PHOTOS OF COUNTRYSIDE OF INDIANA

Photos of country side in Indiana.
So many more I took but can't put them all in here.

 A strong heritage in this part of country

 Still in use

 When is last time you saw a round barn?

 Another covered bridge still in use

 I can see a GRAND RE-OPENING of this one room country church

 Family cemetery in use from 1850s to 1905. In disrepair from neglect or vandals.

 Someone's one time dream home

 Old but still standing

Part of 100's of thousands acres not planted due to rain in spring and summer

STARTING MY JOURNEY BACK TO DENVER

It is time to get on the road again. The scriptures caught my attention this morning as I was reading. He directs my direction and He is with me always.

Just about everywhere I stop for a few days I get comfortable and the Lord has to remind me that He has called me to the open road. And so once again He has reminded me that it is time for me to set out on this road. I'll be making my way back to Denver over the next couple of weeks.

I love the way the Lord is so gentle in reminding my of my calling. I read this statement recently … "When the Lord gives us a calling He has already taken in consideration our stupidity". If that crude word offends you you can replace it with lack of sensitivity, ignorance, pride. stubborness, whatever. I think of Jeremiah 1:5 in this case. Also, when I was in the process of starting Hope Chapel Foursquare Church in Albuquerque I was praying (whining) and telling the Lord how I didn't know how to operate, pastor a church, or how to prepare a message, etc. He gently spoke to me, "All I've asked you to do is show up." Also the verse in 1 Corithians 1:27, about God using the foolish.

So, with that in mind I will head south back into Arkansas to visit my alma mater, the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, AR.,  and then back up to NW AR for another high school reunion in Rogers.

I've seen hundreds of acres lying barren from the rains back in the spring. I was told that 200,000+ acres in 2 ounties in Ohio were barren. Pray for those farm families who have lost a year and a half of income.

I am having problems up loading photos, but I will keep working on the problem.

On the road to heaven with all y'all.

HERE WE GO AGAIN

I left Roan Mtn State Park and headed toward the ARK Encounter once again. I had to see that ship again. After that, I headed up to Indiana to see my nephew and niece, Ryan and Jeni Satchell.

Oh, Yeah, on the way to Tennessee I passed this one-room school in Michigan that was still operating into the '60s.

Forgot to mention that while at Roan Mtn, I met Keith and Jean Smith, who told me about a ministry that involves people who are on the road, traveling the country like what I am doing. It's called Campers On Mission. They travel around to places that need help with projects, churches with building projects, fairs, evangelism, etc, etc. It's all voluntary but parking places are provided with electrical hookups and water and a meal a day. I submitted my application and it has been accepted and  passed along to two state leadership. I'll soon be writing about projects I'm on. Maybe this is why God sent me on the road.

Along the way, I've been helped along with gifts of cabinets, carpeting, and now my nephew put an RV refrigerator that works on propane and/or electrical in my bus with gas lines, etc, now working on some electrical. Ryan is so talented and so ready to give me his knowledge and time. I have been blessed beyond measure. God is good and He is good all the time!!

Dad showing the kids how it is done.

Sunrise on the farm.

Until next time may God shower you with His blessings and love and grace.

STILL ON THE MOVE ...

I stopped in Kentucky to see the ARK. It's called The Ark Encounter or Experience. I'm here to tell you that it is an experience. Words kind of escape me to describe what I experienced there. I've been aboard some large Navy ships but I wanted to go on board the first large ship.I have never doubted the biblical account of Noah, the ark or the worldwide flood. This experience showed me proof geologically, practically, and other ways of the Flood. I'm considering going back up to it when I leave Tennessee next Sunday. I'll post some photos. At least I hope I uploaded them. I was sure I had taken a lot more than are showing up.

I left the Ark and proceeded south to Tennessee. I survived Jellico Pass! I'd been warned about pressing my bus to hard up thru there but it did not overheat. I made it to Roan Mountain State Park and was amazed at the beauty and peacefulness of this park. So much so that I  kept extending my stay thru this coming Sunday. At $21 a  night I save money by not being on the road. I estimate that I save at least $60+ a day by not driving. So, with no schedule why not stay and enjoy what God has created?

I met some really nice people at Roan Mtn, some even fed me. ;~)