Thursday Evening Musings

Today I got to call two strangers and tell them that we would like to hang the sheetrock in their house at no charge to them. If you can hear happiness over the phone, I heard it. Maggy and I were blessed to have lunch with friends Danny Dodd and Ronney & Sylvia Wheeler. The Wheelers are from Fresno, California. Their church collected $50,000 for Hurricane Relief and sent it to Whites Ferry Road Disaster Relief. I’m sure those receiving those funds will be blessed. Ronney will be speaking at the Gateway Church of Christ in Pensacola this weekend. I had a camera in my pocket, but for some reason I never got a picture. This afternoon we loaded up the bus and headed out to some neighborhoods to bring blessings to others. It was a good trip as we gave away lots of things, including some things sent by my friend Cecelia from Nevada (Thanks, Cecelia!). One of the benefits of doing these bus runs consistently is that people are beginning to call me by name. Relationships are being developed that are surprising to me. On a personal note, our house should be primed Saturday and painted Monday on the inside. This is another step toward us getting back home, and we’re so thankful. We were supposed to get an estimate on our inside a/c unit, but I guess they couldn’t make it by today. I wanted to write more, but multiple interruptions have scattered my brain and I’ll just let this be it. Here are some things to pray for: *Pray for our citizens who need housing to receive FEMA campers as soon as possible (and that they be given the keys to them as well). *Pray for our church that we will be strong and be servants of our community. *Pray for the relief workers who are coming from all around the country to aid our community. *Pray for this preacher who hasn’t felt much like a preacher lately, but has felt more like a minister than he ever has. Website with contact info: www.123Jesus.com Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/user/jedobber