Laynes' Line

           WHEW! It has been many years since we have had an earthquake, much less one of more than a 4.2 or so. At 1:05 we had a whopper for about two minutes forty seconds. As always happen as they decipher the data, some differences in the strength change. The official National Seismologic Service now reports a 7.7. It started like a small tremor and about the time I thought it was over, the house really shook. Ann is at the dentist; Ethan is at school and Lance was here with me. All family and kids are fine. They say there will be more aftershocks. Nothing like a little shaking to get the heart started.      I am praising the Lord that my ophthalmologist has finally hit upon the right medication for my eye. I had cataracts removed on July 7 th . I immediately had an allergic reaction and he ordered medicine to treat it. After the medication was finished, I still had “sand” under my eyelid. He inspected it, removed a whi...

July, 2022  2 Corinthians 5:20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. Dear Praying Friends,        For a good while, we have known that both Ann and I had cataracts. Ann got to the place where her ophthalmologist was no longer able to bring her vision into the parameters needed and suggested that she get her cataracts removes as soon as possible. We found a wonderful doctor here that uses laser-assisted cataract surgery. While chatting, he mentioned that mine were not as serious as Ann’s, but was causing greater problems (serious double vision). After detailed explanation and sharing with family members, both Ann and I had cataract surgery on July 7 th . We feel like we traded a late 1960’s TV for a new LED model. We both will require reading glasses, but have excellent distance vision. We can see details that we were not aware we were not seeing. ...

      Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who have a loved one who sacrificed all for their country. We could not exist except for those who have given all to protect our freedoms. Although we have not lose close family members, we have several friends who have given all to keep us safe and free. May God bless each family with His grace today.      We had a wonderful day yesterday at church. We totaled 14 in attendance. That is certainly not a record, but it is better than the five or six previously. Some have taken extra work or things Ike the wife is also working in order to sustain the family. However, many have just gotten out of the habit of coming. 

May 23, 2022 Philippians 1:3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you . Dear Pastor,      It has come to our attention that some of you have not been receiving our prayer letters. We sincerely apologize for this problem. Since we are still on the field, we are not aware of problems unless someone happens to mention it or notifies us of the problem. Thank you very much for those of you who have let us know of this problem. We are working to correct any errors or failure in our delivery to you.      If someone in the church would be willing to check a couple of bits of information, it would help us tremendously. We use the address for our mail to you as it is written on the receipt you receive from BIMI. If you are not receiving anything from them or it comes with errors, please let us (and them) know. We realize that at different times the person responsible for the mission information changes. You can always correct the addre...