Pensacola, FL Weekend with The Kinsey's

Last summer at our Camp Meeting, Bro. Brian Kinsey was our night evangelist. While he was here he mentioned to my husband that he wanted him to come minister at his church in Pensacola. We looked forward to going to the Kinsey's church for almost a year, so when we actually did get to go, we were happy and excited. We were not disappointed! We had fantastic services! Sunday night while my husband preached under the anointing of the Holy Ghost people started coming to the altar rejoicing and believing God for miracles in their lives. It was wonderful! You can tell by the love of the people that Bro. and Sis. Kinsey are great leaders. They were both tired from having been gone teaching a marriage seminar on Saturday, plus all the other ministry they are involved in, but we had a very nice time with them.

Here's my husband waiting for church to start.Pastor Brian Kinsey and Wendell during service. I think it's offering time. They had already given their offering. The choir did a great job!Bro. Kinsey giving baptismal certificates in the Sunday Evening service. Revival is Happening!Sis. Lanette Kinsey. She's a wonderful lady!We enjoyed the choir and music led by Bro. David Geri. Actually, I had forgotten that he was from Pensacola, so when I saw him standing in the foyer on Sunday morning I was really surprised! The music was phenomenal! Being a lover of music, and having been involved in playing and singing for many years I always enjoy listening to musicians who love to play for the glory of God. We enjoyed visiting with Bro. and Sis. Geri as they caught up on what's happening in Texas, and we caught up on what's happening in their lives.

Bro. David Geri and Wendell had a good long visit.After a great weekend, we left Pensacola on Monday, and made it back home in time to start preparing for Texas Women's Conference 2010. It's going to be GREAT!

Back Home From Michigan

After a long day of travel we arrived back home in Texas! Our plane was delayed for a short time leaving Flint. We were suppose to have a lay-over in Detroit, but because we left Flint later than expected, we arrived in Detroit in time to get to the gate where we were to board the plane for our next flight. As everyone was boarding the plane I ran and grabbed a sandwich for us to have a little snack once we got settled in our "little spot" on the plane. I was the last one on the plane. The rush I was in was quite exhilarating! :) We found our row and sat down, not knowing we would be there for quite awhile. Just as we started to wonder when we were going to take off the pilot came on the speakers saying the plane was going to get a "bath to get rid of anything foreign that might have attached itself to the plane". I looked out of the window and saw a "de-icing machine" coming toward the plane. I also saw a few snow flakes starting to fall! We were really wanting it to snow while we were there in the "cold country" and NOW it looked like it just might...after we were on the plane! :(

Talking about the "cold country"....according to the temperatures we saw in Flint, (20's and 30's)... it didn't feel THAT cold. Sis. Henson laughed because I was carrying my coat over my arm most of the time I was there and SHE was wearing her coat to keep warm! Then, when we arrived in Houston it was 76 degrees and I got COLD! Now, figure that out! When I walked into the restaurant it was FREEZING. It felt like we were in the North Pole!

Ok...back to our flight....we finally took off and was having a good flight when the pilot came over the loud speaker. "We are asking everyone to be seated, buckle your seat-belts, and remain seated until the seat-belt light goes off. We will be coming into some light to moderate turbulence for the next 10 minutes. Thank you for your cooperation." I closed my eyes and asked Jesus to take care of us, took a deep breath, and then a scripture came to mind. "He that dwelleth in the secret place....shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty..." I was confident He knew exactly where we were at as we flew in the "wide open skies He had created" and I felt His peace come to my mind! I won't say I wasn't nervous at all, but I wasn't as scared as I would have been if I hadn't focused on the One who is the "Master of the wind"! We were then informed that our pilot had been told to go a different route to avoid bad weather. We had to fly "out of the way" and that put us arriving about an hour later than we expected, but we were safe and that was important! We were definitely ready to get out of the plane when we arrived in Houston, but I'm sure glad there was someone in a tower that gave the pilot instructions on where to go to "skirt the storm".

