After our Sheepdog Seminar in West Virginia, I packed my bags and headed for Wichita, Kansas. I checked the map and noticed that I would be driving through St. Louis. Knowing that Ferguson, Missouri was a suburb, I thought it would be interesting to drive through - and spend some time - in the riot-torn city….
Ferguson, as I’m sure you recall, is where Officer Darren Wilson had shot and killed Michael Brown. Anytime now the Grand Jury will release its findings on the shooting...
A TOURNIQUET IS A M-U-S-T...! The tourniquet (for those who don't know) is the rope-like object that can be applied to someone who has been shot and is bleeding out. The flow of blood exiting the body means that LIFE is leaving the body - and death is soon approaching. Applying the tourniquet could possibly save the bleeding victim from dying. You must have a tourniquet, and you MUST know how to use it. You must have this item strategically placed somewhere in your sanctuary, church office, and other places you deem necessary. THIS CAN SAVE LIVES. Many victims of gunshot have bled to death that would not have done so had someone known how to apply a tourniquet...
I was truly grateful for the van that this dear lady gave to my family and I. It was the color of our choice and easily seated seven people. She had seen me on TBN and felt that the Lord told her to give me her van! I couldn’t believe it. I remember the day she brought it to our house. We were overwhelmed.
I kept it for years, took it everywhere, and just flat wore it out. It had two gas tanks; when one ran dry, you only needed to flip over to the other one. Eventually, however, both gas gauges broke, and I had to guess at the level of fuel in my tank. I was usually right…
In spite of all my training as a police officer, I've never felt real comfortable when dispatched to medical calls. I'm a police officer; I wanna take bad guys to jail. "The sick need a physician," Jesus said - not a cop...
But I have come to learn that God is in everything I do, and it pleases Him greatly when I respond to whatever call I am sent to - and do so with a good attitude.
