Fender Bender

Ooooops, as they say, "accidents happen". This one was avoidable, just miscalculated a little of all places in a truck stop parking lot. The verse that comes to mind is, "many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivers them out of them all."

Breakdown

There's lot to experience out on the road and one thing that no one wants to endure is a "Breakdown," especially at 4am in the middle of a rain storm. Yep, my wind shield wipers stopped working in the middle of the night, in the middle of a storm! I called our breakdown department and was directed to the nearest garage where I had to wait two hours for the mechanic to arrive and then approval from the company to make the repairs. So, I'm learning that breakdowns are an inconvience that one just has to endure.

In life, sometimes there are breakdowns in different areas. Breakdown in health, jobs, marriages, friends and the list goes on. Does life stop during a breakdown? No, life still goes on. No one likes to deal with them but everyone has to from time to time. I've been looking for some good to come out of this, share the Lord with someone, get a little rest, catch up on my blog. There is always something positive that can come out of a breakdown. While life continues to run swiftly, all I can do is make the best out of my situation and be thankful that my breakdown wasn't worse.

Road signs

What a lovely drive today from New York State to Pennslyvania. Got to get off the freeway and drive some back roads in the mountains to see some of the countryside. What a beautiful land we live in! No wonder people from all over the world want to come here to live. I saw some Amish men plowing with horses. Their farms are so beautiful and so clean. Interesting not to see light poles or telephone wires running from house to house. The weather has been gorgeous, blue sky, cool evenings, excellent for cruising the countryside. Would of liked to have stopped to take come pics, but was running late to pick up a load and had to move on. I'm driving nights now, its so much better than fighting with the traffic during the day.

I was thinking about road signs today and the one that caught my attention was "Construction ahead". God is still working on all of us and the same way we have to slow down for the construction workers, lighten up and allow God to do his work in peoples lives. We so often want to "help God" straiten folks out. Just let the construction fulfill its purpose and soon the project will be complete. Some day, Gods work in our lives will be finished. Lets be patient, and enjoy serving others!

God is God!

Authour Unknown:

Life is easy when you are up on that mountain. And you got peace of mind like you've never known. But then things change and you are down in the valley, oh, don't lose faith for you are never alone. For the God of the mountain is still the God of the valley. When things go wrong, He will make them right. And the God of the good times is still the God of the bad times. The God of the day is still the God of the night.

We talk of faith when we are up in the mountain. But the top comes so easy when life is at its best. But its down in the valley of trials and temptations, that is when your faith is really put to the test.

Oh the God of the mountain is still the God in the valley. When things go wrong, He will make them right. And the God of the good times is still the God in the bad times, the God of the mountain is still the God in the night.

On the other side

On saturday evening I called a church I found on the Internet that is just 5 miles from the truck stop I'm in. I called the church again Sunday morning and talked with the pastor to ask for a ride to service. He said if a young man came that he would send him to get me. He didn't show up! I was reflecting over 30 years of ministry if I as a pastor had recieved similar phone messages from people wanting to be picked up for service. I know that I went on many personal pickups to bring different ones to church and I'm sure that there was a time or two that it just didn't work out to pick up a needy soul. Now that I am on the "other side" it is interesting to catch a glimpe of "church life" with a different perspective. If someday I get back into ministry, I will have a more understanding knowledge of what some of peoples needs are and try to do a better job at meeting those needs. So, here I am in my truck having my own worship time, thank God that he promised never to leave us or to forsake us, His presence is here but I miss gathering with Gods people for worship. Last Sunday at home it was so wonderful to be with family worshipping God together. I'm learning to be thankful for the things that I took for granted when my mind and efforts were focused on other matters. I guess that God is still working on all of us! It is a joy to serve others.

Donaldsonville, Ga

Life is the same on the other side of the tracks!

Truckin-On

This is my home on wheels. It's a Freightliner Classic, sleeps two has closets, place for a 12 vold refrigerator and other accesories. I've been through Texas, Lousiana, Florida, Georgia, S. Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Penslyvania and New Jersey! Beautiful sights and beautiful places. Lots of hard work. It's finally nice to make an honest living!

Jason & Lilia

My son Jason was married to Lilia on April 14th in Nuevo Progresso Mexico. I'm proud of what he has become as a man and beleive that he has a bright future ahead.

New House

After 6 months of trials, a new house has been rented for the kids in Chirala, India. In this picture there are some members of the church family celebrating Palm Sunday in front of the new home for the kids. Joseph and Hepsiba are the family parents and are doing an excellent job caring for the kids. Construction continues on the Childrens Home that will care for 100 kids. Thanks for your prayers and support for this project.

Hindu Idols

Hinduism has thousand of gods. This Monkey god is just a block from our friends home, they are awakened every morning with loud music coming from this idol. Its very annoying when you are trying to get as much rest as possible only to be woke up by this horible sound. This other idol is out at an "Untouchable" village. Even the poorest of the poor find the means to set up some kind of alter for worship.

Project Update

Construction continues on the Childrens home in India. As you can see its all being done by hand, its lots of work. This is a faith project, we are building as funds come in. Send your gift to Word of God Church P.O. Box 1790 Harlingen, TX 78551 and put India in the memo line. All gifts are tax deductible and 100% are used for the project. Thanks for your prayers and support!

Sarah's Birthday

Sarah was the first girl brought into the childrens home in India, she was sold by her family into a form of slavery and rescued by members of our staff. She is now 13 and is a beautiful young lady. In this picture you see Joeseph and Hepsiba, they are the house parents for the kids. They just moved into a new house and are blessed to be all together again. Hepsiba is expecting a baby and she is excited about having her own child to care for as well.