Where are we?

30/04/2026 22:10

It is difficult at time to remember where we are in the USA. Thankfully we know who we are. :) God continues to keep us safe and help us in our travels. My back is great. Mac's cough was nearly gone, but came back last night and is getting worse again. It seems evident that it is allergies and changes of location affect it. Thank you for praying for healing. We've seen a lot of improvement.

Thank you for keeping up with us. I have met several of you in your churches and your informed intercession is extremely helpful to us. We thank the Lord for His enablement at each church and know that God's people are praying.

Below is the update I just sent to our church family. We can't wait to be back with them and are excited to be at this point in the furlough. However, we continue to enjoy the ministry of furlough and our time with our supporting churches. God blessed us with a new supporting church recently. (First Baptist Church in Napoleon, MI.)


Good evening church family,


Wow, we miss all of you and can't wait to get back to Scotland in God's timing. (Tuesday, 19 May) Thank you for praying for our travels. All is going really well. This past week is a blur as we did some adventures along the way as well as doing a lot of ministry.

The adventures were - Niagara Falls, Manhattan (NYC) and Washington D.C. God blessed each activity and we are thankful for God's extra blessings.

We have just now arrived at John and Kay Lee's home. On Sunday I will be teaching S.S. at Tabernacle Baptist, Virginia Beach and will be preaching in the PM service. On Monday morning I will preach in two school chapels at their church school and will visit a geography class. Wednesday night will be a half hour away in Chesapeake, Virginia at Great Hope Baptist Church. So, after a very busy travel schedule, we get to stay at our daughter's for a week. We are thankful to put down some roots for a little while.

At every church it is very evident that the church knows what is going on at Southside Free Baptist and that they are praying for our church. Praise the Lord for God's people and their interest in our family, church family, ministry and our country. Our church is truly blessed.

We were thankful to hear of the man who visited the church this past Sunday morning. We continue to pray for the Barba's and for each one of you. If you have any specific prayer requests, please send them our way.

Praying for you,

Pastor Ben

Philippians 1:3-8

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, [4] Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, [5] For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; [6] Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: [7] Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. [8] For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.


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