We're back on the road, joining the Memorial Day traffic, as we travel back home to Emmaus, PA.

Anne and I thoroughly enjoyed our 4-day stay with our friends, the Rogers, in TN. While touring the area, they introduced us to the most beautiful lake I've ever seen. With clean, clear water and little activity, it was a very relaxing place to spend the day.

We enjoyed some marvelous Italian ice at their family business, and of course the fellowship with dear friends that we haven't seen in awhile. We even drove down to Chattanooga to complete this quick tour of Tennessee.

Good times, but we're ready to return home and jump back into life and ministry at our home church.

Nat

It's raining cats and dogs in beautiful Tennessee, as I tap out this quick update on my iPhone.

Anne and I are staying with our good friends, the Rogers, for a few days and enjoying the beautiful and relaxing setting of Muddy Pond.

We look forward to preaching and presenting tomorrow night at Faith Baptist Church, in Crossville, TN. Lord willing, we'll be heading back home to PA on Friday, just in time for Memorial Day.

Rejoicing in the Lord and the fellowship with believers,

Nat

It sure was nice to spend 10 days with my family, in Temple, TX, and to catch up a little on the happenings at home. My parents have been very busy with foster care, and each day was filled with the blessings and challenges that accompany a full house. We counted it all as good preparation for parenting. :-)

We had three meetings in the area and enjoyed reconnecting with friends as we shared our vision for Burma.

Anne and I had the privilege of helping Milton Martin an his grandson Seth assemble boxes of gospel literature for Mexico. The materials we assembled and packed today are part of a 14 pallet shipment to faithful churches in Central Mexico. It was a joy to see a great variety of tracts, Bibles, studies etc, marked for cities that I have visited or heard Bro. Martin mention in the past.

We continue to praise the Lord for how He is using Milton and Francis Martin to spread the glorious gospel of Christ around the world. Please continue to pray for the Lord to bless them with physical strength to match the vision that the Lord has impressed upon their hearts.

Nat

It is a privilege to spend some quality time with my family this week in Temple, TX, and to celebrate Mothers's day in person.

Anne and I made a cheesecake in honor of this special event and rejoice in the mothers that God has blessed us with.

Nat

We sure have enjoyed making new friends and renewing past acquaintances along our route through the great state of Texas.

It was a blessing to fellowship with Gayle Purks, Pastor and Mrs. Turner, and other friends from Metropolitan Baptist Church, as we spent two days in Ft. Worth, and helped with her move.

From there, we took a quick trip up to Bowie, to have lunch with our dear friends, Pastor and Mrs. Weiss, and to visit some friends at BBTI.

Bros. Hamilton and Stewart from Victory Baptist Church, Weatherford, treated us to some good old Texas BBQ on Wednesday, and it was a great encouragement to hear about their strategic plan as a church to reach every creature with the Gospel.

Waxahachie was our next stop, preaching and presenting at Bible Baptist Church. It was a joy to visit with Pastor and Mrs. Grimes and meet their church family. They sure were a blessing to us.

Tonight we had the privilege of staying with Ryan and Alizabeth Ricker, in Temple, TX. Their hospitality and fellowship was refreshing and their little baby is such a cutie.

The hardest part of deputation is having to move on, as we'd love to spend more time with every friend and church along the way. Oh well, we'll just have to come back through in the fall. :-)

Nat

We had a refreshing stay in Oklahoma this week, and greatly appreciate the Hospitality of Calvary Baptist Church, in Edmond. Pastor and Mrs. Brad Lowrie went out of their way to make sure we had a pleasant stay and it sure was a blessing to have a consistent place to pillow our heads each night.

We also used the week to catch up on some contacts, and set some new meetings for the future.

Again, we are humbled by the kindness of Pastors and churches. This morning, we had the privilege of presenting at Vandement Ave Baptist Church in Yukon, OK, and we had a great time in the Lord's House - lifting up the name of Christ and the cause of world evangelism. We'll be spending the night here in Yukon, before we head down to Ft. Worth in the morning.

Nat

Anne and I had a real treat this morning, as we stayed over with
Pastor and Mrs. Brain Disney, of Mission Boulevard Baptist Church.
Their sweet hospitality refreshed our bodies, and we had a great time
of fellowship around God's Word as we enjoyed breakfast together. Bro.
Disney knows how to stimulate good, deep, spiritual discussion that
feeds the mind. I was thrilled for the opportunity to glean from His
wisdom and experience and will never cease to be amazed at how the
Lord allows us to "rub-shoulders" with His choice servants.

Nat

The Lord redirected our plans from heading straight to Oklahoma City
after the conference in St. Clair, to spend a couple of days in
Springfield, MO. Pastor and Mrs. Jeff Ables were a huge blessing to us
in providing a place to stay, and we rejoice again in the Lord's
faithfulness to meet every need - and more than a few wants along the
way.

First of all, we had a very relaxing stay in their beautiful missions
house, getting to experience some of the wonders of the Springfield
area. These included a self-guided tour of Battlefield Retail (a
shopping Mecca), a quick trip to Branson (we saw the Titantic Museum),
and a tremendous used book store (Thanks for the tip Pastor Shorter!).
Secondly, it was such a pleasure to meet the Ables and members of
Berean Baptist Church. I have heard much about their ministry from
Pastor and Mrs. Chuck Shorter, who are Bereanites themselves (along
with the big blue box), and it was great to worship the Lord together
in the morning service. We look forward to being back as we plan more
meetings in the mid-west next spring.

Oh yes, and when in the Springfield area, try the Springfield style
cashew nut chicken. I've added it to my list of international comfort
food. =)

Nat

Thank you for praying for the scheduling of meetings along our path of
deputation. The Lord has been faithful to connect us with like-minded
churches and He's been filling in each opening in our schedule, as we
step forward by faith. We're in Springfield, MO this evening and will
be attending Berean Baptist Church tomorrow morning. Next, we'll drive
down to Fayetteville, AR, to preach and present at Mission Boulevard
Baptist Church, in the evening. Monday should find us traveling to
Oklahoma City, where we'll spend a week before we head down to Texas.
I'm learning to pray more and plan less as the Lord fits together the
details of our journey. Proverbs 16:9 - "A man's heart deviseth his
way: but the LORD directeth his steps."

It feels like we've condensed at least a month of experiences and
twice as many blessings into the last two weeks. It was a great joy to
attend the Mt. Zion Preacher's Conference, along with our Pastor and
the Garry Castner family. The preaching was tremendous and the
fellowship was like a little taste of heaven, getting to reconnect
with so many friends in the ministry. We're encouraged and eager to
press-forward in simple obedience to God's Great Commission.

Rejoicing in the Lord's guiding hand,

Nat and Anne Williams
williamswitness.com