Friends

I took a tour through the western portion of Louisiana last weekend speaking for two of my friends in the ministry. First stop was a camp ground north of DeRidder, LA. My friend Kennis Smith and his wife Sandy were hosting all of their leadership team to an overnight stay at a camp and then doing their Sunday service there the next day. They are a great bunch of people and I love their mission statement, to reach the unreachable, love the unlovable, teach the unteachable, and another one I can’t remember right now. Vanessa and I got to know Kennis and Sandy well in Washington D.C. this past spring and we love them so much. They are doing a great work for God in DeRidder.
Next, we drove to Leesville, LA just outside the gates of Fort Polk and were invited to speak for Bobby and Julia Ganaway’s 9th anniversary as pastors. It was also the church’s 25th anniversary and it was really fun to get to see them and speak to them. Bobby grew up in our church and they were missionaries to Russia for a time and now they pastor Christian Living Church. They have 3 grown boys and 2 of them are on the worship team and the other is in a ministry intern program in Texas.
I took one of our second year interns, Joey Evans, with me on the trip. He did a lot of the driving and we spent time talking ministry and getting to know one another. We got to catch most of the LSU demolition of VA Tech so that was good. I want to invest in those who have a call of God on their lives and I feel that Joey is a good investment. I know that God has big plans for him and we want to be a part of what God is doing.