Spirital war fare is happening to each and everyone in Christ.

This last week has been one of my worst weeks in a long time here. I will just give you some of the highlights. Wednesday 26th, I had a guy come in to help us fix our phone lines. During that time he cut a couple of other phone lines, I thought went to our cordless phones, but it was our Internet and those phones I speak of. So that afternoon, I tried hooking those lines back up. Well after working on them for a couple of hours I gave up. I called the guy and he told me he would be out Thursday at 8am. Great, 9am I called him and ask if he was coming? He said I will be our at 4pm. Okay maybe great. 5pm I called and he told me he could not come out until Friday, you guess it, 8am. 9am I called he was on his way. Okay he came and hooked up the two lines that he cut. I did that already I told him. He looked and he just didn't know what could have happen. Well by 10:30am he called the phone company and ask if some one for some to test our lines. Well it is Sunday morning and we still don't have Internet or cordless phones working. Okay that was just one problem. Thursday morning we took the students to the port to drop them off. Before leaving I notice the brakes on the bus I was driving were gone. The bus was loaded and I just took my time driving down town, to the port. We made it and back. Now Thursday afternoon I have a lot of other things to get done. But I took the time to take apart the brakes and make some phone calls on parts. Friday after phone guy leaves, I got the parts. But remember I have a group coming in at 3pm that afternoon to stay at the Camp. So I work around the Camp until 6pm waiting on them. They came and i left for home. 7:30pm I get a call, no lights in the cabins are working, plus where is the sheets and things. I get down here and fix the lights then I go into the storeroom (no lights) to get the sheets and things. At that time I just lost my cool and started, not good things. No one was around to hear me. But Him above, I know He was just watching me have a taunter. I got the sheets and put them in the cabins and went back to ask is there anything else they needed? She said thank you I went back to my place and crashed. So I really hope and pray you have been praying for me. Because I am under attack. So PLEASE keep me in your prayers and I know this next week will be soooooooooo MUCH better. Thank you for listening to my pity party.

Patmos is on there way to Eleuthera.

Well this morning, all of the students were woken up at 4am. They had to pack their things for a 10 day stay over, in about 15 minutes and in the dark too. During this time they didn’t have a clue on what and where they were going. The real neat thing about this is trip is they will be helping a friend of ours out. That is Richard Albury; he received about 28 acres on the island of Eleuthera. His plans are clear this land and use this area as a camp, the name is Camp Bahamas. He has been using this land for over a couple of years now. During the summer he has a camp for the students around the all of the islands here. This island is, by boat a 4 hour trip. While traveling I believe it will be a sweet time to sleep. They have been going strong for the last four full weeks. During all this they have been going through a time called persecuted church. They have been staying up most nights and during the day Pastor Chet has them in the classroom from 8:15 am to around noon time. Then after that they get to help us out, by working on different jobs around the Camp and Centre. So just by their schedule alone is full and they have other things to do too. They need to study and even there are 48 verses to memorize too. So I can tell you this they don’t have time to sleep. If you would please keep them in prayer. They will be back on Oct 8^th, I think.

The Four Blessings Look

Look back and thank God.
Look forward and trust God.
Look around and serve God.
Look within and find God!"
"I asked God, 'How do I get the best out of life?' God said, 'Face
your past without regrets. Handle your present with confidence. And
prepare for the future without fear!'"
"Without God, our week is: Mournday, Tearsday, Wasteday, Thirstday,
Fightday, Shatterday and Sinday. So, allow Him to be with you every
day!"
"Life is short, so forgive quickly. Believe slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably.
Never regret anything that makes you happy. And have a
wonderful journey!!!"

This is what rage looks like.

