A Year of Contrasts

The last ten months have been quite a ride. It was ten months Tuesday since I suffered a brainstem stroke as my brother and I were loading the bus so we could leave for our first revival of 2024. 

December 29, 2023 to October 29, 2024.

It has been a year of contrasts.

There are moments when it seems like years have passed since the moment of the stroke. 

Most of the time it seems like it was yesterday.

The last ten months have been the most physically challenging I have ever experienced. 

But each week has been spiritually new and God's presence has been so near every step.

KJo and I have felt alone some days like we were adrift through the far reaches of the universe. 

Yet we have never been more loved by people and churches in our entire lives. There have been other challenging times when we were much more alone in our despair, but not this year. We have been encouraged, uplifted and physically and spiritually carried undeniably and miraculously.

For eight solid months I was completely content to be at home, preaching weekends and concentrating on healing (Those of you who know me, know that is a miracle)

We have been on the road preaching revivals for two months and it has simultaneously been the most difficult thing I have ever done and the most joyous thing I have ever experienced.

Each time I stand to preach I know that I am going to expend 100% of my stored energy and I am going to feel like mud when I am finished.

But I know I am about to step into God's presence and the joy of being an instrument of revival in a church and in someone's life will be more than worth the physical revenge my body will extract from me.

And the year of contrasts goes on and on, but you get the idea. The path has been challenging, but God has blessed it all. I can live with that.

Thank you for stopping in.

Davy