This is a wonderful testimony of God's faithfulness and your own faithfulness as well. What an adventure it has been! Many - many men, women, and children - have been blessed along the way by you and Brenda. Myself included. In word and in song.

I have known you quite a while now. And I am glad of it.

Here, you have touched on many things, brother. Yes, there is work to be done and, as you mentioned, some simplification needs to happen in the churches. Financial reforms need to happen. And revival, too, mainly. But as the song says:

For the darkness shall turn to dawning and the dawning to noonday bright and Christ's great Kingdom shall come on earth—the kingdom of love and light.

Dan, think how long it took for the Bible to be read by the common people in their own language. And for the "cup" to be given to the laity. And for the realization that salvation was by grace alone through faith. Sadly, it was much too long...

Great to hear from you, as always.