Greetings from the
mountains of southeast Kentucky . It’s been a busy couple of weeks for us and
we got a little behind on our blogging.
We apologize. I have been loving
your entries the last couple of weeks. I
wish to express my appreciation to Constance
for getting John Paul’s speech on “the tube.”
I thought I was recording it on my phone – NOT!
As a child of the
50s and as a teenager in the late 60s, I totally resonated with JP’s speech as
well as the name of his foundation. He
reminded me of my days living just north of San Francisco during the make love not war era. As
members of the Grow Appalachia family we have such a blessed opportunity to
touch people’s lives and to be transformed by their lives as well. Peace, love and happiness are
contagions. When someone treats us with
the true love and care that God desires to see in us, we can’t help but share
it. And like the ripple effect of
throwing a rock into a still pond, the effect (ripples) are carried on…and
on….no matter how minute the stone or act of kindness is.
So my word of
encouragement this week is this- YOU are valuable. Your work is valuable. Every seed you plant, every drop of water you
drip, every person you help, matters and is changing the world for the
better.
Yesterday we had
our annual Tri-County Health & Resource Fair at Red Bird Mission. And as I was hauling tables and boxes from
one building to another (in the 1,000 degree heat and humidity I swear) I
wasn’t necessarily thinking that way.
The work we do in ministry to others is sometimes all-consuming and
physically exhausting. BUT WE ARE MAKING
A DIFFERENCE!
I wanted to tell you
how much I appreciate all that you do – all of you. And I am honored to be a part of this
awe-inspiring movement. Thank you John
Paul, Constance, David and Tommy (for throwing it out there), for bringing this “family” into being. Grace & Peace - Karen Dial
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