GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2009

Dear Friends and Family,
It has been a whirlwind of activity with a cyclone of services and camps in TN. But that is behind us now and we are now enjoying the HOT Orlando temperatures! With a heat index of 108 degrees on Monday, we are pleased to be in air conditioning most of the time.

On the way to Orlando we stopped in Atlanta to visit with David’s brother and wife, Larry and Cathy. It was fun to reconnect after much time. Our visit was short but we hope to make a stop there once again after the Conventions.

Our first stop in Orlando was just north of the city in Longwood with the Kersten family. Daron and Zoe are old friends from our days in Hinesville, GA. Their Dad, Myron Kersten, was our Pastor while we lived there and since we did not have family to spend holidays with in the local area, we often spent time with their family (8 children). Although we had been out of touch with Daron and Zoe for a number of years, we are thrilled to be connected again and know the friendship will last a lifetime.

We enjoyed Sunday morning at both services (English and Spanish) and then enjoyed a delicious lunch with the Kerson’s, Vivian (the NMI President at the church), and the Eurasia Regional Director and his family, Dr. Gustavo Crocker, his wife Rachel and their two beautiful girls, Beth and Raquel. To spend time with one of the six Regional Directors is a privilege and we were excited to hear what God is doing in Europe and parts of Asia. The "kids" had a great time too!


The Orange County Convention Center is the location for the Nazarene General Assembly. Shelley is working at the SENDAS booth and David is at the MAC Region talking to people about what God is doing in the Seminary and in the MAC Region. The days have been going by quickly as we see many new friends and make many new ones.

David presented a 3 minute summary of MAC South activities in the NMI Convention. He did a great job and from all I heard, the entire presentation was a hit!



You can’t be in Florida and not take in some pool time. We look forward to more rest and fun this weekend as our shifts are over with working the booths and now we can enjoy the Convention and play a bit. Disney is on the calendar for Monday and Tuesday.

We have enjoyed having David’s Mom and sister (Virginia and Tina) here with us in Orlando. They have been a blessing to help us with the kids. Another blessing is our friends Jim Barnett, who has been so kind to share his condo with us which has been a huge blessing with the expenses for this trip along with helping Kayley with her crawl stroke and breathing for swimming. Thanks, Brother Jim.

Thanks for your prayers as we minister and play here in Orlando. May God bless you this week!

The Webb Family