I thought about our "adventurous day" for a little while. We could have flown into the storm without knowing there was danger ahead, but instead we just had to go through a short time of "rough sky", because someone in a tower was watching over us. I wonder how many times God has sent us a different route so we wouldn't go straight into the "storm"? We might have gone through some uncomfortable turbulence and thought it was a "storm", but only God knows how He kept us from being totally destroyed!

Arriving home was nice. Wendell and I feel good. We are tired in body from the long day of travel, but alive and well in our spirits. I really can't put into words the contentment, satisfaction, and the feeling of fulfillment I have tonight. We had a wonderful time with friends, some "new" friends, a new church family, and we feel our lives have been made richer because of these wonderful people. Once again, I can only imagine what Heaven is going to be like.

When with the Savior we enter the gloryland;

Won't it be wonderful there?

Weekend In Flint, Michigan

I sit in our motel room tonight in Flint, MI with mixed emotions. We are flying out in the morning heading back home, and I look forward to being home, but we've had such a nice time with Bro. and Sis. Henson, their family and church family that it makes it hard to leave.

The weekend activities have been so enjoyable! We went to a Sectional Christmas Banquet on Friday night. It was nice meeting Bro. and Sis. Carpenter - Michigan District Superintendent and many of the Pastor's in this area. On Saturday night was South Flint Tabernacle's Christmas Banquet.
It was decorated so beautifully, the food was delicious, and the people were so nice to us. We also met Bro. and Sis. Jacob Tapia from Missouri. Bro. Tapia does impersonations of some of the UPCI well-known speakers and singers and he does a phenomenal job! "Elvis" visited and sang for us, so when he was finished I had my picture taken with him. How could I resist! After all, everyone doesn't get this opportunity! :) One of the highlights to us was having the opportunity to meet the Henson's family. We had never had privilege of knowing their two girls, Melissa and Jerusha and we enjoyed "getting to know them" a little this weekend. Melissa is married to Jonathan Hudson, whom we have known since he was a little boy. It was so fun getting to see him, again. Jerusha is married to Jason McGhee and he is a fine young man. They are all busy in the work of God as they work beside Pastor and Sis. Henson.Sunday services were outstanding! The congregation of South Flint Tabernacle are wonderful. You could feel the unity of purpose and spirit as we began to worship and praise God. I captured this as my husband was getting ready to deliver the message. Sunday morning one person was filled with the Holy Ghost. I loved watching the saints of God pray in the altar with those who were hungry for God in their lives. Being in the presence of people who are committed to the cause for revival was wonderful. The choir sang Sunday night and there was a mighty move of God! The "glory of God" filled the sanctuary once again. Our spirits were lifted into the heavenlies as we worshipped Jesus...our Savior, our Redeemer.

I was walking down the hall of the church when I spotted this.Somone saw me taking a picture of the snow shovel, and said, "Only people who are not from here would take a picture of that." I just smiled and said, "We don't have to use these in Texas!" There was one at each entrance of the church. We wished so much that it would snow while we were here, but it looks like it's going to wait until we are back in Texas. :(

My friend, Shirley Henson.. What an incredible lady she is! She has touched me in many ways over the last year and a half. There have been times I needed to hear from a friend and I would go to the mailbox and find a card from Shirley Henson. There is no way she could have known what I needed. Shirley is always the SAME! I'm honored to call her "friend".

Today, the Henson's took us to Frankenmuth, Michigan. It's a beautiful and quaint town not far from Flint. We met the Carpenter's for a fried chicken dinner at Zehnder's. It is known all over the world and people come from everywhere to eat. The meal was delicious and the fellowship so enjoyable! After our meal we went to the largest Christmas Store I've ever been in. It was awesome!

I also went to the Silent Night Chapel with Shirley.
There are signs along the pathway going up to the chapel that has the song Silent Night written in many different languages. It was interesting to me and helped me realize that a song I have sung all my life is enjoyed by millions all over the world.

We drove across this beautiful covered bridge. It has no nails holding it together, only wooden pegs.There is no way to say how much we enjoyed being here. I had a friend tell me that we would be treated with the greatest of care and she was so right. "Thank you, Bro. and Sis. Henson for a wonderful time! Your have blessed us in so many ways. We love you and appreciate all you have done and for being our friends!"