February 2016

Hello Fam,

Well it is that time again...
Time for Linda and I to tape our ankles and get feets and boots on the ground.
We gathered at Memphis International the morning of February 2 @ 3:45am. (Thanks Doc Brown for the ride)

To start a 63 day teaching and training journey. First stop is Katmandu ( we gona let it do what it do in Katmandu). We met our team leader Kevin Johnston
(Aka - K-Diddy) and 3 other Downliners to begin a 26+ hour travel to our destination. Once we are there - we will spend one night (sleeping and/or wrestling with brother and sister jet lag - who always wins the match by TKO . When Linda and I try to talk to each other on jet lag - it is like talking after you had you mouth numbed at the dentist)
We then will travel to 3 major cities in a 9 day period and train leaders in the Body to take the game beyond their borders to the Ends of the Earth till the end of time.
We about to land in Abu Dhabi - 13 hour flight from Chicago - I slept 9 of them - I look over and Linda is grinning and abiding in this airplane seat very content- crunching on some Jalapeño potato chips (she keeps a stash of goodies)  that is how it is when you rolling in The Father's pleasure - it ain't nothing like it - nothing else can match up -" ya feel me" - (pull a map and check out Abu Dhabi and Katmandu Napal it will give you a idea of where we are)
Then board again for 5 more hours and let the pilot flex our ride into Katmandu. (Father blessed us and bumped us up to business class from Abu Dhabi to Katmandu- the whole team - I told K- Diddy see if we can get the pilot to make another block to have some of this a little while longer - this happen to be the #1 voted 2015 airline in the world - they announced it while we were on the plane (but had the best cost cutter prices of anyone)
They more than lived up to their award.
We will be (somewhere around 10) hours ahead of you in the Memphis - so if you want to know what is going to happen 10 hours from now - text me and I will tell you - because I am already here - 10 hours into your future.

I will post in about a week but until then I will give you some more West Africa and a training weekend in Alabama with Jerome , some real Cowboys and with Big Barrett Jone (Alabama Tide Football 2x. All American, 3x national champion and disciple maker - we will meet him and some Other pro football players and Jon and Tracy Sullivan in South Africa on Feb 13th to hook up with long time friends Koos and Jeni Basson)

The verse I memorized came in to play several time during the terrorist deal in Burkina Faso.
I had to walk with it and lean into it several times.
I encourage you to constantly download the Scriptures on your hard drive (mind and heart) so when there is a time of need the Spirit (parakletos - called to ones aid -along side) He can pull it up from the hard drive and you will have what you need for that situation so that the Father will be glorified (His character will be displayed through you on front street)

Write a letter:
To encourage or witness to family member or friend.
God really likes the letter business - He made at least 21 of the NT personal letters.

Prayer and  Appreciation
Prayer
1. For my daddy and mama
Roy Campbell Jr (90) & Dorothy Campbell.
He got pneumonia 2 weeks ago - he is over it now but got physically weak in the legs - he is spending 2 weeks in a local nursing home for rehab and get his weight up to get home - he is progressing very well - highly motivated to get to the house to drive his truck to the country store where his buddies are to tell fishing stories.
2. The trainees hearts would be illuminated - and they would see the world from The Father's point of view  Ephesians 1:18 "enlightened" NASB
3. Translation will be clear
Translator is the key - without a translator there is no communication
4.  Willie Baldwin, Rasheema Pit
And Faye Kelly as they work Eikon on the home front
5. For the people who will meet us along the way to assist in the training

Appreciation:

1. For those of you that pray for us - when we are brought into your remembrance
 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3
2. You that have given and invested to make these trips and trainings a reality - one week ago we did not have enough cheese to complete the trips ground cost portion (airfares were covered) but we were going to have to sleep standing up in a corner somewhere and catch stray chickens and eat them I guess (Linda could probably run one or two chickens down) and wash some dishes or something.
But you listened to the Spirit and gave and we have this portion of the trips ground cost taken care of - Thank you!!!!

Philippians 4:17 - the work,fruit from the work you have sponsored, invested and partnered in will be accredited to your account in a bank to where
On "That Day" you will meet your returns.
3. The training resource (books, laptop, flash drives) given to deepen and strengthen  the walk of the Body of the believer and how to feed themselves and teach other to do the same.