Today Brother Shrock preached in all of the services, and I had the opportunity to accompany him as he played his trumpet. That was really fun! A large group of us from the church went out to lunch together with the Shrocks. Then I went to Eskaton, an assisted living facility, to help with service, where I played piano and preached. I preached on Psalm 23, giving the gospel to the unsaved and encouragement to believers. The Lord gave utterance. One man, by the name of Jim, who we went to visit in his room afterwards, was weeping as we sang a hymn with him. I don't know if he is saved, but the old hymns were so precious to him. This experience was a definite rebuke to me. How much I take for granted!


At 5:00 I got to practice baptizing, which was quite the experience! It was a very helpful time. I also got a group of men in the church together to sing a special in the evening service. It was not the most beautiful thing I have ever heard, but it was a great encouragment to see a group of men willing to serve, even in an area that they knew they were weak in.