MECIXO TRIP 3 The campus is beautiful. East Texas is a God-blessed country. It is a treat to me here in the spring. It looks like it has been spring here for a while. It almost looks like mid-summer in Michigan. It is a blessing to be able to spend time with hundreds of other […]
MEXICO TRIP 2
We drove from Flint to southern Illinois Monday. In southern Indiana and Illinois the woods and grass are green and the Dogwoods are opened. Dogwoods always remind me of my home in Ohio. I always loved to go calling on spring days in the countryside in early May when the dogwoods were in blossom. This […]
MEXICO TRIP 1
We just returned from Canada yesterday and we leave today on a trip that will take us through Texas to Mexico. We spent the weekend enjoying the hospitality of the Olsen family from Tilbury, Ontario. Their daughters have served faithfully here at the Character Inn in the kitchen on and off for over three years. […]
Usher’s School
When I was a little boy my Dad had a great idea. He conducted what he called “Ushers School” every Sunday night an hour before church. The Ushers School was for children ages 8-12 or teens. In the “school” Dad taught us to dress properly, to greet people, and how to shake hands. Dad said, […]
A Sudden Jar
Amy Carmichael founded the Donavour Fellowship in India. The purpose of Donavour was to shelter little girls from shameful abuse. The work was taxing, round-the-clock labor in a hot climate. She was bed-ridden for the last twenty years of her life. During that time she began to write. Before her injury she had been too […]
Hope is SEVEN
Early in the morning the day of the Columbine tragedy God sent little Hope America to us. We were living in Fremont, Michigan. Fremont is the home of Gerber Baby Food. Our baby, Hope was born at Gerber Memorial Hospital. Today we went out for our traditional Birthday breakfast at a favorite restaurant. She is […]
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