Deputation Update

February 9, 2009

Dear Friends and Family,

We are thankful for God's protection through this past week of travels! Last Sunday we had no scheduled meetings so we visited a couple churches within an hour drive in hopes of getting future meetings.After another week of phone calling we have been able to schedule a few more.

On Wednesday we traveled to Birmingham, AL, for a meeting at Mountain View Baptist Church. On the way there we were driving down I-20 at 70 mph. I asked Esther to hold the wheel for a second while I turned around to deal with our daughter who was acting up. For some reason I thought she had heard and was holding the steering wheel, and I turned around backward in my seat to deal with my daughter. Well, Esther didn't hear me and never held the wheel! When I turned back around we were in the grass of the median going 70 mph. In somewhat of a panic I jerked turned the wheel to navigate back onto the road, and the van started fish tailing. While trying to gain control of the van we did an entire 360 degree spin at high speed in the middle of the interstate. Finally we ended up facing the wrong way, and I was able to back up the van into the median. All that would have been fun in an empty parking lot with ice on the ground, but it was quite scary in the middle of the interstate. We are thankful for God's protection as the traffic seemed to all disappear while we were spinning around. After we were stopped and sitting in the median catching our breaths, Allie quite calmly asked, "What did daddy do that for?" Although she had just watched the whole thing, she had no concept of the danger. May God give us that kind of trust in Him during troubled times!

God also blessed us this week with another supporting church in Sylva, NC! We praise Him for His protection and provision. Please continue on in your prayers for us!


Gratefully,

Jeremy and Esther Lockhart