June 30, 2014

Greetings,
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   I want to know Christ--yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.
Philippians 3:10, 11

          Monday June 23 rd ~

     Published from the "Trinity Home" in Minot, North Dakota.

     Spent some wonderful time visiting with Believers' Bob & Marcus.

          Tuesday June 24 th ~

     Ministered at the "Edgewood Vista" facility here in Minot. Then over to Dan & Eva's (pastors of the Lighthouse church) for an afternoon of fellowship.

          Wednesday June 25 th ~

     Drove west to Williston, North Dakota to the "Bethel Lutheran Home" where I sang a couple of medleys during their morning Devotion time. Then in the afternoon I was able to minister for about an hour in their rather large activity area complete with a stage and in-house sound system.

          Thursday June 26 th ~

     Crossed the border into Montana to the town of Glendive where the owners (Alice & Bill) of an old motel traded a place to park, plug-in and get a shower for one of my Cd's.

          Friday June 27 th ~

     Sang in the nursing home section of the hospital here in Glendive for about twenty folks. Then drove to Lame Deer, Montana on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation to the "Morning Star Baptist" church. The pastor's wife (Kelley) was having the grand opening of her Bakery which a Missions group from Colorado has built for her; sectioning off part of the parsonage garage.

          Saturday June 28 th ~

     Spent the day visiting with my host.

          Sunday June 29 th ~

     Attended worship services here at Morning Star where I enjoyed the honor of contributing a couple of songs. Followed by a church luncheon.

    

And so begins another week.

May The Lord Our God
Guard, Guide And Direct You.
In The Name Of Jesus. Amen!

Yours in Christ, Larry

P.S.    To God be the Glory!

June 23, 2014

Greetings,
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   Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his faithful servants.
Psalm 116:15

          Monday June 16 th ~

     Sang at the "Haaland Home" in Rubgy, North Dakota for a sweet group of folks.

          Tuesday June 17 th ~

     Ministered in the hospital's long term care section here in Rugby.

          Wednesday June 18 th ~

     Drove to Minot, North Dakota in time for an afternoon Bible Study at the Lutheran church where I got to share some songs. Then to the "Lighthouse" church where these dear folks gave me the honor of sharing some songs and testimony during the evening service.

          Thursday June 19 th ~

     Ministered at the "Emerald Court" memory care facility here in Minot. A staff member spent time with us enthusiastically moving and clapping to the rhythm of the beat, which served to encourage and lift me up to "Higher Ground".

          Friday June 20 th ~

     Day of rest.

          Saturday June 21 st ~

     Sang at the "Trinity Home" for a rather large group of residents, staff and visitors.

          Sunday June 22 nd ~

     Attended worship services at the "Crossroad" Baptist church where the pastor (Bob) gave me twenty minutes to share with the congregation in song and testimony.

     Enjoyed a delicious lunch with Bob afterwards, then hustled over to "The View" assisted living facility in time to contribute a few songs at the tail-end of their service.

     Finished the day back at the "Lighthouse" church for a well attended memorial service honoring (Ray) one of the members who passed on last week.

    

And so begins another week.

May The Lord Our God
Guard, Guide And Direct You.
In The Name Of Jesus. Amen!

Yours in Christ, Larry

P.S.    To God be the Glory!

June 16, 2014

Greetings,
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    Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was leading Israel at that time. She held court under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites came to her to have their disputes decided.

Judges 4:4,5

          Monday June 9 th ~

     In Thief River Falls, Minnesota I was able to minister in their Care Center. A beautiful, roomy, brand new facility. I shared for the first twenty minutes of a scheduled bible study in the activity room, then about the same in each of the two wings leading off the main concourse.

          Tuesday June 10 th ~

     Sang at the "Valley Home" facility here in Thief River Falls. The staff made an extra effort to gather a rather large crowd including quite a few from the Alzheimer's Unit. Once everyone was settled in, we enjoyed a sweet gentle time of worship.

          Wednesday June 11 th ~

     Drove a bit further west to a Walmart for the night. Bought a three dollar ice-pack to keep in the freezer. The tennis elbow which plagued me for so long last summer made a brief appearance. After using the ice-pack it went away.

          Thursday June 12 th ~

     At "The Villa" complex in Crookston, Minnesota I was able to minister for a lovely group of residents and staff in their Chapel which was designed with beautiful acoustics.

          Friday June 13 th ~

     Crossed the border into North Dakota and sang at the "Good Samaritan" nursing home in the town of Lakota. Then on to Rugby, North Dakota considered the geographical center of North America.

          Saturday June 14 th ~

     Jim & Rhea, owners of the "Oakwood Inn RV Park" here in Rugby, have for the second year in a row provided a place to park and shower, as a gift for the ministry. MGBT!

