Hi Brothers and Sisters,I am taking an roadtrip back to Toronto, Canada from Escondido, California. I would ask that you pray for my safety as I travel. I will be leaving on the 20th of this month and going to Kansas city, Missiouri. There I will be meeting brother Robert Wurtz and brother Jeremy Hulsey and spending a week there fellowshipping. Then I will be going tot he Keith Daniel conference which is in Missiouri also on the 29th. From there I will head up to chicago and then to Toronto.I am praying that I could possibly have a place to stay somewhere in northern New Mexico, or Colorado (I will be passing by denver) for one night.And on the second leg of the trip I will need a place to stay in the Chicago area. If anyone can provide a place to stay that would be great.I am excited about this trip and I know the Lord is going to be doing many things. I am continuing the bible school education online and in correspondence over the next 4-5 months and I am going to pray whether to go back down to california to attend another semester on-campus or continue the distance education. I am looking to finish the 2 year (associates of theology). There also might be an opportunity to go to Jersalem (there is a campus there). I will keep people posted on prayer needs as they arise and I will try and get on the internet in missiouri to update everyone.thanks.
TRIP: Road trip to Toronto, Canada
I will be praying. You know you can always come back to California. You have a church, pastors and friends that care about you very much and were blessed to have known you. I was blessed to have gotten to be your friend. I would be a different person if I were never introduced to your Sermon Index ministry. And I know I'd be a different person if I never met you. I don't know what the future holds. I hope the best for you. I will continue to pray that Jerusalem works out for you. I know you love California and hope God will bring you back someday.
Have a safe, blessed trip back to us Greg. Very excited to have you back in Toronto for a season doing the LORD's work.Muchlove,Ricky
hey greg,wow..it seems like the Lord is keeping you busy. this is really awesome to hear that you will be driving across the country to canada. you will definately have my prayers. i know that it is quite a drive so i pray that the Lord will lead you and be with you all the way.my family lives up near chicago...so if need be, we can easily find a place for you to stay. just let me know! ;-)the Lord is using you in great ways...it is such a blessing to be able to know you.take care brother :-)~ arielle
Dear Greg,Hope you the Lord's richest blessing. May He be with you every step of the way. Draw all your strength from Him who is faithful and just. Thanks very much for the good work you are doing, may it contiue from strength to strength for His glory and honor.In His unfading love,Gery
Hi brother!awesome that you are going have fellowship with Robert and Jeremy i'm sure it will be blessed! i believe God will bless you and equip you even further more!i hope that the conference will be good, and not because of the preacher but because of Him!You got my prayers!looking forward to see what God is doing and shall do in your life!keep looking at Jesus!.....facedown!William
Thanks for the prayers and encouragements. Please do continue to pray for my safey, and for places to stay on the way. Also do pray for my hand that has an infection on it, I went to a clinic and got antibotics but I would still ask you pray that God would heal the problem especially in light of the trip I am taking.thank you brothers and sisters.
Praying... entrusting you into our heavenly Father's hands.
sermonindex wrote: There I will be meeting brother Robert Wurtz and brother Jeremy Hulsey and spending a week there fellowshipping. Then I will be going tot he Keith Daniel conference which is in Missiouri also on the 29th. From there I will head up to chicago and then to Toronto.I was wondering if Robert or Jeremy were going to join you at the Keith Daniel conference?It would be great to see these brothers there.
Hi hredii,I was wondering if Robert or Jeremy were going to join you at the Keith Daniel conference?Lord willing I sould be there. Looking forward to what God is doing and meeting as many fellow believers from SI as possible.God Bless, -Robert
Dear Robert and Greg!God can open doors, know Him, The Keeper of the keys, stay close to Him, He will provide when He shows you!be very blessed!William
Wow!This might be the first unofficial SI conference. :-) I am really excited to be able to meet so many that frequent SI.
