I recieved this from one of my neice, Kathy.

Things we pray for and what we receive. My prayer and this His prayer. I can look back and see each one of these prayers and see what our Lord did. Thank you for not answering all my prayers. If you answered all that I prayed for. You all know that answer too.The Blessing of Unanswered Prayers

I asked for strength that I might achieve;
I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey.
I asked for health that I might do greater things;
I was given infirmity that I might do better things.
I asked for riches that I might be happy;
I was given poverty that I might be wise.
I asked for power that I might have the praise of men;
I was given weakness that I might feel the need of God.
I asked for all things that I might enjoy life;
I was given life that I might enjoy all things.
I got nothing that I had asked for,
but everything that I had hoped for.
Almost despite myself my unspoken prayers were answered;
I am, among all men, most richly blessed.



- Unknown Confederate soldier

Hello my friends and family.

I am sorry for not writing sooner. I really not sure what is going to happen during my time home. I talk with my mom, Monday night and she told me that she had three more mild storks. She went to the hospital on Sunday afternoon. When i called her Monday she just got back to her room. I ask how she was and, you know I am okay. So I am asking for prayer for her and my time in town. By talking with her she thinking I will be taking care of her. She wants to move back to her home. So Please Please, keep this in prayer and let us see what He has planned. So if you have not heard form me about my plans, now you all know why.

Daddy's Poem

Her hair was up in a pony tail, Her favorite dress tied with a bow. Today was Daddy's Day at school, And she couldn't wait to go. But her mommy tried to tell her, That she probably should stay home Why the kids might not understand, If she went to school alone. But she was not afraid; She knew just what to say. What to tell her classmates Of why he wasn't there today. But still her mother worried, For her to face this day alone. And that was why once again, She tried to keep her daughter home.. But the little went to school Eager to tell them all. About a dad she never sees A dad who never calls. There were daddies along the wall in back, for everyone to meet. Children squirming impatiently, Anxious in their seats One by one the teacher called A student from the class. To introduce their daddy, As seconds slowly passed. At last the teacher called her name, Every child turned to stare.Each of them was searching, A man who wasn't there. Where's her daddy at?'She heard a boy call out.'She probably doesn't have one,' Another student dared to shout. And from somewhere near the back, She heard a daddy say, Looks like another beat dad, Too busy to waste his day.'The words did not offend her, As she smiled up at her Mom. And looked back at her teacher, who told her to go on, And with hands behind her back, Slowly she began to speak, And out from the mouth of a child,Came words incredibly unique.'My Daddy couldn't be here, Because he lives so far away. But I know he wishes he could be,Since this is such a special day, And though you cannot meet him, I wanted you to know. All about my daddy,And how much he loves me so. He loved to tell me stories, He taught me to ride my bike, He surprised me with pink rose, And taught me to fly a kite.We used to share fudge sundaes,And ice cream in a cone. And though you cannot see him. I'm not standing here alone.'Cause my daddy's always with me, Even though we are apart I know because he told me, He'll forever be in my heart' With that, her little hand reached up, And lay across her chest. Feeling her own heartbeat, Beneath her favorite dress. And from somewhere there in the crowd of dads, her mother stood in tears, Proudly watching her daughter, Who was wise beyond her years. For she stood up for the love Of a man not in her life. Doing what was best for her, Doing what was right. And when she dropped her hand back down, staring straight into the crowd. She finished with a voice so soft, But its message clear and loud. 'I love my daddy very much, he's my shining star. And if he could, he'd be here, But heaven's just too far. You see he is a Marine And died just this past year When a roadside hit his convoy And taught Americans to fear. But sometimes when I close my eyes, it's like he never went away, And then she closed her eye, And saw him there that day. And to her mother's amazement, She witnessed with surprise. A room full of daddies and children, All starting to close their eyes. Who knows what they saw before them, Who knows what they felt inside. Perhaps for merely a second, They saw him at her side.'I know you're with me Daddy,'To the silence she called out. And what happened next made believers, Of those once filled with doubt. Not one in that room could explain it, For each of their eyes had been closed. But there on the desk beside her, Was a fragrant long-stemmed pink rose. And a child was blessed, if only for a moment, by the love of her shining star.And given the gift of believing,That heaven is never too far.
There must be many children in the same boat as this little , thanks to our servicemen and their families for the sacrifice they are making to keep our country Free.
May God bless you all. Pray for this Marine and all who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. Pray for all those still fighting to protect the freedoms we take for granted.

