Thanks for the well wishes to all!

I've just sent my first 40,000 word book manuscript to one who is to read it, edit it, and write a forward to it--hopefully by next Monday. We will see... I'd like to have it for this year's campmeeting...at least the first 1,000 copies. But it will require a wee bit of change (about $5,000.00) for that to occur. Others who read what I've written will have the final say, since they control the $$$.

The book is titled "Ten Days With Take It to Heart" and chronicles the excitement of our health van ministry during the current largest event in our yearly lineup--Topsfield Fair here in Massachuettes. With the Appendixes, it should provide a valuable tool to allow similar public health education ministries to be organized in churches not only throughout our three state area, but pretty much anywhere either English or Spanish is spoken.

I pray those in charge will see the sense, and be willing to release the necessary cash for publication. And soon. It will take time to print. And campmeeting begins June 20th. If not, God has other plans--and better ones.

We brought in another 3/4th ton of food for those coming to our community service center a little earlier this afternoon. We're running well over 6 tons per month, besides clothing. God has been sending us something over 1,000 each month from many nationalities in need of help.

A lady stopped in yesterday in great need. Her 47 year old mom was dying of cancer, her father had already died from the same thing, and she was a single mom with three kids to raise--about 25-30 years old. Our volunteer said the woman was visibly thin from malnourishment and long worry and stress. She said, "My children are starving. Can you help us?" We didn't make her come back later. We gave her what we had on the spot.

When Judi and I stopped by the Home Depot the next town over to get things we needed to prep our van for the month away in July, the man at the counter greeted me warmly. He is one of our regular guests who comes to the center for help. Most of those who come to us are the "working poor", some with 2 or even 3 jobs, and still scratching to survive.

We are affiliated with Greater Boston Food Bank, which supplies 600 similar centers here in Eastern Massachusetts. They are currently building the most sophistocated and costly emergency food warehouse in America. Just signed my name to the final beam they lifted into place at noon.

There are so many good people in this world doing what good they can where they are. I believe many of you are among them.

Gotta scram. I need to grab a bite myself before going over to feed others.

Skip

P.S. Our congregation in Lynn voted to make a bid on that old historic church in Swamscott, and also to apply for full church status. Now it goes to final negotiations to see if what we can offer will be accepted. So far, so good.

Last edited by Skip Johnson; 06/12/08 08:03 PM.