A great testimony to Christ's power.

The testimonial speaker, Jack Parker. He is not the beauty in the foreground.





Up to walk and exercise. We took the cake we had left from Sunday’s potluck to the coffee table and had a difficult time giving it away. Many of the people there at that time were diabetic so I gave most of it to the Hispanic park workers, two of which are borderline obese. We wanted to get the cake out of our reach. We came home and readied ourselves for the Christian Women’s Club luncheon. The husbands were invited to attend this month. The lunch was a huge buffet featuring beef stew and chicken breasts with a nice salad and dessert. We didn’t stick to the diet very well but at least did not eat the aforementioned cake. There were two speakers. One was the local weatherman who surprised many with information about the high and low temperatures in the Valley, state and nation. Strangely, the temperature highs for the year are in March and April, not during the dead of summer. The other speaker (featured above) was a wealthy golf course owner from San Antonio who quoted a Christian newspaper headline: On the way to Hell, Jack Porter got saved. He gave a powerful testimony about how Jesus changed his life. He had been an accomplished gambler (crook as he proclaimed) who won (stole) tons of money. He came to Christ at John Hagee’s Cornerstone Church. While I disagree with the decision theology (we can only be saved if we decide to be), I really appreciated his testimony. Christ can and does work miracles in our lives. He was really saved at his baptism as a young boy but did not take advantage of the privilege of Christ’s forgiveness. We drove to Sunshine park to see how the plants looked and to ask if anyone had looked at it during the open house this past Saturday. We still don’t know. The renters were gone. We did find the mysterious lot 954 and the class C motor home (see yesterday’s entry). We came home and Evelyn napped. I went to McCoy’s to see what was up with the estimates. They claimed that the line was always busy when they called. Regardless, they did give me the materials and cost estimate. It was under $500. I called Ray Stehlik and left him a message because he was gone. I hope he will continue with the plan to build the pergola for the rent to stay here this summer. I also bought a quart of hydraulic oil for Friday’s venture. I could only find one quart but many 2 and 5 gallon containers. I came back and took the Saturn to the welder for tomorrow’s installation of the mounting iron for the Stowmaster tow bar. He might sell me some more hydraulic fluid if I need it. I came home and we took a bike ride around the park before our light supper. I then did some work on paperwork for my class tomorrow, and we stayed home. Stehlik called back and agreed to tackle the construction project. I am really glad he did. We don’t need the thing but shouldn’t keep hashing it over.