Home stretch

Well, we're in the home stretch--we have just 3 months til the wedding. You would think we'd have all ready--but alas, we don't. We met with the wedding coordinator last week. We're still trying to decide on a photographer. I think the catering is decided. The special music may be on discs. I'm discovering that a small wedding has just as many details to work out as a large one. We need to put our lists together of folks to invite, and trying to keep it under 300. We've asked our bridesmaids, groomsmen, maid of honor and best man. My best man will be my Dad--he's put up with me for 43 years, so I think I should honor him. (I don't think he knew what to do with the whole monk thing at first, but I think he's OK with it now. He calls my habit a "robe." Dad is a Methodist believer, and raised my brother and I in that branch of Christ's Church, and it is in that church that I was baptized at age 13. I first received Jesus as Lord and Savior, as far as I can remember, at my grandmother's Baptist church in Spring Hill, West virginia, at age 12.)

Shirley and I are excited, and happy about what God has done, and about moving to OKC. The plan is to continue our Tuesday night Bible study and Evening Prayer group at Todd and Becca's, hopefully until close to Thanksgiving, and we welcome you if you're in Houston. I have begun to do Evening Prayer at St. John the Divine Church at 5 p.m. Wednesdays, just before spoken Eucharist there at 5:30. Join me if you're here in Houston.

Lots of discussion in the past week or so about the move, logistics, jobs, etc. It will be interesting. We know our God is with us. I cannot tell you how good it feels, cannot describe the awesome feeling we have as we're obedient to King Jesus. He is worthy of all praise and the giving of our lives to Him.

If you're in the OKC area, and are called to do rock music for the Lord, email this drummer-monk and let's get together when we get moved up there. I am called to put together a band when I get there. Looking forward to it. The psalmist said to "play skillfully with a loud noise" unto the Lord. There are some of us who have been spoken to by the Lord to put together a contemporary Eucharist. This band would play that, as well as other things.

OKC bound! I am ready--the crime rate here in Houston continues to rise, and we have a shortage of cops. We are ready. OKC or bust!


under the mercy,
Br. Francis