Noah's Baptism Today, (Sunday - May 30) I had the privilege of baptising my nephew, Noah Morgan. (Noah is the adopted son from Russia, to my sister Teresa and her husband Tim.) It was such a joy to be asked to be a part of this special occasion, were God welcomes us by His grace, through the washing and renewal of the water and the Word. Along with the baptism, I was asked to lead the service and preach the message for the day, which was Holy Trinity Sunday. ...

Iowa – my home State Thursday – After a very long wait for Grandma Linda, we finally made it to my home town of Audubon, IA. She has been waiting since we arrived in Los Angeles to see us. It is great to be home again. We are now going to be here for the next several weeks. Friday night we are meeting with my sister Teresa and her family for dinner. I am going to be baptising her son Noah on May 30th, so it is going to be a wonderful family celebration....

Tivoli Audubon, Iowa is a Danish community where a lot of the residents have ancestors that come from Denmark. Mark has Danish ancestry reaching back a few generations and as such there is also a few community celebrations surrounding this Danish heritage. Not far from Audubon is a town called Elk Horn which contains a 1848 Danish windmill brought over from Denmark piece by piece and also a Danish Heritage museum. On Saturday 29th May in Elk Horn the community c...