The List Goes On of Human and Natural Tragedies

It seems God throws more at us than we can handle: earthquakes with sometimes Tsunamis: Samoa Sept 09, Haiti Jan 10, Chile Mar 10; this year: New Zealand Jan , Japan Mar 11th possibly over 20,000 deaths with nuclear meltdowns; now tornados historically maybe the worse all of this Month of April deaths over 300 through the South, one was my cousin in Sanford, another cousin hosptilaized; close at home:murder suicides, young people killed in wrecks, more suicides, one an attorney married to another cousin, another so close to our church family; this week a famous photographer from here killed in Libya, the foment in the Middle East, and then the other 2 wars that seem to have no end, then a church family with their Russian parents in a bad accident here--

But an interesting paradoxical day today with the wonderful wedding of Will and Kate, so with the Lord; helping clear a tornando victims yard-Ernerstine's home and the prayers as we left; then the wake of Chris Hombros, the photojournalist above, the Greek homily and the singing chant; he was my oldest son's classmate at TSanford High School; many classmates were there along with hundreds-

"And I will be with you always"---

Return to S Africa and England through the Memory of Clara Crocker

April 29, 2011

I have had the privilege of working, editing and reproducing the respective DVD's of our church missions to the above countries. As I reviewed these memories I realize that it's much more than what we see of Clara but they bring back the joy, the music, the people,  oh! the people, oh! the singing (and of course Bob the Best)!!! Now as I watch Will and Kate's wedding unfold, I am taken back to Sir David Wilcox's presentation of the Queen's 50th Coronation year. As I sit here with my bride of nearly 46 years, we relish this ceremony unfold so simple, yet so meaningful and so like our own ceremony so long ago yet so close there at Knollwood Baptist on June 19 of 1965 Anno Christo.

I dearly hope that others, particularly those who shared these missions can enjoy these memories, knowing that David and Clara will always hold special places in our hearts.