One less hour of sleep but everyone cooperated - not a bad way to start a busy Sunday morning! Having company in the house changes the dynamics of the household, but I think we did pretty well today. The missionaries staying with us for the week have taken over the master bedroom and the master bath - fortunately I planned ahead and moved most of my necessary clothes and stuff to the spare bedroom. We didn't even see them until about 20 minutes before time to leave for church.
The morning was good - all of us were able to talk with my wife for a little bit - the Veteran's of Foreign Wars had arranged for a free phone call day for the troops overseas so that was nice. My wife is settling in nicely and doing her usual wonderful job. She was also able to find a church service there so she felt good about that. Was nice to hear her sound rested and productive.
Had a chance to speak with the mother-in-law for about 10 minutes today and she was good. I think having a daughter in a war zone is a tough thing to go through and probably moreso when you are somewhat removed from the military as they are back in Kentucky. Things move at a different pace there - it is a very comfortable pace in a very small community, but they are still insulated from many things. While I think many folks in the country think they understand the military and what goes on, they really don't - it is something you have to experience first hand.
Sunday School went well this morning. It is always a little intimidating when you have a seasoned missionary and his wife in your class but the curriculum we are using will stand up to the most intense scrutinization. I just included them in the class as a regular person and I think they appreciated that.
Some good news at church this morning, we are going to buy the bus and start a bus ministry so that is a wonderful outreach. We have a few more hurdles to jump but this is quite the positive. I was able to tour the bus with the pastor and was pleasantly surprised how nice it was. The upholstery needs some updating and attention but we can absolulely live with it in its current condition.
The missionary gave a wonderful sermon this morning and like most missionaries, he talked about why we have missions in the first place. He is a very polished speaker and he was very good at laying out his points in a classical manner. He made four major points that all started with the letter C. Then the sub points under each major heading all started with the same letter - for example the first major heading was "command from above" then he went with authority, accountability, activity, area, assignment and audience. This was all from Mark 16:15 if you want to read along.
After the morning service we had fellowship in the modular and the food was good. Since we are hosting the missionaries, we were told we didn't need to bring anything and that was good - I doubt I had time to really prepare something!
The afternoon was quiet. The missionaries took a nap and stayed in the master bedroom. The teenager studied for her upcoming AP tests in May and then took a nap - I don't really know how much studying she was able to do. The little one stayed downstairs with me, terrorized the dog, played on the trampoline outside and then asked about a zillion questions while I tried to watch the UK/Mississippi State basketball game - Kentucky finally pulled it out in overtime to with the SEC Championship.
The evening service was very good. The missionary's sermon was excellent and was something I had never thought about - the title was "where's the beef?" He started in Deuteronomy 11:22-32 and talked about God's covenant with the people. Then he went to Numbers 32:1-4 and talked about how the 2.5 tribes wanted the land east of the Jordan because of their cows. Then he went to Mark 5:1-15 and showed how these same people no longer were raising cows, they were farming swine - where's the beef? It was very good.
After service we came home and had a light supper. The missionaries came home a little later and we had a nice conversation - they appear to be quite nice people. I helped them get onto my network so they could use the Internet to do their necessary business. The girls devotion tonight was "Locked out" referencing Psalm 119:57-64. My devotion was "Obedience" referencing Romans 6:16.
Day Forty Two comes to a close, here's looking to Day Forty Three!
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