Good Lord's Day, 
JESUS, USE ME
DEAR LORD I'LL BE A WITNESS, IF YOU WILL HELP MY WEAKNESS,
I KNOW THAT I'M NOT WORTHY, LORD OF THEE
BY EYES OF FAITH I SEE THEE UPON THE CROSS OF CALV'RY
DEAR LORD I CRY, LET ME THY SERVANT BE.

Chorus: JESUS USE ME AND O LORD DON'T REFUSE ME, FOR SURELY THERE'S A 
WORK THAT I CAN DO; AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S HUMBLE. LORD 
HELP MY WILL TO CRUMBLE. THO THE COST BE GREAT I'LL WORK FOR 
YOU.

I'LL STAND FOR THEE DEAR JESUS, WHATE'ER THE COST MAY BE;
I'LL SPREAD THE GOSPEL TO THE LOST EACH DAY;
BUT IF IT BE THY WILL, LORD, TO SEND ME O'ER THE SEA,
I'LL FOLLOW THEE THO' DEATH SHOULD COME MY WAY.

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is 
the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his 
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before 
ordained that we should walk in them." Ephesians 2: 8-10 has it clearly and 
in the correct order.

THE SERVANTS KNOW-That story seemed to catch the eye and heart of many 
readers. The message of that story is the theme of my writing today, Those 
of you that know Pastor Henry Melton, could probably tell stories of your own 
about this choice servant.

SPECIAL WORDS-Seem to be the gift of those who have enriched lives as 
songwriters. Jeanene and I were privileged to sit under the ministry of the 
late Audrey Meier. Remember these words that she set to music:
TO BE USED OF GOD- TO SING, TO SPEAK, TO PRAY
TO BE USED OF GOD- TO SHOW SOMEONE THE WAY
I LONG SO MUCH, TO FEEL THE TOUCH
OF HIS CONSUMING FIRE.
TO BE USED OF GOD- IS MY DESIRE.

I WANT TO STAY-Here and think of more songs with you. I may have lost you 
already. "My House is Full: But My Fields Are Empty." I just lost another 
reader.

LET'S TALK ABOUT PEOPLE-Gotcha!!!People just like you. When I began these 
weekly notes almost two years ago, I had some guidelines in mind. If I used 
personal stories I would have lived them. The two I'll share with you today 
are ones that I have lived and I hope had positive input.Buzz and Marilyn-
William (Buzz) and Marilyn Eichman are in touch with me by e-mail from 
Sitka, Alaska. I know them from my ministry time in Xenia, Ohio. Marilyn 
taught in the school system and Buzz and his dad ran Eichmans store on Main 
Street uptown. Memorial Presbyterian was the family church. We encountered 
each other often in areas of civic and multi-church service. Their two sons 
were active in high school sports and growing into good citizens. I learned 
that the family spent much of the summer at a church youth camp as 
dishwashers and general help. Off to college for the boys. Careers, 
weddings etc.--Then graduations etc. About three years ago, I hear of their 
plan to devote these later years of life to service on a full-time basis. A 
church operated school in Alaska needed teachers and maintenance help. Buzz 
and Marilyn chose this over quiet "Grandpa and Grandma" years. I just heard 
this week that they have been reassigned at the end of June. Warren Wilson 
College in Asheville, North Carolina awaits the arrival of Buzz and Marilyn 
Eichman. GODSPEED!
Tamera Swailes-This e-mail came from St. Petersburg, Russia. (The real St. 
Petersburg, she said). Do you have persons that you feel are "close" and yet 
"jump" into your life only about each four or five years? I first met Tamera 
(Tammy or Tam) in her hometown (Mt. Pleasant, Iowa) when she was in 
junior/senior high school years. Her pastor had asked me to come for a 
midwinter youth retreat. He had invited other churches in the area, so we 
had a large group. Tam was the typical fun-loving teen, but there was a 
spirit toward the Lord that I have described as "eager". She was saying 
"yes" to all that God was saying. This retreat became an annual event for 
several years. God was faithful to us. JUMP! To the early 1980s. I was 
invited by a Bible college in Iowa to come as the speaker at their Spiritual 
Emphasis Week. Tam was enrolled to learn how to,"Go......and teach all 
nations" (Matthew 28:19). God was fantastically faithful to us.
JUMP! Tam is in Osaka, Japan. A local church needed somebody to teach 
English and to join the staff in outreach. JUMP! Again to Spokane, 
Washington. The pastor of a church there is known as a master organizer and 
promoter. Tammy is there to hone those skills. While in Spokane, INSTE was 
making the transition from a Spanish to English based cirriculum. You know 
the rest. Europe was crying for the program as the Berlin wall fell. Are you 
too tired to JUMP!?To Hungary, and then Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and the Ukraine. 
That is how you get to St. Petersburg (The real one). The directors of 
INSTE tell me that church officials in South Korea are interested. My next 
e-mail from Tamera? My point in both of these stories is to start saying 
"YES".

Tammy has asked our THOUGHTs family to really pray as she takes a month-long 
crash course to learn the Russian language. She compares it to "emptying the 
Atlantic with a one cup measuring device".

HAPPY BIRTHDAY-My only grandaughter is 22 tomorrow. Megan is, indeed, "one 
of a kind". I'll have to wait to tell you about a gift. She reads well.

FIGURING ME OUT-Is an undertaking tried by many as it relates to 
denomination. I have described myself as an "Independent Bible-thumper" My 
Michigan family (Daughter, Janet,her husband Mike and 14 year old Kevin sent 
me an item to describe what denominations I like best. Twenties, fifties and 
hundreds.

TAKING MY OWN ADVICE-Recently, I asked you to use these Post-Easter days for 
a time of review. I went to my website and discovered that these letter have 
grown longer.

His,
Ron Krantz

His,
Ron Krantz