Well... I thought I should let you all know about Greg's last moments in California and his departure early this morning.Last night was the sweetest good-bye one could ever hope for. After Josh's Monday night Bible study, several of us laid hands on Greg and prayed for his trip, his infected finger, and everything God had in store for him. We expressed in prayer how thankful we were to God to get to meet Greg and have him in our lives for a short time in California. Whether he ever comes back or not, he is in our hearts and prayers, and we hope we are in his.This morning I was woken up a little after 1:00 am by the craziest thunder and lightning storm that I think has ever hit in the history of San Diego County. The thunder's rumble was so loud and close, it shook buildings and set off car alarms ([laughs] yes, good ol' California). I know Greg loves thunder and lightning storms, so I text messaged him thinking he was in bed and wasn't leaving until a few hours later. I got a text message back from him at about 2:00 am saying he was driving to Canada and to pray. I heard word this morning from the family he was staying with, that he was probably driving early this morning in the storm. Not only that, but with about a few hours of sleep. [laughs] Crazy Canadian!So please keep him in your prayers. Pray that he'd be alert enough to drive and that he would get sufficient rest to drive safely. Pray for his infected pinky that's all wrapped up in gauze and was cut open yesterday at the doctor. They cut and squeezed out the infection that I guess was caused by a spider bite. He's taking some medicine and is in a bit of pain. He was really concerned about his finger all the way up to the point he left, so pray for his healing. Keep his time with the Lord in prayer as he drives, his time of fellowship with several brothers across the US, and of course the Keith Daniel conference where several of you will have the privilege to meet Greg.I hope he will have an opportunity to post on here about his trip soon. When any of you that will be meeting him have word, please let me and others know. Thank you.
Hi Yodi,So please keep him in your prayers. Pray that he'd be alert enough to drive and that he would get sufficient rest to drive safely.Yes. This is a very long trip. He is in my prayers as he heads this way. Please also pray earnestly that our times of fellowship in KC will be fruitful and God will give us grace to do all He has in store. I was wondering how things went and when he had left CA. Thanks for sharing with us! I really missed being with you all in August. I pray God will allow us a visit at some point. God Bless,-Robert
Thanks Yodi for the update.You too are in my prayers.Just tried reaching him, both vertically and lateraly, the latter being in a poor coverage zone. The former, always heard :-) Let's all keep him in prayer. Though I spoke with him last week had hoped to speak with him before he got going. If I hear of anything will bring forth an update as well.Am also hoping to fly out to the conference as well, Lord willing...
Am also hoping to fly out to the conference as well, Lord willing...That would be wonderful Bro. Mike! :-)
RobertWYes, I've been fervently praying for your guys' time of fellowship. I know how much eternal value these times can have, so I have been taking to heart to pray continually and specifically for this. Please share once you guys have met and fellowshiped. =)When you mentioned meeting in August, was that when Greg and I went to Canada? Were you going to be in Rochester? Or were you close by? There's 2 other SI brothers we were close to meeting in Amsterdam back in July. But Greg has met and prayed with you before, right? I think him and Josh met and prayed with you last September. Wow... can you believe a year has passed already?!crsschkAwww... thanks for praying for me too. Life is really good because God does answer prayer and prevails with His wisdom, good will, and better plans. Yes... may we all keep Greg in our prayers. I know he's depending on it.
Greg just text messaged me and said he was in New Mexico. =)
Yes I am in new mexico quite near to texas. I still have to drive another 10 hours (at least) through the tip of texas, then oklahoma then into missouri to kansas city. I am in a cheap motel (it has free internet) I couldn't believe it!! I am pretty exhausted and I am praying the finger is doing well and is healing. Do keep praying for my physical well-being going low on sleep and having an infection.I can't wait to give report of the great things God is going to do with the fellowship, times of prayer, and the keith daniel conference. I will probably be leaving early next morning .. thanks for praying brothers and sisters.
Wow! What a surprise! Nice to see a post from you. Get some sleep buddy. Praying for your rest and healing. Thanks for updating us. [smile]
Hi Yodi,When you mentioned meeting in August, was that when Greg and I went to Canada? Were you going to be in Rochester? Or were you close by? There's 2 other SI brothers we were close to meeting in Amsterdam back in July. But Greg has met and prayed with you before, right? I think him and Josh met and prayed with you last September. Wow... can you believe a year has passed already?!I had planned to come out and be with you all while on business, but the trip was cancelled. :-( Maybe next year!
Greg,I am looking forward to having you travel again through Rochester in early October to visit in this area again... Maybe we can do some evanelism while you are by and meet some other local brothers as well. I am also looking forward to the November visit of Keith Daniel's to the local Rochester, NY church who is going do so some preaching. Grace,Doug
Got another text message :-) - Greg's in Oklahoma now. United States Map
Thanks for the heads up Yodi. Had tried to call- but no service.
