HOTTER THAN TEXAS IN CHICAGO

WOW We thought it's hot in Texas, that's why we come to Chicago for July every year, but this is insane.... Today 104 with high humidity, yesterday 103. Alan got sick after we golfed yesterday. We can't wait to head up to northern Michigan next week. It's still nice to be here and visit with everyone. We attended the outdoor wedding last Friday for Jessica and Michael and as the evening wore on big storms hit and drove us to seek shelter indoors. The storms that have come through have been pretty intense lately. Roy, Rebecca and Raul are taking care of buisiness in Texas and Reynosa and we are very gratefull for thier sacrifice. We really miss ministering to the people in Mexico, so we bought all the mens jeans and shirts at a re-sale shop and are taking them to a shelter in Chicago on Monday. When your gift is helps and meeting the needs of others, you have to find ways to use your gifts, no matter where you are. We are having our pizza lunch at church Sunday and hope to raise the funds for the tools needed for the trade school, and also get children sponsored for this falls school year. As Paula and I were driving from Colorado to here, God kept putting a single Mom with four kids on my heart. I don't know who she was, but she needed a blessing from God and needed it now!! Well Sunday at church I inquired of the people that might know of such a person and low and behold, there is a single Mom with four kids that was just diagnosed with cancer and she needed money to pay her rent. I cheerfully handed the money I had in my pocket to one of the people that knew her and pooof, God met her needs. HE WHO HAS AN EAR, LET HIM HERE WHAT THE SPIRIT IS SAYING TO THE CHURCH!!!! Why would the Holy Spirit tell someone driving down the road 1000 miles away about a need that needed to be met and we were the vessle that would bring the answer to her prayer? Super Spirituallity? Super Faith? Super Connection to God? Pockets full of money? How about being just plain ole available, to hear the voice of the Spirit, giving an instruction to one of His followers. Yea thats it just plain ole silly me listening through the noise of life. Please pray for her, who ever she is. Single, 4 kids, Cancer, alone, desperate, scared, uncertain, maybe even fearfull. Sounds like the perfect storm for God to calm!!