GH Evangelistic Ministries

NEWSLETTER

GEORGE HOLLEY, EVANGELIST
P.O. BOX 68
CROWN CITY, OHIO 45623
(740)256-6463

Update from Homeland Community Revival
May 28, 2010
Dear friends and ministry partners,
Hope you are enjoying your Memorial Day weekend. We are certainly enjoying having some extra time off to catch up on some projects around the house and visiting with family and friends. We just finished a good meeting at the Homeland Community Church in Parkersburg, WV with Pastor Brady & Jennifer Stephens and Pastor Russell & Diane Wooten.
We had seekers at the altar nearly every service and heard some wonderful testimonies of what God had been doing in the hearts and lives of those who came. There was a genuine hunger and excitement for the Word of God in each of the services.
Special music was provided by various individuals from other churches.
It was quite a blessing to see how many other churches were represented from night to night. Here is a partial listing: Fairlawn Baptist Church; Davis Memorial Wesleyan Church; Pleasantview Baptist Church; Heart of Worship Church; God's Glory Church; Vienna Wesleyan Church; Sand Hill United Methodist Church; Camden Temple; 10th Ave. Church of God; Baptist Temple; First Christian Fellowship Church; Ebenezer Baptist Church; Mineral Holiness Church; and Laurel Cliff Free Methodist Church. Isn't that an amazing list? Both Pastor Brady and Pastor Wooten are doing a job of providing leadership and care to this congregation even with the demands and challenges of being bi-vocational. We certainly enjoyed the fellowship that we had with them during our time there. Our next meeting will be at the Bethel CCCU in Piketon, OH with Pastor David Smith. The meeting begins Wednesday, June 2, and will continue through Sunday, June 6.
Thanks for your faithful support of this ministry.
Together for souls,
George and Pattie

Update from Walnut Hill CCCU
May 26, 2010
Dear friends and ministry partners,
Our last revival was held on May 16-19, at the Walnut Hill CCCU in Leesbury, OH with Pastor Mike & Vikki Hodge. This was our first time to meet them and to be at this church although some of the members had heard us at their district camp at Nipgen, OH in 2006 and 2008. The church is located in a beautiful rural farm community between Washington C.H. and Hillsboro.
Since it was only about an hour from Grove City, we chose to stay with our sons and drive back and forth rather than stay in a hotel. The services were very uplifting with a good response at the altar and several good testimonies and words of praise were given for the Lord. Even a few shouts of praise were heard from time to time. Special music was provided by Jason Cooper from Beech Creek, OH. This young southern gospel recording artist did an excellent job. Needless to say, we felt right at home.
Although there were some visitors from the community that joined us in the services, we don't know which churches they may have represented. However, we were delighted to have friends come all the way from Plain City and Portsmouth to be in service with us. We were also pleasantly surprised to have Rev. Dwayne & Gail Woodard from Washington C.H. to drop by and join us. He is a Wesleyan minister in our home district of Greater Ohio and is currently serving as a hospital chaplain. We are currently in revival at the Homeland Community Church in Parkersburg, WV. It will conclude tonight with an update to follow a little later.
Thanks for your continued support of this ministry.
Together for souls,
George and Pattie

Update from Ashland Heights Wesleyan Church
May 19, 2010
Our last meeting began on Mother's Day, May 9, at the Ashland Heights Wesleyan Church in Ashland, KY with Pastor Gordon & Hettie Tilley. The revival got off to a very good start with several young adult children and grandchildren in attendance with their moms who normally would not have been in the service. You might not normally think so, but it was actually an ideal time to begin a meeting such as this with so many spiritual needs represented by this seasonal crowd. We preached a message on what the family album of Jesus looks like. People are surprised to find out that God has adopted many just like us into His family. We are sad to say that no one responded to the invitation but we believe many hearts were touched. Only eternity will fully reveal what was actually accomplished that morning but God was faithful.
There was a good spirit that could be felt throughout the duration of the revival which continued through Wednesday, May 12. It was so good to be back at this church and renew some old friendships. Our family sang in many of their revivals back in the 80's but this was our first time back to preach for them since then. Many of the saints that we knew then have already gone on to heaven, but it was encouraging to see some of the others have remained true to God and the church. We got to worship with several of these people back in 2008 when we were preaching at their district camp in Maysville. We also appreciated Pastor Phil Zimmerman and others that came from the Westwood Wesleyan Church. We look forward to being with them in November of this year. It was also good to see Rev. & Mrs. Willard Metz. He is a Wesleyan minister but currently pastors at the Sedgwick United Methodist Church in Ironton, OH. Others came from the Crown City Wesleyan Church and the Windsor Methodist Church.
We are currently in revival at the Walnut Hill CCCU in Leesburg, OH with Pastor Mike Hodge. The meeting concludes tonight and we will be sending out an update a little later. Our next revival will begin on Sunday, May 23, at the Homeland Community Church in Parkersburg, WV with Pastor Brady Stephens.
Thanks for your continued prayer and financial support of this ministry.
Together for souls,
George and Pattie

Saving Grace
May 5, 2010
Dear friends and ministry partners,
Our last revival put us in the beautiful Hocking Hills State Park area near Logan, OH on April 25-28. We were about 15 miles from there out in the country at the Coonville Holiness Church with Pastor James & Donna Mathias. Pastor Mathias has been pastoring there for about 40 years now. How remarkable is that? Way to go, Bro. Jim!
There was an eagerness for the revival among the congregation and a sincere hunger for the Word of God. During the meeting we had the privilege to work with Robert & Shari Whightsel from Reynoldsburg, OH who are the youth leaders at the Gahanna Church of Christ in Christian Union. They did a good job of leading us in worship and providing the special music for the services. It was very uplifting and encouraging. If you would be interested in having them at your church, you can contact them at whightselr@aol.com for call them at (740)964-9085.
The church was nearly full for most of the services due primarily to the faithful support and attendance from area churches. Among them were: Pastor Mike Thomas and the Nelsonville Wesleyan Church; Pastor Tim Poling and the Murray City Wesleyan Church; Pastor Dave Cogar and the Oak Grove Wesleyan Church; Amesville Bethel Wesleyan Church; McArthur Church of the Nazarene; Wellston Church of the Nazarene; Pleasant Ridge CCCU; Haydenville United Methodist; and House of Faith Ministries. We are sure that by now some of you are wondering why we titled this update "Saving Grace"? Well, we are glad you asked, you are still asking good questions. Since you brought it up, lets dicuss it. We realize that if we are anything at all, it is by the grace of God. We also realize the we could not do what we do nor go like we go but by the grace of God and the reason we do it is so that others can experience this same grace. Perhaps the leading cause of discouragement, especailly among pastors and evangelists, is barren altars. So, when we see people of all ages come to the Lord and experience this amazing grace, it makes all the miles and time away from home worth it. That was the case in this revival. There had not been many visible results in response to the sermons until the last night. Prior to the preaching we had been asked to anoint and pray for several individuals for various physical needs. Among them was an older lady (about 70 according to her sister) that was on oxygen and had attended every service of the revival. We assumed that she must have already been a believer because of her faithfulness to the meeting and her desire to be anointed. However, during the altar call at the conclusion of the sermon, we were reminded not to make such assumptions when she came forward to be saved. She was a good person but realized after all these years she was still lost and needed to be saved. The odds of someone her age getting saved is about 1 in 700,000. This was a wonderful example of the mercy and grace of God. Ironically, her name was Grace. Thank you Lord for saving Grace!!!
Thanks for your continued prayer and financial support of this ministry and thanks for having a part in saving Grace.
Upcoming meetings:
May 2-5 Coshocton Burt Ave. Wesleyan Church in Coshocton, OH
May 9-12 Ashland Heights Wesleyan Church in Ashland, KY
May 16-19 Walnut Hills CCCU in Leesburg, OH
May 23-26 Homeland Community Church in Parkersburg, WV
Together for souls,
George and Pattie

