Global Missions Conference in Georgia!

We had the PRIVILEGE of flying to Atlanta this weekend to hang out in LaGrange, Georgia with some AWESOME people! Rosemont Church in LaGrange is a New Day supporter, and they invited us to speak at their first Global Missions Conference. It was amazing - it consisted of a Friday night fancy missions banquet, a Saturday conference with break-out sessions, and Sunday worship focused on missions. The church had a list of 12 possible mission projects for 2014 and encouraged each person/family to prayerfully seek where God would have them serve. Dates & costs for each trip were already listed for every trip in 2014! (the planner in me was very impressed!) From right there in LaGrange to Atlanta to North Carolina to Alaska to Brazil to Guatemala to Romania to Zambia - this church is mission-minded! The children's pastor had even built an airplane for the weekend and the children were "flying" to different places around the world!

One of the highlights of the conference for me was to prayer walk through the different rooms. When I walked into the "Islam" room, I almost fell to my knees. The walls were covered in black plastic, and a tape recorder was playing the call to prayer. I prayed and my heart was heavy for the lostness. Later, Blu & I talked about this. It was a great time of refreshment for us to be reminded that it is not CHANCE that we are in Zambia. God has given us a passion for the nations. From the Islam room, to the Romania room where I wanted each child in every picture to know Jesus, to our discussion with a family who has adopted from China - it was a great reminder that God has given me & my husband hearts for the lost around the world.

Rosemont!

Blu did an intro at the banquet on Friday night

Lindsey & her husband Foster

The "Zambia" room had a makeshift hut set up with a "prayer fence" all around it - it was so neat!

Look who we found in Georgia!! It's Larry & Lynne!

Russell & Blu were matchers :)

We got to stay with one of our favorite families EVER - the Hardigrees!!

Our friend Curtis owns a chicken place called Jim Bob's - YUM!!!

Lynn knew the way to my heart... chocolate & peanut butter!! :)

Fun fellowship time on Saturday night!

Randy & Stacey - sometimes God puts people in your lives that you have an instant connection with - we are blessed to have them as godly examples!

The worship team (see the Zambian flag??) Worship in the USA, in our heart language...nothing like it!

Blu & Curtis

Georgia was humid but SO beautiful! We kept taking pics of the big trees like tourists!

Meanwhile back in Texas....the kids enjoyed the weekend at Paw & B-Maw's with their cousins Andie & AJ!

Caedmon works on "The Mighty Jungle Clubhouse"

Best friends!

Cason gets a ride :)

Brownies & ice cream!

Roasting hot dogs & s'mores

More motorcycle rides!

Swimming pool wasn't working, so they got out the sprinklers and had just as much fun!

Love these faces!

Time to ride the tractor!

Sunday morning - headed to church!

Our kids are so blessed to have 4 godly grandparents!

Worn out!

(Sidenote: uploading pics in America is SOOO easy!!) We have a pretty light week this week and then this next weekend off for Labor Day so we are going RV camping with the Tidwell side of the family! After Labor Day we have 3 straight months of weekend speaking!