Okay now we can see all that is needed to do!

It has been a while since we have had time to even look at this trolley. If you remember back, the front end broke off. So now as our time of winding down, should say Bob's. We really need to start building a new one. So today I will be ordering the steel and we will see what happens.

Do you think Mark loves his son, Adam? I know he does.

On Saturday afternoon when we were waiting around for the groups to come in, Mark was being Mark. He has been throwing Adam up in the air for many times. Adam just laughs and trust his daddy. Hey this is how it is with our Dad, God. He has us in His hands every day. When He throws us up in the air, we question  Him. Are you going to caught us? We all need to trust Him even more today. 

Hey I found out the score of the game last night, if you didn't know by now, 48 Seahawks/ 8 Denver. 

Guess where we were last night?

That right Kevin and I spent a little time at the Ryan's home. You know what was going on? Well let me tell you, The Super Bowl #48, silly.Hey Tim asked me what the Roman numbers will be next year? Well I really was not sure, I know IX means 9. But Tim explan it would be IL next year. Being L is 50. Even learned a little too. We sat around and watched the game and just got some what caught up on what has been happen. You Kevin was sharing about his trip and all that happen there. That is what they are looking at above here. Kevin took around 300 pictures and love s to share. Like I have said before, he has a taste now of what the states are like and prayerfully he will keep looking for a job and save his money. He tells me he has been out looking so far nothing has happen. Our Lord has him in His hands and I know it will happen, maybe not as fast as we would like. But we trust Him and He has never failed us. 

About the game, well we left at the 3rd quarter. The score was 36 Sea Hawks and 0 Denver. I wll look right after I get off here and see what happen next. 

Folks I use to love to watch football with my dad and after he passed, it really doesn't make that much difference who wins or looses. It is fun to watch and that is pretty much it, it is a game. 

Okay do you guys remember me telling you about our NEW SHOW?

Well yesterday was our opening. Hey the crowds were not what we thought. But there was a some people that came out. Which I am very happy to see. Here in the Bahamas, it takes time to get all the people on board. Now if we said Fun Day, the place would be packed. But right now, it was a slow start. Hopefully Feb 15th will be a better. But as for me, I really enjoyed it. I had a chance a couple of times to see it. But needed to do some thing else at the time. So I know the pictures are not that great, ad least you haved a idea of what this is about. Hey for me, it reminded me a of a trip my first wife Cheryl and I took back in 1978. The place is called the Ohio Pile, I think. It is localed between Pa. and Ohio. There is a river that flows very fast through that area. During our time there, we had a ball, riding the rapids. It really was a trill to go down a river so fast and not sure if you were going to fall out of the raft or not? You ride on the side of the raft. The reason is you have to paddle your way through the river. Trying to keep from running into the banks. Okay enough on that. Please if you live here in the Bahamas, come on out and check it out. It is worth your time and money. It is only $6. for kids and $8.00 for us big people. 

Oh one more ting. The reason is not really to show a movie, it is to share God's Word and Love with you. Remember why is the Adventure Learning Centre here? The Great Commission, Share God's WORD.

Okay explain?

This is my inter net last night. Look at the times. Now I didn't do any thing between those times. It just comes and goes. I have had the cable guys out a couple of times. They said they can fit it? Why is it NO FITTED? 

Now this morning is up and running. has not gone down at all. Now you guys can see why I blog some days and not others. If you have been watching my blog, you know how much I really enjoy sharing. 

My day didn't start out well at all, BUT FINISH GREAT!

The night before my buddy Scooby has not been breathing well at all. I knew that there are sores on his throat and other parts of his body. I have been praying for God to heal him or stop his little heart from going on. I really don't want him to suffer at all. You know while you lay in bed you listen and hear that cough, then he tries to get his breath back. I am making this sound worst than it really was. It hard to explain. But we woke up yesterday morning and I kept asking God what should I do? I love my buddy here, but I don't want him to suffer at all So asking and praying, I came back home after devotions and loaded him up. He was doing pretty good. But I still was praying Lord please! We went for a drive to the beach and walked around a little. Then I saw a young couple there, asked them to take a picture for me. After that we loaded back up in the truck and on our way to the Bahamas Humane Society. I called early to see what they thought? Said bring him in and see. We sat there and it felt like hours. But called his name and we walked in. First thing was they weight him. 129.5 #. WOW, I thought, they did too. Okay they checked him out and said, let us try giving him some meds and see what happens. They didn't have the right stuff, so they called around and found someone that did. They did not charge me any thing. Left with some hope now. Got there and talked with the vet, he gave him a shot and said he will be okay for a while, a month or so. Plus gave me some other meds. We loaded back up in the truck and I was praises my LORD. Thank you Jesus for this time and I know down the road I will have to travel it again, but my prayer is still Lord he is Yours and You do what has to be done, PLEASE. 

