Post by Bama on Jun 6, 2006 19:55:03 GMT -5
Week 14 N.Georgia Speedway, Chatsworth GA 6/3/06
We started Saturday off with a mile walk with some of our friends and ended up making many new ones in the process. The Rainbow Acres, (mentally challenged home), staff and Love 89 radio station, were raising both funds and awareness of the much needed assistance for this excellent ministry. We had committed to help a few months ago and were not going to change our plans. We arrived early and helped Chuck, Ken, Jen and others set up tents, water, and sound. When it came time to walk I chose a new resident to walk with, his name was Paul. Paul and I had a great talk and soon became friends. Paul used to be a professional sports athlete, until one day for a fragment of a second lost his balance and fell many stories injuring his head and brain. He was determined to make all 4 laps to complete the mile and we did it after a short pit stop after the first lap. Sure we were a lap down at the finish but hey we finished and we had fun. I’ll not miss any of their fundraisers in the future because of the much needed resources to care for these wonderful people. We headed for N. GA speedway a little later than we had planned but we were still going to make it in time. About 83 miles into our trip, with both vehicles, Robin calls me on the cell and says hey I’m slowing down, loosing power, no brakes, no steering, etc…. There was no panic here because God had already arranged for us to bring 2 cars. I called AAA and we had them tow it back to the place it was still under warranty with. Now we would certainly be cutting time close to be able to drop the kids with Robin’s Mom, Shirley, and be on time to give the devotion and prayer at the drivers meeting. I laughed to myself and laughed at the devil for trying to thwart God’s bigger plan of having us be his witnesses. Two chances and no wins for you devil. We arrived at the track to find that the track staff had been running late and hadn’t even opened the pit gate yet. What a smile we had on our faces. Kind of like nananana you didn’t win Satan. Shortly thereafter the gates were opened and haulers were all parked as we walked the pits, took prayer requests, and passed out tracts concerning the “Da Vinci Code”, (or lack there of a code). At the drivers meeting, I spoke of listening. Certain great mechanics in racing can listen to the sound of a car’s motor and tell if it will last the whole race, they can tell if it is in tune, they can tell if it’s broke, or even if the air and fuel are mixing together properly. I once read of a maintenance man who had an unusual knack for diagnosing where the trouble was in faulty factory equipment. He could find it and fix it so quickly. All the employee’s would see him leave break or lunch 10 minutes before anyone else. One day a guy followed him to see what he does in those 10 minutes. He was amazed that the repair man would stand in the center of the factory and listen for every subtle sound, every click, moan, or change in pitch or vibration. He could identify signs of a problem before it became apparent to others as if he knew each machine personally. Then I explained in the same way God knows us more so, personally and intimately. He monitors our thoughts, feelings, and actions all the time. King David of the Bible, in Psalms, knew this from experience. Chapter 18 and verse 6 he says, “In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried out to my God; and He heard my voice.” Oh how comforting to know he is tuned in to us when we are tuned into him. He hears our shouts, and the groans of our hearts. He knows when we are broken, and out of tune. And get this, when we call out to Him, He KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED! I asked if anyone is facing a problem right now, all we need to do is call out to God. He has already diagnosed the problem and longs to help. I prayed for safety both there and in the tower and God heard and blessed. Hey can you take one of these prayer requests or more and lift them up in your call to God this week. I know these folks would appreciate it:
A track worker at Lowe’s dirt track who just lost both legs in a freak accident.
Earl while he battles gout in the legs
Rusty as he lives with a pinched sciatic nerve.
Dusty who was burned pretty badly in a racing accident in Vanderbilt Hospital
Matt who is recovering from major back surgery.
Rocky who fell at home on some bricks and hurt his back.
