New River Rondezvous

I continued on Thursday down to West Virginia and spent the weekend with good friends Luke And Aimee Hrabrosky and little dude Gabe. We went to the climbers rondezvous in the evenings, cleaned the new church building sat morning went bouldering (see pics in my flickr to right---->) then back to the gathering that night. Sunday I drove over to Maryland and spent the day with the Lee family. Monday I drove home. Road trips are fun but it is always good to be home.

Road trip

So Wed after Gander mountain I headed south of the border and spent the night at Howie and Sue Stoddards house. Howie was the one who got me interested in wilderness back in High School. I had a good visit with them.
The next day I headed further south to BBC and caught up with Dennis Wilhite, Ben Wilhite, Tim Biggs and Stacey Roloson. Thurs night I drove south into WV and found a quiet place to sleep in the van.
Friday I went to C4C members Luke and Aimee Hrabrosky's in WV. I spent the weekend with them. We went to the New River Rondevous on friday night, cleaned their new church building Sat morning, went bouldering sat afternoon, out to mexican dinner and then back to the rondezvous.
Sunday morning I drove over to Maryland and spent the night with C4C member Nate Lee and his family. Monday I drove home.

Killing two birds with one stone

So I am in Johnson City with some time to kill.... I decide to stop in at Gander mountain to see if by chance or (divine appointment) An old, old friend Fred Elliott is working. I walked all through the "Walmart of outdoor sports" and saw no sign of him. As I was about to leave in walks Fred obviously on lunch break because he was walking 100mph towards the back so as not to be stopped by a pesky customer while on break. I waited for a while by the back for him to emerge again, finally another employee came out and I asked him to get Fred and not tell him who was looking for him. Fred came out and I asked for a bb gun to shoot starlings. He thought that I was serious and didn't realise who I was. As I waited for Fred to sign back on the clock I noticed another young, old employee of mine standing there. Nathan Kie (he recognized me right away). I had a wonderful time visiting with Nathan and Fred, we realised that some things never change. It is great seeing old friends.

On the road again.

I had a pretty good week last week albeit a hot one. I was in Louisiana building a climbing tower for Signature research Inc. I went from 30 deg at home to 91 deg and humid on Monday. My body took a few days to adjust. Mmmmm the food was good though crawfish, froglegs, catfish, grits, fried ocra, bisquits and sausage gravy......crawdads are the chicken wings of the south!
God provided another $100 per month in promised support!
Today I leave for Western NY, have a meeting, then down to Mike and Sue's motel for the night. Tues I do an inspection for a camp in SW NY, and find a campsite for the night. Wed I head over to our old home in Little Meadows and spend the night at my former youth leader Howie's house. Thursday I plan on stopping at Baptist Bible College and visiting some guys there, not sure where I'll sleep that night. Friday and Saturday I'll be in West Virginia for a rock climbing renezvous. Sunday I plan on heading to Maryland to visit our mid-atlantic chapter coordinator. Monday I head home via the Gunks in New Paltz.
I need to stop typing this and finish getting ready. Pray for continued provision and open doors of opportunity.

Great day yesterday family rock climbing outing with friends

Yesterday the 7 Parises met up with Climbing for Christ members Matt Hagar and Steve Merganthaler for four hours of beginner rock climbing. Merg is a register rock guide, not a beginner, but he set up our anchors and handled belay/instructional duties. Here are a couple of photos with more on my flickr to the right.
I can't seem to get any pictures to load so I guess you will just have to check them out on my Flickr.

A glimpse of the summit through the trees

I love hiking through the valleys and getting to a spot where there is an opening in the trees or a little knoll or something where you can catch a glimpse of the goal, the summit, a little reminder of why you are suffering in the valley. God gave me a glimpse of the summit today. This morning there was a small envelope stuck in our front door with a note and a $100 dollar bill. The note simply said:
Ps. 73:23-26
Jesus loves you all & cares about all that concerns you.

love, His servant

Thanks. I needed that glimpse of the summit.
Also thanks to Mike for the music suggestion, Valley of vision stuff is awesome! I'm listening to it it now as I type.

Yesterday I was over in NH doing an inspection for the Monadnock Bible conference. What a great day. After I finished I drove north to Rumney to check out a climbing area. Within a mile or two of the climbing area is a Baptist church. Please pray with me about the possibilities of partnering with that church to reach that climbing community with the good news of Jesus.

I just got back from the post office -another $200 in the mail!!! A few more smooth stones for my pouch.