Dear GregGood to hear from you. May the Lord grant you those requests. His richest blessings.In Him,Gery
Dear sermonindexians (ow men, i love that word :-P)a little update.Greg is doing great, listen to sermons while driving, i called him a few hours ago. And he had at that time already driven 8-9 hours. (If i understanded it all correctly, he sounded quite far off, maybe because of distance or the driving)It was good to hear his voice, encourage him and pray with him. The only bad thing was that my batteries were low, so after the prayer and almost good-bye, my phone went down :-( so i was a little bit upset about that and hopefully he understands, because i told him before we prayed, i didn't know if he heard it, because of the connection.However, he is doing good, that's all i know, he is very blessed and looking forward to it all :-)that was the little update from my part! -Williamp.s.Greg if you read this, i'm so sorry my batteries where low i should have recharged them earlier:-?because i knew i had to do that...
That's great William! I'm glad Greg is doing well and is encouraged. What a surprise it must have been for him to hear you call on the phone for the first time [laughs]. Hmmm... I wonder how you got his number [laughs]?Thank you all for your updates (keep it up)! I will continue to post as I receive word.
Got an update last night from Greg that he was in Kansas City safe, in a nice bed and that his finger seemed to be getting a lot better. [smile] Keep praying for him.United States Map Oh wow! Looking at the map, it appears that more than likely he'll make it to his destination in Missouri today. [smile] Yay! Can't wait to hear about his time of fellowship with Robert and Jeremy! Praying.
i called him a few hours agoYou're one crazy brother :-P And to be a little more serious here...it's awesome that you got to talk with Greg. It's amazing to see how the Lord uses Christians from all over the world to encourage each other and pray for (or even with) each other." Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort [or: encourage] one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end..." (Hebrews 3:12-14)Seems to be a "tough" verse...but I think we just have to be honest here. We need encouragement. We at times need a fellow brother or sister to give us a punch in the right direction. I know I need it. And it's not at all about our lives, it's about the honor of Christ, since we have become partakers of Christ. Yes, to our Lord every wall is like a tiny, little threshold. No barrier can stop His work or will.I hope Greg and Robert and all the other guys out there...will have a wonderful time through our Lord Jesus Christ! And not only that...but that they may be changed more into His likeness. That they may be equipped to magnify His name in their neighbourhood/country!
Dear PaulYou're one crazy brother:-P[laughs] thank you :-)oke serious nowAnd it's not at all about our lives, it's about the honor of ChristAmen, well said and a very true point! and we can sure use those punches in the right direction, and thanks for giving one!i keep on praying for you bro, that you will become more and more like Him, and remember He is still more awesome than you know!!Yolandathanks for the update! good to hear he arrived safely and his hand is getting better!Can't wait to hear about his time of fellowship with Robert and Jeremy! Praying.Yea me too, they sure will have a good and blessed time, also because of the promise "where 2 or 3 are gathered in His Name", He is there with them :-)Looking forward to hear and see what God has done and is going to do!
Some encouraging words there brothers. I know you both have blessed Greg so much. You all bless Greg! Hmmm... I wonder if he's visiting in Kansas City? I haven't heard word. I'm sure he's fine and being blessed.
Hi Yodi,Greg made it into town fine and is enjoying a relaxing day today. Please continue to pray for his finger as it has shown some imrpovement, but still needs much healing. I trust that as he gets opportunity he will fill everyone in on the details of his trip. Thanks to everyone for their prayers!God Bless,-Robert
RobertWYay! Greg text messaged me last night and then just ended up calling me, and when I heard that he had visited with you, I told him that I hoped you would post something like you said you would. Thank you very much for following through with that.You're right, Greg is still asking for prayer for his infected pinky. He was planning on going to a clinic this morning to get it checked out.Sermon IndexiansI didn't hear everything Greg told me on the phone because it sounded like he wasn't getting the best reception. I didn't want to annoy him with asking, "what?" at the end of all his sentences. But it sounded like he was staying with the family of someone he met on here at SI. So he met this guy for the first time and I think got introduced to some of his friends. What I do know for sure is that Greg's been enjoying the great fellowship we've been praying for. So... he stayed with this family in Kansas City and I think went around town with Robert. I believe today he was going to visit Jeremy in Missouri.Like I've mentioned before, Greg really appreciates and asks for our prayers. I reassured him several times during our conversation that I'm continually praying for him and that you all on SI are too. I don't want him to think he's forgotten or that we're not thinking of him. So... I'm sure that encouraged him.
