Update 5: Saint Louis, MO and Louisville, KY.

Our trip did not stop in Missouri. We continued east bound first stopping in Saint Louis, MO to have breakfast with our friends Steve and Holly Linsky. Our relationship with these two go back to our time in California. Adam worked with Steve in The Master's College's security department. Dana worked with Holly as administrative assistants at The Master's Seminary.

It was a wonderful time catching up over breakfast with how the Lord is Steve and Holly. Steve has served as minister of children and families at New Community Church in Wildwood, MO for a little over a year. They are also very busy with two young and energetic little boys, Cameron and Austin.

We left Saint Louis on US-70 waving goodbye to the Gateway Arch and continued east till we arrived outside Louisville, KY to a place called Crestwood. Our time was spent with Jack and Lisa Hughes. Jack is pastor of Crossing Church in Louisville, author of Expository Preaching With Word Pictures, and frequently blogs at drivennails.com.  Jack also serves GraceLife London through helping with oversight and guidance as the church continues to grow and mature. I was blessed to have him as a professor at The Master's Seminary for "Bible Study Methods."

Lisa is a well-known conference speaker, author of God's Priorities for Today's Woman, and is also a blogger at http://www.jackandlisahughes.com/blog. They are a very gifted couple who continue to serve the Lord with the gifts that He has blessed them with. We were blessed to be able to hear about how our great God brought them to Crossing Church and provided a home for them outside of Louisville.

We were also introduced to the best restaurant in the area. It was literally called "Our Best Restaurant" which is quite funny considering nothing but farmland surrounds it. It was formerly a grain meal converted to a restaurant. Where else will you find a tin roof and gutters inside a restaurant? By the way, the food was excellent southern-style cooking.


Our departure date to London has been set for November 11th. 33% of the support has been raised, but given the urgency of the need for help in London, the elders agreed that we need to be there now and we hope to continue raising support from across the pond. Please continue to pray for us and, if you’re able, to support us with any discretionary funds the Lord may have blessed you with.