As we anticipate the summer season, let me tell you about an exciting opportunity. I want to invite you, my fellow pastors, as well as your spouses, to join Cynthia and me, along with several hundred other conferees, on the upcoming Insight for Living 2009 Alaska Cruise, June 28–July 5, 2009.

As ministers of the gospel, we all need words of encouragement from one another. Having spent more than forty-five years in ministry, I fully understand the pressures that you face. I’ve been there. . . . I am there! In spite of its immense privileges, serving in full-time ministry can be challenging. You need to know you’re not alone.

I hope that you will join us. You will have an opportunity to learn a lot and to be very encouraged and refreshed throughout the week.

—Chuck