Fall Travels and Activities 2: Indiana, Michigan

On Sunday, I preached and presented our ministry to a new church in Indiana.  On Monday, we went to Ft. Wayne, Indiana for some history.  We stopped at the replica 1815 fort which was a safe haven against Indian attacks for the settlers in the area.  It was here at this fort that in 1820 Isaac McCoy and his family arrived for their work of reaching the Indian tribes for Christ. McCoy started preaching the gospel here and soon had baptized several starting the First Baptist Church of Ft. Wayne.  He baptized them on the banks of the river that we saw that still flows by the fort and through the town.  We went to the current building and meeting place of the church and saw a monument that my friend from the Baptist History Preservation Society put up in memory of Isaac McCoy, his family, and his ministry.  Take some time to read the monument in the pictures below.  

We are now in Michigan, and you can see some of the things going on here in this post and in others to follow. 

 A Peterson moment simulating an Indian attack (Chloe is my favorite actress here).  We can do this since we have Cherokee blood!

 This was the chief of the Miami tribe...

It is good to connect with our Baptist heritage lest we forget where we came from, what we are doing, and where we are going!  Isaac McCoy is a Baptist worth learning about as he is also a big part of American frontier history as well as home missions.  He was indeed a "friend of the Indian!"  

Back in Michigan!  I took Philip and Elias flying on Tuesday.

Uncle Adam building a fort for the girls.

Aunt Katie playing with the kids!

Yuta and his brother playing for a group of friends.