A Trip Eastward - Tennessee or Bust!

Sis. Leigh and Barnabas ready yo depart.

Hi, all.

I have been in the planning an preparing stages for a trip to visit my family in Tennessee and Kentucky for some time. I have felt since Christmas that I was to make this journey, but lacked the funds to do so. But the planning and preparing were to continue until the Lord made the funds available; now He has.

The necessary funds, my back pay from Social Security Disability, were deposited into my bank account on Wednesday, May 9th. I was awarded my Disability in September of 2016. It was approved to start in January of that year, but there is a five month waiting period before benefits begin. So my benefits were to begin June 3, 2016, thus the reason for the SSA owing me three months back pay (June, July, and August of 2016).  I was told by the Reno SSA office that it should be about 90 days from the date of the first payment I received before I would get that back pay.

I received my first payment October 2016, and so thought I would have my back pay by January 2017. No Joy! I have waited 16 months beyond that expected payment date.

There have been many things that I needed to purchase - i.e. a generator as the one in the van wouldn't run, gas cans for taking generator fuel, etc. But now all is purchased and the van nearly loaded. So my departure is nearly on the horizon.

I am bringing a couple of furry, four-legged friends along for the ride; no loneliness here!

I plan to pull out of Mound House, Nevada on Sunday afternoon, right after our fellowship lunch after Sunday's church service. I have posted a copy of my Itinerary below. And I plan to post here each evening as I travel across the country. This is an approximate Itinerary as I have sent out letters of introduction to several of our AB of C sister churches so that I may share God's word as I travel ... God willing!

Stay tuned here for further updates!

Tennessee Trip Itinerary

 Dear Family and Friends,

My plans are subject to change at any time, especially from May 24th on as I have sent requests to speak at several churches in Arkansas and Missouri. I will post updates on my website, HippyInHisService.com, and my Facebook page, Grammys Gems.

Please contact me if you have any questions about my itinerary me at:

leigh.morton@writeme.com

Leigh Morton

A Hippy in His Service

… and yours!

Sunday, May 20, 2018:

Carson City to Tonopah

Camp: Tonopah, NV

Alkali Hot Springs Campground

Monday, May 21

Tonopah to Hoover Dam, NV

Rest Stop: Las Vegas, NV

Dinner: Sweet Tomatoes

9460 W Flamingo Rd, LV, NV 89147

Camp: Hoover Dam Lodge Overflow

            Boulder City, NV

Tuesday, May 22

Hoover Dam to Grants, NM

Rest Stop: Flagstaff, AZ

Dinner/Camp: Grants/Laguna Pueblo

Wednesday, May 23

Grants, NM to Elk City, OK

Rest Stop: Tucumcari, NM

Dinner/Camp: Elk City, OK

            Elk City Lake Park

Thursday, May 24    

Elk City to Hot Springs AR

Rest Stop: OKC

Camp: Cedar Glades Park

            Hot Springs, AR

Friday, May 25

Hot Springs, AR to Branson, MO

Rest Stop: Clinton, AR

Camp: Branson, MO

            With Tina Stottle

Saturday, May 26

Branson to Neelyville, MO

Rest Stop: Willow Springs, MO

Camp: Beaver Lake

Church Sunday in Neelyville, MO.

Dear Friends at Coon Island Pentecostal Church,

I would love to take time off the road here to speak with your congregation as I travel through your area. Otherwise, I will be staying in Shelbyville, TN for several months. This is only a few hours journey from you and I would be glad to make time in my schedule to accommodate your scheduling needs.

                                                           

Monday, May 28

Neelyville, MO to Shelbyville, TN

Rest Stop: Nashville

End of Road - for now: Shelbyville, TN

The Gospel of 3:16 - Exodus

Exodus

“Now be on your way. Gather the leaders of Israel. Tell them, ‘God, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, appeared to me, saying, “I’ve looked into what’s being done to you in Egypt, and I’ve determined to get you out of the affliction of Egypt and take you to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, a land brimming over with milk and honey.”’

“Believe me, they will listen to you. Then you and the leaders of Israel will go to the king of Egypt and say to him: ‘God, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness where we will worship God—our God.’

“I know that the king of Egypt won’t let you go unless forced to, so I’ll intervene and hit Egypt where it hurts—oh, my miracles will send them reeling!—after which they’ll be glad to send you off. I’ll see to it that this people get a hearty send-off by the Egyptians—when you leave, you won’t leave empty-handed! Each woman will ask her neighbor and any guests in her house for objects of silver and gold, for jewelry and extra clothes; you’ll put them on your sons and daughters. Oh, you’ll clean the Egyptians out!”

Exodus 3:16-22, MSG

Moses on Mt. Sinai

I quoted Exodus 3:16-22 so I could cover the complete thought that God is sharing here. He was telling Moses to return to Egypt to escort his family - all of Israel, actually - out of the country and into the Promised Land. This setting is just prior to all the plagues the Lord judged Egypt with. God is giving Moses his marching orders as he had graduated the “backside of the desert” boot camp.

We all know the story of how God delivered Israel out of Egypt using Moses as their General and Aaron their priest to guide the way. It’s been in the movies and a lot of books of History and fiction. This is where He had Moses write that information down for us to learn from all these years later.

Let us follow the example of Moses, not Pharaoh, when it comes to following God’s instructions.