This world is going to HELL in a hand basket

I am not sure if anyone out remembers that Fraze? But I sure do and the picture above is what they were talking about. My neighbors next store, have some troubles going on in their lives. First of all by looking at this picture you can see rage and angry in his face. This happen this last Saturday night around 12:25am. I was woken by a knock at my door and all I could hear from that time on was a lot of differ ways of saying words I can not repeat. Boy this man was there to put a hurting on his friend and who ever else was in his way. I came out and called the police and just stood there watching what he was doing. The neat thing I saw was how one of the daughters stood in front of her mother so he would not hurt her. I really wish I could have done more, but all they were doing was yelling. So I stood and watched. There was one time he did jump after her. I got a hold of his neck and told him to let go. He did and I just backed off again. While waiting for the police to come I called them 25 minutes later. They said they are on their way. They did show up until 55 minutes later. All I am trying to say is Please watch out for your neighbors health and will being. I know there is more domestic problems in this world that, really no one knows except the one that are invoild. At the end of all this, there was no one that got hurt, except the children that watch it all go down. Sunday morning the man came over and he told me that he was out of control and he was sorry. I told him that, by just living with her he did not have any rights or even reason to say anything to her. There is a lot more we talked about and I did tell him about the drinking. I really hope and pray that he listen and he might seek some help. Please pray for them and let God do some amazing work in their lives. Thank you Tom.

This has been like this for over year now.

Still need to put on the roofing itself.

This is the guy named Chris, THANK YOU

Look at all He has done here on one of our cottages

Hey folks, it is soooooo good to see His holy hands on this place. Last week a friend of ALC came in on Sunday night and stayed until Sunday morning the following week-end. His name is Chris, he proclaims he has not done this kind of work for over twenty years. But he came any way. He over saw the crew of Patmos and staff, to get what you see done. We have had a lot of trouble getting people to come over and work on this cottage. By looking at the pictures above you can see the beginning and the end. Which is just so amazing how our Lord is so faithful and knows who to send and the time too. These cottages have been part of the plan here for over three years now. Since Hurricane Katrina, three years ago, there really has not been any people coming out here to do building projects. Like the bathhouse, still doesn't even have the floor in. So when guys like Chris come out we REALLY look forward in seeing how God is going to use that person or PERSONS and what will get done? So if you have any free time or even time to do some work over here, we would love to hear from you and go from there. Hey guys I know there is a lot of people that know other people that would love to help us out. PLEASE GET THE WORD OUT AND E MAIL ME. toms@alcbahamas.org I thank you for stopping by and checking out the blog. I really pray that your day is blessed. Bye.

Received from a friend, here in Bahamas. Betts

Breakfast at McDonald's

This is a good story and is true, please read it all the way through until the end! (After the story, there are some very interesting facts!):
I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology.
The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with.
Her last project of the term was called, "Smile."
The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions.
I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a piece of cake, literally.
Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald's one crisp March morning.
It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son.
We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away, and then
even my husband did.
I did not move an inch... an overwhelming feeling of panic welled up inside of me as I turned to see why they had moved.
As I turned around I smelled a horrible "dirty body" smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men.
As I looked down at the short gentleman, close to me, he was "smiling".
His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched for acceptance. He said, "Good day" as he counted the few coins he had been clutching. The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation. I held my tears as I stood there with them.
The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted.
He said, "Coffee is all Miss" because that was all they could afford. (If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He just wanted to be warm).
Then I really felt it - the compulsion was so great I almost reached out and embraced the little man with the blue eyes.
That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action.
I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray.
I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman's cold hand.
He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, "Thank you."
I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, "I did not do this for you. God is here working through me to give you hope."
I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, "That is why God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope."
We held hands for a moment and at that time, we knew that only because of the Grace that we had been given were we able to give.

We are not church goers, but we are believers .
That day showed me the pure Light of God's sweet love.
I returned to college, on the last evening of class, with this story in hand.
I turned in "my project" and the instructor read it.
Then she looked up at me and said, "Can I share this?"
I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings and being part of God share this need to heal people and to be healed.
In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald's, my son, instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.
I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn:

UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.
Much love and compassion is sent to each and every person who may read this and learn how to

LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS - NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.
There is an Angel sent to watch over you.
In order for her to work, you must pass this on to the people you want watched over.
An Angel wrote:

Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
To handle yourself, use your head.
To handle others, use your heart.
God Gives every bird it's food, but He does not throw it into its nest.