Update from Stewart Wesleyan Church
April 23, 2010
Dear friends and ministry partners,
This week we were at the Stewart Wesleyan Church in Stewart, OH with Pastor Roger & Lois McCoy. This church may be small but it has a big heart for the Lord and for the Word of God. They always make us feel very welcomed and show us great respect. We have known the McCoy family since back in 1984 when both of us were in ministry in the former West Virginia District of the Wesleyan Church.
We received a boost in the attendance by several visitors that came from area churches. Among some of them were: Oak Grove Wesleyan Church; McDoogal United Methodist Church; Hagee Ridge Mission; Christ Community Wesleyan Church; Bethel Wesleyan Church; Nelsonville Wesleyan Church; White's Chapel Wesleyan Church; Athens Church of God; Faith Memorial Church; and Veto Bible Mission. It is always so encouraging when so many come in to support the meeting. Our next revival will be on April 25-28, at the Coonville Holiness Church with Pastor Jamies Mathias. The church is located on State Rt. 56 between Nelsonville and Logan.
Thanks for your continued prayer and financial support of this ministry.
P. S. Please continue to pray for my brother. A recent biopsy showed that his cancer has spread to his lungs. He begins a new round of chemo today. He was very weak when I spoke with him on the phone earlier this week.
Together for souls,
George & Pattie

Sermon CDs Now Available
Dec 5, 2009

Dear friends & ministry partners,
Many of you have asked us about the availability of our sermon cd's. Well, they are now available. To order, just visit georgeholley.com/� , click on Sermon CDs and place your order.� A suggested donation of $5.00 for each CD ordered would be appreciated. Below is the list of cds available at this time:
1. God's Advertisers
2. Why Sit Here Till We Die?
3. Being Used of God
4. Give Me This Mountain
5. What Does This Mean?
6. Refilling the Tank
7. What Are You Doing With the Net?
8. How To Avoid Being Devoured
9. Mature Faith
10. What Is Your Request?
11. Where Are You?
12. Do We Look For Another?
13. God's Family Album
14. Spiritual Hypothermia
15. Losing Our Steam
16. The Road of Discouragement
17. Behold the Lamb of God
18. Nothing But Leaves
19. Let's Get Stirred
20. Faithfulness
Thanks for your support of this ministry.
Together for souls,
George & Pattie

Dec 5, 2009

Dear friends & ministry partners,
We returned home from our revival in Maryland on Monday, Nov. 16 just in time to attend revival at our home church at the Crown City Wesleyan Church. Our oldest son, Aaron, was doing the preaching for this meeting so we were glad to be able to attend not only on Monday night but also on Tuesday night. Speaking of Aaron, he is still available if any of you pastors need someone for pulpit supply or special services this winter.
We began our next revival on Wednesday, Nov. 18, and continued through Sunday, Nov. 22, at the Hilltop Mission in Chillicothe, OH with Pastor Aaron & Amanda Satterfield. This is a good church and this young couple is providing exceptional leadership to this congregation. A good spirit prevailed throughout the meeting and the meeting concluded with shouts of praise at the glorious conversion of a young man on the last night. Inspiring and uplifting music was provided by Wayne & June Dalton and Major Young.
After the revival at Hilltop Mission, we had one more service before taking a break for Thanksgiving. That service was a three-church rally hosted by the Lecta Church of Christ in Christian Union and also included the Macedonia Community Church and the Bailey Chapel Church.
Thanksgiving was a special and emontional time for us. Being a close family always makes it a special holiday at our home. We have our noon meal at my parents house and mom always out does herself with the cooking. Our sons were able to be home as usual and this time they had their girl friends with them which was a first. We sure could get used to that!!! My brother and his family also made it home that evening which made our tradition complete. It was so good to see him but so hard knowing he is still unable to eat anything by mouth. We wanted to cry when we saw him pick up the food just so he could smell it. Needless to say, we couldn't bring ourselves to eat anything in his presence. We are so thankful for family, not only our human family but also the family of God. That means you too!
Thanks for your continued support of this ministry.

Together for souls,
George & Pattie

Update from Lighthouse CCCU revival
Dec 5, 2009

Dear friends & ministry partners,
We began our next revival right after Thanksgiving on Sunday, Nov. 29, at the Lighthouse Ministries Church of Christ in Christian Union with Pastor Steve & Debbie Palmer. The meeting continued through Wednesday, Dec. 2, and went very well. They had over 300 in attendance on Sunday morning and had a good crowd throughout the rest of the meeting. Roger McDaniel and the praise team from the North Point Church of the Nazarene did an excellent job in leading us in worship and providing the special music for the services. The earnest and eager spirit of the congregation created an atmosphere that made it easy to preach. There was a good response to the invitations at each altar call and several received spiritual help during the meeting, for which we praise the Lord.
It was good to see some of our friends come from other Columbus area churches such as Hayden Rd. Enterprise Baptist Church, North CCCU, Olive Green CCCU, and Reynoldsburg United Methodist Church.
We have two more revivals before the Christmas break. We will be at the Goshen Run Church of God near Richmond Dale, OH with Pastor Jeremy Hatfield on Dec. 6-9. The service times will be Sun. 10:30am & 6:00pm and Mon. - Wed. at 7:00pm. Our final revival of 2009 will be Dec. 10-13, at the Murray City Wesleyan Church in Murray City, OH with Pastor Tim Poling. The service times for that meeting will be 6:00pm each night.
We will give you another update at the conclusion of these meetings.
We appreciate your continued prayer and financial support of this ministry.

