It seems that we are having a bit of a cold front - 50's and 60's and rainy. It is about right now that I wish we were in front of fireplace just watching the flames. Although it does feel great when we come in from outside and feel the warmth and sweet smells of home. The perfect weather for a bowl of the tomato soup our daughter and I canned while in Arkansas - awesome with a toasted cheese sandwich (made with Wisconsin cheese,of course). We thank God for the simple pleasures that make us comfortable.
A busy week again - board meetings for CRMI (of which our RV Chaplain division is a part). It was a good two days with many issues discussed and decided upon. We met at Lakewood RV Park in Harlingen where the kitchen crew made sure we were well fed which always seems to be the norm. Those gals really went above and beyond with breakfast and noontime meals. The RV venue is changing - many younger families are now loving the RV lifestyle. We have noticed it in our park - those coming here for the winter are looking for different things than those a few years ago. The switch is from spending the winter at a park in S Texas to perhaps just staying a month or so and then moving on. We really have to just our ministry to accommodate the change.
Today the chaplains that have arrived for the annual chaplain training session started to arrive, so we all attended church services at Bob Ostermaier's park for morning service, then went on to a fellowship meal together. More of the chaplains will be arriving today in tie for the opening session tomorrow and more training for the rest of the week. The new chaplains will have 2 1/2 days of RV chaplain training, and then us seasoned chaplains will have the remaining 2 1/2 days in which we will join them in various training relating to a RV chaplain. We are only involved in the food ministry portion of CRMI so I will only go on Friday and Fred will join us after he finished the distribution in the colonias. Two of our master cooks will prepare an evening meal on Friday of bar-be-que ribs!!! Please pray for the training that all goes according to God's plan.
This coming week will be the first Tuesday distribution that I will be able to participate in as I was in meetings last week. I am anxious to see how God is working in this new venture - hopefully many will be blessed, both physically and spiritually.
The Winter Texans are beginning to trickle in - I expect a few more this coming week, as the early ones come in about this time. November will bring most of the rest of them - looking forward to seeing old fr ends, making new ones, and see how God will work in every one's lives here in the park. We look forward to seeing these folks return - but feel saddened for those who are unable to return because of ill health. We especially mourn those who have gone on to be with the Lord, but remember all the great times in fellowship with them.
Chaplain Bob had a very interesting message this morning - keys. Peter is not the only one with the key to the kingdom of God. . We often think of him standing at the pearly gates, waiting for someone to enter so he can open the gate (and many churches believe this). Keys represent authority. If I give you the keys to my house, then I give you authority to enter it. The Kingdom of Heaven is about Jesus finding lost sheep and taking them to His eternal kingdom. It is about unlocking things on earth through the teaching of the gospel. We have all been given the same keys by Jesus . We have the authority to preach the word of God. These keys give us the power over Satan. We, the church, are the tool God intended to use to take Satan down. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world, but the weapons of God. Jesus holds the keys to hell!!!
Please keep in prayer all of the folks still affected by the floods and fires - many of the still cannot return to their homes to salvage whatever they can.
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