Here in the Bahamas, this is Wash Day

Wash Day...........
Now, this is really a cute one. . . .and I've not seen it before, either!! That is getting to be a rarity!!!
Monday WashDay
Lord, help me wash away all my selfishness and vanity, so I may serve you with perfect humility through the week ahead.
Tuesday Ironing Day
Dear Lord, help me iron out all the wrinkles
of prejudice I have collected through the years so that I may see the beauty in others.
Wednesday Mending Day
O God, help me mend my ways so I will not
set a bad example for others.
Thursday Cleaning Day
Lord Jesus, help me to dust out all the many faults I have been hiding in the secret corners of my heart.
Friday Shopping Day
O God, give me the grace to shop wisely so I may purchase sincere love for myself and all others in need of love.
Saturday Cooking Day
Help me, my Savior, to brew a big kettle of brotherly kindness and serve it with clean, sweet bread of lovingkindness.
Sunday The Lord's Day
O God, I have prepared my house for you. Please come into my heart so I may spend the day and the rest of my life in your presence.

Our children of this age.

I received this from a friend back in Fort Lauderdale, his name is Freddy. The man that is talking is Bill Cosby. It might sound funny but this is a real problem here in the Bahamas and I know pretty much through the world now. Read it laugh but remember these are our kids and what are you doing in your own family? They're standing on the corner and they can't speak English. I can't even talk the way these people talk: Why you ain't, Where is you What he drive, Where he stay, Where he work, Who you be... < /FONT> And I blamed the kid until I heard the mother talk. And then I heard the father talk. Everybody knows it's important to speak English except these knuckleheads. You can't be a doctor with that kind of crap coming out of your mouth. In fact you will never get any kind of job making a decent living. People marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education, and now we've got these knuckleheads walking around. The lower economic people are not holding up their end in this deal. These people are not parenting. They are buying things for kids. $500 sneakers for what?? And they won't spend $200 for Hooked on Phonics. I am talking about these people who cry when their son is standing there in an orange suit. Where were you when he was 2?? Where were you when he was 12?? Where were you when he was 18 and how come you didn't know that he had a pistol?? And where is the father?? Or who is his father? People putting their clothes on backward: Isn't that a sign of something gone wrong? People with their hats on backward, pants down around the , isn't that a sign of something? Or are you waiting for Jesus to pull his pants up? Isn't it a sign of something when she has her dress all the way up and got all type of needles [piercing] going through her body? What part of Africa did this come from?? We are not Africans. Those people are not Africans; they don't know a thing about Africa With names like Shaniqua, Taliqua and Mohammed and all of that crap, and all of them are in jail. Brown or black versus the Board of Education is no longer the white person's problem. We have got to tak e the neighborhood back. People used to be ashamed. Today a woman has eight children with eight different 'husbands' -- or men or whatever you call them now. We have millionaire football players who cannot read. We have million-dollar basketball players who can't write two paragraphs. We, as black folks have to do a better job. Someone working at Wal-Mart with seven kids, you are hurting us. We have to start holding each other to a higher standard. We cannot blame the white people any longer.' Dr. William Henry 'Bill' Cosby, Jr., Ed.D. & nbsp; WAY TO GO, BILL !! It's NOT about color... It's about behavior!!! PASS THIS ON AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

Dr. Nottage, wife, Gio and Pastor Chet

Hello to all my folks out there.

