Walking through the Storm

 

Welcome to my recent life. Storm prep followed by waiting and watching. Clean-up in my area should be fairly minimal; however, there are about 50 million leaves to rake after things dry out. Mark 4:37-41 (and parallel passages) come to mind during times like this. If my God is sovereign over all things, He is sovereign over this event also. So far, we have received 4 inches of rain. The winds have been blustery, but not too bad. Between my time in Florida followed by time in south Texas, I have been through more than a few tropical storms. I like the storms (as long as I do not deal with storm surges or eye walls); this particular storm was to move right over the top of us with strong winds and heavy rains, but it ended up being slightly less than expected. The best thing is that our power never went out. Having been in our house only since the first of the year, we are still learning what to expect with different weather events. We did get a little seepage in the basement, but there is less than a pint of water so far; of course, there is another 2" +/- expected. We will see if anything worse develops.

Over the last weekend, the athletes from EBCA participated in the KCEA Fall Sports Tournaments. Justin  (soccer) and Brie (volleyball) both were involved. Both teams finished second in the events.The kids each did well. Justin made the All-Tournament Team. I obviously was able to see Brie play; I was able to see Justin for a couple of minutes before the VB first round game.

Well, got to go. Enjoy and stay dry.

Walking around

Written on Sat, 9/29

Well, the KCEA 39th annual Christian Educator's Conference at Willow Valley (near Lancaster, PA) was a great blessing. I thoroughly enjoy the event, though I must admit sitting around for two days wears me out. it was a blessing to see people that I have known for some time.

• Suzanna (Garlick) Gonzalez was there, so it was good to see her for a few minutes.
• One of the workshop speakers, Dr. Bob Dalton, is the father of a young lady that used to teach for me in TX.
• Evangelist Ron DeGaard was a speaker. I have known Ron for a number of years. He is out of Bible Baptist Church in Matthews, NC, a church attended by an old HS friend.
• Dr. Marty Marriott, president of MBBC, was there as a speaker. I enjoyed speaking to him for a brief time.

There were others at the conference that I know, but these helped make the event a bit more special. The workshop and general sessions were all beneficial. The speakers did a magnificent job.

One of my great thrills is to see my kids help with the A/V. The help mic the speakers, set up the computers and projectors, etc. I love seeing them use their gifts as they are willing to serve. It causes me to rejoice in God's continuing goodness.

We got home Friday evening and got Justin packed. I dropped him off at the airport at 7 Sat. morning as he joined a small group headed to Green Bay for the Packers game. He is having what is probably a "once-in-a-lifetime" weekend, thanks to a gentleman from church. I am thrilled for Justin that he gets this opportunity. He is sitting in the endzone seats, just two rows in. Should be a great time.

Back again... (10/11)
Justin's time in Green Bay was great. He is in the crowd in the photo gallery on www.packers.com, along with 1 or 2 other people.

EBCA had its annual Benefit Auction on 10/6 -- it went remarkably well. God greatly blessed and used to event to meet needs that the school has.

More to come, but on another day.