Isle de Pecan

Love to visit and minister to the sweet folks at Glad Tidings Church in Pecan Island. Remembering back 4 years ago when every single resident on the island was displaced by the roof high tidal surge generated by hurricane Rita. From September through December our church in Abbeville grew with the addition of a number of these displaced parishoners. A love, a closeness, a friendship developed between ourselves and these wonderful people.
It is my opinion that no Pastors could be more loved and honored by their congregation than Steve and Sheila Delino - and no couple more deserving.
Last Sunday these Pastors royally welcomed Marci and I and our Canadian friends. After preaching we retreated to the parsonage where we treated to Sheila's (outstanding) corn and crab soup (multiple servings).
That afternoon a final highlight was our first airboat ride in the marsh canals between P.I. and White lake. A memorable day!

TREASURED FRIENDS

Jesus made brief reference to a treasure room that held things both new and old. (Matthew 13:52) In recent days we've had the delightful priveledge of connecting with "treasured friends" both new and old.
What a joy to minister for Gerald and Julie Daigle, our new friends, who pastor Christian Church in Pierre Part, Louisiana, an interesting community on the east edge of the Atchafalaya Basin where bayous and cypress swamps and spillway crawfish abound. Standard on the menu at the local diner is "turtle stew".
Two days later, back at home in Abbeville, we welcomed old friends Jack and Cathy daSilva from British Columbia. Our connection goes back to 1975 when we held a childrens meeting at Kingsway Foursquare in Vancouver, Canada.
When we spoke by phone in April, I warned that it would be hotter here than what they were accustomed to. "Oh don't worry about us," Cathy replied, "we've had sweltering summer days here in B.C. getting up to 70 or even 75 degrees."
I felt so sorry for Jack and Cathy as we showed them around Acadiana in 95 plus degree temperatures, seeing them wilt, scrambling for every shade tree or porch they found on the tours. How fun it was to reminisce and catch up our lives with these good friends -- treasures both new and old.