Boston, Mass.

Boston! Lots of history here and beautiful area. We had the opportunity to ride the subway, eat lots of good food, and enjoy the town's attractions.

Connecticut

Hello From Connecticut!
We had the chance to stop in and see a few friends. Kevin spoke and gave a challege to the teens at Long Hill Baptist Church. It was a great time to hang out! Check out the teen room; pretty cool! Please pray for the youth groups we have spoken to in the last few months. Many decisions have been made and many are praying for God's direction in their lives.

Easter Sunday

Happy Easter! Crystal and I are in PA. and had the opportunity to visit Calvary Indepedant Baptist Church; one of our supporting churches and where Crystal grew up. We always enjoy staying with Pastor Carroll and his family; there are lots of pranks and laughs when we are here.

I had the chance to preach my first Easter sunrise service. It went great and after the service Jacob came up and wanted to make sure that he is on his way to heaven. Praise the Lord!!! I was able to show him how to be saved.

Our getaway

We had the chance to relax for a week and really needed it. God has blessed us so much since January. This is one of the many blessings. The Jones', in the picture below, opened their home as a retreat for full-time missionaries and ministers. It is beautiful and they made us feel really special. Peggy and David Jones served us our meals and gave us a place to spend alone. This was a great couple of days to get refocused, spend time with each other, and relax before our full schedule over the next few months.

This beautiful garden is their back yard complete with a water fountain and all. Beautiful!!! We spent alot of time sitting out reading and preparing for future speaking arrangements.

Kevin's birthday

Another year older! This is some of the fun adventures we did on April 6th. Kevin loves golf and races. In Ga there is a place where you can drive an actual race car and feel the race. He took a few drivers out and sped over 130mph; Go Kevin! Another year down and many more to come.

A place to call home

This past week God has given us the opportunity to take a break from traveling. Last week was Kevin's birthday and we stopped in Lawrenceville, GA to relax for a week. Our mission board has a mission house where their missionaries can stay and have a home for a little while. Crystal enjoyed cooking home-cooked meals and a place to clean and not live out of a suitcase. This week we finished up letters, emails, letterhead design, much needed paper work, and relaxed. We are so thankful Biblical Ministries Worldwide and their help and encouragement.

Fellowship

Here are a few friends of ours. As we travel it amazes us as to who we run into. It has been such an encouragement to see all of them and catch up on what is going on in their lives. On the right is the Shank family who are also on deputation to go to Africa and the Sheffields who are expecting their second little one this summer. We went to college with these couples and had alot of good, crazy, and memorable times with them. On the left we like to call the Tilmans; family. They have opened their home in Jacksonville to us and have a room called the Elworth suite for missionaries. Also Beth, Kristi and her family. It was a great time to load up on Sonnys BBQ while in the south!

Full Schedule

This has been a busy but profitable month for us. Here are a few churches we have presented our work in. Most of them were in Flordia and now we are headed up North to the colder weather. God is blessing us with great churches to partner with to reach the people of Mexico. We have enjoyed being at these churches and getting to know the people. We have made new friendships and have seen God work in many hearts.