STRENGTH AND STRONGHOLD

SORROWFUL?  YES!

BUT, ALL WE CAN HOPE ON AND FOR

IS OUR LORD'S STRENGTH AND STRONGHOLD.

This took place a couple years ago.  As First Responders we do go.  And all sorrowful, but this was one of the saddest.  

An ice cream man, living here from Mexico

 and with very little local family,

 driving through this neighborhood 

again and again over the weeks, 

known and loved by the families, 

was suddenly murdered 

by the equivalent of teenaged gang boys.

To be there, touching kids, hugging around and about, is always a wonderful opportunity to bring the Lord's Word to their hearts.

Not joyful, but definitely God's healing-seed is planted.

And here are a couple other photos from that day.

 One is obviously put together by a child.

DUSTY CLOUDS

THIS IS A "MAKE ME GRIN" WORD TODAY.

I WANT TO SEE HIS FEET...

REALLY, REALLY DO WANT TO!

OH, AND, BTW, IN 2009, DURING MY RETURN FROM LONG ISLAND, NY, SPENDING A SPIRITUALLY AMAZING WEEK WITH MY DEAR

GARY BLESSING ME AS I LEFT

FRIEND/"BROTHER", GARY. I MET HIS WIFE AND SON, WHICH WAS A REAL BLESSING. AND, WHILE THERE IN THE WHOLE NEW YORK CITY/STATE AREA, I WAS LAID WITH A SPIRITUAL HISTORY GOD-JOB AROUND AND ABOUT THAT PART OF OUR NATION.  FOR NEARLY 15 YEARS IT HAS BEEN ONE OF MY MAIN PERSONAL MINISTRIES.

WHEN LEAVING FOR HOME, LOVING MY FRIENDS

 OUT-AND-ABOUT THERE,

 MY REJOICING HEART FOR THE TIME WITH THEM,

REMAINED THEN, REMAINS NOW.