Senior Night

Above Left: Whitney's introduction befor the dual.
Above Center: Two athletes achieved milestones in their high school wrestling careers, 100 victories. Connor (left) on January 18th and Ryan (right) on January 18th.
Above Right: A view of the senior wrestlers and managers.

January 31, 2008 marked Senior night at CHS: Our graduating seniors were honored. In my twenty-seven years of coaching, this was a special evening for Lila and me. Our oldest daughter, Whitney, is graduating this spring...no she didn't wrestle; stats, filming and scorekeeping were her responsibility for the past four years. I have totally enjoyed having her with us and I will miss her next year when wrestling season begins. I have cherished all the memories I have had with her and they will forever be stored in my heart.

2007 FBC Mission Trip, Galati Romania

Here is a small video of our mission trip this past summer...hope you enjoy it.

Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me." Luke 9:23

A "Proud" Affair

Our Winter Bible study from the book of Romans is being taught by our former pastor, Dr. Mike Proud (photos above). Mike now is the pastor of El Toro Baptist Church near San Diego, CA. It is great to get to see him again and renew our friendship. Of all the people in the world, this is the man God chose to use to lead me to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. He will forever have a very special place in my heart. In our study tonight, we read the theme of Romans contained in this passage 1:16-17:

16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 17 For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."

By professing this theme in his every day living, God continues to use Mike to point those around him to a saving faith in God's only son, Jesus Christ.

2008 ROMANIA MISSION TRIP -- First Official Meeting

Tonight was our first official meeting to plan our Romanian Mission trip later on this summer. We are planning on sending one team for two weeks to the city of Galati where we have been working with our IMB missionary, Troy. This year there will also be a IMB Masters couple, Randy and Terea working along with Troy.

We had six at the meeting tonight...no rookies were present. I am truly humbled that God has selected me to go to Galati again to spread the gospel to the people there.

Please pray that God will begin working in the hearts of the people we will encounter as well as our hearts as we prepare to go.

Do you need to get your passport?

Team #3 at Peles National Palace 2007

Dragon Update

Plattsburg Tournament-2nd Place (1/13/08)

Dragon Update

Butler Invitational Tournament-2nd Place.

(1/6/08)

New Year's Eve At FBC

New Year's Eve the youth gathered at the church for an evening of fun...laser tag, dance competition, jousting, sumo wrestling, bungee run, boxing and a Velcro obstacle were the activities for the evening. Below are a few photos of the evening.

Above: Jeff and I safety tested some of the activities before the youth arrived: boxing in an air filled ring, bungee run and sumo wrestling and jousting.

Derek runs the computer for some dancing thing, while these two compete for disco honors.

Left: All suited up for the Velcro obstacle course.
Right: Sumo wrestling match.
Below: Miscellaneous photos of the evening