Clymer Report

After a few weeks of no traveling, we have begun a 16 day tour of Western Pennsylvania. During this trip we are presenting our work in 5 churches and at a two day Bible conference for the PARBC.

We made our first stop in Clymer, PA, where we presented the mission to France in Calvary Baptist Church. The pastor, Dr. Daryl Jeffers, is a friend of my dad's from their teenage and college years. He and the church people welcomed us very graciously and showed us every possible hosptitality.

I began the day by presenting a lesson on William Borden to an adult SS. I had created a basic power point to go along with the lesson that morning, so I had risen quite early. But I think the visual presentation enhanced the effectiveness of the lesson, so the extra labor was worth it. That morning we participated in the morning worship service and then ate lunch with two families of the pastoral staff. That night I presented our mission to France to the church and then preached on the fact that Divine ability overcomes human inability from Matthew 19.

That night we ate dinner with another member of the church staff and had a great time. We found out that we had several connections to the church besides the fact that my dad and pastor Jeffers were good friends. One such connection is with the music pastor's wife. As children, Liz and Brendy Dolly actually attended the same church in Muncie, Indiana. They had a great time reconnecting.

We are so grateful for the opportunity to present our burden for France to the people of Calvary Baptist. We also thank God for all of their kindnesses to us.