Yesterday we had a special guest here at the Adventure Learning Centre. His name is Dr. Bernard Nottage. He is the one over seeing all of the health cares of the islands here. He has been a over seer for a while now. He belongs to PLP, they have lost their upper hand in the Islands now. The FNM is ruing the show. It is like back in the states, GOP and DEM.
Getting back to why he stopped by, Pastor Chet our over seer here at the ALC. Well Pastor Chet had a meeting with him and others about what we do here. So it was really neat to see him and his wife show up here.I am not sure of what they talked about but, I know our Lord was in the middle of their talk.
I just ask that you could keep our country in prayer, we are having a lot of trouble with our kids and how they just need some love and direction. I know this is a problem in the world in a whole. But it all comes back to the family and how the kids see what happens there.

This is just to ask you all a question???????

I have been writing in this blog now for over 2 years. I have tried to let you all know what is going on here in the Bahamas and my own life. I know there are some dumb things I talk about and some funny things too. I love to share and let every one know what is going on, plus a time to reflex back on our passed. I know there are people looking at this and just laugh and say what a bunch of junk too. I use to have a counter that showed me how many even saw this blog. It went away. But it is back and I KNOW someone is checking this out everyday. So please please I ask if you could write to me and let me know what you think. Or if you have something to share with others. I would love to do that too. If you look back I have received things form friends and family, I try to tell you where it came from. Folks this is my main line to the world to share and just have some fun too. So if you would like to write back to me and just say hello or you have some thing you would like to share. What ever it is, I would love to hear from you and your words of wisdom or even telling me that I am full of junk.
I do pray that you enjoy what I share.
My address is toms@alcbahamas.org

Good morning all, or afternoon to some.

Hey I just received a e mail from a friend of mine back in Florida. His name is Freddy. He sent me a web page, movie. It is called the Dash. I have been to a lot of funerals and I have only heard this poem once. So at this time I would like to share this with all of my friends and family. It is something that we are all going to have to deal with at the end of our lives. What is the time you have spent on this earth like? Have you loved and helped and just being a good person? Well after seeing this maybe we should look at our lives and see how really our time here is so short. Please pass this on to your family and your friends too. Enjoy life and be used by God to help others. I really hope you understand what this is all about and what it is trying to show you. Enjoy and let me know what you think of this.
http://www.dashpoemmovie.com/

This is our ONLY recycle, oil, place on this island.

Just to show.

This last week I went to a recycle place to get rid of old oil. I got there and this older guy came out and told me that their tanks and all barrels are full. then he explain what was going on. For over two years now, they owners, have been trying to get this old oil shipped out of here. For these last two years they keep telling them yes we want the old oil but there is no way to get it shipped out. It cost more to ship than to just hold on to it. Mean while another truck driver was there and he told me about how, last week a large tank truck came into there and how they had to tell him they could not help him out any more. So my problem is where are we to take this old oil and get rid of it? He told me that pretty much most people just dump it in the ground.
So this next week i am going to try to see if their might be someone here that could help in sloving this problem. I just could see someone dumping the oil into the ground. Mean while they did take our old oil and just put it in storage?????
Please keep this in prayer and I will let you know what happens.

Our Lord has it under control.

The Greatest Man in History
J E S U S
He had no servants, yet they called Him
M a s t e r.
Had no degree, yet they called Him
T e a c h e r .
Had no medicines, yet they called Him
H e a l e r.
He had no army, yet
Kings Feared Him.
He won no military battles, yet
He Conquered the World.
He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him.
He was buried in a tomb, yet
He lives today.
I feel honored to serve such a Leader who loves us!
AND HE IS COMING AGAIN!!!!

If you believe in God and in Jesus Christ His Son ..
send this to all on your buddy list .. if not just ignore
it. If you ignore it, just remember that! Jesus said .
"If you deny me before man, I will deny you before my
Father in Heaven."

The offical meaning of Whit Monday.

