End of School Ribfest

School is out this week and we had two students I have been mentoring, Kyle Logan and Lucas Wright, over for ribs off the Big Green Egg.

Visit to Conerstone Church in Simi Valley

Our last Ministry Observation trip was to Cornerstone Church to hear Francis Chan.

Visit to First Baptist San Jacinto

Good Bye at the Airport

Matthew Ray went to the airport with Matt for my departures. It was a heartbreaking good bye.

Family Scenes

While the trip to Egypt was to teach pastors, if afforded precious family time.

Just the Guys

After preaching in chapel the guys went out to eat shrimp sandwiches.

Preaching at Meredith's and Madison's school

On the last Sunday I preached in chapel at Meredith's and Madison's school. It was a special treat and a special time.

Off to the Races

On the last Saturday we traveled to the desert where Meredith ran the 5K race (and won her age group for girls) and Madison and Matthew Ray ran the 2 K race.

More Scenes from the Races

Leading a Bible Study in a Coffee Shop

One evening I taught a Bible study sitting at a sidewalk table of a coffee shop with a young man Matt has been working with.

Teaching Pastors

This was my second trip to teach the Egyptian Baptist pastors in continuing Theological Education. This time I taught them "Pastoral Ministries from the Pauline Epistles." It was a lively time of teaching and discussions.

Date Night with Meredith

Date Night with Madison

I promised Meredith a date night for just to two of us. Madison wanted her date night to McDonalds.

Gifts from MeMe

Upon arriving in Egypt, the first order of business was opening the duffel bag of clothes from MeMe. One of Janet's greatest joys in shopping for clothes for her grandchildren.