          Sunday June 15 th ~

     Attended services at the "North Prairie Lutheran Church" just outside of Leeds, North Dakota where I was given the honor of leading the song service. Then over to the "Lebanon Lutheran Church" in Leeds where I met the new pastor (Pamela) who promptly offered the same honor. 

     The previous pastor (Brenda) passed on shortly after I was through here last year, as the result of a tragic single car accident. She was close to my age, never married,  pastor-ed two churches and was the hospital Chaplin as well. Sweet Girl!

    

And so begins another week.

May The Lord Our God
Guard, Guide And Direct You.
In The Name Of Jesus. Amen!

Yours in Christ, Larry

P.S.    To God be the Glory!

June 9, 2014

Greetings,
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    The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. For Scripture says, "Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain," and "The worker deserves his wages." Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses. Those who sin are to be rebuked publicly, so that the others may take warning.
1 Timothy 5:17-20

          Monday June 2 nd ~

      Published from "Inspiration Ministries" here in southern Wisconsin.
          Tuesday June 3 rd ~
     Ministered at the "Kindred Hearts" assisted living facility in Elkhorn, Wisconsin.
          Wednesday June 4 th ~
     Drove into Central Wisconsin all the way to Stevens Point.
          Thursday June 5 th ~
     Ministered at the "Care Partners" assisted living facility in Stevens Point. This complex has two separate buildings with kitchen and living rooms in each. So I sang for awhile in one, then went next door to share as well.
     Continued north to just short of the Michigan Upper Peninsula where I stumbled onto a little wooded campground.
          Friday June 6 th ~
     Had a rough night.
     Mosquitoes somehow found their way into the van and kept waking me up during the night. I finally got up about 4:00 am with an overpowering number (Dozens) of the little varmints nipping around. Reminded me of that scene in the movie "African Queen" when Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn eased their boat over to the river's edge and were immediately engulfed by a cloud of thousands of mosquitoes.
     Well, I quickly got dressed and out on the highway by 4:30 am with the windows down trying to get rid of them.
     Spent most of the day driving west through Wisconsin, on into Minnesota in an effort to get away from the infestation. Made it all the way to Camp Itasca RV Park and Campground which is managed by fiends' Craig and Rosann.
     They introduced me to a can of Raid. (There were still a dozen or so of the little pest hang'n around.)
          Saturday June 7 th ~

     Spent the day with my friends, including an evening meal at the Volunteer Fire Department's annual "Meat Ball & Gravy Benefit  Banquet".

          Sunday June 8 th ~

     When I first arrived here I'd met the owner (Frank) who is an Elder at a Community church one-hundred miles northwest of here. He'd invited me to stop in, so I left this morning at 6:00 am and drove to Thief River Falls, Minnesota where I was given the opportunity to share about the ministry and sing a song.

     These thoughtful folks even took up a Love Offering for the ministry. Praise God!

    

And so begins another week.  

May The Lord Our God
Guard, Guide And Direct You.
In The Name Of Jesus. Amen!

Yours in Christ, Larry

P.S.    To God be the Glory!

June 2, 2014

Greetings,
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    Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."
Luke 14:12-14

          Monday May 26 th ~

     Memorial Day!

     Accessed Inspiration Ministries' wifi to publish the newsletter here in southern Wisconsin. Then printed up a bunch of Jacket Covers for Cd's.

          Tuesday May 27 th ~

     Sang for the residents here at I.M.

     In this part of the country some call it a concert, even when it's a small-humble venue.

          Wednesday May 28 th ~

     Attended the Devotion Time here at I.M. and did more recording work before and after.

          Thursday May 29 th ~

     Finished editing  "Have Thine Own Way, Lord" (click to hear mp3).

     Also recorded tracks for the next song "Rock of Ages". Then loaded the equipment back into the van and did an oil & filter change.

          Friday May 30 th ~

     Enjoyed the honor of sharing some songs during the Devotion Time here at Inspiration Ministries.

     Had lunch with a dear Sister in the next town over, then an afternoon relaxing back at I.M.

     That's when I experienced a strange dizzy spell which lasted an hour or so. Something to pray about?

          Saturday May 31 st ~

     Ministered in the nearby town of Williams Bay at their Care Center for a lovely group of folks. Then across the street, I spent some time sitting on a front porch visiting with a long time friend (John) and his family.

          Sunday June 1 st ~

     Attended the "Living Word" church in Delavan, Wisconsin where the pastor (Keith) gave me half the sermon time to share in song and testimony.

    

And so begins another week.  

May The Lord Our God
Guard, Guide And Direct You.
In The Name Of Jesus. Amen!

Yours in Christ, Larry

P.S.    To God be the Glory!

P.S.S. Recorded another YouTube at the Front of I.M.
http://youtu.be/9RaMcX0ZViM