Traveling Advisory

• Went to Indianapolis on Friday the 6th for a surprise 82nd birthday party for one of my favorite aunts, Pauline. It was great to see many of my cousins that I haven't seen in awhile. Got to spend some time with my little sister, Nancy, and her girls, Rebbekah and Katie. My cousin, Anne, who is always an encouragement to me and often responds to my blog, was there with her new child, Aaron, from China. He was awesome!
• Flew to Denver, Colorado on Monday morning with Rayanne. It was her first flight and it was fun to be with her. This was my first trip West to the Rockies. Denver was surprisingly flat with snow-capped mountains to the west.
  
• Pattie was unable to fly with us and returned to Chattanooga with my sister, Pam, on Sunday for her Mother's surgery on Monday. The surgery went well and Pattie flew out from Atlanta on Tuesday night and joined Rayanne and me.
• Met a lot of great people and thoroughly enjoyed this beautiful city. The climate was unbelievable. Clean air, blue skies, steady breeze, mountain backdrop, and no humidity. What's not to like. I might be singing another tune if it was January. No humidity is something I have never experienced. It hit 90 for a couple of days and I barely broke a sweat.
• There were plenty of churches but not nearly as saturated as Atlanta and the South. Two different men told me that they felt Denver was largely unchurched. It's a wide open field for a church planter.
• Flew back to Atlanta on Friday night. Atlanta has its own beauty and Cherokee County looked greener than I ever remembered. It was good to be home.
• Leaving tomorrow for Gulf Shores, AL. I will be speaking at a youth camp. Pray for me. My voice is weak from either allergies or a cold and I have to speak 8 times in 5 days. I'm very excited about this opportunity. Rayanne is going with me. Pattie is going to Chattanooga this week to be with her mother. Keep praying for her.