Thank you for your interest in the Islands of The Bahamas. Whit Monday is
a religious holiday. It is the celebration of the birthday of the
Christian Church dating back to Pentecost when the Holy Spirit descended
upon those present and the Apostle Peter gave his great sermon during
which time some 3,000 persons were added to the church. It is thought to
be called "Whit" which is an abbreviation of the word "white" which was
what was worn by the women. Hope this helps.
Maxine Williamson
Sr. Manager
Communications Department

Some people doing Baptizims, in the ocean.

It is Whit Monday here. We all have OFF here.

Does anyone out there know what is Whit Monday? I have heard this from some friends here, it is the 50 days after Easter Sunday. That means it is Peacost Sunday the day before. This island goes on holiday the same as England would have. So this day was a day to relax and do some Bible reading and just enjoy the time off.
I got up early and did my reading and then left for a real nice bicycle ride. This time I rode around the whole island. I have done it before but not as fast as this time. It only took me 4.25 hours. Last time it was around 6hours. I can tell you this. Around the 2/3 mark my legs started hurting. I am not sure why, I drank over 5 liters of water. So i can not image that being the problem. Plus I have ridden half way around many time since I have been here. Oh well I made it and I feel pretty good now. After getting some rest and food. It is so neat to be my age and still be able to do things like this.
I am looking forward in going over to Florida next month. I will (hopeful) do a nice ride there. What I do is ride to the train station, get on with my bike. Ride down to Miami, (79th Street) get off and ride to South Beach. It will take me about a hour or so. It is so beautiful down in that area. Riding is nice, the traffic doesn't not bad. I have been riding down there for over 5 years. It is nice and relaxing. I love listening to some music.
Today is pretty much gone now. So I will talk with you later on. May He bless this day the ones that are coming. Be ready for His coming.

This a brown spider, not sure is the same?

This is about the Dangerous Brown Recluse Spider

The Dangerous Brown Recluse Spider
Please be careful. Spider bites are dangerous and can have permanent and highly negative consequences.
They like the darkness and tend to live in storage
sheds or attics or other areas that might not be
frequented by people or light.
If you have a need to be in your attic, go up there
and turn on a light and leave it on for about 30 minutes
before you go in to do your work!

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO YOUR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS

Patmos #3 Grads.

Hey it is Mother's Day. Happy to all.

Well Friday was a end of another Patmos #3, The picture you see above is all the students that made it. We started out with 13 we ended with 11. That is okay, it is all about Him. That is called His timing. I did wish all could have made it, but there are things in our lives we just don't want to give up. That is what happens when we are being rebelest. I am so happy to see how God used and made some what more whole, than when they got here. The 4 months seem very long, at first but as the time just flew by. You look back and see God's hand and work in each of these students. I will miss each one, but I will miss a few a little more. I thank our Lord for letting me be part of these kids lives. I am looking forward in seeing the next group come in. (maybe) No I just joking. This next group I really pray and hope they are ready for the war that is before them. Please if you think about these students, I ask for prayer for each one and I know God is getting them ready.
This is a side bar, I know I could do more with the students but when the day is done I am tried and I just want to go back to my apartment and rest. That is my selfest. I hope and pray that this next bunch of students, I will get more focus on them. Not the work and the things that are around me. I had a nice talk with one of my roommates, Jayson, we were talking about how these students need men to look up at and see God in their lives. I know I could do more and I will try to next term.

She has done her job, both of them have

Old but not forgotten,

I just want to stop by show how things are going here.

This last couple of weeks David and I have been cleaning house around here. The pictures you see are just some of the things we have got rite of. I know some of you that have been here many years ago, will remember the buses and the trolley that we used to use. It might seem we are getting some of the old things out. So we will have room for new things. The buses you see here have been here since the beginning of the start of ALC. Both of them have done their work for us and now is the time to let them rest in the grave yard of old things. Some of you might think this is mean and cruel and it could be. But when the boss said to get rite of, I am ready and willing.