Together for souls,
George & Pattie

mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Dear friends & ministry partners,
It is hard to believe it has been a month since we last sent an update when we were down sick with flu-like symptoms. Thank the Lord, we are feeling much better and have been able to fulfill our remaining schedule after missing the revival at the Trinity Wesleyan Church in Oak Hill, OH the first week of November.
On Saturday morning, Nov. 7, we preached for the Christian Baptist Ministerial Conference which was held on their camp grounds in Wheelersburg, OH. Their General Supt., Rev. Paul Hagen, is a longtime friend of ours. We had a great service and the ladies provided a wonderful noon meal afterwards. Several of their churches and pastors were represented.
Later that day we packed our van and headed to Steubenville, OH for our next revival which was held Nov. 8-11, at the Findley United Methodist Church with Rev. Jerry & Abby Ernst. Bro. Jerry used to be a Wesleyan pastor in Charleston, WV and his father was a Wesleyan Dist. Supt. in Iowa. We enjoyed getting acquainted with them and had a very good meeting with them. The attendance was very good and many received spiritual help and encouragement. Their choir did an exceptional job of providing music for our worship time.
We appreciated Pastor Milo Baker and some of his congregation and Pastor Dan Crowe and some of his congregation for coming in support of the meeting.
After the meeting in Steubenville, instead of traveling home on Thursday as we normally do, we headed to Keymar, MD to begin our next revival that night at the Keymar Evangelical Wesleyan Church with Pastor Jim & Jeannine Hosey. This meeting was held from Nov. 12-15. It was so good be with Bro. Jim again. Although this was our first time to be at his church, we worked together at the Bethel Park Holiness Camp back in 2005. We had a great time of fellowship with them while staying in their home. Jim & Jeannine met while on the mission field at Tenwik Hospital in Kenya. Jeannine was a nurse there and Jim was a representative for World Gospel Mission. Both of them have been a blessing and asset to the kingdom of God.
We did not realize how much history was in the surrounding area of the church, especially during the Civil War era. Nearby, was the homestead of Francis Scott Key, the author of the Star Spangled Banner. We also got to visit Gettysburg, which was only about 15 miles away. On another day, Pastor Jim took us to Harpers Ferry, WV and Antietam. What a sobering moment it was to stand in those battlegrounds and be reminded of the sacrifices that have been made for the cause of freedom and how far things have advanced in less than 150 years.
We traveled back home on Monday, Nov. 16, and since our travels took us near where my brother lives, we got to stop and spend a few precious hours visiting with him and his family. He has finished his treatments and is doing a little better but both he and his wife still need your prayers.
Thanks for your continued prayer and financial support of this ministry.

Together for souls,
George & Pattie

Revival updates
Sep 19, 2009

Dear friends & ministry partners,
After a very relaxing vacation in the Smokies, we began our fall revival schedule in the Volunteer State. We were at the First Wesleyan Church in Clinton, TN on Sept. 4-6, with their new pastor, Rev. Dr. Stephen & Beth Flick. It was good to see them again after meeting them and working with them for the first time at the Tennessee District Camp back in July. In just two months, they appear to already have a ministry strategy in place that is leading to growth. There was a good spirit in the services and the attendance was better than expected considering the meeting was held over the Labor Day holiday weekend. It was a thrill to see some people come to the Lord on Sunday morning that had not been to the church before. We expect to hear about more exciting things happening here in the days ahead. The Clinton Church is also the home church of our dear friends, Dr. Marlin Hotle and his family. We enjoyed getting to spend some extra time of fellowship with them.
Our sons got to come home on Sunday night and we got to spend Labor Day together. That is always a special treat. We then started our next revival on Tuesday (Sept. 8-11), at the Community Church between Hamiliton and Middletown with our good friends, Pastor Jack & Vicki Woodward. Among those at the altar during the meeting was a backsliden young adult male who was terminally ill. We thank the Lord for His mercy. The music for the meeting was very good, especially on Friday night with an excellent Bluegrass Gospel group called Higher Ground. If you like that style of music, we certainly recommend them and you can reach them at (513)931-2350. We appreciated Pastor Roger Shaw's family and several others who attended from the New Miami Wesleyan Church, as well as friends from the West Chester Wesleyan Church.
After leaving the Cincinnati area on Friday night, we spent the night with our sons in Grove City before going on to PA on Saturday evening. Our next meeting was on Sept. 13-16, at the Lighthouse Wesleyan Church in Jersey Shores, PA with our friends, Pastor Ken & Phyllis Lynn. We had a great time of fellowship while staying in their home. Rev. Leroy Wion was the special singer and also did a good job of leading us in worship. Several area churches joined us in the services. Among them were: the Augustaville Wesleyan Church, Summit Hill Wesleyan Church, Loganton Wesleyan Church, Beech Creek Wesleyan Church, God's Mission Church, and a Southern Baptist Church. We also enjoyed a special treat as we got to take a tour of the Piper Aviation Museum in nearby Lock Haven.
We will begin our next revival tomorrow morning at the New Lexington Church of Christ in Christian Union in New Lexington, OH with Pastor Dan Greer.
Thanks for your continued prayer and financial support of this ministry. We appreciate all of you very much.
Together for souls,
George & Pattie

Sep 22, 2009

Dear friends & ministry partners,
Many of you are aware that for the last 5-6 years our oldest son, Aaron, has been on the ministry staff of the Reynoldsburg United Methodist Church where Dr. Jeff Greenway is the senior pastor. Aaron came there as their youth pastor and then developed a new young adult ministry that led to the creation of a new Saturday night "Next Generation" worship service that focused on ministry to primarily 18-35 year olds and has been doing the preaching for that service since its beginning.
Earlier this month, Aaron resigned from the staff at Reynoldsburg to pursue other ministry opportunities and is currently available to come to your church for pulpit supply, revivals, or other special services. Last summer he and I got to work together at the Sebring Holiness Camp. I was one of the evangelists and he was the youth evangelist. He did a great job and relates well with all age groups.
Some say that he is a "chip off the ole block". I say that he is much better than that. He is much more studious and has a much more brilliant mind than the "ole block". He just got his masters degree in ministerial leadership and development from Indiana Wesleyan University this past August. I believe you would enjoy his preaching.
If you are interested in having him come to your church, his phone number is (614)226-1204 or email him at gaaronholley@yahoo.com or you can always let me know and I can contact him for you.
Thanks for your consideration,
Bro. George Holley

