On the Road Again

This past weekend found yours truly back on the "conference trail," this time exhibiting at the NTHEN conference. Nathan Barnes was my traveling companion and fellow booth worker, and together we spent three days away from "house" in the great city of Plano, Texas (located about twenty miles north of Dallas).

Arriving at the Plano Centre around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nathan and I unloaded our wares (with the gracious of assistance of some fine ALERT men) and set up our booths. To our happy surprise, we found ourselves located across the aisle from Books on the Path. We made the most of this arrangement, visiting with the McDonalds throughout setup and the conference as time permitted.

More friends were to be found at the NTHEN conference, with Josh Erber and his family on hand as Resounding Voice to record the conference messages. Both Nathan and I immensely enjoyed our interaction with the Erbers, a God-glorifying, fun-loving, hard-working family if there ever was one. At the close of the conference on Saturday night, the Erbers graciously invited the McDonalds, Nathan, and I back to the their hotel room and served us a delicious meal of barbeque chicken, bread, and two types of salad, with delicious Bryers ice cream for dessert. When a family can entertain and show hospitality from a hotel room, they have a genuine gift!

Many thanks to the NTHEN organization for running a smooth conference and for allowing Vision Forum to attend as an exhibitor. Nathan and I were blessed by many wonderful conversations with conference attendees, and we are grateful to NTHEN for making this past weekend possible.

Following are a couple of photos from our time in Plano.