David and his family leaving this week, is sad time but a great time for their next road they are going to go down. David was telling me a while back that, they needed to clean house and now God can use them even more now. All they have now is the things they brought with them and pretty much that is it. There will be a BIG void here with out them and we will miss them very much. David and I really did get a lot of things fixed and repaired while he was here. I look at my list now and say THANK-YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AND MAY HE BLESS YOUR FUTURE.

These are some of the people that came to visit.

Hey we had some visitor today.

I am in the writing mode. Today there was over 30 people that came in on three private jets. I will not tell who they are at this time. But they all came and checked out The All Saint Aids Camp. I have written about this place before. They were here to see what needs are needed. I really pray first of all the main guy, Wayne has a chance to hear Pastor Chet's heart and maybe he can be used by God to help us here. It sure was nice to see all my old friends from Calvary FtL. I know if I start naming people I will forget someone and I would to do that. They were here for only about 3 hours. They are at this time flying back to Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
Please keep us in prayer on the idea of people coming over to help us and build our Bath House and finish the Cottages. We will need them by next term. Patmos #4 starts in Aug. 2008.

It is IIIIIII again.

I just want to let everyone know I will be in town, Fort Lauderdale, Fl. The dates are May 30th to June 10th 2008. I want to share about my ticket, (flight) Thursday afternoon, I went on line and found a flight, Spirit, leaving here was $.18 plus taxes. Then flight back was $19.00 total was $105.00 what a great deal. Oh now I need to get a form to give to my boss here for time off. Okay I talked with Adam, and he said no problem at all. So I went on line and found a flight, $205.00. I went to Travelocity, found a flight for $145.00. Our Lord is doing some work in me and I just need to trust Him more. Just like the blog that is below, is telling you about my faith.

Just saw something and thought.

While driving from the Bible study this morning. I was watching this dog running after his master, ( I think) Not really looking at the dog, I noticed I did see one of his hind leg were missing. Then remembering how happy the dog looked while running after his master. How I am asking God why??? about poor me. (funds) Then He shows me something like this and watch the joy on this dog's face running, not sitting down and crying and saying why?? do I only have three legs?? No he was happy just to be able to run after his master and please him too. So please folks, my request now is for prayer on MORE FAITH. I need to stop and thank my Lord for ALL I have and just enjoy in knowing how much He loves me and even YOU. Thank you for listening to my small stories. Enjoy this week-end and may this be a blessing to you too.

Remember this today.

When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go.
Only 1 of 2 things will happen, either He'll catch you when you fall, or
He'll teach you how to fly! 'The power of one sentence!
God is going to shift things around for you today and let things work
in your favor.
God closes doors no man can open & God opens doors no man can close. If
You need God to open some doors for you...

This is for my friends that like LARGE HORSIES

Good day to all

I just want to make sure I am doing what He has called me to do. First of all I believe I am here for that calling. He has not showed me anything else in the near future, like going back to Florida or even doing something else. So at this time I am asking my friends and family to keep me in prayer and making sure this is correct. I need to let everyone know that my funds are really drying up fast. Please Please I am just talking to the people that God has tugged on your heart to help me. Folks this is not what I like to do, ask for help. But by looking at what is going on around here, prices are going up just like they are there in the states. But here they are high already. I filled up my truck Tuesday afternoon. $60.00 it cost and it still was not full.
Please my friends and family that have help me before. This is not really for you, this is the ones that I believe Gods has tugged on their hearts. My brothers and sisters, I love being in God's will and this is my place for now. Please pass this on to who ever you want and lets see God hand move and do some amazing things here.
The people back at Calvary FTL. was blessed by a message that Pastor Bob and Pastor Chet was given a couple of week-ends ago. About out reaches and how, if you can not go to do the work. You send others out so the work gets done.
Please I really don't like to ask for things. So please pray and like I said before make sure this is from Him and that is all I can ask for.
Hey I got one more prayer request, David and his family will be leaving soon and I just ask that you can keep them in your prayers too. Their leaving is what they believe God has told them. So the planning and getting everything in order needs to happen. Please pray for their departing goes well.