It's Sunday afternoon and I am enjoying some Sabbath time reflecting on my world, my friends, my life as I have experienced it this past week. I have a deep appreciation of the Navajos and have come to love the "Rez' and its people as I have worked with the Tsaile Community Church for more than 1o years now. Joined a Facebook Page this week called Lukachukai, a town near Tsaile where many of my friends live. It is a place of rugged beauty, troubling poverty, a wonderful people who are living the incarnate love of Christ in the midst of their culture - living to bring strength and hope. (Lukachukai is above right.)
Two newer friends of mine Brook and Sara Sarver celebrated four years of marriage this week. Graduates of Huntington (IN) University, they have dedicated the next ten years of their lives to bring Christ's love and influence to the nation of Thailand - another place of rugged beauty and troubling poverty, racked by a horrendous sex trade. And yet Brook and Sara see great potential and hope in the Thai people and have invested themselves in making that a place where God is at work in transformational ways. (Brook and Sara, below right.)
My two year old plus grandson Jake has learned to call his Grandpa (although mostly his Grandma). We sent him his first Veggie Tales video and once he got a grasp on tomatoes that talk (rabbits and doggies talk, but not veggies) he has been introduced to a whole new world of Christian values. (Jake is below left). BURN our awesome student ministry conducted a Car Wash and Yard Sale (one on Saturday and the other on Memorial Day itself) to raise money to help part of them attend Creation 2010. (I bought Jake more great toys at the Yard Sale). These kids worked together, many working so others (not themselves could go) and presented a wonderful image of youthful Christianity to our community - and raised almost $2000. They are awesome kids. (car wash, lower center).
And then if you read my blogs regularly you'll know that story of Armando Galaragga and umpire Jim Joyce. A perfect game and a blown call -- and a testimony to the power of grace and good will. No wonder it's America's Game! Lots more to follow. Posting on John Wooden, a towering sports figure who has gone home to be with the Lord.
It's been quite a week!
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