The majority of our meetings this month has been in the large state of Ohio.  Towards the end of the month we were in a missions conference with the First Freedom Baptist Church in Kent, Ohio.  We have known Pastor Alexoff and his church through attending summer camp for many years together.   Throughout our time with them, the people were very kind and personable.  We also enjoyed the other missionary couples we were with.  Brother Matthew Siekbert and his family have been serving in Ghana, Africa for ten years now.  It’s an encouragement for me and I’m sure for other missionaries on deputation, to see the fruit of someone who has been on the field for ten years.  The second missionary family we were with was the Carter’s, heading for Northern Africa.  We met this family previously in our travels and enjoyed spending this missions conference with them!