Good Lord's Day, FELLOW-HELPERS-Allow me to begin with appreciation. I am using the descriptive word that Paul used concerning Titus in 2 Corinthians 8:23-fellow-helper. A businessman sends me enough calling cards that it allows me to make contacts needed for our visits. I have about three hours worth here on my desk. Postal stamps, books, tapes, and other gifts including major assistance in getting back up and running after the lightning. A reader has assumed the monthly cost of my AOL. (They must be paying, I have not received a bill for months.) Of course, Mike and Linda Knibbs have set up and maintained my website for more than a year. I never have nor ever will use this letter as a tool of solicitation. Appreciation, yes. MEMORIES-And music. On July 4.1976, Jeanene and I were in Jamaica as leaders of a group of youth. Not much news there of the bicentennial. The churches in Jamaica were a joy to visit. Their rhythmic "double-time" clapping as they sang enthusiastically--- I WANT TO LIVE A LIFE TO SING ABOUT IN MY SOUL, I WANT TO LIVE A LIFE TO SING ABOUT IN MY S-O-O-OUL, THE THINGS I USED TO DO, I DO THEM NO MORE, I WANT TO LIVE A LIFE TO SING ABOUT IN MY SOUL. A little explanation is needed here. I could spend a lot of space on a culture lesson. Suffice to say that; 1. There was a strong emphasis laid on being of "good report" in the neighborhood. 2. There was a practice in the church as they had "testimony time" or "ex-perience meetings" that kept them all aware of number 1 above. If the person sharing made any false claims, others would interrupt with, " Psst! , sit down, you are not living the life". That form of "self-policing" kept all adherents aware of their purpose. FEEL THE WIND-I just read a glowing report on INSTE in the Ukraine. The winds of revival are at gale force there. The writer reports that Russian church leaders are pleading for the program to get to them quickly. Leaders in the church there report that the door of opportunity that leads to Russia is open for a limited time. PRAY!! GIVE!! GO!! MID-WEEK-Mailing. I appreciate the fact that you allow me to make extra mailings. I felt that the mailing this week was of a timely nature. The detection and subsequent capture of the ship loaded with arms for the Palestinians to use against Israel should serve to impress the seriousness of this matter upon us. We, as a nation, find ourselves in the delicate position of giving "aid and comfort" to both sides in this conflict. The actions proposed by this legislation may begin to remedy the matter. I have enough confidence in your judgment that I felt you could judge any future action. PRAISES-Answers to your prayers. Several weeks ago, I asked an interest in your prayers for a retired missionary. Don Van Steenis had a long recovery from a heart surgery. Last Sunday found him in church playing piano for the service. These eighty year olds are strong soldiers. I had a phone conversation on Thursday morning with Jack Fisher. The heart surgery is just a week old and he feels fine. He and his wife plan to remain in their winter home about five more weeks. Their family have all come for the surgery and now returned to their homes. READ ANY GOOD BOOKS-Lately? I seldom read just for fun. Calling Texas Home was fun and informative. This lively look at what it means to be a Texan was sent by a reader in New Jersey. The more pages I read, the more I was convinced the writer, Wells Teague, must live nearby. It cost me the time to make a local phone call to confirm my feeling. Mr. Teague lives about two miles away. In Texas, that is a "near neighbor". A retired teacher and band director, the book reflects his interest in children, education and the arts. I now know why Texas has only? 256 counties. DANIEL-"I was afraid you were going to ask me", was the reply from a regular reader and correspondent. I seem to have "overshot the runway" here. I get the sense that you are standing with your hands thrown up saying, "Leave me alone, and leave such matters to the scholars". In my quest for knowledge I sometimes implicate others who are not as desirous of the hunt. I then become frustrated as they do not grasp in twenty minutes what I have studied for forty years. I have been intruding into your schedule each week for over a year now. I need to stop and check the reason that THOUGHTs was begun. My desire is to simply to keep in touch with my friends by sharing the "blips" on the radar screen of my heart. I recently read a definition of "nagging" as "Complaining more than one time about anything that cannot be changed by complaining alone". True to my colors, I have pursued what I perceived as a dangerous error in a look at Daniel eight. I have been promised a full letter of explanation with strong emphasis on those areas that reveal the destruction of the United States. I await the mail. I am unwilling to sacrifice my interpretive integrity on the flammable altar of theory. His, Ron Krantz P.S. YOU ARE CORRECT- The headers on my letters that list recipients do grow longer as I add to them weekly. The counters at my website reveal that you and friends I have not met yet are looking . REMEMBER-Ron--Tell folks "Thanks" for blessings; but praise goes to the Lord. PS's get longer as we get older. I am humming another Jamaican chorus that is lively. IT IS ALL RIGHT, IT IS ALL RIGHT AS LONG AS I HAVE THE LORD BESIDE ME, IT IS ALL RIGHT. AS LONG AS I HAVE HIS HAND TO HOLD AS LONG AS I'M UNDER HIS CONTROL AS LONG AS HE WATCHES OVER MY SOUL IT IS ALL RIGHT.