Happy ending for today. He slept pretty good last night. Still a little problem, but he is in HIS hands. 

Another wonderful day to say we did our best.

While Bob and Faye have been here, we try to go out to dinner on Friday nights. So last night I was thinking Chinese. So we drove over to the VIP Chinese on Village and Soldier Roads. It was a nice chance for me. I have not been out here for a while now. I think last time was with Kevin a couple of months ago. 

Okay back what happen this week. The trolley is our main job now. We have the saw horses made and ready to see what is next to do? So while I was gone a little while yesterday, Bob kept trying to tear the old one apart. The fiber glass parts are now some what loose. So hopefully Monday we can get those pieces off and real look at what steel we need to order.

Mean while Faye has been trying to fix up their home now. She put a coat of paint on the floor yesterday. It really does look pretty good. Now my prayer is will it last for a little longer than three years. That is what we did a couple of years ago. Cleaned the floor with TSP and pressure washed it and then painted it. Some of it has peeled up. But Faye is not worry about that. It will look good for a while. 

Okay our plan it to replace this old gate.

If you have been watching this blog, Tim and I built a new gates a while back. Okay if you look this is still the old one. Now as the John Deere is back up and running, we hope next week to replace it. Now in the mean while, the pistons that control the opening and closing are worn out too.  As the time has been going by, I found out on Wednesday you can push the right hand side open so a body can fit through the space. So now I have asked our gate guys to come out and see if we can save the pistons? Mean while Eric loosen the right gates piston. So it is free to open or close by hand. That is why there is this large rock in front of it. That night Eric has to move this rock in front of the gate to keep it shut. Yesterday I cut a peice of board again. And drilled the holes in it and put it up. Now the right side is free to open or close. But the left side it to lock it closed when we have it shut. If you have seen this gate before. I use to have a another board up in the same spot. But as time has it way, The right side closes slower then the left. So the booard would end up on the out side, not like it is now. Hopefuuly today the gate guys will be out and prayerfully we can repair it and not replace he pistons. They cost us $3900.00 for the pair last time, I think? 

A other wonderful day happen yesterday

Well our poor 1984 John Deere has been down now for over 5 months. The reason was the steering piston was leaking. So when we tried to drive it the oil was coming out pretty fast. So it has been sitting in her spot waiting on a couple of o rings kits. I order them a while back. I picked up one kit while over in Pompano Beach when I was over that way. Found out there was another a couple o rings needed to finish it's repair. So a couple of weeks ago, one of the CCA leaders brought it over with him when they flew here. I had it mailed to his home. So as Bob and I have been working our way through all the neat projects we have started. Now let us fit the our old lady, John Deere. We had some trouble getting the snap ring back in place. But over all Mr, no Dr. Bob took it all apart and rebuilt it. Then cleaned the piston itself out. All back together again. Oh while she was down one or two of our neighbors came over and stolen the battery out of her. So I have been saving a battery for her ever since we changed two of them out of the New School Bus. There were three batteries in that one. I bought only two and running well. Now the John Deere is up and running too. It is such a great feeling to finish up some thing and it works. 

Scooby has his own bed now.

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how cold it has been here. (55) I even put a towel down for Scooby. I got a couple of remarks back, why doesn't he have a nice bed to lay on? I wrote back and told them I would go out and buy a queen size bed for him, NOT. I think he like the mat for now, but it has not been that cold. I know it is still Jan, so we will get some more cold weather. 

Yesterday was one of those days I just didn't take any pictures. Hopefully today I will have some to take? 

Hey look at what we got done yesterday

Well if you have been looking at the blog for a while now, Bob finished the welding on the Troy Built. It is back together, but now needs a new drive belt. The one that was on it, to tight. It will not stop driving. 

Then look at some old shocks and new ones. Bob and I replace them on Tim's truck. All rides nice now.

Up in the Cottage B, Tim finish making the book shelves for there. Plus all mounted and ready to use. Maybe one day the girl will stain them? 

