I would be delighted if you would pray for a speaking opportunity I have toward the end of January. Andy Lutz, whom I played golf with in college and briefly attended seminary with in Louisville, is now one of the pastors at Edgewood Baptist Church in Anderson, Indiana. He was instrumental in inviting me to speak at their annual youth retreat. If I heard Andy’s father, Tom, correctly on the phone yesterday, they have been doing this retreat for four decades. Several churches will be represented at the retreat from Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and perhaps Illinois (I may have missed a state or two). They said there will be between 130-230 7th through 12th graders.
This is such a great opportunity that the Lord has given me to proclaim Christ. Please pray for my preparation, the retreat itself, and specifically the precious young souls who will be there. There will be three teaching sessions, and a fourth session will be an introductory Q & A in which I will share my testimony. In the middle of all of that, we will head out to ski (which I’ve never done, so it should be interesting!).
While in Indiana, I will stay over into Sunday and have been asked to preach at Edgewood Baptist Church. I will preach twice. I have great respect for Andy, and would encourage you to listen to his sermons (you will also see some sermons from Andy’s father).
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Luke’s birthday isn’t until Nov. 25, but with grandparents in town, we had a mini-celebration, and Katie just had to give him the gift she made! Here it is:
Luke Asleep in His New House
I’ll be teaching on childhood conversion at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Lawson, Missouri, tonight and tomorrow, and then preaching there on Sunday morning. I would be grateful for your prayers.
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We saw a geneticist yesterday. He was a very nice and sharp guy. I thought it was interesting that he didn’t 
come in and explain things about Lilly starting with the basics, he began by saying, “What questions do you have?” I appreciated that. He assumed we had done research and were aware of many things already. Of course, as with any good “teacher,” he eventually did remind us of the basics about Williams Syndrome (WS). We really didn’t learn anything new, but what we had learned previously was confirmed by an expert who has had previous experience with WS.
We’re also grateful for the occupational therapy that is offered to Lilly, and this will actually take place in our home. That is a real blessing. Three ladies were in our house this morning discussing the strategy for the next few months.
Next week, we go to the heart doctor to see how Lilly’s arteries are doing. Please pray with us that they would not narrow, but actually improve.
Click here for a little letter I wrote to Lilly (it includes other pictures with Katie, Luke, and Daddy).
