Journals from a whirlwind month of ministry

April 16: Today we left a frozen and snowy Dubuque IA behind and journeyed west. A 14 hour drive to La Grange WY.
April 17: Preached to the student body at Frontier School of the Bible this morning.
April 18: Two days of interacting with students and speaking about missions. May the Lord raise up a new generation of missionaries and evangelists and preachers! Driving toward Seattle now.
April 19: Our journey west continues. Along the way they actually shut down a portion of the highway because semi-trucks and travel-trailers were getting flipped over by 70 mile an hour wind gusts! Thank the Lord we survived as the wind practically blew us all the way to Lakeside Bible Camp.
April 20: Our whole family is having a blast! It's great to be with the brothers and sisters from Northgate Bible Chapel.
April 21: Evangelism is my topic for the weekend, so, naturally I'm having fun with the subject matter.


April 22: Great Lord's day! Extremely encouraged to see the eagerness with which the brethren received the messages.
April 23: Good bye to our good friends (the Goff's) and off to Portland! Good gospel conversation at the gas station!
April 24: Hikes and BBQ's and fun with Mom and Dad, both sides of the family!
April 26: Today I flew solo to Cincinnati for an intense weekend of ministry at Northern Hills Bible Chapel.
April 27: Missions conference is going great! Preached once last night and twice so far today.
April 28: Abe and Joyce (my hosts) are amazing people! They know Ravi Zachariah who has been in this very house!!!
April 29: Nothing better than breaking bread with the Lords people, even if you just met them. Preached three times today.
April 30: Flew to Newark NJ, met up with Amy, so exciting to see her! Flew together to Bogota Colombia. A few good gospel conversations in the plane with fellow travelers.


May 1: Switched into Spanish mode! Preached five messages today to about 700 people! Awesome! Pandemonium! Exhaustion!
May 2: Voice is completely gone! Splitting headache. I couldn't speak at the missions conference so I sent a video :)
May 3: I whisper preached at a marriage conference today. Everyone strained to listen :) Amy spoke to the women.
May 4: Went and saw the underground salt mines. Amy preached twice at a women's conference. God really used it!
May 5: Big youth meeting today (several churches came together for it). Preached twice. Voice is coming back.
May 6: Crisscrossed the city to Preach at three different churches. God really seems to be working!
May 7: REST! time with the Killin's (Great missionaries). Explored downtown Bogota
May 8: Visited a Venezuelan refugee community. Super poor. Families living in 8'x8' rooms. Living on $1 a day. Need the Gospel!
May 9: Several Colombian believers accompanied us to the airport. Latinos culture is SO refreshing! Flew to Portland. Epic meeting with our kids!!! They had a great week with grandparents.


May 10: Packed up and began our drive east. Camped in the Rockies of Montana.
May 11: Drove all day. Camped near Black Hills SD. Spectacular scenery! Shared the gospel at a gas station
May 12: Drove all day. Arrived in Dubuque IA for a late dinner with Javen and Cullen, our first year Emmaus graduates.
May 13: Mothers day with all six kids. Proud Mama! Spring has sprung! Flowers and greenery everywhere in Dubuque.
May 14: Planning meetings for "Blaze" summer discipleship program. Real excited about this!
May 15: Began preparation for the "Summit" Youth conference in the Sierra Nevada mountains, California (May 25-29)


Missionary quote for the day by David Livingstone: "If a commission by an earthly king is considered an honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice."

Micah for the Tuttle's