Elvis has left the building

Dear Friends, Family, and Prayer Supporters –

Well, as the saying goes, “Elvis has left the building!”
We left our house in Copperas Cove on Monday afternoon. We dropped off the keys with our property manager and drove down to San Antonio for a couple of days of peace and quiet. On Wednesday, we returned to Copperas Cove to say our last goodbyes and hug the necks of our prayer partners, Jimmy and Judy Auten.
On Thursday morning as soon as Paula was done with her dental appointment, we were back in the car and driving east. We made it as far as Memphis, TN on our first day of driving to the ILC. After driving all day Friday we made it as far as Roanoke, VA before we ran out of steam. On Saturday we drove to Washington DC to visit with Tim and Alesia Karcher. We got to spend about 2 ½ hours with Alesia as Tim had had a set-back in his recovery. We arrived in Richmond on Saturday evening.
Today, Sunday, was a busy day for us getting ready to head for the ILC. We even managed to drive out to the ILC to take a look around. We discovered that our cell phones won’t work at the ILC. E-mail and “snail mail” are going to have to be our forms of communication for a while. While we are there, our address will be:
Ray and Paula Milburn
16492 MLC Lane
Rockville, VA 23146

GOD IS GOOD all the time, NO MATTER WHAT! God’s timing is perfect and He is worthy of our praise, even when we are in the midst of spiritual warfare.

Pray with us as we praise God for His protection and care for us as we drove out to the ILC.

Pray for us to receive spiritual nurture as we work through our Field Personnel Orientation and that we will have open hearts to receive God’s blessings and open and eager minds to learn;

Pray for us as we will be part of the more than 260 adults and 115 children for training at the international learning center for field personnel orientation from July 27 through September 24 and for our travel arrangements to Germany immediately following our time at the ILC

Pray for our friend LT COL Tim Karcher. Tim is still at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. There is still a long way to go for both he and his wife, Alesia. Read the latest update: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/timkarcher