John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that
whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did
not send His Son into the world to condemn the world but to save the world
through Him." (NIV)
Good last Friday in December and welcome to the last message
of this year from this writer. I can think of no better way to end a year than
with the scripture that God planted on my mind today. God loves us so much
that He gave His Son to save us from our own sins.
And I for one really need His saving grace daily. As I look
back over the year I must say that it was a good year. I married my
granddaughter Brittney, we lost Kathleen Sansoni, the wife of Tom Sansoni, the
second couple I married. I married a few other couples and did a few funerals
and I got to anoint with oil a lot of people and pray with them, even when I was
in my big old Santa suit. Dolores and I prayed with the Cumberland County
Chiefs of Police. Again this year we got to pray on the steps of the Capitol
of Pennsylvania on the first Saturday in May at a support the troops ralley and
we are invited back for 2012.
We watched as five small twisters came down our little street,
and major flooding hit our area including the property where Museum Buses were
stored. A major part of the Museum Fleet of buses went under water including
four of the five that Dolores and I donated to them. The good news on the
flood, the buses that were restored are being restored again, the ones that
needed salvaged are being salvaged, and NO ONE WAS HURT. And while I read of
so many storms that kill so many people and/or destroy their homes, the twisters
did not do anything at our home except bring down trees and smash a couple of
our cars. And the museum had a lot of work to do, but again, no one was hurt,
and all has or will work out.
As for the ministry, it has grown and grown and grown.
Joining Dolores, Pam (long time ministry partner Pamela Sue Bower) and myself on
the ministry team are Grant and Wanda Crockett who have been a truly wonderful
addition to Carry The Light Ministry operational team. We are truly blessed to
have such a wonderful team, and yes, we have many, many other supporters of the
ministry, and more so the food pantry part of the ministry.
What all does this Ministry do?
First, we started by singing gospel music, most often done at
retirement and/or nursing homes. We still do this, although we have cut the
schedule back over the years. We have been at this since 1993, and we have
never, ever charged for a concert.
Next, I started this email prayer and message line. Started
in the middle of one of my sleepless nights with a Native American lady whom I
never met, named "Lone Wolf." I was looking for Christian people to pray
with. I have been writing for over 15 years and God gives me fresh things
daily. Folks, we have seen, thanks be to God, for He receives all the glory,
many people healed we have prayed for, and I am talking people who were on the
death bed. GOD IS GOOD AND AGAIN ALL GLORY TO HIM FOR THE HEALING, none of it
for this line or me.
Along the line Dolores and I started taking in dogs that were
seniors and people turned in to the rescue units or just brought them to us when
they no longer could take care of them. We have had as high as 18 dogs
running the house at a time, and right now we have twelve. By the way, they are
little ones. I have held many, many of them as they passed away, or were so
sick I had to have them laid to rest by the vet, and I held them also. Once we
lost five in a week, due to that bad dog food. That hurt really bad.
We do Santa, but only at places where we can pray with people,
and tell them about Jesus. We collect new and good used toys to give to
children, both with money or poor as long as we can tell them about
Jesus.
I also pastor The Bridges of Bent Creek, where Dolores plays
the piano. We are so blessed to have been able to call the Bridges home for
almost eight years now. We have Sunday church services each week, and many,
many special services. The Bridges in turn support the other outreaches of
Carry The Light Ministries. Some of you know, others do not, Carry The Light
Ministries holds a church charter and it is posted at the Bridges, so we are
officially Carry The Light Ministries Church at The Bridges.
And the Ministry has our beloved "Food Pantry" and it has
grown, trust me, it has grown. And God is good, we have a lot of workers, for
this and more so at the holiday seasons. Those who have been here to help are amazed at what goes out of our food pantry and we could not do this without the
support of a whole lot of people. Today we have seven families coming for
food, and this just two weeks after our big distrubution for Christmas. And
folks, you cannot out-give the Lord, for this year, the more we gave away, the
more we had coming in, and right now, in fact today we are sorting food and
putting on the shelves.
Carry The Light Ministries is incorporated under the rules of
501c3 federal laws, meaning you can deduct what you have given to the ministry
off your taxes if you need those deductions.
We have been blessed with a big family, and while they all
have problems in their own lives, each one support the efforts of our
ministries, giving in the most part of their times and talents over the
years. Please keep our family in your prayers. Dolores and I are getting older, we walk slower, but walk it
with the Lord... On January 2nd, Dolores will be 76, but don't tell this sweet
chick I told you, but if you wish you could send her a card... 16 Dewalt
Drive... Mechanicsburg, Pa. 17050. For me, she rocked the cradle when she got me, I am just 70.
We were married on May 30, 1982.
And then we have all of you, all of you, my dear, dear brothers
and sisters. You are wonderful, you are great supporters of the ministries of
Carry The Light. I have no idea how many receive the daily writings anymore, I
don't keep score. I also do not know if it is forwarded and I do not ask for
that... But you are always welcome to do that, forward as you like, whatever I
write, for it is from God and it is free for all.
Now I have gone on long enough, bringing you up to date...
now it is your turn, how was your past year?
Dear Father in Heaven, thanks for blessing this line all
these years, and please, Lord, keep doing the same, for I want to work for You
till the day You call me home... Bless the ministries of Carry The Light, and
bless all the readers of this line, truly my Christian Brothers and Sisters. Touch each of them, Lord, and thanks for this past year... For You truly love
the world and gave us Jesus... Thanks... In Jesus Name, Amen.
And now, for the last time this year... Please go forth and
share your blessings... I love ya, Pastor Dan. And I pray that you will all have a -----------------------------------
VERY HAPPY AND BLESSED 2012
HAPPY NEW YEAR
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