October 21

 
 

Christians exercise your right to vote November 6th.

 

Proverbs 29:2  “When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.”

VISION!  Continued-Part Two!

How one receives the vision is far less important than our need to obtain it. “Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained…” Prov. 29:18a.  Do you have a vision from the Lord?  I know that many are called, and many do have a vision from the Lord.  But, the question is, How do we respond when He gives that call, that vision, and the vision is so large, it is far beyond our ability to even consider on our own. This vision is so large that it requires gifts, skills, resources and dare I say, faith that you can’t even imagine having? What if the vision is so large that it has the potential of impacting a whole community, a whole town, far reaching into the far reaches of America, and even the world? Do you chalk it up to impossible and pray for a new vision, or seek the Lord with the question, “Lord! How do I increase my faith to match the vision You have given me”.    More later!

COOLIDGE CHAMBER MEETING!
 

OUR SPEAKER WAS KIM RODRIGUEZ, BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE AREA MANAGER FOR GILA AND PINAL COUNTIES.  SHE SPOKE OF THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION IN OUR AREA WITH HOPES THAT IT WILL BE GETTING BETTER THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE ONE-STOP CENTER IN CASA GRANDE.

TRIP TO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA

On our trip down into  Southeast Arizona, we stopped for lunch at the Bisbee Breakfast Club , just south of Bisbee, in….
Lowell, Arizona.  We were surprised to find this to be a town of “Yesterday”. It almost felt like a time for a Greyhound bus trip.
  
  
It was a delight to find an Indian motor cycle  (Made in Springfield, MA) setting in a display window, with an old Hudson Pick-up Truck parked at the curb.



We stopped by for a visit at the Valley Bible Church in Double Adobe- They have a fine pastor, Clint Highley  We continue to keep him and his wife, Cindy, in our prayers.

We then…
    
stopped by the Chiricahua National Monument- for a little break, and some breath-taking views.
 
ARIZONA is a WONDERFUL STATE!                           “I LOVE YOU ARIZONA”.
  
At this point, we headed back home to Coolidge, to prepare for our Sunday Service.

CHURCH SERVICE OCTOBER 21, 2012

We had the privilege of celebrating a special birthday today, so we say,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Deloris!

 

This week’s message was “A Diagnosis of the Healthy Church:

The Doctor Will See You Now”

 

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October 14

FOREVER “YOUNG”

   
On Friday we decided to take some time out to celebrate my visit to the doctor, and take a little day trip to visit the “Tonto National Monument Cliff Dwellings“, just north of Globe, as we had been wanting to see this for a while, and now,. The weather was right, and the time was right, This would be a good time, before our many northern visitors make their way down in their annual migration south. As we passed the Roosevelt lake area , it is just gorgeous,. This is a lake about a  mile  and a half wide, and around 20 miles long, a boater’s dream. 
   
Well, to say the least, we got sidetracked. As we drove by the church in Tonto Basin, we were surprised to find our friends, and church Pastor Robert Melotti there, as well as his wife Stephanie. We just had to stop. We had a great visit and fellowship, even though it was far too short.
    
Pastor Robert showed us around, at the work the Lord is doing in that area. We serve a Great Lord! We also were blessed to meet Linda, the superintendent of schools for the town of Young, AZ, she challenged us with the suggestion that we visit her town, if we were looking for “adventure”.  We took her up on her challenge.
   
So, at this point we were committed to the challenge for adventure, and, now Kathy pointed to this little spot on the map, she plugged in our GPS, which didn’t work very well. We headed out to find Young. Young is a town located on Rte. 288, between Payson and Globe.
     
Here we go! We decided to head in from the north, off AZ  highway 260, that was fine, About 3 miles after we turned onto  AZ 288, the road became a dirt road. Around 40-45 miles, and some of the most beautiful country we’ve ever seen, later, we arrived in the town of Young.
   
About one  mile before getting into town, the road became a street, and it was nicely paved.

As we traveled through the town, it  seemed to be a pretty nice place, it looked nice, with a nice school, a small LDS church,  a few stores and a cafe, where we stopped for coffee and some blackberry pie, Yum!

                                                            “THE SCHOOL”
   
THE POST OFFICE “                                            “THE GENERAL STORE”

   
Now, it was time to leave. We headed south out of town on the same road we came in on. Just about three miles out, the road became dirt again. We continued on for 62 miles, to AZ 188, which is a nice highway, and on to Globe, and home.
   
WE MADE IT! NONE THE WORSE FOR THE WEAR. AND IT WAS A VERY ADVENTUROUS DAY! We look forward to MANY MORE, Lord Willing,

Christians exercise your right to vote November 6th.

 

 

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October 7

 

WHITE MOUNTAINS

        

Time again to close up our Summer get away in the White Mountains. It’s hard to believe how

Fast time goes by.

We took the time to drive out on the “Rez”  for some pretty good fall foliage, some time at the lake

    

A visit to a really nice “Open Range” Apache ranch- We will miss our time in the White Mountains!

   

 

   

                                                     WOW! And this is Arizona?

   

This is the “White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation”, and some fine looking real estate. 

FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES AT #152

   

We wanted to give a try for some Christian Fellowship, with a weekly “Friday Night at the Movies” starting off by showing “A Man Called Peter”. The story of Peter Marshall, who became the Chaplain of the Senate in Washington D.C. and a greatly respected man.

HAVE YOU EVER HAD A VISION? (Part One)

The Bible speaks of two different kinds of visions. One is a supernatural encounter in which God pulls you into the spiritual realm and allows you to see extraordinary events that are about to take place, gives you a message to deliver or gives you a new assignment. Many biblical leaders such as Joseph, Jeremiah and John had these visions.

Another type of a vision the Bible speaks of may be a little less dramatic in that we are not whisked into the spiritual realm, but they are just as important. This kind of vision is when the Holy Spirit gives clear direction and understanding. These visions can be a moment of mental clarity, a revelation while we are studying the Word or in prayer. It can come through a prophetic message or simply through the Spirit speaking in that “still small voice”.-More Later.

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