We made it to Berryville, Arkansas late Friday evening after two days (one 14 hour and one 9 hour day) of travel. God is so precious! Our first stop, after only 3 weeks home from the last tour, was with Pastor Keith and Carol Butler. God knew how to refresh and encourage us to gear up for the road so quickly. The Butlers are a treasure and a rare find. They have been friends of our family for 35 years. In the late 70's to the early 80's they pastored Buhl Calvary Assembly of God, the city where we grew up and went to high school. They moved to Berryville to pastor Church on the Hill and have been here ever since. This church is one of those churches in America that truly love people. Pastor Keith and Carol just celebrated their 30th year here and you can see why people just won't let them go because they are true shepherds and love their congregation. We had a beautiful time in ministry Sunday morning with Pastors, wonderful leaders and their amazing church family. Sunday night Greg and I were given a special opportunity to share our hearts. Greg spoke to the men, and Glenda to the women. It was a precious time together with each group and helped us stretch and minister out of our comfort zone. Speaking of getting out of our comfort zone, Anna played her guitar for the very first time and did such an awesome job! It is so neat to see her grow in the Lord with the gifts she's been given.
Thank you Pastor Keith and Carol for being so amazing!