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 There
are times when I do not know if I schedule my work, or my work
schedules me. Maybe it is a combination of both: I want to be busy
in the Lord’s work, and opportunities seem to beckon on every
hand. Anyhow, here is the 1973 program.
Discounting
a few days for hunting and working on my house during January (maybe
a short trip to Mexico thrown in) —meeting work begins in
February, with the first meeting at Bellaire, Houston, TX., Feb.
5-11. We are next scheduled in Tampa, Fla., Feb. 19-25; then
Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 28-Mar. 7. Thence to Madrid, Iowa, Mar. 11-16;
and Mulvane, Ks., Mar. l8-23. Sinton, TX., is next, Mar. 26 - Apr.
1.
After
a short stay at home, we go to California: Canoga Park, Apr. 15-20;
Fullerton, Apr. 22-29; Cayucus, Apr. 30-May 6; and Santa Rosa, May
7-13. Then to Cottonwood, Ariz., May l8-20. We’ll have a few days
in Burnet, then to Norhill, Houston, TX., June 3-8; then a long loop
to Shelbyville, Tenn., June 17-24; El Dorado, KS., July 8-13;
Blackoak church, Winslow, Ark., July 15-27; then hurry to Baytown,
TX., July 30-Aug. 5, and S. Park, Houston, Aug. 6-f. PLAIN TALK
(must, of course, be written throughout this period.
We
purposefully limited our program this year in consideration of a new
plan for not more than 20 meetings per year — and
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more time to work in the study on forth-coming
books. However, we have several invitations to return to Australia
(middle of September to middle of December) and we are determined to
do this, if the necessary details can be worked out.
1974
is already filled with the twenty meetings of our revised plan of
work, and includes a tour of four meetings in Canada. We are now
working on the ‘75 schedule.
The
work at Burnet continues to be encouraging. We thank God, first of
all, for innumerable blessings; and acknowledge a heavy dependence
upon our elders: bros. Collins, Parks, and Stephens; and the
dedicated work of the local evangelist, bro. Shipley. Of course,
these fine men could do little without the cooperation of the rest
of the team—the saints of Oaks-West, in Burnet. A hurried check
reveals a membership of 110, average contribution of $586., average
attendance (Sunday morning) of 132. The sterling quality of bro.
Shipley was revealed in a unique way as he helped me get these
figures from the books, He would not add “Easter” attendance
into the column for averages, for he said that was not
representative. We can not claim greatness; only a GREAT purpose,
work, and eternal goal.
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