Throwback Thursday 12/19/24

Hey Friends,

Thanks for taking a moment out of your day to visit with me. Today, I have another installment of a throwback photo. Most of our talks about memories and days gone by are the precious days we spent with Dad! 

He provided Mom and me with many great memories! We traveled, saw beautiful places and had so many remarkable experiences! Thank you, Daddy, for a great life! We could share a new memory daily and probably never get through them all!

My mom and I are not the only ones going through memories. Many of our family and friends are also reliving their own” Davy” memories! It makes our day to hear them from you all!

My Mamaw Martha shared this photo with me a few days ago. This picture of Mamaw and baby Davy!  He was such a cute baby!  My grandparents definitely will always miss their boy!

Actually, this picture reminds me of one of his great nephew, Arlo. It makes me smile! Uncle Davy loved being “Uncle Davy The Great”

Thank you to many of you thay have asked how my Dad’s parents and family are doing? All of us are trying to adjust to the new normal. All of your prayers and thoughtfulness are very much appreciated by everyone!

See you tomorrow!

Odie

Recent Food Family And Fun Memories

Hey Friends,

We have had a lot of family time in recent weeks. Family has always been a blessing I treasure, but now I am even more grateful for my family.

I have found myself living in the moment and not snapping pictures of every moment for the blog. You know Dad's motto, "if there's not any pictures then there is no proof it ever happened." I do have a few photos to share with you today from my camera roll. 

I hope you enjoy seeing my Recent Food, Family And Fun Memories.

Odie

 

Davy Boggs Obituary Information

Hey Friends,

This is Odie reporting in from the beach cottage. Mom and I made it home to Waynesville last night. It was so good to spend some time surrounded by family!

Thank you for your calls, texts, comments, emails, prayers, hugs and support! Once again, the family of God has surrounded us. Your kindness and generosity are helping us through a difficult time. Words cannot adequately express our gratitude and appreciation!

On Tuesday, I posted the details of Dad's Celebration of Life, scheduled for next week. You can see that post by clicking here.

For anyone planning to attend the services from out of state. Here is some lodging information that you might find valuable. Thank you to Bro. Jeff Roberts for helping us with this information! He asked me to share the details below with our blog readers

“If you are making arrangements to come to the viewing or funeral for Bro Davy, we have a special rate with a block of rooms reserved at the following hotel. You can get a room for $65 plus tax. You need to request rooms under the block for Dryden Road Church. 

The Hotel at Dayton South

8099 Old Yankee Street

Centerville, OH 45458

(937) 291-0284”

Today, I have Dad’s official obituary for you. Thanks to my Uncle Steve and Aunt Karen for aiding us with this task! Here is a link to the official listing. 

Davy Boggs 

Jan 16, 1967 - Nov 10, 2024

Boggs, Davy, age 57, of Waynesville, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2024, in Wichita, Kansas.

Davy graduated from Waynesville High School, class of ’85, where he served as class president. 

Davy began preaching as a teenager and married young to his great love, Kelly Jo. They traveled and preached on weekends, worked public jobs, evangelized full-time some and pastored churches twice. Their daughter Odie traveled with them everywhere. In 2003, the family committed to full-time ministry with their only home on the road. After wearing out a couple trucks and fifth-wheel campers, in 2008, Davy moved his family into the Boggsmobile, a 1995 Prevost Motorcoach bus. While this complex machine stressed him at times (a condition the family called bus-induced psychosis), it quickly became home to him and remained his home until last week. 

Davy and his family spent much more time away than they did at home, often spending months traveling across the United States spreading the word of God as an evangelist. His days were spent studying and seeking the Lord so he could fulfill his calling to encourage pastors. Davy and his family ministered more than 340 services most years. Davy’s passion was for souls, and he loved to reach for them under the Blue and White Gospel Tent. In fact, he spent more than 800 nights holding tent revivals. In 2016, the ministry had a year of City Reach tent revivals across much of the country. Along the way, Davy and his family became close to many pastors and their congregations; places that became like home, friends that truly became family.

Boggs Family Ministries, under Davy’s leadership, traveled the world spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In 2007, on the invitation of Pastor E. Ade Shobanke, they began traveling overseas to Nigeria. Davy was widely known and loved by the people in Abeokuta, Ogun State, where he preached minister’s conferences, camp meeting services, revivals or wherever he was asked to go. He pledged support from Boggs Family Ministries to the GoodNews Christian School when it was only a dream, and they have continued that support. He believed in the mission of the school and was convinced they are changing lives for good in Abeokuta and beyond.

