Gettin' Ready!

I want to go in a different direction with this post. I realize that I haven't been on here in a while. The reason being is that I do not wish for this to be totally negative towards our President and I was truly hoping that I could blog about some things that I agreed with. But the truth is that has not been possible.

So I am going to go in a different direction...

In a little less than two months we will have our 21st annual Camp Meeting at Red River Valley Bible Camp in Paris, TX. I have spent every Summer of my youth at this camp, since my grandfather started the camp the year I was born. We have not held a conference there since 1992, but it is about time we renewed this conference.

I just spent this last weekend with some very special friends of mine and my family, who will be at our campmeeting this July. The Calvary Singers celebrated their 40th year in full-time gospel ministry. The refreshing thing about the whole weekend was that they shared some new songs for all of us, but they still continue to sing the old songs of zion that called us to Jesus when I was but a lad. Think about it, friend, in a day and time when everything is changing, when everything we were once told was true is now being called a lie and everything we were told was a lie is said to be true. Up is now down, down is now up. Right is wrong and wrong is now right. These dear friends, Jerry and Janice Oliver and Lynnette Jennings are still faithful to what they were called to do and to the One who called them.

We also, got to spend time with "Wild" Bill Stafford, one of the greatest preachers in America in our day. He is still preaching like I remember him preaching from my childhood. I heard a preacher friend tell me that the thing that he appreciates about Bro. Bill is that he has taught us that it is okay to be yourself. We do not have to try to imulate someone else, just be who God called you to be. When we are looking to find the next so and so, I need to realize that nobody can be me better than me. That was also something my grandfather taught me, as well.

Nobody loves preachers anymore than Bill Stafford!! Both Bro. Bill and The Calvary Singers alongwith others are going to be with us in Paris, TX at the Red River Valley Bible Camp beginning Monday, July 13-16, 2009. This past weekend just help to excite me and get me ready for our "Back to Bethel Camp Meeting". And I am grateful to the Lord that these were used to get me ready, I hope you are ready and that you will join us. There will be people from all over the nation meeting in Paris, TX. You can e-mail me and get more information.