Much has transpired since my last post almost two months ago, and there is, I say, cause for rejoicing: not only for what hath been, but for what is, and for what, according to the will of the Lord, is to come.

Having just returned to North Carolina after a long, long journey, a word comes to mind as I consider all that has recently taken place and look forward to the year ahead: FULNESS. FULNESS is the measure of my joy and gladness as I reflect upon the 10,000 miles of driving, the public preaching of the Gospel that took place on 22 college campuses, in 25 cities, and at Hoover Dam; and the sweet fellowship that FPGM enjoyed with other faithful brethren called to “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression” (Isaiah 58:1).

With more than 6,500 miles of driving behind us since leaving Vale, NC on October 29, we have been able to target 16 college campuses and numerous other public forums out West with the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ. Many have heard the Word of God, and the Truth has been preached.

Greetings, fellow believers, prayer partners, and friends. I awake to a gorgeous sunrise over the silhouettes of the mountains just south of Albuquerque, New Mexico, having traveled 2,600 miles since leaving the confines of Vale, NC back on October 29th. Thank you for your prayers: much has transpired to the glory of God, and a hedge of protection has surrounded our work. Many miles, much preaching, sorrow for the state of America, spiritual highs and lows, demonic oppression, weariness . . . please keep praying.

This evening, I and two Christian brothers head west, making a beeline for Laramie, Wyoming. Lord willing, we will rendezvous with Shawn Holes (luketentwo.com) at the University of Wyoming at 11:30am, just in time for the class change. Thus will begin a solid month of preaching the Gospel on college campuses, culminating, Lord willing, at the Boise State / Utah State football game in Boise, Idaho on December 4th. Please pray for us: that the Lord would open a door of utterance.

After nine straight days of open-air preaching at local festivals and college campuses here in the heart of America’s Bible Belt, I mourn for our nation and its churches. Things are far worse than I had imagined. The Bible Belt holds up the pants of hypocrisy in America; fellow “Christians” seem the greatest enemy of those that would share their faith openly; student ministries on college campuses mock biblical truth; police bully, intimidate, and videotape Christian witnesses; middle class college students tout communism, desecrate the American flag, and openly fancy anti-semitism and shariah law; so-called “Christians” boast in their sin, “turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ” (Jude 4).

I am very grateful for all the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ who have kept up with us these 7+ years. Your prayers and support have been an impetus to keep preaching the Gospel, and by God’s grace, we will never cease. The only thing that is changing is the way we’ll go about getting word out to you.

Well, I am finally getting out Part 2 of the update that I began more than a month ago. Again, I apologize for the negligence in this matter. Things have been very busy around here as we continue to become accustomed to a larger family and another newborn. Mom and baby have done well, and we are finally getting a little more sleep at night. Thanks for all your prayers in the matter of Josiah McCandless’ home-birth.