The Journey Begins...

For Carl Bosteels, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of OKC, the journey
began yesterday. He left a day early to Uganda and should almost be there
by now. He's very brave and full of faith! Of course, God's got his back.
The rest of us left this morning. Thank you for praying with us and joining
us on this journey. Here's a list of your missionaries.

John Becker (FPC OKC)
Henry Boecking (FPC Edmond)
Sharon Boecking (FPC Edmond)
Carl Bosteels (FPC OKC)
Linda Brown (FPC Edmond)
Sid Brown (FPC Edmond)
Dustin Cornell (Westminster OKC)
Steve Costello (FPC Edmond)
Rhonda Hefton (Westminster OKC)
Ali Justus (Westminster OKC)
Susan Kinney (FPC Edmond)
Steve Kinney (FPC Edmond)
Judy Langdon (FPC Edmond)
Tom Langdon (FPC Edmond)
David Lee (FPC Edmond)
Matt Mitchell (Westminster Lubbock)
Chad Montgomery (Westminster Lubbock)
Ferrelyn Oakes (Westminster OKC)
Dan Orza (FPC OKC)
Treb Praytor (Westminster OKC)
Jayne Underwood (FPC Edmond)
Leo Wideman (FPC Edmond)
Randy Willis (FBC Hondo, TX)

As I write this, I'm having a great conversation with "Paula" on the flight
to Minneapolis. She's a woman with a great heart, and a sacrificing spirit.
We are talking about whether good works are sufficient for salvation. I
explained that if we are saved by good works, then Jesus died for nothing.
<<Long pause>> "Now, I'm going to have to think about that."
Thank you, Paula. We all need to think about that. It's all because of
Jesus that we are saved, praise the Lord! Our work is merely a response to
His grace. Live into your calling as a child of God.