Another abiding passion and ministry are his many thousands of blog posts at www.BoggsBlogs.com. He used the blog for many purposes: spiritual edification, travelogue, bus maintenance journal, and whatever else his interesting mind beheld and wished to share. Davy also had a regular Word For Wednesday (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKnI-D9DP9CsjD-Eckg9WYp54FQiq8kL6&si=iglopxFJs4plFG1F) on the ministry’s YouTube channel. Archived on the YouTube channel (https://youtube.com/@boggsfamilyministries?si=iAqJhjFwxxSNserJ) as well is the much-loved 61 night revival Davy held early in Covid-19. His encouragement and sharing of the Gospel would not be stopped because people were unable to gather.

Davy loved books. Eventually he found a place to keep them out of storage at the Lazy OD Ranch. He has long collected and shared his preacher’s library used as inspiration for his messages, videos and blog posts. Earlier in his life, he enjoyed playing the acoustic guitar, which developed into a passion for the sweet sound of a good Martin. He also loved to eat. When he was home, he had a tradition of visiting Acapulco Mexican Restaurant in Lebanon at opening time almost daily. They referred to him as “Señor Salsa;” he might even drink the salsa straight from the bowl. Many of Davy’s food adventures are documented on BoggsBlogs, including pictures of course.

Davy was faithful, caring, ethical, dedicated and kind. His sincerity with people made them feel like they were his best friend. He loved God’s people and the lost alike. In addition, he was very generous, for he knew God blessed him so he could help others. He kept his hands open to share God’s blessings. In Davy’s words, “We are humbled by what Christ has done in our lives and unashamed to travel the roads singing and preaching that Christ will do the same for all that go to God the Father through Him.”

Davy was preceded in death by his daughter, Ali Elizabeth Boggs. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Kelly Jo Boggs; one daughter, Andrea Eve "Odie" Boggs; his parents, Eugene and Martha Boggs; two brothers, Steve (Karen) Boggs and Tommy Boggs; one sister, Theresa (Jay) Osborn; parents-in-law, Danny and Betty Morgan; sister-in-law, Kimberly (Brian) Roush; brother-in-law, Danny (Jeanna) Morgan Jr.; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, church family, and many friends all across the world.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, November 21, at the Dryden Road Pentecostal Church in Moraine. Burial will be at Miami Cemetery in Corwin. The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM Wednesday, November 20, at the church. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to GoodNews Christian School, c/o Boggs Family Ministries, PO Box 28, Waynesville, Ohio 45068 or via the following link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=W8Y7Z82EJPSFA&source=url&ssrt=1731391753627

Stubbs-Conner Funeral Home in Waynesville is serving the family. Condolences at www.stubbsconner.com.

An Incredible Blessing 33 Years In The Making

No church tonight (Thursday) because of severe storms in the area. 

We are having a great time at Crosslight with Bro. and Sis. Birdsong and all the great people. Of course, we expect wonderful things each and every time we are blessed to be here. Tomorrow, I plan to have pictures of our first three nights of revival so you can share in our visit.

Crosslight is in Moore, Oklahoma. For those that may not know (Not everyone is an expert on Geology😂) the city of Moore is sandwiched between Oklahoma City and Norman. We can be in either city in only minutes.

The people and the churches have been good to us for many years in this area. We have preached dozens of revivals and special meetings within an hour of OKC in the last 33 years. 

Our first revival in the general area was in June of 1990 and we have been in service this week with some of the people we met on that trip. That is pretty awesome. It is overwhelming to think that people we encountered on a "random" trip to Oklahoma so long ago have become enormously important to us all these years later.

Many of our closest friends now and through the years, live within an hour of where I sit right now. There is no way we could have known that when we were a young couple. At that time, our whole world was not much more than Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

That is perfectly fine for some folks, but I shudder to think about all the great things, places, food, friends and spiritual experiences we would have missed if we had never ventured out here in 1990.

We had been through Oklahoma a few times and even preached one night in 1986 and a couple times in 1989, but the 1990 trip was to a church we had never heard of, by invitation of a Pastor I barely knew, traveling in sketchy transportation and with no resources.

