Beth Finished Reading Her Bible!

We are so thankful that our children have a heart for the Lord! Beth finished reading her Bible through entirely. She is excited to start reading it through again and this time she informed us that she wants to read it through in one year. We are so proud of you Beth!

The Sparks of Revival Are Spreading!

We enjoyed a wonderful service last night at Meadows Baptist Church in Walnut Cove, NC, with Pastor Rick Craig. We were able to present our ministry, sing and Patrick preached a message the Lord laid on his heart about revival (it wasn't the original message he was going to preach). The altars were full and the preacher explained that the message was right on target. They were experiencing the beginnings of revival in the weeks prior. The week prior the guest preacher was unable to preach his message as folks began to flock to the altar and 8 folks were saved! You could tell that God's people wanted to hear from God and enjoyed preaching! We were truly blessed to be a part of the services at Meadows Baptist Church. We also had the opportunity to see a past member of our home church from several years ago, Mrs. Caroline Miller. Her husband passed away in 2005 and she moved from Florida to be closer to relatives in North Carolina. It was good to see her again. Thank you Meadows Baptist Church for allowing us to be a part of your services!

Currytown Revival!

What a wonderful meeting we had at Currytown Baptist Church in Lexington, NC. The Lord provided for Kami to travel to Michigan for a family reunion over the weekend. She had the opportunity to attend the services on Sunday at Metro Baptist Church and Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Belleville, MI. Patrick and the kids had a scheduled meeting at Currytown Baptist Church with Pastor Mike McDaniel. The services were amazing and revival began to spark in the Sunday morning services. Pastor McDaniel asked us to turn to the day's scripture text and people began to give testimonies and flock to the alter. Pastor McDaniel was not even able to preach his message, he just let the Holy Spirit do the preaching. There were tears and rejoicing as God's people dealt with the Lord. Patrick and the kids presented the ministry and sang before one of the most "Amen-ing" churches we have ever been to! The folks here truly love singing and preaching! We praise the Lord for what God is doing at Currytown Baptist Church!

True Vine Baptist Church

We had a meeting at True Vine Baptist Church in Mount Airy, North Carolina, Sunday night. We loved being at this church! They had posted all over the auditorium every country and their population. Then, they highlighted the ones that they support. It was really moving to see the population of the world is so great. What a need there is to reach the lost for Christ! We presented our work and sang, then Patrick preached. Patrick said it was so easy preaching and the people really seemed to enjoy preaching. The altars were full. At the end of the service they took us on for monthly support! Praise the Lord! What a blessing!

Closer Walk Baptist Church

We had a blessing when we dropped into Closer Walk Independent Baptist Church in North Carolina. I'm actually not quite sure what town it's in. The church was started a few years ago and they are doing a wonderfully work. They are reaching people for the Lord and making a difference. They have a really excited VBS coming up that we'd like to try and take the kids to. It was a great service!

Trinity Baptist Church

We had a fabulous meeting at Trinity Baptist Church in Mocksville, North Carolina. We had met their preacher, Bro. Darryl Cox, at a meeting we had almost a year ago in Canton, Georgia. He invited us to come to his church to present our ministry. This church is a very missions minded church and were very interested in the field of St. Barths. Bro. Cox preached a great message on forgiveness, very practical, and very needed. Praise the Lord for such a great meeting!

School is Here

The 2008-2009 school year is underway for the Gimenez Children. We started July 16th which is very early for us, but we figured we needed a head start this school year. We have a baby coming in Jan. which will mean an extended Christmas vacation, and then a major move to Canada for language school. The children were very excited about starting. We use the Abeka DVD program and they LOVE their teachers!

Gordon Baptist Church

Sunday night we were in North Wilkesboro, NC, for our meeting with Gordon Baptist Church. They have such a beautiful church and the people were so kind and welcoming. Before the services Patrick and Josh went to the Mens Prayer Room to pray with them men. Kami and the girls went to the ladies prayer room and prayed with the ladies. They were such a blessing. As they held hands to pray we realized how God has truly blessed us on deputation. It's a joy to meet people who are sincere in their walk with the Lord and sincerely welcome you to their church. Patrick preached an excellent message that night on the 4 pillars of missions. It was a great meeting!