Update from Culloden Camp
Aug 14, 2009

Dear friends & ministry partners,
Our fourth camp of the summer was the Shenandoah District Family Camp in Culloden, WV which was held August 3-9. The Shenanhoah District is the product of the merger of the Virginia and West Virginia Districts of the Wesleyan Church a few years ago.
Dr. David Hurd from Christiansburg, VA is the camp president and Rev. Greg Reynolds is the Dist. Supt. The camp is experiencing both a spiritual and numerical revival under their leadership. They had record setting attendance during this years camp among children, youth, and adults.
This was a homecoming of sorts for us since this was our district camp back in 1984 when we served as assistant pastor at the First Wesleyan Church in Huntington, WV. It was good to see several of our friends from the past.
It was a pleasure to minister with the other camp workers. Dr. Paul Mills, former president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, was the Bible teacher.  He always does such a good job and is very insightful and down-to-earth. The Mark & Janene Dubbeld Family did an excellent job of leading worship and special music. They have such a good spirit about them. This was our second time to work with them but hope it will not be the last. We would certainly recommend them to you. Ken & Judy Davis from Roanoke, VA were the childrens workers.  We also got to meet Global Partner missionaries, Matthew & Anna Lawrence. They will be ministering in Bosnia. Additionally, a team from Bethany Bible College in Sussex, New Brunswick came to work with the teens. It was a joy to meet and work with Isaac, Chris, Karen, and Sarah. They represented the college very well.  We were impressed by the way they conducted themselves.
Several pastors and laymen commented on how the Lord helped and encouraged them during the camp. Many sought that help at the altar during the services.
We will be traveling tomorrow to upstate New York for our next camp meeting. It is the Tri-County Holiness Camp in South Glens Falls. This will be new territory for us. It is north of Albany and not far from the Vermont border.
Thanks for your continued support of this ministry.  We appreciate all of you very much.
Please continue to pray for my brother, Rick. As a reminder, the surgery to remove his lower right jaw will be Monday morning at the WVU Hospital in Morgantown, WV.
Together for souls,
George & Pattie

Special Prayer Request
Aug 13, 2009

Dear friends & ministry partners,
I am sending this special prayer request on behalf of my younger brother, Rick. He will be having surgery this Monday in Morgantown, WV to remove his lower right jaw because of cancer. He just retired from the West Virginia State Police at the end of February. Also, his wife, Kay, was diagnosed with a form of blood cancer the week before Christmas. She is improving and is nearly in remission, Thank the Lord!
For those of you who would like to send a note or card, their address is: 10 Latham St., Buckhannon, WV 26201
Thanks for your prayers,
George

Update from Stoutsville Camp
Aug 1, 2009

Dear friends & ministry partners,
Our third camp meeting took us to a third state, besides the state of confusion. This time we were back in our home state of Ohio at the 113th annual Stoutsville Camp. It is located just five miles east of Circleville. This would be our second visit to this camp having been there for the first time back in 2007.
This camp is unique in a few ways. Although it runs longer than any other camp we have been to (13 days), the preaching schedule for the evangelist is easier and shorter that most. This is possible because they have three evangelists and instead of having all of them there for the whole camp, they are there at separate days (Sun.- Wed., Thurs.- Sun., & Mon.- Fri.).
The first evangelist for the camp was Rev. Robert Hartman. He was there Sunday through Wednesday. He currently serves as Vice President of Financial Affairs at Ohio Christian University in nearby Circleville. He previously served as Executive Director of Finance at Indiana Wesleyan University and Vice President at Union Bible College. He was also an interim pastor at Boswell Free Methodist Church and The Church of the Galilean. Unfortunately, we did not get to meet him since he was gone by the time we arrived at the camp to preach in the middle slot from Thursday through Sunday.
Dr. Bill Ury followed us to preach the final section of the camp from Monday through Friday. Dr. Ury is another professor at Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, MS and has taught Systematic and Historical Theology since 1989. In addition to his degrees from Asbury College and Drew University, he also studied for a year at the Institute of Holy Land Studies on Mt. Zion in Jerusalem. How cool is that???
We were thinking? Since Dr. Ury was the third professor from Wesley Biblical Seminary that we have worked with in as many camp this summer (Dr. Stephen Flick & Dr. John Oswalt being the other two), would that qualify us for some kind of honorary degree? Just a thought? Not!!! Perhaps an ornery degree, yes?
The Bible teacher for most of the camp was Rev. Ed Groff. He also attended Asbury College and United Theological Seminary. He has pastored for more than 26 years and currently serves as Senior Pastor at Wayne Street United Methodist Church in St. Marys, OH. He also served as Stoutsville Camp Meeting President for many years.
Perhaps the worker with the most responsibility was Bro. Charles Dautermann who served as song evangelist and worship leader for the entire 13 days of camp. He also directed the camp choir. Bro. Charles was formerly a music professor at Ohio Christian University and is currently on staff in that position at Oklahoma Wesleyan University in Bartlesville, OK. He did an outstanding job of providing a good variety of quality music. We certainly would recommend him.
Well, we believe this finally has us caught up with our updates for now. We have two more camp meetings scheduled in two more states before the summer is over. Our next one is the Shenandoah District Camp in Culloden, WV on August 3-9. Then our final camp will be the Tri-County Holiness Camp in South Glens Falls, NY on August 16-23.
Thanks so much for all your prayer and financial support of this ministry. It is very much appreciated.
Together for souls,
George & Pattie
P.S. We now have some sermon CD's available for a suggested donation of $5.00 each. We will soon have the titles listed on our website: georgeholley.com and you can request them by email: georgeholley@hotmail.com

Update from the Bethel Park Holiness Camp
Aug 1, 2009

Dear friends & ministry partners,
Our second camp meeting of the summer was at the Bethel Park Holiness Camp near the historic town of Bedford, PA. It was held from July 8-19. This was a return visit for us. We were there for their 100th anniversary back in 2006.
Our co-worker for this years camp was Dr. John Oswalt. Dr. Oswalt was the Old Testament research professor at Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, MS. Prior to that, he was the professor of Old Testament & Semitic Languages at Asbury Seminary for over 20 years as well as serving as President of Asbury College. His writings have appeared in Bible encyclopedias, journals, and periodicals, as well as authoring eight books and serving as editor of multiple Bible translations. Having recently retired from Wesley Biblical Seminary, Dr. Oswalt is returning to Asbury as a guest professor of Old Testament Studies. It was quite an honor to meet and work with such a brilliant Biblical scholar.
Mr. Reed Doverspike served the camp in a very gifted way as song evangelist and worship leader. Since he grew up at this camp, this was a return home for him. He is another gifted member of the Asbury College Alumni. He has directed several honor choruses and is currently an assistant principle in the Maryland public schools near Washington DC. We enjoyed working with him and would also recommend him.
We also had the privilege to meet WGM missionaries to Uganda, Joshua & Kelly Hallahan. Kelly will be teaching at Heritage International School and Joshua will be the student pastor.
Additionally, we were blessed with a concert from a group of ladies from the "New Life For Girls" in Dover, PA. New Life For Girls is a faith-based rehabilitation facility and program for women who have abused drugs and/or alcohol or have been abused. They shared wonderful testimonies of the grace of God and the transforming power of the Blood of Jesus. Praise the Lord!!!�� Together for souls, George & Pattie

