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Three weeks later, at small mobility most
gathering of family and friends at difficult, if not
our brother Paul’s spectacular barn, impossible. It
we celebrated October birthdays. Ted was a blessing to
and I are ten days apart. leave Northwest
Hospital in a large,
Ted had mentioned to a high school comfortable car.
classmate and reconnected friend,
Jimmy Ray, a Vietnam Marine And it was a
combat veteran, to be on the lookout blessing our family
for a vehicle to replace the now physician, Dr. Mark
defunct Volvo. He mentioned his McClanahan made
mother’s Cadillac, but we were arrangements to
looking for a smaller, fuel economical be transported
car…we thought. to Trustpoint
Rehabilitation
At the birthday gathering, a few Hospital in Lubbock
hours after we had gotten to baptize in that same vehicle,
twenty or so men at the Wheeler where for three
Unit at Plainview, we got a card from weeks I received
Jimmy and friend Linda. The note the finest care and
written inside said that I got 51% and therapy from caring
Ted got 49%…of the card? Then the and professional
south door of Paul’s barn was raised, nurses, aides,
and there sat the black Cadillac, with and therapists.
only a little over 100 thousand miles (The staff had the
on it, that had belonged to Jimmy’s added frustration
mom. Jimmy had been told by God of dealing with a
in his sleep to give us that car, and boot on my right
we were flabbergasted and gratefully foot due to a stress fracture of the some months earlier. Another dear
overwhelmed by the gift. That has 4th metatarsal.) We were ready friend, Billy, provided the funds to
become a ministry vehicle that has and equipped to return home and purchase a twelve year-old vehicle
served us well. God’s love is best continue the long, slow journey to with only 60 thousand miles for our
revealed through His people. full recovery. That journey has been ministry. We are indeed blessed.

God knows tomorrow, and He marvelously aided by outpatient Joel Hemphill, a gospel songwriter,
foresaw the debilitating stroke I therapy here in Plainview at after a two-year bout with
would suffer seven months later. Covenant Hospital and currently at depression, recovered and wrote his
A small car would have made my West Texas Family Medicine Physical most moving song. The first verse
Therapy. We are blessed to have such says this: “I asked my dear Savior
competent health what He had purchased at Calvary
professionals in for me when he died. For all my past
our area who and all my problems He just said
are passionate, that He would provide.” The chorus
persistent, and confirms it: “Every need supplied,
very patient. every need supplied. Healing,
cleansing, peace deep inside, every
And to top it off need supplied!” Thank you, Joel!
our faithful 2001 Thank you, Brian! Thank you, Paul!
Volkswagen Jetta Thank you, Jimmy! Thank you,
with only 365 Billy! Thank you, all you wonderful
thousand miles medical professionals! Thank you,
decided to retire all you prayer warriors! And, thank
as the Volvo had, You, Jesus!

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