April 16- 5:00 am- leave work, Carol drives me to OkC 6:30 am- meet Flight 4 at Will Rogers International 8:30 am- flight is supposed to leave April 17- arrive in Tel Aviv, meet up with my roommate Jeremy Annett Made it! All flights went as scheduled. All luggage made it! Shabbat Shalom! April 18- arrive in capitol city evening concert for evangelical churches 3.1 hrs April 19- morning worship as 7 choirs. all good reports evening concert for general public another overwhelming response April 20- children/youth concert presented for us in Nor Nork (sponsored by the mayor of Nor Nork) Outstanding performances! They sang! They danced! They drum lined! (Bill even invited the drum team to join us for Tuesday's outdoor concert.) evening concert (2 hr trip) another great concert well received April 21- this morning our medical team will be conducting a medical clinic at Ministry Center in Nor Nork Choir A AMPHITHEATER dedication concert cancelled because the AMPHITHEATER wasn't ready Choir B CONSERVATORY concert a top school w/over 2k students. Our theater probably sat 300 and it was over 2/3 full CIVIC SQUARE concert in Nor Nork an unbelievable concert. Probably in the mid 50's outside. People stood out there for an hr before the concert began. And most stayed the more than 2.5 hr. of the concert. The US Consul was there from the US Embassy. The mayor had a few other dignitaries with him. The concert could not have been any better. Thanks to all who prayed for God to hold the rain for the evening. It started raining 15 minutes after we returned to the hotel. |
Mission Control
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| Mission '09 April 16 - 30, 2009 Singing Men of Oklahoma (under the direction of Dr. Bill Green) |
| April 22- after breakfast briefing that became a hallelujah shouting testi- mony and praise time. Glory!!! and a half! Mt Ararat in the morning actually about 20 miles east of it. We went to the monastery where Saint Gregory was imprisoned for 14 yrs in a pit. The monastery was a western outpost of defense. The view was incredible. Such an amazing mountain of an amazing story of God's grace, and an amazing history of struggle over this land- mark. Is the ark up there? Would it prove biblical history? We may never know. Spent the rest of the afternoon walking, finishing up souvenirs, fellowshipping with the brethren. April 23- a day of rest and fellowship again. 3 small groups went to the med clinic, a sports clinic, and a village ministry during the morning. April 24- concert in the Auditorium
beginning at 3:00 pm. Each performance was more power- ful than the previous. We were pretty firm the 1st concert. We ended the 2nd with "End of the Beginning". WOWSERENO!!!! There was no stopping us on that final Armenian concert! God truly blessed that entire evening. After the 2nd concert, a member of Parliament step up and spoke to us. She was a believer and expressed great appreciation for our work on this trip. April 25- flight to Israel. Coach from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and Bethlehem Choir A: Hillel Street Assembly Choir C: Dar Annadwa Hall Pleased with the crowd and reception. This was an evangelical church concert in the middle of Palestinian Bethlehem. Walled city with limited exit privilege. We had passports checked all week as we left city each day. April 26-morning worship as 11 small choirs Scottish Presbyterian Church This was an interesting service! We were there as part of an intro- duction service for their new pastor and their new administrator. They also had communion. There was a plaque commemorating King Robert Bruce's desire to have his heart buried in the Holy Land. YMCA concerts: 4:00/6:30/8:30 another 3 exciting concerts. Programs were printed in Hebrew, Arabic, Korean, and Russian. Almost packed out each concert. Last one was a 'squeeze out the last of it' kinda concert. April 27- sightseeing walked the Old City. Temple mount, Via Dilarosa, and the nativity in Bethlehem. We have an excellent guide that knows the scripture and makes it very real and understandable. He also reaffirms things that I have been saying for years. God is so cool! was more about the ministry of Jesus instead of what the church has done to commemorate. Much more interesting. We tied three boats together in the middle of Galilee and had a brief worship time. WAY COOL! April 29- sightseeing/farewell dinner/ groups start leaving Spent today on the Mt. of Olives, Garden of Gethsemane, Caiaphas's house (Peter's denial), Golgotha, and the Garden Tomb. Amazing. We had the Lord's Supper in the Garden. Supper was rushed and enjoyed a few testimonies before grabbing bags and heading home. Left for the airport at 8:00 pm. April 30-Arrived in NY at 5:45 am CST Gave Carol a wake up call. On to Chicago. Wheels up for OkC at 12:55 pm. In the Promised Land on the ground at 2:45 pm. "In my sweet baby's arms" by 3:00 pm. Katie was there to welcome me as well. Olive Garden by 3:45 pm on the way home by 5:30 pmome and in bed by 7:30 pm.
Thanks be to God for the things that he has done! Thank you...Sharon Baptist Church, the Hoyt Griffith family, Ben & Wilma Lacy, Curtis & Penny Townley, Lynn Gatlin, Shari Clevenger, Carrie Hoipkemier, Ark City Trinity Baptist Church, Ralph & Pauline Milner, Park Place Baptist Church, the Zach Cavett family, Stillwater Church on the Rock, Shekinah Church, and unknown OK Baptist that gave so others could go. Thank you to the several that bought CDs. Thank you to those who have been praying for this great opportunity. Keep praying! |