Bright Light Baptist Church

We had a great meeting at Bright Light Baptist Church in Concord, NC. It was their Missions Sunday and the auditorium was beautifully decorated with Flags from all around the world. Patrick taught Sunday School for the 11 and 12 year olds. After services they had an Internatinal Dinner with foods from everywhere. It was so delicious. It was a blessing to see Brother Keson. Our church has supported him for many years and it was such a refreshing encouragement to run into this Godly man. He's from the Phillippines and started a Bible College in the 80s. There's been many hundreds of men and women who have attended this school and now have churches of their own throughout Asia.

Our New Neighbor

Brenna was not too excited to show us our new neighbor! A big rainstorm was coming and she looked outside and found this terrible snake. The picture really doesn't do it justice! It was very large, and very scary! We watched it try and get in this hole for a while, then it went back into the woods. We haven't seen it since...we hope we won't again!

Happy Birthday, Brenna!

Brenna turned 9 on July 6th! She is such a precious jewel to our family. She is so full of spunk and personality! She loves to read and play her violin. She's also a great letter writer and is keeping in contact with 3 penpals. She's faithful to read her Bible and pray everyday. You should see her prayerlist! We praise the Lord for giving us a Godly daughter.
Here she is blowing out her candles. She's wearing a Marshall's badge that Joshua gave her for her birthday.

New Hope Baptist Church

We had a meeting at New Hope Baptist Church in Walnut Cove, North Carolina. The preacher, Bro. Blalock, gave a great message on "Jesus is Precious". They also had a representative from Faith Music Missions. He and his wife sang and it was such a blessing. The children and Kami sang. It was sort of funny...they forgot the ending to the song! That happens sometimes. They just picked up at the chorus and did it again. Praise the Lord for letting us sing and have a wonderful meeting!

Happy 12th Birthday Joshua

Joshua turned 12! He had a great birthday. We took him to Mount Airy, North Carolina which is the birthplace of Andy Griffith. It's also the town that Mayberry was patterned after. My family loves Andy Griffith, so it was a perfect place for us to celebrate his birthday.

Calvary Bible Church

We had a great meeting at Calvary Bible Church in Byrdstown, Tennessee. They had a wonderful prophet's chamber for us to stay in which is actually the parsonage. We had so much room! They had four bedrooms, it was so much fun! The Pastor's wife cooked us a wonderful meal for Sunday lunch. It was a feast! You should have seen our view. This area of the country is so beautiful with mountains and hills. It was gorgeous!

Josh's new Mandolin

Josh has been saving his money for a new Mandolin. He opened up some of his birthday cards and there was the rest of the money he needed! Praise the Lord. We were serenaded for 4 hours on our way to our Tennesse meeting. Josh is really improving on his Mandolin skills. We are so proud of him!

Faith Baptist Tabernacle

We had a great meeting at Faith Baptist Tabernacle in Jamestown, TN. Everyone was so friendly and interested in St. Barths. Patrick preached a great message. It was neat how they did things. At the end of the service they had us go to the front and everyone shook our hands. When everyone was done shaking our hands they went back to their seats and we sang one more song and dismissed. It was really good. It was such a blessing, a lady of their church owns a shoe store. She gave us a gift certificate for $150 and said it should be enough for all of us to get a new pair of shoes. It's so funny, we all picked out brown shoes! We must all have the same taste! It was a blessing to get new shoes for the whole family.

Albany Independant Baptist Church

We had a great time with the people of Albany Independant Baptist Church in Albany, Kentucky. They were so friendly and welcoming. They asked Patrick to preach for Sunday School and it was a blessing. Since it was Father's Day Josh, Beth and Brenna sang their Father's Day song. It's the same song they sang at Patrick's Ordination. This is the home church of the Inman family.

Our Friends the Inmans

It was a blessing to visit with our friends the Inman family in Kentucky. Since we were going to be in their area for a meeting, they invited us to come spend a couple of days with them. It was such a blessing to fellowship with this Godly family. They have wonderful children that are so kind and use their talents for the Lord. They had horses they let the kids ride and of course that just made their day. Thank you, Inman family! You are a blessing to us!