Pray For Pastor Doug Stevens

 Hey Friends,

Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit today! It is always good to have you in my corner.

I just wanted to take a moment and say thank you to everyone who let us know that you are enjoying our new project. Your comments and reviews me so much! Click here for information about our project, The Next Step. 

Pray For Pastor Doug Stevens  

I have a special prayer request for you today. Our dear friend, Pastor Doug Stevens, needs your prayers. Bro. Doug, pastors the High Point Pentecostal Church in West Paducah, Kentucky. 

He is facing open-heart surgery. Last I heard it was scheduled for tomorrow. He also has some other ailments that need correcting. We would love for God to touch our friend!

Bro. Doug and Sis. Vickie have been precious friends to us! We love them so much! Our hearts have been very burdened for them since we received the news of his sickness. 

He is one of my encouragers! I feel so honored that he takes time to send me encouraging text and I know he truly does pray for me and my Mom. 

He text me the other day to encourage me about our music. It was so thoughtful of him! You see, he is in the hospital, facing surgery, and he took time to text me about the music! His message made me tear up. It was so special!

I was humbled and honored! I told Mom, I am supposed to be the one encouraging him right now. Bro. Doug flipped it. 😀

It was just a reminder to me to always try to encourage someone! Even on a terrible day, I can send a text or give a smile.

Please join me and praying for Bro. Doug, that the surgery and recovery would go well! Also, pray for Sis. Vickie and all of their family! I am sure they need peace and strengthduring this difficult time!

I know I mentioned prayer request on here lots. Most of the people you may never meet. God knows who they are and what their needs. 

We serve a prayer answering God! I have been a recipient time after time of the prayers from God's people! Every prayer really does matter! In closing, I wanted to say, thank you Lord in advance for helping our friends!

See you all next time!

Odie

A Ray Sunshine

 Hey Friends,

We completed our Southern trip yesterday. Mom and I set out on this tour on August 23, and we pulled back into my driveway on September 22. I thank God for safe travels and no car trouble! That is definitely an answer to many prayers. 

Right before I started typing this post, I crawled into my bed, and it felt good to be home! I love that we still get to travel! I thank God for my beautiful home, and I never forget His gift to me.

In the last month, we visited five different states. We attended many church services, during which we had the opportunity to see several family members and friends. It was a wonderful month! I am so thankful for all the blessings God has given us during the trip!

As I told you yesterday, the tent revival ended with an unexpected storm! We were unable to take the tent down on Saturday as planned. 

The tent needed to be completely dry before it could be packed away. This was the first for us; we left a city while the tent was still up in the air. 

The tent is in the capable hands of Pastor Scott Morris and the members of First Assembly in Richton.  They understand the importance of packing it away correctly. Bro. Scott was well equipped to get the job done.

Thankfully, it was dried out, and they were able to put it away last night. Mom and I felt bad about not being there to help them with the task, but they did a great job! 

Sis.  Kim Morris text us this picture last night. This was taken during tent take down. 

What a beautiful ray of sunshine! I am so grateful for everything the Lord accomplished during tent revival last week! Thank you to Pastor Scott Morris and Richton First Assembly for having tent revival this year, and including Boggs Family Ministries! It was an honor to be part of tent revival once again! We love you all!

Thank you for reading! I will see you tomorrow.

Odie

Richton Tent Revival 2025 Monday Pics

 Hey Friends,

Night number 1 of the tent revival was wonderful. 

The turnout was great, and God's presence was evident! At least one soul came back to the fold. 

We are praying for another fantastic service tonight. Pastor Brent Gabbard of Elkton, Virginia will be preaching. We are thrilled to have Bro. and Sis. Gabbard in Mississippi for revival tonight. 

I will let you see pics from last night. Thank you for reading!

Odie

The pics above are from my Aunt Karen's phone 

These two pictures are from Ethan Morris. 

Now for my pictures. The order got jumbled while uploading. 

Prayer Request And Richton Tent Revival Reminder

 Hey Friends,

Please pray for my Papaw Eugene Boggs! He is currently in the hospital battling sickness. I do not know all the details, but he needs a touch from God!

We are excited about the tent revival in Richton, Mississippi. The tent will be going up Sunday afternoon, around 4PM. Help us pray for a smooth set up. 

Revival is scheduled for Monday-Friday September 15-19th. Click here to read more about the revival. We also shared the video below on our Youtube channel. 

Please join us if you can for revival under the Blue and White Gospel Tent in 2025! We are praying and believing for great things to happen!

Services will start somewhere around 7PM nightly. We are encouraging people to bring your own chair, especially on Friday night.

See you under the tent!

Odie

Dorcas and Dad In A Dream

Hey Friends,

Thank you for stopping by on this beautiful Tuesday. Did you catch yesterday's post? I shared an update on the latest GoodNews Christian School building project. You can see that post by clicking here.

Recently, I was compiling the photos for yesterday's post when I came across a picture of my dad and our precious friend Dorcas from Nigeria. 

Many of you all remember Sis. Dorcas. She was saved during one of the outdoor crusades my dad preached in Nigeria. He told her testimony for years. Dorcas drug herself through the dirt and grass to the altar, because she knew she needed Jesus! Actually, she did it two nights in a row until she felt like she got what she needed.

It greatly moved our family! When Dad realized her condition and that she was dragging herself to the altar, he got down and crawled to meet her!

I was on that trip, and I was able to meet Dorcas. We gained a friend for life! 

She actually became an honorary member of our family. She called my parents, mom and dad, me her sister and even wrote letters to my grandparents calling them grandma and grandpa. It really was special! Each trip that my parents made back to Nigeria She would have gifts waiting on them. Also sending some home for me. We would exchange video greetings through my parents during their trips.

Dorcas became my hero! She had to overcome tremendous obstacles to live with her disabilities in Nigeria. No other country makes life easy on someone with a disability like America does. We tried to help her with wheelchairs and other things. 

Every single day was more of a struggle for her than I could ever imagine. She lived life with a smile on her face and was thrilled to be a Christian. I know her life was never easy!

My parents were with her during their 2023 trip in Nigeria. She sent handwritten letters home with them. 

Shortly after their trip, Dad had a stroke. Later, we found out Dorcas had her own sickness, around the same time. God chose to call her home. Dad wrote a post about it here.

Our hearts were broken to lose one of our Nigerian family members! Yet we also rejoiced, knowing that she no longer had the struggles that life had given her. In Heaven, she would be completely healed! She would never suffer again.

Less than a year later, Dad joined her in Heaven. I knew that is one of the many people he would be reunited with! I rejoice knowing that they are worshiping our Lord together.

I hope you are ready for the story of a dream. A few weeks ago, I had a fleeting dream of Dad. I have had a handful of those through the months. Most of the time, I do not remember all the details. They are usually over before I realize what's going on.

On this one occasion, I had a quick dream in which I knew Dad and Dorcas were both in the location. I do not remember details of the location. It was shocking really, because I did not remember thinking of Dorcas before my dream. I did not get to speak to her. 

In the dream, I talked to my dad. He said your sister is healed. She  does not need her wheelchair anymore! I knew that he was meaning my Nigerian sister, Dorcas!

In an instant, the dream was over. I woke up rejoicing, knowing that they both were healed! No more wheelchairs, or any of the aids to help them live life. I was happy for the reminder that there struggles were over. 

The ache of missing them was there strongly! I am so grateful for the blessed hope and the promise that we will see them again! I look forward to the day that we can all be together in Heaven.

Thank you for reading, as I share what is on my mind today.

Odie