Dedication of building at FMBC Woodbridge Ca

Beautiful new facilities were dedicated and the church also had a Homecoming service celebrating 57 years.

Bro Frank Palmer, Pastor and 3 former Pastor's
Bro O.E. Hall, First pastor from 1950-1973

More Revival

Bro Al Scott, giving his devotional. He is the Christian Education leader at FMBC Antioch just like he was at Redlands. I sure miss him.
Bro & Sis Theron Craft
Bro Phil & Sis Chris Wright
Antioch Choir

Tent Revival with evangelist Bro. Theron Craft at FMBC Antioch,Ca

It's been a long time since I got to attend a Tent revival. We sang and then were thoroughly uplifted and revived by Bro Theron's sermon.
Brian has been playing the drums for about 5 months and did an awesome job.
Bro Jimmy Mcgee and myself
Bro Phil Wright, Pastor at Antioch
Bro. Craft, The evangelist from Newport, Oregon

More wedding

Mr & Mrs Mathew Mauldin and Mr & Mrs Rudy Rodriquez
Ready to throw the bouquet
Guess who caught it? Brittany, of course.

Mathew and Sarah's winter wedding

Had to get a picture of "little Al"
Soon to be Mr & Mrs Mathew Mauldin

Brittany and Dustin

More at Calvary Baptist Mission

We were so thrilled to sing for the dedication of the church at Chehalis, where we worked on the project in Sept 2006. We also sang for their Revival
Bro Cloud, evangelist
The entry to the church
Calvary Missionary Baptist Mission. Please pray for them as they would like to pay off their building before they organize in another year and a half, Lord willing.

Chehalis Washington

The Church at Chehalis held their Dedication service March 18, 2007. They had 183 in attendance for the dedication service.

Revival services were then held Sun-Tues evenings with Bro Randy Cloud , Sec-Treasurer for ABA missions, as evangelist.

Rick Bailey(Deacon of Sponsoring church, Calvary, Santa Paula, Ca), Bro Cloud and Missionary, Bro Jason Rigby

Update on what we have been doing.

Now for an update. After attending and singing at the Bible conference in Redding, Ca, We have sung at two church dedication's, two Revivals, attended a wedding and then visted Manteca, Ca where Mark and Amanda Williams have now moved.We were also asked to sing at the church at Manteca and were blessed to get to hear Mark preach. Mark Williams took his first church as Pastor at FMBC Manteca, Ca. a month ago. In between John and I worked at Bro & Sis Dennis Wharton's home, John fixed a few things at the Shields home and also replaced some electrical in the Parsonage in Manteca, Ca

The Wharton's home in Redding, Ca
John wired switches and hung light fixtures .
On our way to Chehalis Wash, we stopped and visited the Shields again in Grants Pass,Oregon. We took Sis Shields out to lunch for a special birthday. (can't tell you her age)

Here is John and Jean Shields

Bro and Sis Shields

More Bible Conference

Bro. and Sis. Richard Paslay (Former Pastor) Oakdale,Ca. Bro. Paslay spoke on "The First Homicide" Genesis 4
Bro. and Sis. Robert Williams, North Highlands spoke on "The Boat Builder" Genesis 6
Bro. and Sis. Frank Palmer, Woodbridge,Ca spoke on "The Salty Wife" Genesis 12,13
Bro. and Sis. Russell Bailey, Clovis,Ca spoke on "The First Skyscraper"

Genesis 11

Bro. James Taylor (not pictured) Oroville,Ca spoke on "First Hell Fire Damnation Preacher " Genesis 5

8th Annual Bible Conference

The Eighth Annual Bible Conference Hosted By the Beacon Missionary Baptist Church, Redding, Ca March 8th-10th 2007

Life Changing Stories From Genesis

Bro Art Richardson (not pictured) Visalia, Ca spoke on "The Dreamer" Genesis 37

Bro. J.C. Pack (Former pastor) Redding, Ca spoke on "The Faith Baby" Genesis 17
Bro and Sis J.C. Pack. Married 61 years

*Special Prayer Request, Pray for Bro Pack, seeing the Doctor about a Heart condition.

Bro. Bill Gurnett , Martinez, Ca spoke on "Discourse in the Garden' Genesis 3
Bro. Larry Crouch, Oakley,Ca spoke on "Selling Your Birthright" Genesis 25
Bro. and Sis. Scott Tourville, Concord,Ca Bro. Tourville spoke on "Giving your Only Son" Genesis 22

Beacon M.B.C.

Pastor, Bro Dennis Wharton
The framed pictures in front are wood etched and beautiful
Bro. Pack

Beacon M.B.C. Redding, Ca

Another of Chapel Builders and Macedonian projects

What a Bible Conference!

Amen and Thank you Lord.
After working in Fresno for over a week we headed for Redding, Ca where we were invited to sing for Beacon M.B.C. 8th Annual Bible Conference. All I can say is Praise the Lord! It has been a long time since I heard such powerful preaching by many preachers I have been acquainted with for a very long time and a few I have known for a short time.
Many of these preachers knew my Father, A.D. Compton. Jr and it always blesses me to hear them share memories of my Dad. The fellowship was great,but best of all their preaching was so powerful and uplifting.
These men, Pastor's of our Lord's churches were Bro. Art Richardson,
Bro. Scott Tourville, Bro. Russell Bailey, Bro.Robert Williams,
Bro.James Taylor, Bro.Richard Paslay (former Pastor),
Bro.Bill Gurnett, Bro. J.C. Pack, Bro.Frank Palmer and
Bro.Larry Crouch. This was a mini Revival for us. We were blessed to get to sing in the Thursday and Friday night services. If you have never attended a Bible conference here you should come next year. John and I would like to attend this every year whether we sing or not. It was so uplifting and fulfilling. The Lord was in this place and in the preaching of his word.
John and I are staying here in Redding at the church until probably Wed the 14th, as John will be helping Bro. Dennis Wharton on his new home for a few days. We will then be heading for Chehalis, Wa to sing for Calvary Missionary Baptist Missions building dedication and Spring revival with Bro. Cloud on March 18th-20th. This is another blessing to get to sing again at a church where we worked on back in Sept 2006 and get to see the building done and dedicated to the Lord.
After the Revival in Chehalis we will be traveling back to Antioch, Ca for a wedding and a Tent Revival at First M.B.C. Antioch March 22th-25th where we have been invited to sing.
We have been asked to sing at another Chapel building project completed and to be dedicated March 24th at the First M.B.C. in Woodbridge in between the Revival at Antioch.
Pray for our travel safety,our voices,our family and church family while we are away.
I promise pictures and writing again real soon.
God bless and keep you,
P.S. I think our name should be The Singing Mission Builders, what do you think? There were jokes at the conference about being called the Chapel Building Quartet and many wanted to audition for a Quartet.
I don't know, we have to ask Richard and Robyn if they want to sing first.
In His service,
John and Esther