Jesse and I had an unusual day today! We went to a large numismatic show!
Jesse is interested in collecting silver as in investment so we went specifically to look for silver “Walking Liberty” dollars from 2006. We were able to find six of them, so he was really happy! They’re solid silver and worth about $20 each. We got them at this big show for $18, so that put a smile on his face.
Lots of interesting old money there, primarily from the USA. I’m more interested in ancient coins, particularly from Roman/Greek and Biblical times. I got to handle a Greek coin that was nearly 2,500 years old. Sweet!
I’m a big Ben Franklin fan, he’s one of my heroes. He was a scientist, writer, statesman, philanthropist. . . list goes on and on. Did you know he invented the lightning rod, rocking chair and bifocals? Or that he started our first library and fire department?
He was our ambassador to France and the French government made a coin in honor of his 300 anniversary of his birthday in 1706. So I bought a coin that has his picture on it and lightning. It’s cool!
Other neat thing was that they had a bar of solid gold. Nearly 2.5 pounds that we got to hold! Worth about $30,000. Incredible.
Also a gold nugget found in Alaska: 22 oz!
Also had some exhibits of fossils and butterflies that I also thought were really awesome.
Got to see examples of the 30 pieces of silver that paid off Judas.
And the widow’s mite!
Plus gold bars from shipwrecks!
So we had a good time.
We’re back home now. We hope to go to see Angels and Demons in a little while with Ashley. Kathy is enjoying a bike ride around Stone Mountain!
Today I had my wingman AND my wingwoman with me: Jesse and Ashley!
Had a great time with Howard Greer from FBC Conyers this morning!
Ashley and Jesse and I took him around to meet with the students at Dekalb Tech and their ESL program.
The students were all super friendly. We met folks from Burundi, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Bhutan, Burma and Mexico. . . .to mention a few!
We met up with Bennett Ekandem to let Bro. Howard take a look at one of the missions and get a feel for how his church could get more involved in the mission field. Fun!
Jesse, Ashley and I went to my office in Doraville to check on the mail, then over to Azalea to see how the kids are doing. Always fun to spend time with them!
Also picked up the Lumina from Huntington Creek. The North’s have been using that car. Now that they have another one to use we got that one back. The van that Kathy uses doesn’t have AC, so in the summer she needs the Lumina. I’m glad that God worked out the timing so perfectly!
Ashley and I went to Kroger to do the shopping for the family and gased up the cars.
Then I ran 4 miles when I got home. Still pretty hot!
Kathy’s not feeling well tonight. Pray for her!
Here’s a Stooooory Tim on camping with Hippos in Naivasha!
Today Jesse and I took a ride up to Alpharetta for me to do a short presentation with the new candidates for the North American Mission Board.
This is always one of the highlights of my month.
They were a very enthusiastic group, as always!
I was supposed to be at another meeting for lunch with the property managers of Chamblee/Doraville. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to figure out how to be at two places at one time. If you figure that out, send me the memo! Glad to see my manager friends understood.
We went to check on the kids at Azalea.
They don’t really have any homework, so we just hang out there for a while and check to see that everyone is doing ok. They’re always entertaining!
Picked up bills at my office at FBC Doraville. It’s a weigh of life!
Then over to Huntington Creek to drop off a case for Ian’s new video camera. I sure do love mine!
Final assignment was at Reboot, my partners that help with refurbishing computers for use at the mission.
They’ve made it possible for thousands of kids to have access to the internet and be able to print up their papers. It was good to meet with their director and see how we can help each other even more in the future!
Then back to the house to start working on homework!
It’s always great to spend time with partners! One of my favorites is Jason Leming! We’ve worked together for nearly eight years now. Jason was a terrific leader at Perimeter Church. We set up ministry with over 900 students in 30 different complexes together! In the last few years his ministry has become more focused on helping the least and the lost. He has a great entrepreneurial mind which translates to helping people discover their talents and start their own business. It’s been great to see him bloom in his new position at a ministry doing incredible work: City of Refuge.
