Ministry Work Last Week
Due to a few entries I wanted to make – I did not include some ministry activities.
Tuesday
On the way home from Maine, we took time to visit Chaplain George Freeman – lead chaplain at Flynn’s Truck Stop, Shrewsbury, MA. George is middle person on the right.
When we learned that Bunny (Director of Chaplains) and Peg O’Hare were in Massachusetts to visit family, we invited them to have lunch with us. They are most distant from the camera.
We were pleased that driver/volunteer chaplain Mark Garret and his girlfriend were also there (both in the foreground). She lives in the area, and he was on his way to Florida.
Our granddaughters were pleased to have their own booth in the restaurant – across from us. Since they had a fairly large breakfast, they chose ice cream for lunch.
Since we visited for quite a while, the girls gave in to exhaustion! They got a lot of attention from partons and waitresses. One waitress asked for the recipe for well-behaved children.
Wednesday & Thursday
The Pitney Bowes tech was here both afternoons trying to repair their two machines. They were “fried” when the 220 volt surge went through the house and office when the tree hit our house.
He decided it would be cheaper to replace the mail machine that holds the meter, than repair it.
He is waiting on a backordered part, before he can repair the envelope printer.
Office items the computer tech declared dead.
He was here all day Wednesday – replacing the computer, printer, scanner, DSL modem and router, and fax – which meant I was finally able to work in my office on Thursday morning. It took a couple of hours to clean up the mess of boxes, packing foam, etc.
Saturday
We enjoyed supper and a concert with the TFC Susquehanna Chapter.
Prior to and during supper, we ran a slide show (top left) of the recent Truck Rally, as only a few from this chapter were able to attend.
After supper and prior to the concert, Cerwin and Chaplain Tom Kemp (right) shared some ministry highlights. Tom told a story that I had not heard previously. Just a few days earlier, Henry Grimm, Director of Follow-Up, who is retiring, told Tom about a letter he received…
A prisoner wrote about finding one of TFC’s Highway News and Good News (our monthly publication) stuffed behind his bed when he was put in solitary confinement. After reading it, he filled out the decision form, stating that he had accepted the Lord as his savior. In subsequent weeks he completed our three basic Bible studies. His letter told how the study of the Bible wad changing his life.
That blessed my socks off – and I wasn’t even wearing socks!