TUESDAY, 5/11/10
This entry is late and apologize but I am traveling today. Presently, I am sitting in the Atlanta airport and will soon board a flight bound for Guatemala. I am scheduled to return home on Friday but the next three days will be filled with meetings as we make some changes in our GRACE Ministries Association board; I meet with the seminary administrative council to discuss this year’s pastors’ conference, and meet with our staff members/summer help. I left Pensacola at 5:30AM today and ask that you pray for me as I travel.
Faith Hovel came home from the hospital yesterday! Hallelujah! I know that Josh, Desi, Gabriel, Bro. Jerry, Tena, Helen, Charles, Catina and all of the family are elated.
Rita Vice will have surgery this afternoon. With women, I don’t ask and they don’t tell! PTL!
Bro. Kerry visited with Pattie Suthoff yesterday but I didn’t get an update from him. Keep praying!
Lois is taking her radiation treatments. Carla, Bill, Miss Joyce & Susan continue their battles against cancer.
Gena Davis sent me an e-mail to say that Gene is in the hospital with a staph infection. It is in his knee & ankle. Pray for Gene.
The “old men” were joined by some younger guys yesterday and they got Phase IV off to a great start yesterday morning. Sammy & Sid will do some electrical work today. Tony & a team will work tonight. When I return, we are going to “hit it hard” to finish the upstairs by the end of May. Again, thanks to everyone who has helped and remember that clean up is always needed.
FYI – staff member Chris Taylor hit me with a massive piece of wood yesterday. A lesser man would have been out for weeks but I just kept working. I am just trying to figure out if was intentional or not? Any opinions?
Bobby Broome felt sorry for me yesterday and allowed me to use his tiller to plow Deidra’s garden. A huge “thank you” goes to Bobby for his kindness to me. Deidra & Rita were using hoes to cultivate it was going to take a long time even though it is a small garden. Deidra has done a good job on his first attempt at growing a garden.
The Lakers took the broom to Salt Lake last night. Again, the Magic are hot as fire! Can they beat the Cavs/Celtics in the conference finals? I hope the Lakers make the Suns set early! I am very fond of many folks from Canada but Steve Nash is not in that number.
MARK HARRIS will be our guest on Sunday evening, 5/23. This is one you don’t want to miss! Pass the word!
I think I may have my message for next year’s Mother Day. I will preach on the ABC’s of motherhood using the Syrophenician woman as my example!
Lord willing, I will be blogging each day from Guatemala. It will be under the Pastor’s blog and not the GRACE blog.
Okay, why am I really going to Guatemala? Soy! He misses me! He called crying and said the team members are not treating him fairly and wanted me to come see him. He says that Louise just can’t tell “The Three Bears” like I can so he is not going to sleep as quickly. Plus, he left his “silky” at home and wanted me to bring it to him. What will we do for our sons-in-law?
I pray that you will have a great Tuesday with Jesus.
P.S. – Great post yesterday, JD!