Mission Conference at Wildwood Church in East Moline

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April 26 - 27, Glenn and I particpated in a Mission Conference at a new partnering church, Wildwood Baptist Church in East Moline. To get there was quite a story....Glenn and I had 9pm evening reservations to fly from DFW to Chicago Ohare, arriving at 11:15pm, then driving 3+ hours to Moline. We left Quest Conference early, drove by Grandmommy and Granddaddy's house for them to take us to DFW to standby for an earlier flight. We arrived at DFW at 12 noon. However, the weather in Chicago was threatening, delaying flights to and from Chicago, flights were delayed and cancelled. We know Terminal A and D very well now as we switched between those terminals as we stood by for each successive flight. We were hopeful that our 9pm flight wouldn't be cancelled. But after a delay until 11pm, the agent notified the passengers of the cancellation.

Glenn and I quickly went to the AA counter to see how they could re-book us. We called Scott and let him know of our new travel plans. The agent grabbed the last seat on the Saturday morning non-stop flight to Moline for Glenn. I was re-booked on a connecting flight through Chicago.

The mission conference was suppose to start at 12noon, however, Glenn wasn't arriving until 12:30pm. The church adjusted the schedule a little bit, and Glenn got to the church as soon as he could.

Glenn was the main speaker for the Mission Conference. On Sunday morning, Glenn had 2 size 13 tennis shoes hanging from the pulpit. He said "I have big shoes to fill". Last year, Glenn had arranged from former CAM president, Ron Blue, to be the speaker. And anybody who knows Ron Blue, knows what an enthusiastic and encouraging speaker he is. Glenn did a FINE job. He spoke on partnering with the missionaries and challenged the congregation to get more involved with those on the field, such as short term help. Glenn even suggested some volunteers to help with CAM conference next year here in Guatemala.



Our dear, dear friends, Scott & Carol. Scott is the pastor of Wildwood. We first met Scott in 1992 as he was Pastor of the English church in La Paz, Bolivia. Carol's brother was the youth pastor at Grand Prairie Bible Church, and that was how we got the connection. We have enjoyed many laughs, tears and friendship over the years. The Boerckels hold a special place in our hearts, from keeping Gary for 2 weeks when he was 5yrs old in La Paz, to a 10 day vacation to Chile with Jeff and Kathy, to magic tricks performed by son Mark, to just being dear, dear friends. Thank you Scott and Carol.

Judy
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