Sharon and I have a few special quilts. One was made by the young adult fellowship in the town of Ipswich, Massachusetts when we left for our first pastorate after four years in seminary.

I was a teenager in the Golden Age of what were called “muscle cars.” America’s love with the automobile was in full bloom. OPEC already existed, but the oil embargo of the early 1970s was far over the horizon, beyond what we could see.

HEAL Africa has been anxiously awaiting the arrival of a 40-foot container from Australia with donated equipment to provide oxygen for patients in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Not long ago we received the 2017 “White Cross” shipment. There were loads of rolled bandages, gloves, suture, gauze, uniforms, and infant blankets.

But not for good! The Literacy Program at Sofia Baptist Church wrapped up the 2016-17 school year in mid-June with a week of fun activities. One day was a time for the children to demonstrate the skills they had learned during the year.

How God works is mysterious! There is no one like Him and no one can predict His ways.