Update from MN

September 28, 2007

Joe,

I know I have been MIA in the blogworld, but it was a busy week for me as Michelle and I prepared for our trip to Minneapolis for the Desiring God National Conference.

We arrived yesterday at the house of Jeremy and Shannon Archer, who have graciously allowed us to stay at their house for four days so that we wouldn’t have to get a hotel room and incur extra cost. We were connected to them through Abraham Piper.

We got to the Archer’s at 11:30 yesterday morning, and within minutes had a chance to meet and spend some time with Molly and Abraham, who were out for a walk as we pulled up to the Archer’s (they live two blocks away). As you know, and as I posted earlier in the week, the Pipers underwent a huge loss this week when they found out that their baby girl had died inside Molly, just two days before the due date. Spending 20 minutes with them was an incredible blessing. Their hope and trust in a good, wise and sovereign God in the midst of such pain was a great encouragement to Michelle and me.

Spending time with the Archers was also a great blessing. Jeremy is pursuing full time ministry and has run into some bumps in the road which he has written about on his blog. Again, the time spent with them was a huge blessing. I don’t think I could go through what Jeremy is going through now with the same attitude that he is. Talking with him provided some valuable wisdom in dealing with my own ministry trials.

The time with both the Pipers and the Archers has been a wonderful beginning to a conference devoted to the theme of perseverance. When I look back on this conference after it is said and done, I am pretty sure that seeing them and talking with them in person, seeing their own perserverance before my very eyes, was every bit as meaningful and refreshing as the conference itself.

The Archers have left for Florida (they’re actually letting us make their home our home for the weekend, even though they’re not around!), and we now are looking forward to the start of the conference tonight.

Please keep the Pipers and the Archers in your prayers as they press on for the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Larry

Posted by Larry | Filed Under Random Musings, Seeking Him 

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