Hi Yodi,I am just itching to tell what all we were able to do, but I will wait and let him elaborate. :-P God has answered the prayers and we have had a wonderful time. Hoping this afternoon for a little more fellowship before he heads to Bonn Terre. God Bless,-Robert
It was good to hear his voice, encourage him and pray with him. The only bad thing was that my batteries were low, so after the prayer and almost good-bye, my phone went downWilliam, it was great to be able to speak to you. I was kinda focusing on the road but I will love to speak and pray with you further as God leads.I am looking forward to having you travel again through Rochester in early October to visit in this area again... Maybe we can do some evanelism while you are by and meet some other local brothers as well. Brother doug, I am planning from missiouri to go straight to toronto. But I do want come back in november to see keith daniel and perhaps we can meet and do evangelism then! :)everyonethanks for the prayers and support. I have really felt God's hand in being here in missiouri. Please do pray for my finger on my hand that is infected from a spider bite. I am probably going to a clinic to get it treated again (which costs money :( that I don't wnat to spend on it). I am looking forward to the rest of the week of fellowship here in missiouri. As I get time I will post more details on some of the experiences.
Yay! So great to hear directly from you again on this post. I have been not only praying for the healing of your finger, but also that God would provide financially for you to afford the clinic visit. Don't worry Gregory. God's got you in His care. I know you know that. Look what He's done so faithfully for you so far! Keep looking to Him. Keep depending on Him for all your needs. God bless you Greg. I look forward to reading more in depth about some of your experiences. [smile]
Thank you everyone for praying. My finger infection is basically healed. The blister was very large all over the finger but God was doing a healing beneath the scenes. The finger is still healing but praise God I can TYPE! :-P I am in Missiouri still in the south east side in Bonne, Terre, MO. I got to meet brother Jeremy Hulsey and spend some good time with this brother. What a privildge I have had in this last year to meet so many of God's choice saints. I am very humbled. I am staying at brother Alan Martin's home, which is a quiet beautiful property (in the middle of nowhere). I have had some very good times of Christian fellowship in this trip. Praise God. I will be spending tonight in missouri and then heading back for Canada tommorow morning.That means I am not going to the Keith Daniel conference. I just feel a peace to leave at this point. God has definetly shown me the purpose and fullness of why I have been in missiouri!
That's good to read Greg.
That means I am not going to the Keith Daniel conference. I just feel a peace to leave at this point. God has definetly shown me the purpose and fullness of why I have been in missiouri!Hi Bro. Greg, been unable to reach you but am relieved you are well. Circumstances have changed quite radically here also just since yesterday, but I still hope to make the trip to see Keith Daniel Lord willing. My wife is going in in the morning for a PET scan after receiving results for her CT scan. The Dr.s are quite concerned. They are testing for cancer. God is still in control! I would greatly appreciate any prayers for her at this time. I am looking forward to hearing about your trip to see bro. Jeremy. God Bless,-Robert
Greg left this morning on his way back to Canada. He's going to stop hopefully in Grand Rapids Mi. to visit with some brothers there before continuing home.I was blessed to finally meet Greg in person. (I've never felt short before...lol) We had a tremendous time in the Lord staying down at the Martin's and the trip to Springfield was awesome. Be praying that Greg's trip back into Canada goes smoothly.
Ah, just found out why I wasn't getting any replies to my text messages to Greg. He said he just got my text messages now because he was out in the woods and didn't get any reception. He's planning on "driving hard" up to Toronto, trying to make it there by late tonight, around 11:00 pm. He would like prayer that everything would run smoothly as he crosses the border into Canada.I am praying Hulsey, and I'll be praying for you and your wife RobertW.
Did get to hear from both Greg and Jeremy yesterday and the sound of Gregs voice just was exhuberant, at one point wasn't sure who I was talking to when they were trading off between themselves, for a moment thought it was somebody else in the room .. "who is this?" It was Greg, he just sounded so full of joy...Robert apparently blessed him real good as well from all the kind things he had to say. My wife is going in in the morning for a PET scan after receiving results for her CT scan. The Dr.s are quite concerned. They are testing for cancer. God is still in control! I would greatly appreciate any prayers for her at this time. Robert, know that I will be praying for your wife and your family, fellow SI'ers please, pray.
