Tuesday, July 21, 2009

CAMP MEETING, LAW BANQUET, WESTERN HILLS BAP


VISITOR AT OUR HOUSE
Norma with Sister's Grand Daughter's Baby Bella.

NEW BEGINNINGS BAP IN EDGEWOOD, TX

Pastor Brian Easley is doing a good job Pastoring
this little country church. Some mighty nice people
and very hospitiable. Enjoyed preaching there.

PASSING OUT TRACTS AT RODEO IN MESQUITESeveral hundred tracts were given out at Rodeo.
Many of those attended the rodeo were also
going to the East Texas Camp Meeting in Canton.
EAST TEXAS BAPTIST CAMP MEETING IN CANTON
Evangelist Dennis Erwin puts on this Camp Meeting.
He preaches and sings with his Sons. If you are a preacher
and have not had him in, you should. Old fashion Bible Preaching
and gooooood ol Gospel Singing.

Over 3,000 attended the 5 day meeting.
I did my poems about the Flag and Do you want my Gun.

Norma got to go with me to the rodeo and to this
meeting. It was a good break for us and met some
more preachers.

The Phillips family and the Rochester family sang
along with others. The music was great.

LAW ENFORCEMENT BANQUET IN CALDWELL
I was told it was the largest attendance ever for their banquet.
Several Hundred in attendance. Police, Sheriffs, Deputies, Hwy Patrol,
Game Wardens, Judges and Politicians.

Entertained, and gave out picture tracts to almost all in attendance.

Norma took care of the table and set with me at the head table.

WESTERN HILLS BAPTIST IN GANBURY, TX
Cowboy singer Billy Cate and his friend showed up
and sang on Sunday night.

On the left is Pastor Livingston. Pray for his knee
he came down with a problem with it on Saturday.
He came to services in intense pain. The Devil fought
but the Lord saved 3 in the services that morning.

Sunday morning, they wound up being almost full.
over 30 visitors came.

This is Erma Stiles. She has been a great promoter
of our ministry and got me this meeting in Grandbury.
Thank you Sister Erma, for all your help and prayers.

A wonderful surprise on Sunday Evening. The Bass on
the left and Robert and Boo Summers on the right.
Robert is the man that made the John Wayne statue in
Orange County (John Wayne) airport. He is a national and
internationally known painter and sculpture artist.
The Bass family are part of a great Bible Study held in the
Summer's home. Carl Baugh of the Creation Science Museum
teaches int he Bible study.
Special, offering, the young lady is
Ivory, the Pastor's Grand Daughter.

Tuning up to sing.


Monday, July 6, 2009

LEBEANON MO, LIBERTY HILL, AND JASPER TX.

COMMUNITY BAPTIST IN LEBANON MO.
Pastor Allen Reeves has been there a long time
and has done a tremendous job for the Lord
This is the 4th church building that they have built
The congregation of this Church are on fire for the Lord
and one of the best churches I have ever been with.

They let me teach Sunday School and
I did the 10 commandments.
I drew on my board and they put it on the
two big screens so everyone could see.


They had some wonderful hand bells in the
service playing Patriotic Music.

This lil Lady Margie Miller "BOOTS"
has a Clown Ministry, She and her Husband
were also kind enough to man my tables for me.
Nice people willing to help me.

The Indians also turned out to greet me.

They run about 800 in the services.
The Lord saved 9 in the services


They had about as many on Sunday night.

They built this rocket and put it in the Foyer.

After Sunday eve services they had a Patriotic
celebration on their land, with all kinds of inflatable
slides and jumps for the kids. They also had horseback
rides, the Army climbing tower and a tent giving
the wordless book presentation. They had 98 saved there.

Over 2,000 people came for the celebration.

And the best Fireworks show I have ever seen.
Theirs start like most shows end.

EBENEZER BAPTIST OUTSIDE JASPER TX.
Some of the those attending. Lots of visitors.

11 were saved in the services and 2 re dedications.

One of those that re-dedicated on the left with
Pastor Curtis Herrington. The other one
told me at the lunch that he has been out of church
for a long time and this was his turning point to get back.
Pastor Herrington has been faithful to minister here for 30 years.

