Sarah & John' Flat

Looking at the living room from the sitting room.

John & Sarah in the kitchen.

Looking at their sitting area from the living room
 with the door to the kitchen to the right.

Sitting room into the dining room with the kitchen entry to the right.

I Made It!

I arrived safely in Cairo Saturday afternoon.  I adjusted rather well to jet lag, I really didn't have it.  Sunday Sarah, her husband John, & I were invited to a friend's house for Thanksgiving dinner.  We had a great time & great food . . . lots of it!!!  Boy was it good!  She sent us home with most of it.  I went with Sarah to the doctors last night, but the doctor said everything is the same.  Poor Sarah, she's sooo ready to go!  But she wants to do it naturally, so she'll hang in there.  Its not uncommon for mothers to be in this country to schedule a c-section if you go past a due date.  I posted a picture of her the night I arrived. I wasn't sure she'd last so I got it before it was too late.

Sarah at 9 months pregnant with baby Issac

Hopefully, soon, baby Issac's arrival.

September/October's Splash of Color

Before this season is over, I wanted to show you these random fall photos.

Down the farm lane behind our house:

A flower along that farm lane.

This brilliant red tree is just outside my Sunday school room.

Tree at our church.

The Ebenezer Covered Bridge in Mingo Creek Park

Across the creek from the road.

Mingo Creek

The Henry home in Mingo.

The Henry Covered Bridge

This beautiful scene is at the end of my country road.

Beautiful sunset!

I love the way the light shines thru this one.

This tree was multi-colored so I just had to take its picture.

 This lone tree stood out against the green background.

This one was vibrant when the sun shone on it!

Off I Go . . .

I can't believe that it is November already, let alone the 12th!  Craziness!  I have less than 2 weeks before I "leave on a jet plane" for Cairo to see the birth of my 1st granddaughter.  My guys will be batching it while I'm gone.  I have mixed emotions about it.  I'm thrilled to be able to fly out to be with Sarah, but at the same time I'm not going to be here to make Christmas special.  The guys have assured me though that they have everything under control.  I do know one thing it will be very hard to get on that plane to come home.  My husband was so sweet.  He says grand-babies aren't born everyday into our family, this is a special time, so go & enjoy! So I have the clearance to go.  I will be taking my camera of course! & hopefully keep you all updated.  Till then . . .

Where was I September 11th, 2001?

In was a beautiful morning, gorgeous weather about like it was today, clear as a bell outside. We had taken my boys down to hike for the day at Swallow Falls State Park in Maryland. We love hiking that park. Sarah was at Pensacola Christian College in her junior year, I believe. We had already hiked around Muddy Creek Falls & had eaten a late lunch. Now we were on our way down to the main falls when a couple stopped us & asked if we had heard about the planes that flew into buildings in New York City. We told them that we hadn't, but at that point that it wasn't known as an act of terrorism.

On our way home, it was dead silent in the car as we all listened to the radio's account of what happened. We kept looking up at the clear silent sky. It was so eerie not seeing a single plane in the air. At that point, they had thought that another plane had gone down in PA somewhere, & another in OH. Later the one in Ohio was discounted, but the one that went down in PA was close to Pittsburgh. Well, as it turned out in was in Somerset County.

We got home & immediately turned on the TV & sat in horror at what we were seeing. We checked our phone messages & had numerous calls from our daughter trying to get a hold of us, because she had heard about the plane that had gone down near Pittsburgh. It took us a while to reach her, because the lines were so jammed. We did finally, by then she had heard where the true location of the crash was. It all seemed surreal. Of course my 1st thought was, "Is this the beginning of the end, Lord?" I really felt & still do that God's hand of judgment was trying to wake the US up. The safety net that God provided our country was lifting.

I was appalled at our President's response. Instead of calling a day of repenting, fasting & prayer, he told the enemy that we can't be taken down so easily, that we are a strong country. And now 9 years later, we are worse than we were then. It changed us. There was a definite paradigm shift that day. God was waiting to see how we would respond & shamefully we puffed out our chests, got out our flags, & thumbed the enemy. But what was happening in the heavenlies? God saw our pride & the veil that began to cover our eyes. I'm sure He sat back in amazement at our audacity, & I'm sure He was sadden by our choice. Forgive us Lord for our arrogance, our head-in-the-sand attitude! You told us if we would humble ourselves & pray & seek Your face . . . we need You . . . Lord, please send revival!!!

A Missionary's Prayer

A man in a third world nation asked an American missionary this..."would you please pray that we would become more like you". The missionary thought and reply this..."we drive for less than 30 minutes in our air conditioned cars to walk into our air conditioned churches to sit on our very cushioned seats" You take public transportation for hours to sit on metal chair or wooden benches or even on the floor" He moved on to say..."we average 3 Bibles per household in America and we barely open them" <> "You pass along pieces of paper with scripture and you memorize it". The missionary with tears in his eyes said..."YES SIR...I will pray...but I will pray that we become more like you".

Wow...what a power statement of the condition of the church in America. AMERICA...LETS GET HUNGRY FOR GOD!!! ~ as said by a friend of mine. I agree!