The Watch that came back

Some time ago, my sweet wife bought me a very nice Superman watch as a gift. It was my very favorite watch indeed. About 7 months ago Susan and I went to a small Baptist church out in the country in Lee County. We were attending a gospel singing (The Praismen) there was a man seated behind us who looked to be 35 years old or so.  During the service he gave a testimony…as he spoke we could tell he was speaking as a young boy. It seems that he had a development issue and he was mentally much younger than his actual age. As he spoke about his dad dying when he was very young and other events in his life, the story got sadder and sadder….and then he said…..”But Jesus never left me”…..He understood….That Jesus was with him.

After the singing was over, we stood and visited with the folks of the church. This man commented on how much he loved Superman and how great my watch was. Susan and I felt the “nudge”…So I took my watch off and gave it to him.  He just smiled real big and took it placed it on his wrist and said thank you and away he went with his new watch.

He just received his blessing with ease!!!!  He just received his blessing.  Isn’t that how we should be? When we are sent blessings form God, shouldn’t we just receive it with ease and thanks?

So, fast forward to this Christmas…..What do you think I found under our Christmas tree????  That’s right, another Superman watch!!!   Now He and I both have a cool watch.

Good blesses through us and He blesses to us. I am sure that you can not out give God!!!!!

When your blessing comes...Just recieve it with ease thanks!!  When you feel the nudge to give just bless and give with ease and thanks!!!!

Christmas eve caroling at a few of our local assisted living homes.

This year Susan had the thought that it would be nice to visit some assisted living facilities on this Christmas eve and do a little old fashioned caroling.  At supper time on Christmas eve a small group of us went down to the Sterling House and Covenant Place. We had a great time as Susan and Eileen sang songs of the season and went from table to table visiting. George and I gave away candy canes and visited as well.  As the sweet ladies and gentlemen sang along with us, there was true joy on their faces, but not as much joy as we received from them! What a blessing! The Help Out Guys plan to make this an annual event, because it was so special. Many of our friends had not, and were not going to have family visits, we were told. So, we added to our "family". How blessed we are to be able to give our time, love and attention. Let's all try to make it a plan to do more this coming year to spread God's love! We trust you had a blessed Christmas, and we wish you a Happy New Year! 

Christmas cards across three states.

 This week Susan and I went to Pigeon Forge Tenn. We prayed that God would show us how and who to minister to. Just before we left town we stopped by Walmart and got a stack of gift cards and folders. On the folders we wrote a Christmas message. As we traveled across the three states as we encountered people here and there that needed something. As God gave us the "nudge" and the correct words.....Out came the gift cards and a word directed to the situation.  We had a great time on this trip in so many ways.

God blessed people through our encounters everywhere we went.  We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. Thank you all for your support and prayers.

I will have a Christmas Eve story on the 24th stay tuned !!

Consider this..

Heb 13: 1Let brotherly love continue. 2Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. 3Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. 

Christmas at the Community Care Home

 This week we were blessed to give and attend a Christmas party with all of our friends at the local community care home. Everyone there had a great time. Lots of food, drink, song and fun!!!!

The message preached was about the gift!!!  The gift God gave us in His Son Jesus. The gift was given,  all we need to do is receive the gift.

 During this Christmas event 15 persons received the gift of Jesus tonight!!!!

As I watched this party unfold, I was struck with the loneliness and sadness that was also in the room. While we had a very nice time tonight, there was still a touch of hopelessness among the folks in attendance. Even in the moment when some folks were saved from their sins and joy was experienced...others were still sad..... all of these emotions in one room...... I pray for the forgotten, I pray for the "Least of these".

as this Christmas season unfolds....I am left to wonder....Have we done enough ??  Is it enough?? While we go in the name of the Most High Jesus I pray that we have done enough...

Could you do more? Have you been called to do more?? Will you do more ???

Praise God for allowing us to work in this ministry! I also want to publicly thank my precious wife Susan who did much of the work to accomplish this event. Thank you Ted and Sue Brokopt and "Sister Eilene" for your valued
support and help as well.

 I will leave you with this thought this Christmas......

Matthew 25:40..

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Do you have a giving tree at the office?

This week at our offices the folks put up a giving tree with these markers with kids names and gift ideas on them. I asked questions of our staff concerning the "Back stories" on these folks. The stories were so sad and heartbreaking. Many of these good folks are just one or two pay checks from disaster. All of the folks on this tree had fallen to sickness or an "on the job injury." Within a matter of months they find themselves in a hole they cant find their way out of. Here we are in this season of Christmas. We Christians will celebrate the birth of the Savior of the world, and right in the next office there is a co-worker who is in

such despair he cant even see or acknowledge the true meaning of the season.

We would like to ask that all of our supporters look around this season and ask yourself....What would Jesus do with this situation ???

Just consider this.......

Luke: 10 27 So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’[h] and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’”[i]

28 And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”