Okay Bob now is back welding on  the supports for the new trolley we will be building in the near future. So over all we did get something done and even look pretty good too. 

Better look out Bob, Tim is trying to take your job???? Tim and I both say why can we weld too? Well first of all we don't take the time to learn and just do it. So yesterday Bob was giving Tim some lessons on how to. He really did a pretty good job!

This is how we make signs around here, NOT

As the Adventure Learning Centre is known by how nice this place looks. You know when you walk into a room or some where, everything is so beautiful. Okay Sam and Michell are not looking for that look now. They are making up a sign that will be in the back woods. So they are trying to make it look really rough and worn. So Sam traced the letters with our Dremile. Which was a rounding sand paper. Then they beat the wood with chains and hammers and what ever else they could find to make it look the way they wanted it. Which looks great. 

Okay we have run into a bumb in the road.

During yesterday after noon. We had two visitors stop by to hail us, plus. These two guys are from a company that is getting ready to start here in the Bahamas in the next couple of years or sooner. They have the rights to the WORD IMAX. That right a really Imax theater  is coming to the Bahamas. So while these two guys stopped by to say hello. There real reason was to tell Mr Mark to take the Imax off of our signs and anything else we use to promote our movie. So now we need to try to figure out what to do to cover the Imax up. Maybe spray paint it? Or tape over it. Today we will figure out what we should do. 

Hey ad least someone saw our sign!

Remember a couple of days ago, Jen and I were handing our fliers. The sad part is we have only had 6 phone calls for this next Saturday. We were hoping for a lot more calls. The reason I say that is, we are asking them to call ahead for seating possible. Plus, we only have 40 seats to sit at one time. 

Please say a pray for us on this, we really were hoping that this would help us with our funds. 

 I guees we will need to change these too?

Hey look at what I got done!

This is Faye, she always has a smile on her face. During the last couple of weeks, she has been cleaning and helping out where ever is needed. So yesterday she has been wanting to stain her screen door for a while. It happen yesterday. It really came out nice. Plus if you look on the floor there, this is a gallon of floor paint. She just enjoys fixing tings up. Just like her hubby. So I believe her next task will be painting the floor, light gray. 

Just a note, after I have been here so long. People like Bob and Faye just give me a boost. They are willing to do what ever is needed and with a smile. So I guess by now you can understand why I have so many pictures of the people that are willing help us out. It is a blessing for me alone. May our Lord watch over them and keep them strong in every thing they do. 

Cable Beach is still moving forward.

This area is now being called Baha Mar. This place is moving very fast. I tried to take pictures of this area, every time I am out this way. It really is neat to see this place coming together. Their goal is to be open in Dec of this year. There is still a lot to do, but they have come this far. Even driving around I can see the grass is growing on the golf course. 

Hey this place is going to be so beautiful. Going to give Atlantis run for their money.  

He has grown up.

If you don't know by now, this is Kevin. He has grown up so much. Well these last couple of weeks, he had a chance to go over to the states. He flew in at Baltimore, Maryland. He was picked up by a guy named Josh. Okay let me go back a little, first to let you know who Josh is. About fours years ago, this group came in from Baltimore. I am sorry but the only one I remember was Josh. Okay while they were staying with us. They did a VBS at a church called Kingdom Life. While here Kevin had a chance to spend most of his time with them. You know, going to Kingdom Life and helping out with what ever was needed. During that time Kevin and Josh became best friends.They have kept in contact ever since. So about a month again Kevin called me and asked if he could go to the states? I had no problem with it, but maybe the funds? So he got over there and had a ball. While there he had a chance to see some of Josh's friends, that were here before. Plus others. All Kevin has talked about how much fun he had and all the nice cars he saw while over there. He was telling me that Josh's mom invited him to come back during the Summer. She had a job for him. So while he was spending time with me this week-end, I was telling him how he needs to get a job and save his money up. He will need to get a visa before he goes the next time. This way he really could stay a little longer plus get a job too. I know he would love to do something like that. But now he has to save up his money and get tings in order to make is happen. He promise me this week he would redo his resamay and start hitting the streets to find a job. Plus he is staying with his mom now, he will have to give her some money to have a roof over his head plus food. 

All I can say is he has a goal now and my prayers are for him to make it happen. He has a taste of the states now, maybe this will kick him the pants and he will be looking forward for his future. By what we talked about I really hope he will push forward.