One of saddest things I deal with is a homeless mother with kids. If there is no domestic violence involved there was basically no where for them to go. City of Refuge has filled that gap in a wonderful way. It was terrific to see what they’re doing in troubled mom’s lives!
Please pray for City of Refuge, a ministry partner working on “the most dangerous street in Georgia.” They’ve had four homicides less than a few blocks from their campus since January! God is doing a great work there and I feel confident that those statistics are going to change in the years to come!
I took the group out to eat at a new food fave, thanks to Jason! Ever heard of ChowBaby? Excellent stir fry at 1016 Howell Mill Rd.
I took Ian and Ruthie North to meet Jason today. Ruthie is working on her own microenterprise ministry: Refugee Beads. I wanted her to get to know one of my partners with a similar mind set. Jason is also very involved with the music scene in Atlanta something that Ian really resonates with. Of course my faithful wingman Jesse was also with me–what a blessing!
Today I took the Norths over to Lenox Square to pick up another of the Sony HD cameras that he can use with his ministry with the kids.
It’s still amazing to me that a camera so small can shoot HD video for less than $170! I’m looking forward to seeing what Ian can produce with that little camera.
We also went to Willow Branch to participate with Jesse and his guitar class.
It’s always fun to watch Jesse do his thing. His students, including Bennett, are doing great!
Bennett is doing a wonderful job with the refugee kids! It was great to see Susan Coker there today. She’s one of my heroes!
My knee was still bothering me this afternoon. Hope to get back for a run tomorrow!
And now, for your viewing pleasure: Stoooory Tim! Here’s where I see weird lights in the sky in S. Texas!
This morning we had a great time with one of my favorite partners: Todd Harrison.
He has been a huge partner and supporter of our ministry for years. His company has supplied drinks and snacks for thousands of kids at the missions! He has started a new business where he’ll provide supplies that churches regularly need: paper towels, trash bags, foam plates, etc. He sees his business as a way to minister to churches and provides these supplies at a fraction of the cost! I’m looking forward to helping him help my partnering churches!
We enjoyed good company at Madina in Clarkston. It was fun to see Bennett Ekandem there too!
Jesse and I went over to visit with Ian and Ruthie North. J is helping them figure out their website. I also wanted to take a look at the signage she came up with.
They were both feeling a bit under the weather. Not really sick, just weak. Certainly know the feeling.
Then we checked on the kids over at Azalea. We helped Mustak with some math problems. He wasn’t too happy to have homework!
The kids were racing down the hill in this Barbie car. Crazy! I was glad I had bandaids and antibiotics!
Came home and tried to run. My knee was hurting me so I aborted the mission. I biked about 11 miles on Saturday. Took its toll! Maybe tomorrow!
This weekend was our T/K time! It’s always great to spend some extra time with my sweet wife!
We enjoyed riding our bikes and enjoying the beauty of the Tennessee mountains!
I also went to see Star Trek–a terrific movie! Go see it!
We came home this afternoon. I’m working on uploading pictures and videos, and getting my email up to date. I have an iPhone now, so I pretty much stay caught up. Groovy!
Jesse and I went to the Georgia Regional Hospital today. We had a meeting with one of the psychiatrists at the facility. He interviewed Jesse for about an hour and then talked to me. The wheels of justice grind slowly on. Keep praying for Jesse. It was a hard day for him reliving all that trauma.
We also went over to Huntington Creek to visit with Ian and Ruthie and Ian’s brother and sister Erica and Lesa. We enjoyed some Nepali tea and went through some information about their new ministry.
I then took Lesa over to Grace Fellowship. She had a meeting with some of the ladies over there.
Kathy and I will be going out of town for a few days. Looking forward to spending some quality time with her! Next few weekends are going to be super busy, including a trip to Texas to honor my Dad for his retirement from his church in Georgetown.
