We met Nathan, Mary, Don, Marcus, Raul, and Tom at the local Shoney’s for dinner. When Tony & I pulled into the parking lot we noticed two preaching stools strapped to the top of Raul’s van. Apparently, they were the only things that wouldn’t fit in the van… it made for a good laugh!
After a time of prayer, we made our way to the festival. And we finished the night/morning off at Denny’s.
Saturday we went to the nearby abortion clinic to minister to the people there. From there, Tony & I had plans to go take a nap at the hotel for a few hours and then join everyone else at the festival. Well, that plan didn’t exactly work out. Tony recieved a phone call saying that he needed to confirm some things online regarding his school loan. So that’s how we spent our “nap time”. Oh well. We met everyone at Trinity Baptist Church for a time of prayer and then spent the remainder of the afternoon/evening at the festival (with the exception of a dinner break).
(As Marcus was proclaiming the glorious gospel,
the guy in the white shirt just knelt down in front of him
with tears streaming down his face. Pray that Jerald
will be strengthened in the faith.)
(The older gentleman you see above is named Frank.
He has celebrated 87 birthdays and is a local to Asheville.
He has joined our group each year at Bele Chere
to proclaim the everlasting gospel. He is such an
encouragment to us younger folks and I praise God for him!!)
(Tom was able to catch this picture of me. Since I am usually
the one behind the camera, it was neat to see a picture of one
of my encounters. The two ladies were Christians and offered
a lot of encouraging words. It is always nice to have encouragers!!)
Sunday morning, Tony & I joined the VA clan for a farewell breakfast at IHOP. It is always sad when it’s time to go our seperate ways again. 
(Marcus found this picture of us on Flickr.com.
Apparently some random passer-byer snapped a picture
of us and uploaded it onto the world wide web. I tell
you, Tony & I have grown so much closer to our LORD
since we started sharing the gospel with people on
a regular basis. And our love for one another continues
to be strengthened each and every day!
I love my husband so very much!!!)
