Sunday's Coming

Good morning from Branson,

May we be an encoragement to each other.

The free medical clinic is taking shape: we have a building, doctors, nurses, some helpers and are looking for others. God continues to show Himself mighty.

The park we are staying has had more people than last year. KOA, across the street, has been down in numbers, but no matter how big the crowd we still praise the Lord and share the gospel.

I read this today and felt compelled to share. I hope it speaks to you the way it did to me.

Thanks again for your prayers, encouraging emails and phone calls, and your financial support. The giving this summer is way down so without you helping us we could not continue this great work.

Have a great day, love you, pass it on,
Don

"Raising My Sights"

"My six-year-old granddaughter, Caitlynd, and I stopped at a Tim Horton's donut shop for a blueberry muffin. As we were going out the door, a young teenage boy was coming in.

This young man had no hair on the sides of his head and tuft of blue spiked hair on top of it. One of his nostrils was pierced, and attached to the hoop that ran through the hole, was a chain that draped across his face and attached to a ring he was wearing in his ear. He held a skateboard under one arm and a basketball under the other.

Caitlynd, who was walking ahead of me, stopped in her tracks when she saw the teen. I thought he'd scared the dickens out of her and she'd frozen on the spot.

I was wrong.

My GrandAngel backed up against the door and opened it as wide as it would go. Now I was face to face with the young man. I stepped aside and let him pass. His gracious response was a kind, "Thank you very much".

On our way to the car, I commended Caitlynd for her manners in holding open the door for the young man. She didn't seem to be troubled by his appearance but I wanted to make sure. If a grandmotherly talk about freedom of self expression and allowing people their differences was in order, I wanted to be ready.

As it turned out, the person who needed the talk was me.

The only thing Caitlynd noticed about the teen, was the fact that his arms were full. "He woulda' had a hard time to open the door."

I saw the partially shaved head, the tuft of spiked hair, the piercings and the chain. She saw a person carrying something under each arm and heading toward a door.

In the future, I hope to get down on her level and raise my sights."