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John Schwery <[log in to unmask]>
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Echurch-USA The Electronic Church <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 1 Sep 2005 18:12:54 -0500
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Vicki, no, it means that you left the doughnuts at home, unmade or
unbought.  Hehehehe.

earlier, Vicki and The Rors, wrote:
>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
> >

John

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