Driving that 1984 Plymouth Reliant Station Wagon here in June of 1990 might have seemed to some a foolhardy thing to do. I understand that now. We had no credit card, no extra cash, no backup plan and we were driving a $900 car that would not start when I bought it two days before.

We preached a week or two of revival for Pastor Kevin Clounch, attended a few services of two youth camps and then drove the beat up Plymouth back to Ohio. KJo and I had no idea we had stumbled into our life's calling.

Even though we have worked in two churches and spent a six year stretch living in Ohio, attending our home church and working public jobs, we have spent over 23 of the last 33 years singing, preaching, traveling and trying to be an instrument of revival.

What an amazing adventure we have been blessed and privileged to enjoy all of these years. All the glory belongs to God and we give him praise from our hearts.

But I must give a little shoutout to the Pastors and friends in OKC and the surrounding area. The evangelistic ministry the Lord has allowed us to have really began right here among these precious people and has continued to flourish because of their love and kindness.

This is an incredible blessing 33 years in the making and this wonderful week of revival keeps adding to it!

Thank you for stopping in today. May God bless you.

Davy

Special Friends, Days And Memories

Hey Friends,

Thanks for stopping by for a visit this Tuesday. This is Odie writing again today. I hope you are doing well. 

My phone alerted me of a special photo memory on my phone a couple of days ago. This photo was taken on May 14th, 2016, during City Reach in Atwater, California.

Seven years ago, I was happy to have spent two fabulous days with my precious friend Tammy Ferguson! Those days we spent together laughing, crying, praying, planning and dreaming. We enjoyed great fellowship, shopping, food, coffee, church and special blessings from God. I will always treasure those memories! 

Two days later, God called Tammy home! She has been in her ultimate home now for years. I still miss my dear friend. Oh, I would love to see her sweet face, hear her voice and laugh again! 

I am so grateful that God placed Tammy in my life. We never said goodbye when we parted ways. She chose to say, "See you later." I will see her again! 

Today I am 7 years closer to seeing my friend again in Heaven. I am warming up, getting ready to run the race on the streets of gold that we planned to run together.

May 16th is a big day for another one of my special friends. Today is Gunner Burris' 21st birthday. 

We have known Gunner all of his life. His parents have been our friends for many years. In May of 2003, we made our first visit to their home in California. Gunner had just turned 1. He was the cutest toddler. His name for me back then was Woie, and he would follow me everywhere, calling my name. 

Happy Birthday, Gunner! It is hard to believe I have been celebrating your birthday with you for 20 years. I hope this is your best year of life yet!

Here is the latest photo from our collection thru the years. This was taken just a couple of Sundays ago.

Here are a couple more of my favorite from his toddler years. I found these in our California archives from 2005 and 2003. 

 

See you next time. 

Odie

Then And Now With Nicole Estes

Hey Friends,

This is Odie reporting in from the road. The BoggsMobile is bound for Colquitt, Georgia. We are excited to be with Pastor Jonathan Prickett and our friends at Mount Olive. I am expecting a great week of revival ahead.

I have been contemplating doing some flashback posts with pictures from some of my friends and pairing them with a more recent photo. My dear friend Nicole Estes recently sent me some old pictures. I thought it was a great place to start my periodic Then and Now posts.

It is always neat to see pictures of my friends and me when we were much younger. I still see most of the kids in this picture semi-frequently. 

 

This is definitely a blast from the past. If my memory is correct, this was taken in 1994. We were in Oklahoma visiting family, and we stopped to see our friends in Blanchard, Oklahoma too. 

I first remember meeting Nicole Estes and her sisters in January 1993. Dad preached a three week revival at their church. We played together and really hit it off. We have many good memories from that revival.

I did not realize as a girl that I was making lifelong friendships. I can look back and see the fingerprints of God at work. He was introducing me to young ladies that would be a very important part of my life.

Here are some pictures from our latest visit during the Allentown meeting last month. 

After thirty years of friendship, we can always pick up where the last visit ended. We do not have to be in constant contact for our friendship to be solid. 

It is great to have friends like Nicole that have my back. We can laugh, cry and pray together. I appreciate that she has never let my disability stand in the way of being my friend.

I am so grateful for the wonderful friendships God has brought me! Every year I am learning the value of a true friend even more. I am trying harder to show my appreciation for my friends!

Thanks for visiting with me today. See you next time.

Odie