A Few Things - Signs of Life

Yes, it’s been a while. The Preacher said he was glad to see signs of life coming from here and I appreciate his sentiment. The truth is that these days life here in LA is moving at the speed of light! Corry was kind enough to post a couple of pictures and give a few details so I’ll refer you to her site if you’d like a little more information.

The Preacher’s comment caused me to reflect on a number of things that have been stirring around in the recesses (voids?) of my mind. I love blogging, not writing, but blogging. I love it because of the wonderful relationships we developed during the discussions we enjoy together. In most cases we’ve yet to even meet our new friends face to face but the joy, sadness, burdens, hope and love we share with them is no different from what we share with those we do see nearly every day. This means that when I have to set blogging aside to meet the challenges of the day it feels somewhat like leaving home to go on a business trip. I check in and keep up to date and even make myself available to the extent possible, but still I’m not here and I can only wait for the opportunity to catch up. In the mean time things happen. They happen fast too.

It seemed that all at once God opened up the mission field with a number of our friends heading off to foreign lands. I’m so thankful for the wonderful reports from all of them. Antonio has posted some pictures from their recent trip and Cinder has a new blog detailing theirs.

Then there are those who are back to blogging with a renewed zeal and a look to match. Jodie has some really salty warnings from H.K. and our Hero, Herobill, has an excellent new blog that chronicles the early Church from 6 BC to 70 AD. Now I know this might be a shock but Bobby Grow has moved again. ;-)

Sadly during my absence two of my favorite bloggers closed the door on their sites. I don’t know when or if they’ll start back up. Not1jot and Jeff at Demerging are both offline at present and I can only hope they will be back. I’m thankful That Jeff is checking in (señor jefe) and I hope Not1jot is doing well. One of our new favorites (we’ll be adding a link soon. I don’t know how I overlooked it!) is taking a break. Please remember Jel in your prayers.

Finally there are many here, like us, who need your prayers and God’s continued blessings. Pastor Timothy and Beth as well as John and Rose are both expecting a new family member and there are many we love and hope for listed on the Prayer List. Please remember each one.