Update from Cumberland Grove Camp
August 1, 2009

Dear friends & ministry partners,
Our first camp meeting of the summer was the Cumberland Grove Wesleyan Camp in Jamestown, TN on June 26 - July 5. This was the camp's 75th year or Diamond Jubilee. Our good friend, Dr. Marlin Hotle, is the District Superintendent presiding over the camp.
This was our first time to be at this camp and it was also our first time to work with Dr. Stephen Flick, who served as the other evangelist. Dr. Flick had been a church history professor at Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, MS but just moved to Clinton, TN the week of camp to become the pastor at the Clinton First Wesleyan Church. It was an honor to meet him and his wife and work with him. He is such a humble and gracious man.
It was also good to work with Jay & Amber Wisler. They did an excellent job of leading us in worship and providing the special music. They are on staff at the Kentucky Mountain Bible College in VanCleve, KY. Although this was our first time to work with them in this capacity, we have known both of them for quite some time. We have been with Jay at other camps as he traveled with various groups from the Bible College and we have know Amber for several years as the middle daughter of Dr. Hotle. We highly recommend them if you need singers for your church or camp event.
Since this was the camp's Diamond Jubilee Celebration, there were several special events in addition to the regular camp services. It began with General Superintendent, Dr. Jerry Pence, chairing their district conference. Perhaps the highlight of the camp was the dedication of the new retreat center which was named in honor of Dr. Marlin R. Hotle. This is a beautiful lodging and meeting facility that can be used all year long. It is equipped with a kitchen and has 24 motel type rooms with private baths and the spacious meeting room has a large stone fireplace.
They also celebrated "the successful small church" as they focused on the Rockwood Wesleyan Church which over the years has produced several pastors, pastor's wives, and educators. Dr. James & Martha Blackburn were on hand as he spoke about his home church.
A Hall of Faith was also dedicated in the new retreat center in honor of former conference presidents and district superintendents. The Kentucky Dist. Supt., Dr. Glen Black was the keynote speaker for this event and along with Dr. Hotle shared the history of the Tennessee District.
Don & Cheri Floyd, career missionaries from Papua New Guinea, were the speakers for the special missions service. This is Cheri's home camp and the Clinton First Wesleyan Church is her home church. It was nice that they were home on furlough and could attend these special events before going back to the field this fall.
Another special service was a gospel concert by national recording artists, Mencer, White, & Cheney. Not only have they written hundreds of meaningful songs, but their tight harmony also makes them a delight to listen to.
The 4th of July was another eventful day with a delicious outdoor pork bar-b-que, an ole' time ring meeting, and a fireworks display that was equal to or better that those of most small towns. Needles to say, our first time at the Cumberland Grove Wesleyan Camp was certainly one to remember.
Together for souls,
George & Pattie

Ministry Update
Jun 16, 2009

Dear friends and ministry partners,
We know it has been about three weeks since our last update. Please accept our apology. Hopefully we can get you caught up with what is going on in our ministry since we are currently in Oak Island, NC to perform the wedding ceremony of our niece and have some family vacation time.
The last we reported was during the revival at the Newport CCCU in London, OH from May 26-29.  Although the meeting was shorter than usual because they were willing to schedule it between Memorial Day and our next meeting which was to begin the following Sunday, we still had a wonderful meeting with the crowd growing each night. The worship time was very vibrant aided by several instrumentalists. We were glad to see other churches come in support of the meeting. Pastor Gordon Ell and others came from the Sedalia CCCU. Pastor Lee Stanley and others came from the London CCCU and some came from the South Solon CCCU as well as the Columbus North CCCU. This was our first opportunity to meet many of these folks.
Our next meeting was held May 31- June 3 at the Gethsemane Baptist Church in Glasgow, KY with Pastor Paul Davidson. This was our seventh year straight to be with them. We always have a great time with them and their services are some of the best attended that we have. We even had a surprise visit on Sunday morning from a friend that drove up from Nashville, TN to worship with us while on vacation.
This congregaton always seems to be sensitive to their spiritual needs and are very willing and not the least hesitant to seek help at an altar of prayer.
We always enjoy sweet fellowship with them and were thankful for the opportunity one morning after breakfast to go motorcycle riding with Pastor Davidson and his brother-in-law. Since we have done this in previous years someone in the congregation had an airbrushed t-shirt made with the picture of a motorcycle that read "Holley-Davidson".  Don't you think that would be a great name for a motorcycle company? Has a certain ring to it doesn't it? Wouldn't be surprised if that caught on. Someone ought to start a company like that, I'm sure it would soon be a cycle legend?
Our travels took us from Glasgow, KY to Weirton, WV. We were at the Chapel Hill Wesleyan Church with Pastor Marvin Taylor from June 7-10. Pastor Marvin and his wife, Kathryn, have been faithfully ministering to this congregation for 42 years. How amazing and remarkable is that? Needless to say, their respect and influence has gone beyond the four walls of the church and has extended throughout the entire community.
It has been a real challenge for them to have consistant growth in a church that is located in a city that has felt the impact of the declining steel industry while proclaiming the message of holiness in an area where the gaming industry has increased.  These challenges would have probably proven too big for many short term pastoral couples. However, they are doing a good job at meeting these challenges over the long haul and are making a difference in the lives of people from all walks of life. Way to go, dear friends!!!
Since Weirton, WV is only a few miles from the PA state line, we discoverd that many in that area are huge Pittsburg sports fans, especially when it comes to the Steelers and Penguins. This was not the time nor place not to be a hockey fan and we didn't have the nerve to mention the fact we don't care much for the Steelers either.
It was obvious there were some serious fans among the congregation when they expressed their concern over the Penguins 5-0 loss to the Red Wings on Saturday night to go down 3-1 in the Stanley Cup series. We suppose they are much happier now since we heard that their Pens (as they so proudly refer to them) won the Stanley Cup title on Friday night.
As mentioned earlier, we are currently enjoying some time off but will be gearing up for a rather busy summer with five camp meetings on our schedule. The first one will be the Tenn. District Wesleyan Camp in Jamestown, TN where Dr. Marlin Hotle is the D.S. The dates for that camp are June 26- July 5.  If you are in that area we would love to see you. It would be a beautiful area to both worship and vacation.
Thanks for your continued support of this ministry.
Together for souls,
George & Pattie

