News From the Veal's at Shell Creek

Sorry that I have not posted much in the last month. Most of my spare time seems to fall to the boys, or to sleep. Things seem to be going well at Church. We are still praying as to the direction God is leading with Shell Creek. I am excited about the future. Like I said, I am not sure what it will look like, but God is building a strong passion in my heart for “placing my hand to the plow and never looking back”.

I preached two short topical sermon series since I arrived at Shell Creek. The first was on the Word of God. The second was on the purpose of God, Man, and the Church. I wanted to share my burden and passions for the ministry with the congregation, emphasizing that the chief end of man is to Glorify God and enjoy him forever. This week I’ll start preaching through the Gospel of Mark. The series is called “The Kingdom of God”. I am working on getting the sermons recorded, and once they are, they will go on the blog.

Here are some bullet point updates on ministry, family, and country living.

We had a good turn-out for the annual Shell Creek Baptist Church 4th of July Picnic.

I’ve learned the joy of getting up before 4 every morning to work at UPS.

I purchased a fishing license, and have caught 0 fish.

The boys and I enjoy gopher hunting in the cemetery and finding toads, snapping turtles, snakes, and farm cats.

Here are some things that you can pray for:

Shelly is struggling with the last couple of weeks of her pregnancy.

Our house is receiving almost no interest in the Real Estate market. It would be a huge blessing if our house sold sooner than later.

Lastly here are some pics of the 4th and a video of the boys telling us what they thought of the ride at the Platte County Fair: