Mr. John Mark

Today was the memorial service of Mr. John Mark. Mr. Mark was a very kind gentleman in our church. For many years he ran the tech program completely by himself. I regret to say that I didn't know him as well as I wish I did. In all my conversations with him, he was always polite and kind, and I wish I had known him better.

We don't know why God choses some people to come so soon, but that is his will. We can never truly understand, but at least we know that he is in a better place.

Church

Well, I'm back home! In the span of one week I was on six different flights! Who knew that it would take so long to get to Texas?

Today we went to the little Barnstead church. It's a very cute little church that my grandfather used to pastor when he was alive. It is very small, with maybe eight members. It is so tiny that it is only open two months out of the year. June and September. The tiny building was built in the eighteen hundeds. Unfortunatily there is no bathroom in the building, so we have to make a rest stop at the local gas station!

So if you are in Barnstead in either June or September, I would recommend checking it out!

Peace and pain in Texas

I always said I was going to make a blog. Well, here it is! I'm sitting in a class room, typing theses words. I'm in Texas, so the air conditioning is humming, the weather outside is hot and there is sand in my sandels! It's been really great, (aside from the stupid ants that have an obsession with bitting me!)

Since getting here I have; discovered the real reason for air conditioning, remembered how much I hate math, and discovered the reason they are called "fire" ants. So a lot of discovering and remembering!

All kidding aside, this has been a really great time to learn, both about the ship and about God. It is so great to have such a peace about His perfect plan. We may not know, but we don't really have to.