July 11, 2016

Sisters           Cascade Mountains          Oregon

Greetings,
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    But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.

1 Corinthians 15:20-23

         
          Monday July 4 th ~

     Got over to the pancake breakfast put on by the Baptist folks here in the small town of Prairie City, Oregon. The laundry mat happened to be right next door so I took care of that chore as well, which gave me lots of time to fellowship.

     Then drove to John Day, Oregon and ministered for some lovely folks at the "Valley Vista" ALF.

          Tuesday July 5 th ~

     Drove to Redmond, Oregon and sang at the oldest nursing home in town which I was at about four years ago. The AD (Kim) greeted me with a smile, a hug and a chastising, "It's been a while".

     Continued on into the Cascade Mountains to the RV camp Sherman where the manager (after visiting a bit) offered a second night free. And before I could get the wallet out, offered the first night free as well. Sweet! MGBH!

          Wednesday July 6 th ~

     Took the day off. Got in a two mile hike along a river path. Had a nice long visit with my neighbor in the park who is also a Believer. An enjoyable/relaxing day.

          Thursday July 7 th ~

     Drove west out of the mountains into the Willamette Valley and hooked up with some friends in Eugene and also arranged a couple of nursing homes for the next few days.

          Friday July 8 th ~

     Sang for the folks at the "Brookdale" ALF here in Eugene. Then dinner with an old friend, Lynne.

          Saturday July 9 th ~

     At the "Terpening Terrace" retirement community here in town I was able to share with some sweet folks and joined them for lunch in their upscale dinning room.

          Sunday July 10 th ~

     Attended morning services at the "Bethany Church of Franklin" where I was able to contribute a Special. Then a nice visit with my friend Matt in Junction City. Ended the day across town at the "King's Grace" church for their Sunday night fellowship meal where I was allowed to park for the night and even given access to their shower and laundry room.

         

And so begins another week.

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

Your Brother in Christ, Larry Eugene Stevens

P.S.    To God be the Glory!

July 4, 2016

Greetings,
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    The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, for, "Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ.
Corinthians 2:14-16

         
          Monday June 27 th ~

     Started this week in Sandpoint, Idaho where I'd been for a few days. After publishing the update from the home of Jon & Cathy, I decided to go south, staying in Idaho a bit longer.

          Tuesday June 28 th ~

     Stopped in Winchester, Idaho and sang for a few folks in this small hamlets' residential care home which specializes in patients dealing with mental issues.

          Wednesday June 29 th ~

     Drove to Grangeville, Idaho and sang in the two buildings of the "Meadowlark" residential care homes. Caught 'em as they were finishing breakfast, so I was able to share with everyone. Only one walked out.

          Thursday June 30 th ~

     Continued south down some steep mountains to the small canyon town of Riggins where I was given permission to park and plug-in at the community church.

          Friday July 1 st ~

     Drove up into some higher elevation to McCall, Idaho and sang at their nursing home. A mountain resort town, chuck-full for the holiday weekend. So, I continued south towards Oregon. Stopped in Cambridge, Idaho where I spotted a $15 RV spot with electricity to run the A/C on this 99 degree day. Was even able to get a shower at this little towns' laundry-mat. Nothing fancy, but it was free.

          Saturday July 2 nd ~

     Crossed the border into Oregon.

          Sunday July 3 rd ~

     Attended services at the Baptist church in Prairie City, Oregon. One of the members invited me to join them to minister at the nursing home mid-afternoon. Got to share quite a bit.
     Also got invited to an early morning breakfast tomorrow. So I decided to send off the newsletter this evening.

         

And so begins another week.

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

Your Brother in Christ, Larry Eugene Stevens

P.S.    To God be the Glory!

June 27, 2016

Greetings,
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    Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let your hands not be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well.
Ecclesiastes 11:6

         
          Monday June 20 th ~

     Published the newsletter from the Foursquare Church in Kalispell, Montana and headed west.

     Had some difficulty with one of my accounts blocking some of the emails, so I exported contacts to a different one in gmail. Got me to thinking of looking into a different approach.

          Tuesday June 21 st ~

     Crossed the border into Idaho and sang at the nursing home attached to the hospital in Bonners Ferry.

          Wednesday June 22 nd ~

     In Sandpoint, Idaho I sang at the "Valley Vista" nursing home across the street from the "Church of God" where I've parked in years past. Jon & Cathy (Pastors) live in the parsonage next door and have provided me with shower facility and fellowship throughout the years. In fact, seems like every year there's someone different staying in one of their extra bedrooms; be it an elderly individual, previously homeless person or youngster getting on their feet. Commendable.

          Thursday June 23 rd ~

     Ministered in two sections of the "Life Care Center of Sandpoint".

          Friday June 24 th ~

     Rained most all day. Worked on the laptop finishing the novelette (a spiritual fiction) I've been chipping away at for a while. Got it into Kindle epub file format for publishing on Amazon. "Second Coming?" Click to view.  

          Saturday June 25 th ~

     Out early doing the laundry-mat thing, then spent the rest of the day publishing the printed version of the novelette which I simply added to
"Mold Me ~ Shape Me" creating a Third Edition.

     Took a short break at lunch time with Jon who accompanied me to the gas station where he topped off the vans' tank. Sweet.

          Sunday June 26 th ~

     Attended the "Laclede Community Church" where I was given the opportunity to share a Special during the worship service.

         

And so begins another week.

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

Your Brother in Christ, Larry Eugene Stevens

P.S.    To God be the Glory!