I had to take a picture of this cute baby.

Dinner on the grounds, and it was good.



AMERICAN FAMILY REUNION IN LIBERTY HILL, TXDon Bebee, the founder and president of the
American Family Reunion, a proclamation getting
Americans back to the Declaration of Independence.
Go to http://www.americanfamilyreunion.com/
and get the full story. I appeared there on
July 3 and a Veteran's luncheon on July 4th.

We Kicked off July 4th with a parade and
I passed out tracts along the route.

Norma also rode on the float and threw out candy.
July 2 was our 49 wedding anniversary. We spent it
in Austin and ate at Evangline Cafe for lunch. Great
Caujin food. We had dinner at Catfish Paulor, and
it too was a great place for seafood.

I did the Flag poem for these boys from the
Bluegrass group "The Redhead Express".

The Redhead Express Bluegrass family, appeared on the same
stage with me. Norma and I met them in Branson
when we took in some shows on our mini vacation last fall.
They are a great group, and now appearing at
the Dutton Theatre in Branson. You can find out more at
http://redheadexpress.com/

This is Preston, a great guy and was a real help to me.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

FIRST 3 VERSES OF MY POEM DO YOU WANT MY GUN

Do You Want My Gun
Copyright 1992 Dr. Gene Howard
Do you want my gun, or do you want my life.
Do you want my gun, or do you want my wife.
Do you want my gun, or do you want my store.
Do you want just my gun, or much much more.

What is it you really want, I must ask myself,
for it is one of the few freedoms we have left.
Maybe it’s something more political you seek,
but cannot accomplish unless we become weak.

I think of Hitler, Lenin, Stalin and the rest,
fooling the people into thinking they knew best.
They traded their arms for hoes and wooden staves,
And they traded their freedom and wound up slaves.
There are 6 more verses and the last one is a tough one, don't miss it.
You can get this poem that appeared in the NRAs The Riflemand and The Hunter.
It is on 8 1/2x 11 parchment suitable for framing. Send a check or M.O. for $7.00 to
Gene Howard
P.O. Box 5385
Bryan, Tx 77805
Or Pay Pal me $7.00 to pilgrimgh@gmail.com with your mailing address and ask for my poem "DO YOU WANT MY GUN"

Thursday, June 25, 2009

HARRISON AR. AND BOLIVAR MO.


OPEN DOOR BAPTIST IN HARRISON ARKANSAS



Howard Braymer is the Pastor and he and his
wife Donna have been there many years doing a
good job pastoring a small but very friendly church.
I consider them my friends and love to be able to
fellowship with them when I am in the area.
They have been such an encouragement to our ministry.


Some of the congregation

A great lil choir that sings like they love the Lord

Donna is very talented and leads the Choir.
She also writes, and has written several
children's books around the character,
Rowdy Raccoon. Here is a review of her work.
You can find her books on Amazon at
http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Rowdy-Raccoon-Donna-Braymer/dp/0976682389
Review"As a speaker, mother and teacher, Donna is uniquely qualified to craft children's books. As she invites readers to enter Rowdy's world, children and adults alike can't help but laugh, learn and be delightfully entertained. I'm sure to read every one of her books to my grandchildren time and time again. --Sharon Hoffman-Conference Speaker, Author and Founder of G.I.F.T.ed Living Ministries
SENIOR CENTER IN BOLIVAR MISSOURIII spoke to this crowd and gave out tracts.

I got to hold up the Mayor of Bolivar.

BEREAN BAPTIST CHURCH IN BOLIVAR MO.
Pastor David Lingo, a former Missionary to Columbia.
Pastor Lingo is also a professor at Baptist Bible College.
He and his wife Barbara have
pastored at this church for over 20 years.
The church has as been a supporter of our
ministry for about 12 years now.
They were gracious enough to take me
a trip to Costa Rica and I trained several
hundred workers from all over Costa Rica
in San Jose in the use of Visuals and how to draw.



The heart of the church, the Wednesday night
crowd. It was good to see some supporters.
They are doing a good job, having just remodeled
the whole church and it is beautiful. Thank you
Berean for your faithful support of this ministry