AFL-CIO in ther news

As I was driving home from work today I heard an announcement how 2 groups were seperating themselves from the AFL-CIO (America Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations) The Teamsters 1.4 million members and the Service Employees International Unions 1.8 million members represent represent quite a large chunk of the estimated 13 million AFL-CIO membership. It will be very interesting to read & hear the comments tonight and tomorrow by both the left & the right.

Matt & Katie +1

Sampson is the one in the middle!




Beauty reacted to Sampson in her normal manner by hiding under the secretary;

The Haceinda of Hope in Ecuador

Taken a couple weeks ago by my youngest daughter.


Blogger.com has added a feature that allows you to upload images directly to your blog. Thought I would give it a try.

Hidden craftsmanship

Our FCC family is finally getting our auditorium & education building renovated 10 months after hurricane Ivan visited our fair city. Our auditorium ceiling needed to be taken down and replaced and in the process some very nice steel & timber framing was discovered, http://www.firstcitychurch.org/renovate01.htm. It really is a thing of beauty and is a testament to the construction practices and workmanship around the 1930's. The interesting thought is that for the past few years I have sat in the auditorium and looked up at a suspended ceiling that was waterstained, damaged and had not known what a fine bit of workmanship lay behind it. But isn't that the case with so much of our world around us. God's glory hidden by the decaying efforts of man.

Try to take time today to discover Gods glory in all that you see.

The Week After

What a difference a week makes. 7 days ago I was at my brother-in-laws house in Baton Rouge, La watching the Weather Channels coverage of hurricane Dennis. We went to services at South Baton Rouge CoC, http://www.sbrcc.org/ and then back to his house for lunch. Matt & Katie came over and we were all ready to watch the eye make landfall. During services I had been praying for God to reveal Himself in some way and interceed with the storm. Within a hour we realized that our prayers had been answered. While the hurricane did not evaporate into thin air its impact was significantly less than what I expected based upon the information being reported.

HURRICANE DENNIS

Well, it is not looking good for Pensacola/Gulf Breeze again. Hurricane Dennis is curretly a CAT IV and is aimed at Northwest Florida.

Tammy, the girls and I are at her sisters in Baton Rouge, La impaitiently waiting to see what finally happens.

National Hurricane Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

Pensacola News Journal
http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage

WEAR Channel 3
http://weartv.com/

Santa Rosa & Escambia Couny Emergency Management
http://www.escambia-emergency.com/default.asp
http://www.santarosa.fl.gov/emergency/

FCC Ecuador Mission Trip

My daughters returned this past Wednesday evening from a mission trip to Ecuador. I was so greatful that they took this opportunity to leave the US and travel to a foreign coutry and experience the contrast between America and most of the rest of the world.

Pictures of the FCC trip can be found at the FCC web site;
Day 1, http://www.firstcitychurch.org/ecu200501.htm

Day 2, http://www.firstcitychurch.org/ecu200502.htm

God is good!