When I  was a child I loved the hymn “Others” from my record by Tennessee Ernie Ford. The words became deeply embedded in my spirit and shaped my life. One verse: Help me in all the work I do to ever be sincere and true, and know that all I’d do for You must needs be done for others.

The Lord moved me to another state to care for my parents 24/7. It will soon be 20 years full of God-adventures. Two pastors I pray for have been in a horrible prison in Eritrea for over 20 years for the gospel’s sake.

I recently heard a message where the speaker told of visiting an old brother in the Lord just before he died. He told them that he had a plaque that keep his focus on the Lord. It said: Eternity Conscious. We will leave this earth with nothing ~ except for the treasures already deposited in heaven.