Last Friday I was invited to minister at one of the first services of a new church being birthed in Santa Rosa. Well known musician and composer, Pastor Rev. Bob Kilpatrick and recognized Bible teacher and
musician, Chris Howard, have named their new effort “The Tree Christian
Fellowship.” Bob was out of town Friday, so Chris led the service.
Frances’ brother, Ray Bingham was there with his wife, Joan. I enjoyed eating with
these precious servants of the Lord and staying the night in Santa Rosa in their lovely home. Meet Ray and Joan in this picture.
St. John’s Chapel of the Valley is not a big church, but
growing and “glowing.” It is like an
extended arm of Modesto’s Bethel Church only a couple of miles away. It was such a pleasant experience for me this
Sunday morning! Pastors John and Neva
Blakeley and staff welcomed me warmly. I
set up my lap steel guitar and joined in the great music. Both Neva and John are excellent musicians
and they have a team of top notch worship leaders. Some of the songs were familiar and drew me
back to my distant past. Others were new
to my ears. Worship came easy.
Ministry is easy when among dear friends. God showed up at the altar time and many of
us felt His loving touch as we knelt and prayed. Again a group gathered to pray for me at the
close... as this will be my last planned preaching service before leaving for
Argentina again in only 10 days.
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Tonight I am including this picture I took a week ago when
visiting our son, Ron and his wife, Elisabet in Felton. Ron is sitting at his keyboard. He started composing music when he was still a
teenager. I encouraged him to record all
his new works at that time. He has
recorded scores of them, maybe hundreds, over the years. Most do not have lyrics, just titles… like
this 2 minute melody called “Angel Dream” which you can listen to by just clicking
here if you wish: Angel Dream
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