THANKFUL FOR FRIENDS

NOT LONG AGO I POSTED ABOUT MY GOOD FRIEND JOHN CREMEANS. I ASKED YOU TO PRAY FOR HIM AS HE WORKED, AND IS WORKING THROUGH, A REALLY DIFFICULT TIME IN HIS LIFE STORY. I WANT TO THANK YOU, ON HIS BEHALF, FOR THOSE THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. THE NEWS, AS OF TODAY, IS THAT HE AND GOD ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH A CHAPTER THAT CAN RESULT IN NEW DIRECTION AND MINISTRY. JOHN WILL BE RELOCATING TO MISSOURI AND I CAN TELL FROM HIS POSTS THAT GOD IS CHURNING IN HIM A WORK THAT CAN BLESS MANY.

I WANTED TO MENTION JOHN IN THIS BLOG BECAUSE HE AND FELLOWSHIP CHURCH HAVE BEEN HUGE PART OF OUR WORK HERE FOR YEARS. I THINK HE MADE AT LEAST 12 TRIPS HERE AND LEAD HIS CHURCH HERE TO DO PROJECTS EVERY YEAR THAT HE WAS AT FELLOWSHIP. SOMETIMES TWICE A YEAR. HE GOT WAY DOWN DEEP INTO THE LIFE AND MINISTRY HERE. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FED, BEEN CLOTHED, WARMED, AND WILL BE AROUND THE THRONE OF GOD AS A RESULT OF HIS EFFORT THIS WAY. HE'S BLESSED ME AND MY FAMILY. I NEED TO SAY THAT.

JOHN HAS BEEN MY FRIEND. THAT IS BIG, BIG WORD. I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THAT IF ANYTHING EVER HAPPENED AND I NEEDED HELP FAST, I KNEW I COULD CALL JOHN. I WOULDN'T HAVE HESITATED. WOULDN'T HAVE FELT I WAS BEING A BURDEN. HE'S BEEN THAT KIND A FRIEND. ONE OF THE MOST TRANSPARENT GUYS I'VE EVER MET IN LIFE. I SO LOVE THAT AND IT IS SO RARE. LOT MORE I COULD SAY. SUFFICE TO SAY, FRIEND.

I HAVE SAID PUBLICALLY THAT EVERY MISSIONARY SHOULD HAVE JOHN CREMEANS TYPE PEOPLE IN THEIR LIVES AND WORK. SOME OF YOU WHO READ THIS, ARE THAT. YOU REALIZE THE NEED TO REACH THE UNREACHED, NOT JUST IN AMERICA, BUT AROUND THE GLOBE. SOME OF YOU, LIKE JOHN, HAVE AND ARE GIVING OF YOURSELF AND YOUR MEANS IN PLACES WHERE VERY LITTLE OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS VISIBLE. YOU ARE LEADING OTHERS INTO THAT KIND OF VISION AS WELL. MAY YOUR TRIBE INCREASE!!!! A THOUSANDFOLD.

IF WE REALLY WANT TO BE SIGNIFICANT IN THE WORLD FOR GOD, WE WON'T DO IT ALONE. WE NEED FRIENDS. FRIENDS DON'T JUST ADD TO OUR EFFORT, THEY MULTIPLY IT. SO, SO, SO MUCH MORE CAN BE DONE AS WE PARTNER TOGETHER WITH FRIENDS TO DO WHAT WE CAN'T DO ALONE. IT SOMETIMES IS AMAZING TO ME HOW WE THINK IN AMERICA. WE BEG FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO UNREACHED AREAS, THEN WHEN THEY AGREE TO GO, WE DESERT THEM.? HOW'S THAT WORKING?

JOHN, PROBABLY WITHOUT KNOWING IT, TAUGHT ME TO VALUE FRIENDSHIP MORE. AND NOW I DO. I WANT TO BE A BETTER ONE TO OTHERS. AND, I WILL ALWAYS BE SEARCHING FOR MORE. NOT SURE YOU CAN COLLECT TOO MANY.

I KNOW I COULD HAVE WRITTEN THIS SAME BLOG ABOUT MANY OF YOU. I CHERISH YOUR FRIENDSHIP AS WELL. MAY GOD LET IT BE SO THAT WE GROW IN OUR LOVE FOR HIM AND EACH OTHER, SO THAT THE WORLD WILL REAP THE BENEFIT.

CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR JOHN. I'M CONVINCED THAT GOD IS NOT DONE IN HIS LIFE STORY, AND WE KNOW, GOD LOVES, AND I MEAN LOVES, TO WRITE THE LAST CHAPTER.

THESE ARE NOT GOOD SIGNS

LAST WEEK, YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT I SENT YOU A REPORT ABOUT PUTIN'S TRIP TO PIKALYOVO. THAT WAS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT EVENT FOR US HERE. THE FOLLOWING IS A FOLLOW UP CLIP, A COMMENTARY ON THAT EVENT BY PAUL GOBLE. HE'S A GUY WHO IS PRETTY KNOWLEDGABLE ABOUT POLITICS HERE AND HAS A GOOD HANDLE ON REAL LIFE IN RUSSIA THAT YOU WON'T HERE IN OUR MAINSTREAM MEDIA IN AMERICA. TAKE A LITTLE TIME AND WATCH IT.




ALSO THOUGHT I'D SHARE THE FOLLOWING LINK TO A REUTER'S REPORT OF DEMOCRACY OR THE LACK OF IT HERE IN RUSSIA.

http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE55A4TQ20090611?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0

THESE ARE REALLY INTERESTING DAYS ALL OVER THE WORLD. THEY ARE ESPECIALLY INTERESTING IN RUSSIA. THE SENSE IS THAT WE GO FROM ONE REVOLUTION TO ANOTHER AND THAT IT WILL NEVER END HERE.

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN RUSSIA RIGHT NOW

HERE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON SINCE OUR LAST POST.

WANT TO KEEP AN EYE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND US SO WE'LL KNOW HOW TO RESPOND.

RUSSIA WAS READY TO INVADE GEORGIA LONG BEFORE LAST AUGUST:
http://halldor2.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/russian-general-admits-kremlin-prepared-for-august-invasion-of-georgia/

(THE GEORGIA/RUSSIA CONFLICT IS REALLY IMPORTANT AS WE EXPAND OUR WORK IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA. ADYGEA IN RIGHT NEAR THE GEORGIAN BORDER)

FIRST TORNADO I'VE EVER HEARD ABOUT IN RUSSIA!



PRESIDENT PUTIN ACTING LIKE A DICTATOR.

(NO MATTER WHAT YOU HEAR, PUTIN STILLS RULES RUSSIA.)

GAYS TO WELCOME PRESIDENT OBAMA IN RUSSIA.

http://en.rian.ru/society/20090609/155210249.html

(THIS IS A NEW PHENOMENA IN RUSSIA)

RUSSIA TODAY - JUNE 3, 2009

THANKS FOR THE EMAILS!

YOU CAN ALSO LEAVE A COMMENT AT THE BOTTOM.

TODAY I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF CLIPS I THOUGHT I'D SHARE. ONE IS BEAUTIFUL, THE OTHER IS TRAGIC.

LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.

RUSSIA CAN BE REALLY BEAUTIFUL THIS TIME OF YEAR. I LOVE IT. YOU GOTTA SEE IT SOMETIME! COME SEE US SOMETIME! TAKE A MINUTE AND ENJOY THE SCENERY.







THIS WAS SHOWN IN RUSSIA MEDIA. THE RUSSIANS, MANY OF WHOM LIVED IN A COMMUNIST SOCIETY, WERE CONFUSED.