10/10/2018
“Everything I do, I do it for You” —Bryan Adams did this song in 1991. He wrote it with some help from his friends. It speaks of commitment in love, by love, for love, with love and of love. Pretty sure he wasn’t thinking of the Lord’s love at the time, but it fits. And, after all, our love for one another should fit the principle “as Christ loved the church and gave himself for it.” Anyway, that was the SIMH this morning.
Just a note of follow-up about Ray Pavy from yesterday’s Elder’s Blog: Ray spent a year recovering from his accident into a wheelchair, then went back to Indiana University and graduated in 1965 (as IU’s first wheelchair bound graduate) and got a job a year later in a small high school in its last year before it was to be consolidated. They had not won a single game the year before—he took them to a winning record and even a win in the state tournament—How would you like to have been on that team!? think you’d have stories to tell? Wheelchair bound coach, going from 0-18 to winning the first game of the Sectional!?! That’s success!.
Mr. Pavy coached for 6 more years, then took a vice-principal position and did that till retirement. He’s still very active and a leader in his community.
Oh, by the way, he said it was many years before he could start his day without saying, “why me?” (maybe knowing the Lord better would have made that better, that’s my prayer for him yet today.)
Well, it’s a foggy morning on the mountain, but a pleasant 67, 69 on our porch. Buddy is out in the yard, loudly making sure the neighbors are up and not going to be late for work. (I know they are truly appreciating it.)
We’re doing pretty well in our project to get the 3 new Blue Jug stores open. Might not hit the end of October expected date, but shortly after that, I think. amazing things get in the way. One of our hopes-to-improve is a Critical Path Approach, a path of progress from decision to opening for our new store owners. If we can show that to new store owners when they are deciding to go for it, I think they’ll be more likely to not stumble and have to look back at wasted time. Another worthy project.
One of our new stores is using a modified water system, small enough to fit into certain other businesses, yet sophisticated enough to produce 100s of gallons of our water daily. I want to be able to show this to things such as health food stores, coffee shops, perhaps nursing homes, workout gyms, etc. These kinds of units will provide our water in places we cannot reach in many cities. We just have to make it compatible with other businesses and service facilities.
This weekend, Barb and I will be in Newport, TN. On Sunday, I will be preaching at Bible Believer’s Cowboy Church in Newport. Know anyone near there? Invite them for me. Sam Gerhardt is the pastor there and he is away for a Bible Conference in Illinois, oh, yeah, they have bible believers in Illinois! Just kidding!!, don’t write me about the snide remark. (I gotta figure out how to get emojis on this blog.) The people in Newport are wonderful friends and I fully expect them to NOT throw anything at me from the audience.
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