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How sweet is Your Word to my taste!

It is sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Psalm 119:103 (New Life Version)

Supper Out With Nathaniel & Abigail

Thursday, March 7

This was Nate and Abby’s choice for a restaurant, and we were anxious to try out a new place. I love going to places that have been here for a long time but we have never tried their food.

This evening was to celebrate Abby’s birthday.

We were hungry when we arrived, so decided to share the sampler appetizer.

Mozzarella Sticks, Boneless Wings, Onion Rings, Popcorn Shrimp, House Made Chips, Cajun Ranch and Marinara

My choice was Cajun Chicken Alfredo

Cajun Dusted Chicken Tenderloins in a Creamy Cajun Alfredo Sauce. Served Over Fettuccini Pasta

It was so yummy.

Abby chose the Chicken Cashew Salad

A Mix of Spring Greens and Iceberg Lettuce, Topped With Teriyaki Glazed Sliced Chicken Breast, Mandarin Oranges, Cashews, Crispy Noodles, Tomato and Sesame Ginger Dressing

Nathaniel’s Tennessee Tournedos

Two Fresh Cut Filet Tournedos Blackened with Cajun Spices and Served Over a BBQ Demi Glace. Topped with Crispy Fried Onions

Cerwin chose his favorite Filet Mignon

Fresh Carved 8oz Filet Grilled to Your request

None of us was hungry, but the desserts looked so tempting, so we asked Abby to choose the one that looked or sounded best to her – and we would share it. Her choice was this amazingly delicious Raspberry Cobbler with Breyers Ice Cream

Nor should you worry about clothes.

Consider the lilies of the field and how they grow.

They do not work or weave or sew, and yet their garments are stunning.

Matthew 6:28 (The Voice)

Pretty Flowers

At Mother Hershey’s House

When talking to my stepmother the other day, she mentioned the beautiful flowers in her house, so we stopped by on our way to Lancaster one afternoon.

This beautiful bouquet is from her secret sister – who is still secret to her.

The other beauties are her salmon-colored amaryllis.

If I remember correctly, there were five blooms and two buds.

On days like this I am grateful for eyes that see.

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Just imagine a world without colors; it would be plain boring
We would not be able to visualize
Colors give us feelings and thoughts
About what to wear as well as what they mean to us

I endure the different types of colors because they are apart of my life
Without colors I would be shielded and gilded

The Lord is my strength and my song.

Exodus 15:2 (GOD’S WORD Translation)

TFC’s Shop

Calgary, Alberta, Chapel Construction

Highway News & Good News Racks

Good Food

…and chapel construction for Calgary continues.

Glenn Fahnestock putting in the last piece of paneling.

Finishing the ceiling paneling.

Staining trim.

Dan, John, and Leonard.

The electric panel.

Glen Miller painting the door.

Pray for Glen – he is in the hospital and will be having quadruple bypass heart surgery on Monday, March 11.

The cabinets have arrived.

The cabinets in their boxes.

Cerwin took some of these pictures with his new cell phone. We went from ordinary phones to Smartphones this week. That is a fun adjustment.

The cabinets after the men took them out of the boxes.

Jim preparing to cut leftover paneling into pieces for countertop Highway News & Good News racks.

Larry and Jim.

Larry showing Cerwin the stack of pieces after they were cut into the correct size.

A few finished racks.

Pastor John loves to cook and try new meals for the guys.

Emptying the contents into a tinfoil pan.

That looks delicious.

Enjoying the meal.

Crock pot fruit cobbler and ice cream.

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These guys work hard and eat well.

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Though we walk in the world, we do not fight according to this world’s rules of warfare.

The weapons of the war we’re fighting are not of this world but are powered by God and effective at tearing down the strongholds erected against His truth.

2 Corinthians 10:3-4 (The Voice)

A Short Road Trip

Saturday, March 2

After leaving Bass Pro on Saturday morning, we decided to stop at two of our chapels – Harrisburg and Frystown – because I had not seen the Harrisburg rig since it was relocated on the truck stop lot.

As you can see, the Harrisburg Chapel is near McDonalds.

It is right among the trucks – which is good.

Then we got on I-78 and traveled about twenty miles to Frystown.

Cerwin needed to pick up the microwave at the Frystown Chapel, because it stopped working and was still under warranty.

Just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord,

continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and firm in your faith just as you were taught,

and overflowing with thankfulness.

Colossians 2:6-7 (New English Translation)

Sunday Worship

Ephrata Church of the Nazarene

March 3

After a good nights sleep we were back at the Nazarene church on Sunday morning.

Cerwin turned on the generator so the chapel would be warm for visitors.

Worship inside the church began at 9:00 a.m.

Guest speaker was Reverend Philip Park who grew up in Korea and accepted Christ as his savior in a Nazarene youth camp.

He was thirteen years old when Billy Graham was in Seoul, Korea, in 1973. That is where he dedicated his life to being a missionary.

Today, after serving in many Asian countries, he is President of Asian American Ministries, Inc., and serves in Flushing, New York, (the north-central region of the New York City borough of Queens) an area where he said there are 180 language groups.

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Some notes I took during his challenging message:

Love means to take responsibility

True worship means God must increase and you must decrease. This is a problem in many churches. People think they need to increase.

A key word to missionary work is “surrender.”

Connect – Communicate – Contextualize

If you want to share the gospel with any people group, you must demonstrate a deep love and respect for them.

Sunday school followed the worship service. During this time people were encouraged to visit the chapel, and many did.

We spent the next hour and a half visiting with members of the church and answering many questions about TFC’s ministry to truckers.

After lunch – brought by members – in the church cafe, I went outside to capture a good picture of the chapel and the church.

They felt the best place for us to park was next to the cafe – and it did turn out to be a good spot.

It was about 1:30 p.m. when Bunny and Cerwin took down the steps and we were ready to head home.

One of the blessings of being part of the TFC team who takes a promotional chapel to local churches, is meeting other Christians and getting inside the walls of many churches.

This worship experience is one we will remember for a long time because of the challenge of missions on Saturday and Sunday – and the warm, caring church family here.