Just south of Cincinnati, two exits off the Ohio River, in downtown Covington, KY sits an amazing ministry that is reaching out to its community with the Gospel.  The Moore Activity Center (MAC), directed by North American Mission Board self-funded Missionary Amy Wilhelmus, opened its doors in 2004 as an outreach of Southside Baptist Church. ... Continue Reading →

This morning I sit in my home office looking out at the beautiful sunrise and thankful that I do not have to get out in this frigid 1̊ weather.  I pray for those who do not have this same privilege.  Many are out working in this artic cold so that my electricity, water and heat... Continue Reading →

The holidays are over, 2013 is history, and we are now a few days into 2014.  The New Year normally finds us reflecting back over the year just ended and looking ahead with new resolutions, goals, and plans.  We vow to be a better person, to do better.  We may even commit before the Lord... Continue Reading →

Just two days after Thanksgiving I found myself walking up the steps and through the doorway of the old Livingston Grade & High School where I attended from 4th through 11th grades and later taught for 9 years.  The school closed in 1994; the windows and doors have been boarded up for nearly 20 years.... Continue Reading →

Today is my first day back in the office following a much needed vacation. After a week of relaxing in the warm sunshine and enjoying the beautiful sites of God’s creation, I kinda dreaded coming back to the many emails, voice messages, and the catch-up work that would need to be done. I did not... Continue Reading →

Just off the Mountain Parkway, on the Wolfe-Morgan County line, sits Crossroads Baptist Church, a little white church in the quaint little community of Helechawa. The building once housed the community school but has now been given to the church as a place for worship. In 2007 Crossroads was started as a mission of Faith Baptist... Continue Reading →

Exciting reports from this past year’s Kentucky mission activities keep coming in. Missionaries serving in Kentucky reported that over 22,000 volunteers served with them this past year, resulting in 1360 professions of faith in Christ and 379 baptisms. Christians by Choice Ministries (Corbin) alone saw 600+ volunteers, 10 mission teams, over 25,000 volunteer hours, 10+... Continue Reading →

This week I had the privilege of visiting Haven of Rest Family Ministries near Inez, KY.  Rocking in an orange rocking chair on the porch of Mullins Lodge, high atop the mountain, with a light rain falling and gray skies overhead was such a restful, peaceful experience. In the stillness and quietness I felt so... Continue Reading →

Salem Baptist Church in Pembroke (Christian County), KY has a new multipurpose/educational building, thanks to a team of 125+ Carpenters for Christ from Lakeview Baptist Church in Auburn, AL. Men from six different states (Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, South Carolina, Florida,) made up the team that came to western Kentucky the week of May 24... Continue Reading →