Author Archives: Mel

Go and serve

Today was Cornerstone’s (church we are visiting) “Second Saturday” outreach. They rented five van’s and had different locations for us to go to. 120 people showed up for this event at the church. We could choose to go to six different ministry sites ranging from a homeless shelter to construction. John and I chose to…

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Safe and sound… but a little worn out

Whew! It’s been a long day! We’ve been up since 4:30! After my bad cinnabon (yes, I’m still complaining about it, it was truly awful), we boarded the plane, the first leg was very uneventful. The second leg (from Detroit to Phoenix) was VERY eventful. After loathing the thought of a 4 hour flight, we…

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Here we go….

After a really early morning, major traffic, check-in, security, and a really terrible $6.00 cinnabon, we’re finally at the gate. Our plane is boarding now so this will be brief. Please pray that all goes smooth today. We have a very short lay-over in Detroit. Well, we better board now. More later…

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We’re Back from Maryland

What a wonderful vacation we had! It was a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. John and I were able to spend time with both sides of our family. We enjoyed every minute of it. Even then, I did not see everyone I wanted to see in Maryland. Oh well, next trip. Our…

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Merry Christmas!!!

Hello, I just wanted to wish everyone a very MERRY CHRISTMAS. Thank you for all of your support and encouragement. John and i really appreciate it. The best gift we got was a couple of days ago, when our friend Curt, from the BGC, wrote the following, “Dear John and Mel, It gives me a…

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In Maryland / New blog features

We have arrived in Maryland safe and sound. The past couple of days have consisted of shopping, catching up, shopping, church, shopping, reading, shopping, playing games, and shopping. Whew! Last minute Christmas shopping, can’t beat that! Any way, we are thankful to be at home and resting. This trip is for the most part a…

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We’re Just Travelin’ Through

This week has been filled with making plans to travel. Wow! Do We have a lot of places to go between this Friday and the middle of January. First we are headed to Maryland Dec. 21st-January 2nd. We will enjoy the holidays with my parents and attend the wedding of John’s brother, Tim. We will…

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Paula Stanley

Dear Readers, I am taking the time today to tell you about the worship leader of our church. She was a wonderful God-fearing woman. She lead our church in song and she was also the wife of our Sunday School teacher. She and Billy (her husband) always wanted our classroom repainted. The colors were red,…

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Keep Praying!

Hi everyone! We are going to start raising support this month so please pray for us! We need your prayers more than ever now. Please pray that God will guide us through this sometimes very difficult and stressful time. We have already been blessed by two churches who have committed to supporting us. We are…

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Update on MAC

So after many interviews and many prayers, John and I got the thumbs up to move ahead with the BGC! Amen! What an answer to prayer! We are so happy and thrilled to be a part of this wonderful organization. We feel so at peace and feel that this organization is the best fit for…

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