Louisanna Should Get Ready, Texas, too

I have monitoring the storm for the past 48 hours and at first was not convinced that it would hit Lousianna. I believe that the storm will hit somewhere between Houston, TX and New Orleans. Morgan City, La is the most likely spot. The Red Cross has made their plea for their national workers to place themselves on standby. Some of these folks will be shipping out tomorrow for a staging area I presume. My guess right now would be Little Rock, AR. If you are a DHSR member contact your local chapter and put your name on the list. There is going to be a need for shelter managers.
I am conflicted at the moment on what to do. I have some personal health goals that I have been working on for months, time out for storm duty could reek havoc with all this work. The conflict is wanting to be there to help those needing help. Pray for me and my family as we seek God's will in all of this.
Pray for those about to have their lives disrupted. Pray for God to lift the people who can help the most.

Buddy

Gustav is coming to America . . .

Get the deployment bags ready all you storm responders, the storm is coming. Right now it appears that there is no way for the Gulf Coast to be spared. It is still early and we pray that the predictors are wrong. It sure looks like something is going to happen we just do not know how bad it will be. We are keeping a watchful eye and will update more later.

Back to School Bash. . .

Our annual back to school celebration is this weekend. We will have five bounce house type attractions on the lawn of the church plus we will have hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks. Celebrating that our wonderful children are going back to school . . . I have enjoyed a little extra time with Matthew, although it will be nice for him to be in school. Pray for our kids who have started school and for those starting school this week, that they may learn the things necessary for them to become good students of the Bible.

Disney . . . Time with family

The last couple of days we have been fun. fun to the point of exhausting. . . We have gone into the park (Disneyland) early and returned late everyday. Today was the best day we have ever had at Disney. Monorail, Train, Innoventions, Fantasmic, Dream Parade and a host of rides. We have seen the Pixar parade and the Electric parade at California Adventures. Its all cool. Most importantly its cool to see a seven year old watch and dream and look at all that is going on around him.
We have been swimmimng at the Motel pool everyday. Matthew is turning into a fish. Price is a great way to book a room. We got rooms at the Anaheim Hilton for a great price. Nearly 60 percent off their best internet rate. Disney does a great job of making your visit special. I still cannot believe the number of people that flock to the park each day. One more day off and its back to work.
I thank God for providing time off from the rigors of ministry. Goofy's Kitchen for Lunch tomorrow will be the highlight of the day.

Colonoscopy . . . All Clear

I was certainly amazed at the 11 polyps that were found growing on their own in my colon. It was an amazing procedure to watch as the doctor would find em lasso em and get rid of them. The largest one of all caused some concern, and the doctor tatooed the spot were it had been. The good news is that the biopsies have all come back clear and we are presently colon cancer free. I praise God that He has once again taken care of me.

Triathlon . . . Rancho Seco

I proved that if you are determined you can do anything. I did the TBF = Tri for Fun at Ranco Seco, near Sacramento. 1/2 mile swim, 16 mile bike ride, 3 mile run(walk for me). It was a lot of fun. 58 days until the real moment of truth, the Longhorn Triathlon.
My current response focus is me. I have let myself get into poor physical condition and I am trying to climb out of the hole. The hole is deep, but my God will help me overcome. The better condition I am in the better I can serve him.
Pray for me as I seek a better way of living

Colonoscopy . . .

I can now say I have had mine. Nothing to it but to do it . . . No pain to speak of. The versaid has me locked in on 10 polyps removed when there were actually 11. I must have said the wrong number a 100 times. Krista laughed each time.

Hilltop in Iowa

Hilltop Rescue and Relief has opened up for business in the wake of the floods in the midwest. They have set up a work camp in Burlington,Iowa. Jess Kenyon is taking a group from Stockton there in a couple of weeks. If you are interested in this great work let me know

BG