Just a short note to let you all know that we have changes upcoming. Yes, we'll still be in missions. Yes, the focus is still Central/South America. Before we go back to the field, we're going to school. A language/ministry school in Edinburg, TX called Rio Grande Bible Institute. Anyone have a travel trailer we can borrow for a year? It'll be much cheaper to live in a trailer for a year than to rent an apartment on campus.
Our plans for the rest of this time in the states haven't changed. I borrowed a bike from a friend to ride. It's a Kawasaki Vulcan 900, with super loud pipes. It's for sale, so let me know if you're interested in it. After spending 3 years on a 1500 Vulcan Classic, riding a Vulcan again is like coming home. Now Bill won't have to deal with me falling asleep on the back of his bike. Thank goodness he has armrests, which keeps me from falling out! :)
We leave early Saturday morning (June 30) to ride to Mackay, ID for a bike rodeo. For those of you who have no idea what a bike rodeo is, think street motorcycles in a rodeo (dirt) arena, doing barrel races, slow races, drags, and anything else they can think up. After Mackay, we're headed to Salmon, ID tomorrow night to prepare for a Sunday morning presentation at Calvary Chapel Salmon. Sunday afternoon, we're headed to Twin Falls, ID for a few days with family and friends. Then Thursday, July 5, we'll return to Pocatello, ID. Friday is a trip to Idaho Falls, ID to see a good friend and get some help on installing a trailer hitch on Bill's bike. Sunday, July 8 is presentation day at Calvary Chapel Pocatello, our home church. We'll hang out in Pocatello most of the next week, and on Friday, July 13, we'll head to Price, UT for the CMA Utah state rally. It's time we see our Utah friends. From Price, we'll ride back to Twin Falls, and on Thursday, July 19, we'll head for Boise, ID, and on to Cascade, ID on Friday the 20th to the CMA Idaho rally. Then it's a ride back to Pocatello, where we'll spend the week, attending the 10th annual POW-MIA rally July 27-29. On the 29th, we fly out to Denver to spend a couple of days with my sister, and then it's off to Guatemala on the 31st.
We want to thank you for all your prayers and financial support, and we ask that you pray specifically for an increase in funding to cover the costs of our language/ministry school. If you'd like to make a contribution, or if you want to become a financial partner, please click this LINK and check the field coordinator box, placing "Rileys" in the blank.
God Bless y'all!
Lisa and Bill
Friday, June 29, 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012
three weeks already?
Oh my. Time has really flown since we arrived in the US on May 19. God keeps sending us messages to "slow down" and smell the sagebrush, so we have. The first week we were here, we were delayed by snow. I think we needed to spend more time with our friends Tim and Merg. Besides, I had been complaining about no snow in Guatemala, so God provided it for me!
I also had made a comment about leaving rainy season behind. You know God's sense of humor. He sent the rain to me here (no matter where we are). The sun is finally shining today. Even in Idaho, freezing temps and wind are not extremely common in June.
Our first church visit was at Eastside Baptist Church in Twin Falls on the Sunday of Memorial Weekend. What a wonderful group of people! They were warm and welcoming, and made us feel right at home. Pastor Paul Thompson is just amazing. We shared the time Sunday night with a young man who quoted the first five chapters of Romans. I have a hard time memorizing a verse or two...he did FIVE chapters.
We went to Boise just after Memorial Day. We were supposed to be there for 3 days. Hah! New back brakes, a new battery and an electrical malfunction on the bike later, we were back on the road. Frustrating!! Actually, we spent the time seeing friends and family, and so every last minute truly wasn't wasted.
This past week, we spent in Twin Falls with my family. My dad passed away about 18 months ago, so there were chores my mom couldn't do that needed to be done, and my brother (who is busier than we are!) needed help painting his house. It was a great week and lots got accomplished!
