The next round of stops on the travels was at the hospitality of the Lone Star State. (BTW: we never did find out what is the deal with “The Lone Star” status..anyone know.? We asked several tour guides at the Alamo and they were clueless, but friendly.)
We landed in Houston at my Brother Brian’s and wife Kelly’s place in Friendswood at 2:30 am. Whew. And Brian was still up waiting for us...what a trooper. Brian, Kelly and friends have been doing an out reach and reconciliation work to the east side of Houston for over 7 years and this weekend the were doing their monthly burger and hot dog bar-b-que in the park, which has a small skate board, a covered basketball court, soccer field and a small plaza with community room. It is a predominately Hispanic community with some African-Americans. Being from the PacNW, and in a very lily white community, I wonder if at times we are missing out on some cultural-social characteristics that add something to our lives. Brian and Kelly have been working with some great Brothers and Sisters in Christ in this loving outreach and it has been fruitful in their own lives and in the life of the community they are loving. Crime has decreased significantly, gang activity, graffiti has decreased significantly, the park itself has become safer and people have been touch by the conversations regarding the Lord.
I helped with the food and Colin showed his uncle and the others that while the white man has no hops, he may have moves. In the midst of this, there are conversations and encouragements in the Lord. We must have served over 60 people in the park from skate boarders, an Hispanic soccer team, and many families in the park. It was a great time.
Colin and I really appreciated working with Brian ‘n Kelly in serving others. After the park experience, Colin and Brian went to Grace Community Church where Brian and Kelly were in charge of the church expo Brian and Colin worked on set up things until mid-night. The following day, Colin and I went to church with Brian and Kelly, where cousin Hailey busted out a sweet modern dance routine with her group Noize. Later we out to Pappas for bar-b-qued food and one of my now favorite drinks…. Watermelon juice with chunks of watermelon in it…. It is fantastic and very healthy.
We left Houston and headed to San Antonio to visit another battle site…the Alamo. And to do a float of the very neat San Antonio River Walk. We were going to only spend a few hours, but ended up spending over half a day cruising down the river walk and reliving the history and lives of the people at the Alamo.
We landed in Houston at my Brother Brian’s and wife Kelly’s place in Friendswood at 2:30 am. Whew. And Brian was still up waiting for us...what a trooper. Brian, Kelly and friends have been doing an out reach and reconciliation work to the east side of Houston for over 7 years and this weekend the were doing their monthly burger and hot dog bar-b-que in the park, which has a small skate board, a covered basketball court, soccer field and a small plaza with community room. It is a predominately Hispanic community with some African-Americans. Being from the PacNW, and in a very lily white community, I wonder if at times we are missing out on some cultural-social characteristics that add something to our lives. Brian and Kelly have been working with some great Brothers and Sisters in Christ in this loving outreach and it has been fruitful in their own lives and in the life of the community they are loving. Crime has decreased significantly, gang activity, graffiti has decreased significantly, the park itself has become safer and people have been touch by the conversations regarding the Lord.
I helped with the food and Colin showed his uncle and the others that while the white man has no hops, he may have moves. In the midst of this, there are conversations and encouragements in the Lord. We must have served over 60 people in the park from skate boarders, an Hispanic soccer team, and many families in the park. It was a great time.
Colin and I really appreciated working with Brian ‘n Kelly in serving others. After the park experience, Colin and Brian went to Grace Community Church where Brian and Kelly were in charge of the church expo Brian and Colin worked on set up things until mid-night. The following day, Colin and I went to church with Brian and Kelly, where cousin Hailey busted out a sweet modern dance routine with her group Noize. Later we out to Pappas for bar-b-qued food and one of my now favorite drinks…. Watermelon juice with chunks of watermelon in it…. It is fantastic and very healthy.
We left Houston and headed to San Antonio to visit another battle site…the Alamo. And to do a float of the very neat San Antonio River Walk. We were going to only spend a few hours, but ended up spending over half a day cruising down the river walk and reliving the history and lives of the people at the Alamo.
The Alamo and the River Walk were great surprises and we hope we can have a "re-do" of San Antonio. The Alamo remembers approximately 150 very brave men who stood against an army of 6,000 lead by a tyrant. Where is bravery found today??????
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