Update from Augustaville

May 28, 2009

Dear friends & ministry partners,
Our last revival was held just prior to the Memorial Day weekend. We were at the Augustaville Wesleyan Church in Augustaville, PA from May 18-20. Rev. Greg Clendaniel is the pastor. Augustaville is a small village in central PA just a few miles from the Sunbury area near the Susquehanna river. It is a beautiful area, especially this time of year.
We stayed in the home of a retired pastoral couple, Rev. Charles & Diane Haffling. They have a lovely hilltop home that overlooks the Dornsife Mtn. area and were very gracious hosts. We had a great time of fellowship.
The services went very well and the congregation was very receptive to the Word of God. Although there was not much visible repsonse to the invitations, several commented on how they received help spiritually during the meeting for which we praise the Lord.
Several folks from area churches had heard us back in 2006 at the Willow Lake Camp Meeting and came in support of the meeting. Pastor Larry Baney came with some from the Christ Community Wesleyan Church in Rebuck. Pastor Bob Jones came with some from the Stoington Wesleyan Church. Others came from the Trinity Wesleyan Church in Sunbury, the Milton Wesleyan Church, the Port Ann Wesleyan Church, and even from as far away as the Summit Hill Wesleyan Church.
We made the 500 mile trip back home on Thursday,May 21 and enjoyed having the long Memorial Day weekend off to spend time with family and friends and worship at our home church in Crown City.
We traveled to the Columbus, OH area on Tuesday to stay with our sons while in revival at the Newport CCCU in London, OH with Pastor Bill Crowe. The meeting started on Tuesday evening and will continue through Friday night at 7:00pm. We will give you that update later at the conclusion of the meeting.
Thanks for your faithful support of this ministry. We appreciate you very much.
Together for souls,
George & Pattie

Update from Parkersburg revival
May 14, 2009

Dear friends & ministry partners,
As we mentioned in our last update, this week we were in revival in Parkersburg, WV at the Davis Memorial Wesleyan Church with Pastor Ron Drillien. We began there on Mother's Day morning and concluded on Wednesday night.
They had a good attendance on Sunday morning with those who had come in respect, honor, or memory of their mothers. The service was followed by a delicious carry-in dinner in their fellowship hall.
Since the church was only about 80 miles from our home, we were able to stay at home and commute back and forth to the services. It is always nice to get to be at home a little longer. It also gave us a chance to get caught up with grass mowing which has been difficult to do with all of the rain and a limited time in which to get it done.
It was good to be with the Drilliens again. We were first with them when they pastored at the Point Pleasant Wesleyan Church back in the late 80's and only got to see them a few times after that while he was the Dist. Supt. in the former West Virginia District . This is their second time to pastor the Parkersburg church and have been there now for 11 years. They have done alot of updating and renovating to the building and it really looks nice. The church is doing well under his leadership and has a good mixture of all age groups. They have a good music program that involves some of their young people.
Several visitors came to be involved in the meeting. Some came with Rev. Russell Wooten from the Homeland Community Church. Some came with Rev. Roger McCoy from the Stewart Wesleyan Church. We appreciated Rev. & Mrs. Phil Ridenour coming to be with us. It was good to meet Pastor Bob McClung from the Laurel Cliff Free-Methodist Church. Others came from Nazarene churches in Belpry and others came from Gallipolis and Crown City. We thank the Lord for all those that came and for all those that received help during the meeting.
Upcoming meetings:
May 17-20 Augustaville Wesleyan Church in Paxinos, PA
May 26-29 Newport Church of Christ in Christian Union in London, OH
May 31 - June 3 Gethsemane Baptist Church in Glasgow, KY
June 7-10 Chapel Hill Wesleyan Church in Weirton, WV
Thanks for your continued support of this ministry.
Together for souls,
George & Pattie

Ministry Update
May 14, 2009

Dear friends & ministry partners,
We finished out the month of April at the Little Country Church in Waynesburg, OH with Pastor Bill Carter. This was our tenth revival since the first of March. Needless to say, it has been a very busy spring, for which we are very grateful.
We had a wonderful meeting at the Little Country Church. Although this was our first time there, we discovered that the people were very easy to preach to and were very responsive to the Word of God. We had met several of them when we were at the Hollow Rock Camp Meeting and also at the Peace Valley Camp Meeting in Florida.
Different members of the congregation provided a good variety of quality music for the meeting and their worship leader did an great job of leading us in blended songs that were both uplifting and spiritual.
Some of our friends from the Dueber United Methodist Church came over to the services. These two churches are only about ten miles or so apart. We also had visits by friends from the Feed Springs Church in Cadiz, OH and from Hayden Baptist Church in Hilliard, OH.
Pastor Bill is doing a good job and was just voted in for three more years at the church.
Our next meeting took us to another new church in Howard, PA. We were at the Summit Hill Wesleyan Church on May 3-6, with Pastor Ken Stephens. This is a beautiful area that is surrounded by the Bald Eagle Mountain range. For some strange reason, this bald headed evangelist seemed to feel right at home and be at one with this environment, go figure?
Pastor Ken has provided consistent leadership to this congregation for nearly twenty five years and has had success in both numerical growth and a building program. We also discovered that he is quite the artist in the field of taxidermy and has won several awards for his work. While staying with them, we were able to take a tour of his workshop and display room. It was obvious why he had won the awards. The artistry was pretty impressive.
The revival at Summit Hill went very well with good attendance from all age groups. Their worship time was enhanced by skilled and vibrant musicains that made it an enjoyable and exciting experience. We were glad to have some of the other area churches attend the meeting. Some came from the Eagle Heights Bible Church, some came with Pastor Dan Longmore from the Marsh Creek Brethren in Christ Church, and some came with Pastor Ken Lynn from the Lighthouse Wesleyan Church from Jersey Shores. There was such a sweet spirit of unity and harmony in the services.
Our next meeting took us to the state of West Virginia. We were at the Davis Memorial Wesleyan Church in Parkersburg with Pastor Ron Drillien. We will tell you more about that in our next update.
Thanks for your continued support of this ministry. We appreciate all of you very much.
Together for souls,
George & Pattie

Update from Easter revival
Apr 27, 2009

Dear friends & ministry partners,
Here in the north it seems as though all of creation is proclaiming the message of the resurrection as spring breaks forth in its full splender and beauty. The birds are busy singing and building their nests and the blossoms of the trees and flowers are bursting with stunning colors. With harmony, they all seem to be saying loud and clear, "He Is Alive!".
We were also celebrating the resurrection of our Lord in northwest Ohio at the Trinity Wesleyan Church in Lima, OH with Pastor Eric Allen. We began our meeting there on Easter Sunday and concluded it on Wednesday, April 15 (not only tax day but also our 52nd birthday).
They had a good crowd on Easter Sunday and the revival got off to a great start with several of the seasonal attenders praying through to victory at the altar. The remaining services also went very well. Pastor Eric's wife, Debbie, did a good job leading us in worship and provided most of the special music. We had a great time of fellowship with these folks throughout the week.
We were also appreciative of those who visited from area churches. Pastor Floyd Thomas and some of his people came from the Beech Grove Wesleyan Church. Pastor Wayne Prater and several others came from the Delphos Weselyan Church as they dismissed their Wednesday evening service. Pastor Steve Chapman and his family came over from the Sidney Wesleyan Church. We even had a few come from the First Church of the Nazarene in Lima.
Thanks for your continued prayer and financial support of this ministry.
Together for souls,
George & Pattie

