Sincere Thanks to Steadfast and His Family
 

I want to thank Steadfast and his precious family and church for treating us well last week. We cannot thank them enough.

My boys told me this morning as I took them to school that this was the best trip we have ever taken as a family. That means a lot.

Steadfast has a great church and a wonderful family, both of which are a testimony to his leadership and example.

One of the greatest things God has done for me is blessing me with the friendship of men of God...and I will be eternally grateful that this man has been added to that number.

Sounds like you had a great time. Do you have any pics?

Coonskinner?

He DOES have one GREAT pic. If I recall it right, it was sort of a winter pic, with a big TORO behind a fence. (That's a nice place for them to be when I am nearby.)

Come on, CS! Post the pics!!!

I also would like to see pics. I like to see the many situations in which Coonskinner can "not smile" in a photograph!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!

what I want to know is did you got to Sartins?

I went to the Sartins in Nederland last Wednesday.

The shrimp was awesome.

Go ahead and rub it in my brother.

Brother Skinner, It is great to see one man appreciating anothers friendship...

Nathan Eckstadt

The real question is whether Coonskinner was able to straighten out Steadfast's church. Was he able to bring TRUE "holiness" to them?

Did he "shuck the corn"?

As a matter of fact, he DID forevermore sHuck the corn Wed night and Sun morn. He didn't get to preach Sunday night.

Heaven absolutely kissed the earth Sunday Night. (Especially for me!)

It was awesome!!!!!!

That's wonderful! I'm sure Steady has a great church.

He does!!

We were treated wonderfully. I felt like a Queen. Got to do everything I wanted (except go shopping...the Skinner didn't want to :( ) but everything else was absolutely wonderful!!!


Yes we have some pictures, I don't know how to post them on here, and The Skinner is asleep in the bedroom. So, I'll have him post them tomorrow!

Did the man feed y'all I hear he has a dietary problem that he hardly eats anything????? Down to skin and bone is what I hear?:tiphat

Oh my goodness, did he feed us. Colton, my oldest ate (yucky) crawfish until it was coming out his ears and he begged and pleaded for more.

I actually think I gained some weight while we were there. :(

That Indiana boy has been Cajunized!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:tiphat

Big time!!!!!

Real friends would drop in on other friends who are less than 80 miles away. :grampa

:nah

With gas at $3 a gallon- I would not.
Unless a real good friend.

:tiphat

I hears you fed them to death.:tiphat

I know you are kidding, but lest anybody else or perhaps some lurker should get the wrong idea, his church doesn't need straightening out on holiness.

It was very obvious that the saints there have been well taught. Not only was there a good standard outwardly, but there was a very pure "spirit of holiness" which, while hard to define exactly, is very tangible and distinct to those who know what I am talking about.

You can hear a man preach and talk to him on forums and learn some things about him, but when you go to a church where a man has pastored for a long while, you really see what he is made of. I was deeply impressed by Steadfast's incredible preaching the first time I heard him, but was even more impressed when I went to his church and felt and saw the long term fruits of his ministry.

One tell-tale indicator: Contrary to what I really planned or anticipated ahead of time, I preached fairly heavy conviction there, especially on Sunday morning, and there was a deep, immediate and profound response from the church.

This is something that does not happen everywhere, and especially not where there hasn't been a good balance of strong, gut level commitment preaching.

The honor was all ours.

God bless you for your kindness and friendship!

He just about did.:)