Flower Mound Power

9-03-10




We traveled the rest of the way to the Dallas –Ft. Worth area with only a couple of pit stops. It was comfortably unremarkable. There was one interesting side line for us. We were stopped at a traffic stop for construction. The flaggers said it would be 15 or 20 minutes to wait. An older gentleman jumped out of the car ahead and came back to talk. He had a white cross on his hat, and Dale asked if there was significance to it. He said that he was a believer named Clyde Rogers, and we exchanged stories. He proudly told us his wife LaVada is a wonderful professional western painter. He said a mural of hers was on the side of a café ahead, and we would have to stop and see it. We did, and the mural was on the side of the Campo Café. It was wonderful and they were so charming. Apparently he gets out to talk at every traffic stop. He must have millions of friends. That was a lesson to me on taking any opportunity to connect with people, especially to tell them about the Lord’s goodness in some way.

We then went on to Flower Mound which is a city north of Dallas-Ft. Worth. The Streng’s, Judith and Rod, left their door open for us and we slid into beds around 2:30 am. In the morning we met a couple that made us feel instantly at home. Judith calls herself the “sugar nazi” but she was encouraging about health not condemning.

Both Judith and Rod have been very active in a ministry called Angel’s Attic. It is a consignment store described as upscale resale. They use this store to fund lots of mission’s projects. They have bought school uniforms for kids in Costa Rica, enabling them to go to school. They also purchased the larger of the 2 trailers that we are taking down. The store is quite beautifully and artistically laid out. We met the manager, Dave, and saw a picture on the wall that was taken at a church in Costa Rica that we had worked on. It blessed us greatly. We could see some of the artistic painting that our team had done. Shari had helped with that.

Photo op with trailer

Dave Manager in Angel's Attic

                                                                          

Angel's Attic

Picture in Angels Attic of church we painted the inside of in Costa Rica

                                                                     

The store was operated by White’s Chapel Methodist Church. After a photo-op at the store, we went to see that church. We went into a small chapel, Ponder Memorial Chapel, to hold a team meeting. There was a mural on the ceiling and AC inside. We had a great time of prayer, praise and worship and our first team meeting. It was spectacular.

Mural on ceiling at Ponder Chapel

                                                          

We then went back to Angel’s Attic to have another photo-op with the trailer, and met Rev. Jo Ponder who used to pastor at the Methodist Church, and was active in this ministry. We went out to a great Mexican-food dinner and now back to the Streng’s home. Tomorrow Shari and I will try to get to Starbuck’s and post these latest blog entries. I will be learning to add photos to the blog. You all can see how it works out.