Twitter

Ok, so I know it's been a while since I have updated the blog. I have been playing with some other things as far as updates go. One of those things is twitter. Let's just say that I am probably much better at twittering (or whatever its called) than I am at blogging. You don't have to say as much, you just give it a line or two. If you would like to follow us at twitter, you can do so at www.twitter.com/travis1776. We also set up a twitter account for the church. You can follow that by going to www.twitter.com/CanaanBaptist Either one of these are great ways to keep up with what is going on in our busy lives. This doesn't meant that I won't blog again, I look forward to, but I just wanted to let you know what's been going on and why I haven't been blogging.

The Romance of Redemption

We had another great day yesterday at the Canaan Baptist Church of Covington, LA.  It is hard to believe that we are celebrating our one month anniversary.  Wow, time sure does fly.  The Lord has been blessing us with great services and we are so thankful for that.  Yesterday, in honor of Valentine’s Day (I thought about preaching something for President’s Day, but went with Valentine’s Day instead), I preached all day on one of the greatest love stories in the Bible, the story of Ruth and Boaz.  We title the whole day The Romance of Redemption.  Yes, it is a borrowed title but it still fit.  Yesterday morning I preached on Grace Exceeds.  We thought about Ruth as she entered Boaz’s field.  When she entered the field, she was only looking for a little corn to eat.  By the time the book of Ruth concludes, grace has given her far more than she could have ever imagined.  Grace exceeded her wildest dreams.  The same is true with us, my how grace exceeds all of my hopes and dreams.  Now, we all know that every good love story must have a happy ending, so we preached on Happily Ever After.  As a result of Ruth’s redemption, she was able to live happily ever after.  The same is true for us.  After we have been redeemed, we can certainly count on living happily ever after.  It was a great time and the Lord helped us immensely. 

Please continue to pray that God would provide us with a public building to meet in. We are praying that God would give us a place of our own.  We know that He is able to do just that.  We have looked at a couple of places, but just didn’t feel that they were right.  Please help us pray that we would find just the right place.  

 

Our First Service

This past Sunday, January 25^th , 2009, will go down in history as an exciting day.  Amongst the boxes that need to be unpacked, we met for church.  We  held the very first service of the Canaan Baptist Church of Covington, LA.  It was an awesome time as the Lord truly met with us.  We had 10 first time visitors Sunday morning (of course, that would include all of us).  It’s not many times that the Pastor is a first time visitor.  We met in our home for both Sunday morning and Sunday evening services.  Thank you to each and every person that has prayed and given over the years for us to be able to see this historic day.  We are excited to see what the Lord is going to do here in Covington, LA.  Please help us pray that we would soon find a permanent meeting place.  This is a great need.  We look forward to keeping you posted in the days ahead about the great things going on here in south Louisiana.

 

Moving Day

Wow, it is hard to believe that this day is actually here.  After several years of deputation, we are now moving to Covington, LA.  Lord wiling, the moving truck will be here in just a few hours from when I am writing this.  Our house is full of boxes, packed and ready to be put on the truck.  This is certainly an exciting time.  As I take just a few moments to reflect back over how God has so blessed my family during the course of deputation, I am truly humbled by His goodness.  I think of countless Christians and churches that He has used and continues to use to be a blessing to us and it amazes me.  For everyone that has mentioned our name in prayer, Thank you.  Please, don’t stop.  If ever we needed prayer, it is now.  Please pray for us during the course of the next few days.  These will be busy days with lots of different things going on.  Pray that all goes well.  I trust the Lord that it will.  We look forward to the next phase of life, the establishment of the Canaan Baptist Church of Covington, LA.  Pray that God will place His hand upon that place and use it mightily for His honor and glory.

I also want to take a moment and say a very special THANK YOU to our home church, Canaan Baptist Church of Covington, GA.  I can truthfully say that deputation was easier because of this special group of people.  The Lord blessed my family to have this great church as our sending church.  They have given on our behalf, prayed for us, encouraged us, been there for us when we needed a friend, and so much more.  I thank my God for the privilege of being a part of Canaan Baptist Church.  They have been so good to us as we prepare to leave for the field.  I know that we have their continued prayers and support and for that, I am truly thankful.