and I am so grateful!