Sonya invited me to come to Mississippi to a conference with her and her Pastor, who is now my friend. I have spoken at Pastor Carolyn’s church while in Houston on a few occasions now. Going to support her and the ministry she was going to do in Mississippi was the motivation for this trip. 

Darleen and I packed the car, drove 6 1/2 hours to Foxworth, MS, which is 10 miles from the MS/LA border. We arrived at our hotel 90 minutes before the beginning on the first session on Friday night. We do a quick change of clothes and head to the meeting which is 8 minutes down the road. 

The town of Foxworth is population 532, which means something to me, because that was the population of Smithton, MO where I was first touched by the power of God in revival. My anticipation for this weekend was high. We arrive at the house where the conference is happening and come upon a small pavilion in the backyard where about 40 chairs are set up. 

Worship begins and immediately the glory of God fills the atmosphere. I am wondering who is this woman leading worship and where am I? I enter into worship with the sky above my head and the sound of angels singing all around me. 25-30 people are in attendance, but numbers did not matter, we were in a glory filled atmosphere and God’s presence was palpable. 

This happened both Friday night and Saturday all day, into the night. Kay, the worship leader kept saying, I do not know how to transition when the glory is among us. I didn’t need to stop, but the ministers in that location were generals in the faith and honoring them and their message demanded we transition. 

We had 5 speakers, John Mark Pool, Paul and Melissa Bradford, Andy McDougal, and Carolyn Sisson. I had never heard of these people before, but with an average age of 70, I heard from generals in the faith, who know the glory of God. All of whom have met, know and ministered with Ruth Ward Heflin. 

I was in a small town, a smaller gathering, but I am telling you, there was something about this weekend, that has marked me forever on my journey with God. One final God wink for me was when we went to the MS/LA border to see a historic house and what we found was a little white country church that looked just like the one in Smithton, MO where I first encountered the power of God and my apostolic leader Steve Gray. Markers matter and this weekend in Mississippi was a marker.