Update from Carrollton Wesleyan revival
Apr 14, 2009

Dear friends & ministry partners,
After finishing the revival in Guyandotte, WV., we traveled to the third state in our tri-state area which is the state of Kentucky. We were at the Carrollton Wesleyan Church in Carrollton, KY with Pastor Jonathan Haynes from April 5-8. He and his wife, Pam, came there soon after we were last there three years ago. This is Pam's home area. She grew up in the Wesleyan Church in nearby Milton, KY. They are doing a good job and are seeing some growth as a result of their labors. They pastored several churches in the former West Virginia District and we first met them back in 1984 at district functions while we were an assistant pastor at the First Wesleyan Church in Huntington, WV.
The special music and worship was led by a young couple by the name of Shannon & Brook Barrett from Richmond, KY. The Carrollton Church was also Brook's home church. They put alot of heart into the worship and taught the congregation several news songs and choruses along with some old familiar favorites.
We had one conversion on Sunday morning and others sought help from the Lord throughout the week. There was a wonderful atmosphere in the services and many exciting testimonies filled the air.
As an additional note, thanks for praying for Pattie and the other district ladies that went on the missions trip to Mexico. They arrived safely back in Columbus last Thursday afternoon. They accomplished a great deal of work in a short amount of time and ministered to about 750 ladies in 5 different churches.
We are currently in revival in Lima, OH at the Trinity Wesleyan Church with Pastor Eric Allen. We will give you an update on this meeting later.
Hope you had a very blessed and happy Easter as we celebrated the glorious resurrection of our Lord this past Sunday. Remember, He is as alive today as He was then!!!
A special note of thanks for your continued support of this ministry. Please know that we don't say that lightly and never want to take it for granted. While we were having our taxes done last week, we were reminded of how important each of our supporters are to this work. As we were adding all of our expenses together and comparing them with the total of the honorariums that we received from our meetings, it was very apparent that we could not have made it without your additional support to this ministry. We know that all of you are feeling the effects of these difficult economic times and have had to make some tuff choices as to what you will do with your money. We are thankful that you have chosen to use some of it to support this work. Please know that this is not a plea for more support but it is simply a word of praise for the support that we have received. You help make it possible for us to stay on the road.
Together for souls,
George & Pattie

Update from New Miami
Mar 27, 2009
Dear friends & ministry partners,
This week found us in revival at the New Miami Wesleyan Church in New Miami, OH with Pastor Roger Shaw. We began on Sunday morning and concluded on Wednesday night. This church has a special place in our heart since it was the first congregation in the Cincinnati area to schedule us for a meeting in our first year as an evangelist (2002) and has had us back every year since then. That first meeting was responsible for many more open doors in that area for which we are very grateful.
Pastor Roger has provided stable and consistant leadership to this area in spite of juggling the demands of being bi-vocational. In addition to pastoring, he is also a full-time bus driver for the public schools and a chaplain for the Indiana Wesleyan University branches in Cincinnati and Dayton.
We had a very good meeting this week. There was a good spirit in the services and definite victories. We also enjoyed and appreciated the music that was provided in this meeting. On Sunday, Mike Williams, a retired Nazarene song evangelist, did an excellent job leading us in worship and providing special vocal and piano music. On Monday & Tuesday, various members from the Community Church blessed us with special music and on Wednesday, John Herrmann, from the New Miami church did likewise. Several churches from this area also supported this meeting. The ones that we are aware of were: Rev. Jack Woodward and The Community Church; Rev. Alex Mandura and Fairfield Wesleyan Church; Rev. Walt Philpot and The Freedom Chapel; Rev. Wallace Marshall and West Chester Wesleyan Church; Rev. Don Hubbard and Northview Wesleyan Church; and the Elmwood Wesleyan Church.
Looking ahead - here is a list of some of our upcoming revivals:
Mar.28- Apr. 1 Guyandotte Baptist Church in Guyandotte, WV
April 5-8 Carrolton Wesleyan Church in Carrolton, KY
April 12-15 Trinity Wesleyan Church in Lima, OH
April 19-22 Deuber Methodist Church in Canton, OH
April 26-28 Little Country Church in Waynesburg, OH
You can find our expanded schedule on our website at georgeholley.com
Thanks for your continued support of this ministry.
Together for souls,
George & Pattie

Update from Oak Grove
Mar 27, 2009
Dear friends & ministry partners,
On March 10-13, we were in revival at the Oak Grove Wesleyan Church near Nelsonville, OH with Pastor Dave Cogar. The Lord was so gracious to meet with us give us a good meeting. The church has experienced some growth since we were there last year and it was good to see some new faces in the crowd as well as many very dear long-time friends. There was an outstanding show of support for the revival from area pastors and churches. At least a dozen were represented over the course of the meeting. Among them were: Rev. Phil Ridenour and the Mineral Holiness Church; Rev. Roger McCoy and the Stewart Wesleyan Church; Rev. Tim Poling and the Murray City Wesleyan Church; Rev. Jason Fisher and the Nelsonville Holiness Mission; Rev. Mike Thomas and the Nelsonville Wesleyan Church; Rev. Paul Wilson and the Carpenter Baptist Church; Rev. Ed True and the Nelsonville Church of the Nazarene; Rev. James Mathias and the Coonville Holiness Church; the Amesville Bethel Wesleyan Church; the Asbury United Methodist Church; the Connett Methodist Church; and the Buchtel Methodist Church.
Needless to say, the spirit of unity was amazing. I believe this speaks very well of the good standing that this church and pastor has in this rural community.
Thanks for your continued support of this ministry.
Together for souls,
George & Pattie

Update from Crown City
Mar 27, 2009
Dear friends & ministry partners,
After the Oak Grove revival, our next meeting took us to our home church in Crown City, OH. We were at the Crown City Wesleyan Church with Pastor Scott Planck from March 15-20. It is always quite a nostalgic moment for us when we have the opportunity to preach in the church that we pastored for 17 years and have attended since 1970. The Lord was so good to meet with us and help us in these services. This was perhaps one of the best revivals that the church has experienced in recent history. It was the best attended revival that we can ever remember in the church. Each night seemed to build on the previous night. Had we not been scheduled for another meeting, we no doubt would have continued into the next week. There was a wonderful spirit of excitement among the congregation.
The music for the revival was outstanding. In addition to church vocalists, special music was provided by The Forgiven 4 Quartet on Mon.-Wed. and The Good News Trio on Thurs.-Fri. Both groups not only have terrific talent but also great spirit. The Lord used them in a mighty way.
In like manner to the Oak Grove revival, there was also great community support for this meeting from area pastors and churches. Among those that we were aware of were: Rev. Carl Ward and the White Oak Baptist Church; Rev. Harold Hamlin and the Getaway Methodist Church; Rev. Bob Fulton and the Gallipolis Church of the Nazarene; Rev. Fred Crabtree and the Oak Hill Trinity Wesleyan Church; Rev. Phil Ridenour and the Mineral Holiness Church; Elizabeth Chapel Church; Defender Methodist Church; Merceville Baptist Church; Crown City Community Church; Kings Chapel Church; Gallipolis First Baptist Church; and Huntington First Church of the Nazarene.
It is very evident that the days of revival are not over and the desire and need for revival are as great as they have ever been.
Thanks for your continued support of this ministry.
Together for souls,
George & Pattie