CELL PHONES DURING EMERGENCY

Subject: ICE
We all carry our mobile phones with hundreds of names/ numbers stored in its memory but who, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers belong to our near and dear ones? If we are involved in an accident or have a heart attack and the people attending us get hold of our mobile phone, they won't now which number to call to inform our family members. Yes, there are many numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? For this reason, we must have one or more telephone numbers stored under the name ICE (In case of Emergency) in our mobile phones. Recently, the concept of "ICE" is catching up quickly. It is simple, an important method of contact during emergency situations. The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they didn't know which number to call. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name for this purpose. In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital staff would then be able to quickly contact your next of kin, by simply dialing the number stored as "ICE".Please forward this. It won't take too many "forwards" before everybody will know about this. It really could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest
For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc. A
great idea that will make a difference! Let's spread the concept
of ICE by storing an ICE number in our mobile phones today! Pleaseforward to all your nearest and dearest.
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God's Great Love

Whatever your cross,whatever your pain, there will always be sunshine, after the rain .... Perhaps you may stumble, perhaps even fall, But God's always ready, To answer your call ... He knows every heartache, sees every tear, A word from His lips, can calm every fear ... Your sorrows may linger, throughout the night, But suddenly vanish, in dawn's early light ... The Savior is waiting, somewhere above, To give you His grace, and send you His love .. Whatever your cross, whatever your pain, "God always sends rainbows .... after the rain ... " Betts

A Fun Day With Patmos

Good day my friends, Yesterday was our day to play games and get to know each other. That is Patmos students and ALC staff. Well we started out playing a game called Cop your aponet with your hands. All it was point to someone across from you and they have to rise their hands in the air the people around them have to act as they are copping at your stomach. If you don't react fast enough Pastor Chet tells you, you are out of the game. It really does get going faster and faster. Now the next one is the pictures you are looking at. The idea of this one is to be line up with your team and the first one runs down to the picnic table and eats a full banana, drinks down a coke and then you have to put your head on the top of the bat and spin around ten (10) times and then try to get back to touch your team mates hands so they can go next. It was a lot of students and staff trying to run and they pretty much fell down and then when you get back you just feel like you want to toss your cookies. But by Gods grace no one got sick. I have a mark on my knee from falling over. The two pictures you see are of Bran , he really wanted to get back to his team mates. But he fell down and even crawled back. Then the other picture is of Maren. You can see your face how she was pushing to get back to her team. There were about four other games we played too. Egg toss, but shaving cream on your face and your partner gets to throw cheese balls. The ones that stick you can count. One guy he had all 10 of them stuck to his face. Then the last game was get the pig. That is when you have two sides. Guys and s, line up and Pastor Chet calls out your number and you need to get the pig back to your side to win. We didn't use a real pig, it was a melon then two melons. After that it was time to eat some pizza and just fellowship. They night ended was a time of worship and then Pastor Chet did a message on Josiah and how he was a fighter and Moses is and this was the time to say if you where to stay on with Patmos or not. By the end of the night, they ALL said that they will stay and go through the next 15 weeks and be willing to just push forward. So please keep them in prayer. Thank you for your time and I hope you enjoy the rest of your Labor Day week-end.

True American Way of LIVING???????

It is time to change from REDNECK humor to TRUE AMERICAN Humor!
Only it isn't seen as HUMOR, but the correct way to LIVE YOUR LIFE! If youfeel the same, pass this on to your True American friends.
Y'all know who they are...
You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: It never occurred to you to be offended by
the phrase, "One nation, under God."
You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: You've never protested about seeing the 10
Commandments posted in public places.
You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: You still say "Christmas" instead of
"Winter Festival."
You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: You bow your head when someone prays.
You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: You stand and place your hand over your
heart when they play the National Anthem.
You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: You treat Viet Nam vets with great respect,
and always have.
You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: You've never burned an American flag.
You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: You know what you believe and you aren't
afraid to say so, no matter who is listening.
You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: You respect your elders and expect our kids
to do the same.
You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: You'd give your last dollar to a friend.
God Bless the U S A ! Amen
AND PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO SING THE NATINAL ANTHEM IN ENGLISH