Robert, know that I will be praying for your wife and your family, fellow SI'ers please, pray.Thanks Bro. Mike and Yodi and all here at SI for their prayers. We are simply trusting God during this time. I have a deep peace about everything. The wife went in for a PET scan at the KC Cancer Center this morning and we will not get the results back until next week. Under the circumstances it looks like we may also not make the trip to Mount Vernon; however if we cannot be in MT Vernon- we will try to make the trip to Versailles- which is much closer to our home.******Bro. Jeremy mentioned how tall bro Greg is. If you are ever looking for him he will be the tallest man in the building. :-P He is a wonderful brother that all would enjoy spending time with. I thank God for him and his burden for revival. Truly we had a wonderful time here in KC along with some other brothers and sisters in the Lord and will cherish those times forever. God is so good! What a wonderful God we serve. I wish I could meet everyone on the site at some point. Maybe God will ordain it. God Bless,-Robert
I got back safe and sound! praise God and thank you everyone for the prayers. I have some great testimonies, pictures and stories to tell. Blessed be God. Stay tuned tommorow God willing for a few additions.
RainbowI just had to stop to take this picture, what beautiful scenery in all the states. I started my journey in southern calfornia then through arizona, new mexico (where this picture was taken), then Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri (where I stayed a week to fellowship), then onto Illinois, Michigan and then to Canada. God's hand was upon me the whole trip and I had much time to pray, think and listen to the audibook of "david brainerds journal's" 10 disc set thanks to www.christianaudio.com (I was able to meet those brother and fellowship).Charles F. Curry LibraryWhen in missouri I was able to spend some time with (robertw) Robert Wurtz, what great times of fellowship we had. in this library they had the entire library of Charles Spurgeon that was shipped and its under lock and key. It's one of those rare things that not many people know about exists. So we got into the library without supervision, I couldn't believe it when I had the key in my hand, I felt like I was a kid in a chocalate factory. Robert has a funny picture of my shock and amazement of seeing the library that maybe I can get up later. :-) Brother RobertHere is a picture of Brother Robert Wurtz in the spurgeon library. As you can see there are rows of bookshelves that are locked up. Some of the books are so old and rare, alot of puritan materials that I am sure are very rare and quite possibly some of the last copies in existence. Spurgeon loved puritans and other old classical christian writings. Me and brother Robert has a great time of prayer, God's presence was very real as we had in our minds the lofty thoughts of the devotion of a man like charles spurgeon and the cloud of witnesses in the books. Truly it was a memorable experience not to be forgotten.BibleCould this be spurgeon's bible? There was a section of the library that they made into a replica of spurgeon's library even with the 6 tiered gas lamp. And they had about 300-500 books that were available to be used and read, most of them very very old and precious. I noticed this one book which was a bible and the kjv was so old that its more achaic then the modern kjv bibles. There was hand writing in it and I was hoping that it was spurgeon's. Obviously it was not his main bible but it would have been neat if he used it to write notes in. I read some verses outloud from that archaic version, what reverence for the Word of God as we read "draw nigh unto God". And with that we did in prayer praying for personal revival and even revival on that campus.Brother JeremyAnother great part of the trip was to visit another part of missiouri and meet jeremy hulsey one of the SermonIndex moderators. We had alot of good time to fellowship and stayed at the house of Alan Martin. The Martin's family were very hospitable and I was very much renewed and spiritually encoruaged by the testimony of their godly family. One day we drove into springfield and I was able to get a few used books, notably the "works of John Fletch vol 1 and 2" 1866 copies for $30 each. I have been reading them since and have been delving deep into his meditations and thoughts. Overall the trip was a very good trip with much fellowship in missouri, I would love to go back to missouri again once to fellowship with all the dear borthers and sisters.
Wow Greg...This is truly wonderful! Yes, you must get that picture up, it would be the icing on the cake!To see Jeremy is a treat, a face to put with the voice and the words...All this description and pictures, Spurgeons library... Praise God Greg, thanks for sharing all this, what a blessing and a joy, even in the bittersweet of this particular moment...