John,

So if unnamed brings doughnut holes, does that mean they are holey
doughnuts? hahahahahehehehehehehehhehhehheh!

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Schwery" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: [ECHURCH-USA] Sunday Home Meeting


> Phil, praise the Lord.  What a wonderful meeting.  Tell the unnamed
> one to keep bringing the doughnuts.
>
> earlier, Phil Scovell, wrote:
> >Today our meeting was a little different and that's why I thought you
might
> >like to hear about it.
> >
> >We moved our start up time to 10:30 because people like to drink coffee,
eat
> >doughnuts when somebody who shall remain nameless brings them, and just
> >general fellowship for awhile.  So, often we don't get start until 11
> >o'clock or after.
> >
> >Today we sang a little longer than usual.  Maybe, I would say, about an
hour
> >but there was a reason.  We were enjoying it, quite honestly, but Sandy
felt
> >led, after she sang one of her favorite songs, to get one of John
Ireland's,
> >Vicki's husband, on the phone.  He lives in Tennessee and is in his
> >eighties.  He was John's math teacher many years ago when John was in
high
> >school.  They are both stamp collectors.  Tommy is a wonderful man and I
> >have spoken with him and you couldn't ask for a kinder person.  Tommy
isn't
> >well nor is his wife.  They have a daily care giver who comes over to
assist
> >them each day due to their poor health and age.  Tommy has been quite ill
of
> >late, too, and has been in and out of the hospital.
> >
> >When John got him on our telephone, we have unlimited long distance, he
> >explained to Tommy the Vicki and Sandy had a song for him to hear.  Tommy
> >has never met Sandy so it took a little explaining before he understood
who
> >she was.  John is used to working with the elderly, well, and Vicki, too,
no
> >she isn't the elderly John works with, but John and Vicki had a friend
who
> >passed away a few years ago by the name of Elvis who lived here in
Denver.
> >They looked after Elvis, another very Godly man if I ever saw one, until
he
> >passed away.  He didn't live with them but they continually called him
and
> >took him places and just kept track of him since he lived alone.
> >
> >Anyhow, as I was saying, we called Tommy today.  John put the cordless
phone
> >on speaker and Vicki played as Sandy sang.  Then Tommy talked to Sandy
and
> >Vicki and thanked them and then he talked to John briefly before we
> >continued.  Vicki and Sandy both, without saying anything, felt they
should
> >call and sing to Tommy.
> >
> >Ralph, my son's Karate instructor I told you about and who recently
became
> >born again, came to church today, too.  He has been in a lot of phantom
pain
> >since both his legs were removed not many weeks ago.  He didn't get to
sleep
> >until 5 o'clock this morning and he hates taking pain medication of any
> >kind.  He was quite miserable today as a result.  He was still here,
though,
> >and he stayed and ate lunch with us before Everett took him home.
> >
> >The focus Friday evening is on prayer and our focus on Sunday morning is
> >worship.  I do teach a little each week but then we have an open
discussion
> >so others can share about the topic.  We still have three, and sometimes
> >four, teenagers coming, too, whose parents don't attend church.
> >
> >Phil.
> >
> >
> >Where there is pain, there is belief.  Real Truth is painless.
> >www.SafePlaceFellowship.com
>
> John
>