thankfulness

I'm sitting here having been blessed. My prayer tonight is for the people out there who don't know the sheer joy of sitting in an assembley of saints who aren't thinking of or doing anything but praising God.

Our group here this weekend is larger, about 67 people (about 9 earlier this week)-- a group led by an old friend of mine Bobby Crews who also led a youth group to the church when I was preaching in Key West; another good size group from Harding all traveled down in their cars, about 27 of them. We have a group from Indiana, Columbus OH, Haiti & Illinois, Tennessee ladies who've been here many times, and a hand full of long-termers.

Went to an Solis Elementary school as agents of Nickelodeon, passing out bookbags and blessing the children while they were blessing us with their smiles and thankfulness.

Enjoyed lunch with Mike Fox, good buddy of the family, preacher at Hickory Knoll. One of our fun missions today was buying and delivering food for a blind sister from the congregation. He toured me of their building, which was insured for the damages, but they will be out of sorts for at least a year, their auditorium uninhabitable due to wind damage on the roof.

I'm reminded of the need to be thankful... so many people have blessed my life and I more often than not fail to send a card or some token of appreciation. I really hurt today for the people who don't know God's love. I pray he can make that pain grow until I'm bothered so much I'll speak up more for Christ, my Lord. He'll work a good work within me, He is faithful.