Mitch who has struggled with arthritis and now has a cyst on his knee
Mike, Ed, and Wanda as they battle cancer and treatments
Ray as he fights to stay balanced and pray for normalcy
The lost at these tracks we are headed to this summer
Those who are on the front lines of ministry for strength, zeal, support, and to be “in tune to God’s will”
Thanks and God Bless you all for never-ending compassion
Eric and Robin Mowers
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We started Saturday off with a mile walk with some of our friends and ended up making many new ones in the process. The Rainbow Acres, (mentally challenged home), staff and Love 89 radio station, were raising both funds and awareness of the much needed assistance for this excellent ministry. We had committed to help a few months ago and were not going to change our plans. We arrived early and helped Chuck, Ken, Jen and others set up tents, water, and sound. When it came time to walk I chose a new resident to walk with, his name was Paul. Paul and I had a great talk and soon became friends. Paul used to be a professional sports athlete, until one day for a fragment of a second lost his balance and fell many stories injuring his head and brain. He was determined to make all 4 laps to complete the mile and we did it after a short pit stop after the first lap. Sure we were a lap down at the finish but hey we finished and we had fun. I’ll not miss any of their fundraisers in the future because of the much needed resources to care for these wonderful people. We headed for N. GA speedway a little later than we had planned but we were still going to make it in time. About 83 miles into our trip, with both vehicles, Robin calls me on the cell and says hey I’m slowing down, loosing power, no brakes, no steering, etc…. There was no panic here because God had already arranged for us to bring 2 cars. I called AAA and we had them tow it back to the place it was still under warranty with. Now we would certainly be cutting time close to be able to drop the kids with Robin’s Mom, Shirley, and be on time to give the devotion and prayer at the drivers meeting. I laughed to myself and laughed at the devil for trying to thwart God’s bigger plan of having us be his witnesses. Two chances and no wins for you devil. We arrived at the track to find that the track staff had been running late and hadn’t even opened the pit gate yet. What a smile we had on our faces. Kind of like nananana you didn’t win Satan. Shortly thereafter the gates were opened and haulers were all parked as we walked the pits, took prayer requests, and passed out tracts concerning the “Da Vinci Code”, (or lack there of a code). At the drivers meeting, I spoke of listening. Certain great mechanics in racing can listen to the sound of a car’s motor and tell if it will last the whole race, they can tell if it is in tune, they can tell if it’s broke, or even if the air and fuel are mixing together properly. I once read of a maintenance man who had an unusual knack for diagnosing where the trouble was in faulty factory equipment. He could find it and fix it so quickly. All the employee’s would see him leave break or lunch 10 minutes before anyone else. One day a guy followed him to see what he does in those 10 minutes. He was amazed that the repair man would stand in the center of the factory and listen for every subtle sound, every click, moan, or change in pitch or vibration. He could identify signs of a problem before it became apparent to others as if he knew each machine personally. Then I explained in the same way God knows us more so, personally and intimately. He monitors our thoughts, feelings, and actions all the time. King David of the Bible, in Psalms, knew this from experience. Chapter 18 and verse 6 he says, “In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried out to my God; and He heard my voice.” Oh how comforting to know he is tuned in to us when we are tuned into him. He hears our shouts, and the groans of our hearts. He knows when we are broken, and out of tune. And get this, when we call out to Him, He KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED! I asked if anyone is facing a problem right now, all we need to do is call out to God. He has already diagnosed the problem and longs to help. I prayed for safety both there and in the tower and God heard and blessed. Hey can you take one of these prayer requests or more and lift them up in your call to God this week. I know these folks would appreciate it:
A track worker at Lowe’s dirt track who just lost both legs in a freak accident.
Earl while he battles gout in the legs
Rusty as he lives with a pinched sciatic nerve.
Dusty who was burned pretty badly in a racing accident in Vanderbilt Hospital
Matt who is recovering from major back surgery.
Rocky who fell at home on some bricks and hurt his back.
Mitch who has struggled with arthritis and now has a cyst on his knee
Mike, Ed, and Wanda as they battle cancer and treatments
Ray as he fights to stay balanced and pray for normalcy
The lost at these tracks we are headed to this summer
Those who are on the front lines of ministry for strength, zeal, support, and to be “in tune to God’s will”
Thanks and God Bless you all for never-ending compassion
Eric and Robin Mowers
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