We rode to Pocatello on Saturday. Actually, I could say we flew, because we had a COLD 40 mph wind at our backs. That was all well and good, though cold, until we turned south to ride to Malad (40 miles away). Then life got interesting. A side wind of that speed isn't fun to ride in. We spent the weekend with our friends from the Cache Christian Crusaders. They are the CMA'ers from the Logan area. It was so good to sit with good friends, and sing Christian songs around the fire. We were able to provide a good example to those camping on either side of us, as they came over and listened to the music. Yesterday, we did two presentations. One was totally unplanned, but God provides opportunities when we need them. Our first visit was to Victory Baptist Church in Malad. That was the unplanned visit. Then we packed up camp and came back to Pocatello, where we presented at Blazing Grace. Blazing Grace is a "biker" church, and we know lots of people there. It was fun to see the looks of surprise when we walked into the church. We wrapped up last night with a visit to our home church, Calvary Chapel Pocatello. I had to laugh, because no one knew we were coming. It was great to see everyone, and we'll do our formal presentation on July 8 there.
We have a couple of days of just relaxing and running errands, and then we head for Elko. The Elko Jamboree is always a blessing, with lots of opportunities to minister to people. We've decided to rent a car and drive to Elko and then on to CMA Nationals at Hatfield, AR. Bill's shoulder is not any better, and the stress from riding will not be good on it.
Please continue to pray for our safety, and for increased financial support for our ministry. Without you, we wouldn't be on the mission field!
God Bless Y'all!
Lisa and Bill
I also had made a comment about leaving rainy season behind. You know God's sense of humor. He sent the rain to me here (no matter where we are). The sun is finally shining today. Even in Idaho, freezing temps and wind are not extremely common in June.
Our first church visit was at Eastside Baptist Church in Twin Falls on the Sunday of Memorial Weekend. What a wonderful group of people! They were warm and welcoming, and made us feel right at home. Pastor Paul Thompson is just amazing. We shared the time Sunday night with a young man who quoted the first five chapters of Romans. I have a hard time memorizing a verse or two...he did FIVE chapters.
We went to Boise just after Memorial Day. We were supposed to be there for 3 days. Hah! New back brakes, a new battery and an electrical malfunction on the bike later, we were back on the road. Frustrating!! Actually, we spent the time seeing friends and family, and so every last minute truly wasn't wasted.
This past week, we spent in Twin Falls with my family. My dad passed away about 18 months ago, so there were chores my mom couldn't do that needed to be done, and my brother (who is busier than we are!) needed help painting his house. It was a great week and lots got accomplished!
We rode to Pocatello on Saturday. Actually, I could say we flew, because we had a COLD 40 mph wind at our backs. That was all well and good, though cold, until we turned south to ride to Malad (40 miles away). Then life got interesting. A side wind of that speed isn't fun to ride in. We spent the weekend with our friends from the Cache Christian Crusaders. They are the CMA'ers from the Logan area. It was so good to sit with good friends, and sing Christian songs around the fire. We were able to provide a good example to those camping on either side of us, as they came over and listened to the music. Yesterday, we did two presentations. One was totally unplanned, but God provides opportunities when we need them. Our first visit was to Victory Baptist Church in Malad. That was the unplanned visit. Then we packed up camp and came back to Pocatello, where we presented at Blazing Grace. Blazing Grace is a "biker" church, and we know lots of people there. It was fun to see the looks of surprise when we walked into the church. We wrapped up last night with a visit to our home church, Calvary Chapel Pocatello. I had to laugh, because no one knew we were coming. It was great to see everyone, and we'll do our formal presentation on July 8 there.
We have a couple of days of just relaxing and running errands, and then we head for Elko. The Elko Jamboree is always a blessing, with lots of opportunities to minister to people. We've decided to rent a car and drive to Elko and then on to CMA Nationals at Hatfield, AR. Bill's shoulder is not any better, and the stress from riding will not be good on it.
Please continue to pray for our safety, and for increased financial support for our ministry. Without you, we wouldn't be on the mission field!
God Bless Y'all!
Lisa and Bill
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