Ministry Update
Mar 6, 2009
Dear friends & ministry partners,
The last time we sent out an update was at the end of January. We have been pretty busy since then. On Feb. 1-4, we attended revival services at the Faith Wesleyan Church in Lakeland, FL and had the privilege to sit under the preaching of our very dear friend, Dr. Marlin Hotle and the singing of our dear friend, Ken Osborne. They both did a wonderful job. Our oldest son, Aaron, was also able to fly down and spend that week with us and we were able to drive over to the Gulf Coast and Atlantic Coast and do some sightseeing with him.
On Feb. 5, I preached during the morning worship service at the Faith Wesleyan Church and that evening I preached at the Lakeland Holiness Camp (this was their normal Sunday evening service not their campmeeting service).
On Feb. 12, we attended the opening service of the Lakeland Holiness Camp. Dr. Norman Wilson preached that night and our dear friends, The Leckrones provided the music. This was the first time we ever had the opportunity to hear Dr. Wilson in person. It was a very good service and very well attended.
Feb. 13 was Pattie's birthday (you will have to ask her which one?) and we spent the day at Disney's Epcot Center with the family for whom she babysits. We had a great day and it was so good to see the three little boys again after being away from them for nearly two months. They are like grandchildren to us.
On Feb. 14, we flew to Georgetown, Grand Cayman for our revival at the Georgetown Wesleyan Holiness Church with Pastor John Jefferson. He is such a precious man of God. At 82, he has the energy of someone 20 years younger. We love being on the island and being with these gracious people. They are people of prayer and have a real heart for God. We appreciated the support in the revival from the pastors and congregations of the West Side Wesleyan Holiness Church, the North Side Holiness Church, the Red Bay Church of God Holiness, and the Ambassadors Church. Many received spiritual help and were encouraged by the services.
We arrived back in Florida on Feb. 23 and headed back north on Feb. 25. Before arriving in Ohio, we made a brief stop in Buckhannon, WV to make a surprise appearance at a luncheon in honor of my younger brother's retirement (what's that???) from the West Virginia State Police Department. It was a special moment for him and our family. We arrived back home on Feb. 27 and left home on the 28th to begin our next two revivals near Sunbury, OH. Since these churches are less than 5 miles apart, these were going to be joint meetings between the Olive Green CCCU with Pastor Ken Mossor and the Fargo Wesleyan Church with Pastor John Brock. We began the meeting at the Olive Green Church on Sunday, March 1, and then moved to the Fargo Church on Thursday and will conclude there on Sunday evening, March 8. The Tuggle Family has been providing some very inspirational down-home music for both meetings. Rev. Mark Tuggle, of the group, pastors the nearby Centerburg Enterprise Baptist Church. Other churches attending the meetings have included the Johnstown CCCU and the Raymond CCCU. If you are in the area, we would love to have you come and worship with us.
Here is a list of a few of our upcoming revivals:
March 10-13 Oak Grove Wesleyan Church near Nelsonville, OH with Pastor Dave Cogar
March 15-20 Crown City Wesleyan Church in Crown City, OH with Pastor Scott Planck
March 22-25 New Miami Wesleyan Church in New Miami, OH with Pastor Roger Shaw
March 29- April 1 Guyandotte Baptist Church in Guyandotte, WV with Pastor Brian
Schnieder.
Thanks so much for your continued prayer and financial support of this ministry. You make it possible for us to stay on the road.
Together for souls,
George & Pattie

Update from Florida
Jan 29, 2009
Dear friends & ministry partners,
Greetings from sunny Lakeland, FL. We have seen in the news and heard from many of you about the snow and frigid temperatures back home in Ohio and surrounding states. Although we do miss seeing many of you, we do not miss the cold weather at all!!!
We arrived in Lakeland, FL on Jan. 5 and was there until we left on Jan. 15 to go to our scheduled camp meeting in Bowling Green, FL. We were given the opportunity to preached on Sunday night, Jan. 11, for Pastor Dennis Waymire while in Lakeland. We consider him as our "Florida pastor" and Faith Wesleyan as our "Florida home church".
On Jan. 15, we traveled 35 miles south of Lakeland to Bowling Green. This is the location of the 57th annual Peace Valley Camp Meeting. We were there last year for the first time. It is held on the grounds of the Caring People Ministries. This is a faith based rehab facility for women who have abused drugs and/or alcohol and/or have been abused themselves. The women and camp workers stay on the property and everyone else drives in for the services. Pattie did the teaching for the Bible study every weekday morning at 10:30am and I did the preaching for the 7:00pm evening services and both services on Sundays. This is the only place that Pattie and I have worked together since we left the pastorate. It was so good to have her with me, for several reasons!! We also worked with some very dear friends, Ken & Ann Osborne. Bro. Ken was the worship leader and provided the special music. He does such a good job and is so sensitive and puts so much into what he does. His presence there was a definite answer to prayer. He had hip replacement surgery last June and has had complications with infections ever since. It even required the removal of the new hip and the insertion of a temporary spacer and then the placement of another new hip. We were glad to see him walking around with only the assistance of a cane. They have a wonderful testimony of how God has helped them and seen them through this storm in their life. We were also thankful for Ms. Grace Anderson, a very accomplished pianist from Avon Park, for assisting Bro. Ken during the worship services.
We considered it our honor and privilege to get to meet and minister to these precious women who were in the rehab program of Caring People Ministries. It would have been worth the whole trip even if they had been the only ones to attend the services. According to their personal testmonies, they received much needed spiritual help and healing from the Word of God, from times of prayer at the altar, and from other daily interaction during the eleven days of the camp.
In addition to the women of CPM, several drove in from the surrounding areas. Many came from both the Lakeland Holiness Camp and Lakeland Faith Wesleyan Church. Others came from Avon Park, Bartow, Ft. Meade, and Wachula.
The camp concluded on Sunday, Jan. 25 and we returned to Lakeland on Monday afternoon. We will be hear until Feb. 14, when we will then fly to our revival in the Cayman Islands.
To our northern friends and family, please stay warm and be safe on those snowy and icy roads. To all of you, we love and appreciate you. Thanks for your continued support of this ministry.
Together for souls,
George & Pattie
P.S. Pattie will have a birthday on Feb. 13, her email is little_scrapper@hotmail.com