In many ways I feel this last section of the hike will be the most important yet. There are so many pieces to pull together. The insights and experiences of the last several weeks have made me more aware than ever of the unfolding, multiple purposes of this hike in my life. I believe that the threads are beginning to pull together into a unified picture.
*Note: The pictures are of the old building which once housed the Fountain Coffeehouse.
second floor was a large upper room of an old lodge hall that we rented for the coffeehouse. I was the
director of the Fountain and a campus ministry at nearby Montgomery College in the mid 1970's. I have always
been grateful for the confidence that the people of New Testament Church of Gaithersburg
put in a young dreamer like me during those years.
second floor was a large upper room of an old lodge hall that we rented for the coffeehouse. I was the
director of the Fountain and a campus ministry at nearby Montgomery College in the mid 1970's. I have always
been grateful for the confidence that the people of New Testament Church of Gaithersburg
put in a young dreamer like me during those years.
September 1, 2013
It's Monday evening, September 1st, Labor Day. I have been working with Roger and Helen Ward for the past two weeks. It has been a great time, working alongside two old and dear friends. Roger runs a music business, and I have been filling orders from online sales and shipping them out to all parts of the country. My love for music has only added to the enjoyment of my working with them.
There have been a few opportunities during my time here to explore a bit of the area where I was born and raised. One night we drove through the old downtown section of Gaithersburg and revisited the site of the old Fountain Coffeehouse, where the Kinfolk had played and I had my first taste of ministry. For over three years I spent my weekends operating out of the rented hall on the second floor of an old lodge hall that we converted into a fountain of life for those who climbed the stairs! The city has grown all around, but left the old downtown section intact. I was surprised to find the building much as it was almost 40 years ago.
The time has finally come to change gears once again and get back on the trail. Roger will drop me off in the northern part of Virginia early tomorrow morning to begin the last stage of Blazing New Trails for this summer. I am packed, restless, and ready to get started.
I would ask for your thoughts and prayers. In many ways I feel this last section of the hike will be the most important yet. There are so many pieces to pull together. The insights and experiences of the last several weeks have made me more aware than ever of the unfolding multiple purposes of this hike in my life. I believe that the threads are beginning to pull together into a unified picture.
The end is just beginning!
It's Monday evening, September 1st, Labor Day. I have been working with Roger and Helen Ward for the past two weeks. It has been a great time, working alongside two old and dear friends. Roger runs a music business, and I have been filling orders from online sales and shipping them out to all parts of the country. My love for music has only added to the enjoyment of my working with them.
There have been a few opportunities during my time here to explore a bit of the area where I was born and raised. One night we drove through the old downtown section of Gaithersburg and revisited the site of the old Fountain Coffeehouse, where the Kinfolk had played and I had my first taste of ministry. For over three years I spent my weekends operating out of the rented hall on the second floor of an old lodge hall that we converted into a fountain of life for those who climbed the stairs! The city has grown all around, but left the old downtown section intact. I was surprised to find the building much as it was almost 40 years ago.
The time has finally come to change gears once again and get back on the trail. Roger will drop me off in the northern part of Virginia early tomorrow morning to begin the last stage of Blazing New Trails for this summer. I am packed, restless, and ready to get started.
I would ask for your thoughts and prayers. In many ways I feel this last section of the hike will be the most important yet. There are so many pieces to pull together. The insights and experiences of the last several weeks have made me more aware than ever of the unfolding multiple purposes of this hike in my life. I believe that the threads are beginning to pull together into a unified picture.
The end is just beginning!
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