“The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I marked the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
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This is the forty-sixth update for the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief fund for the Lake Pontchartrain North Shore. This includes the Covington, Abita Springs, Mandeville, Slidell, and New Orleans, Louisiana.

This is another weekly update from Pastor Sprague of Trinity Evangelical Free Church of Covington, LA.

“2005 Katrina Year End Report – Yeah God!

I know that some of you love to be told hard numbers and facts, so here is our report as of 12/10/2005 after three months of Christ-centered labor:

Volunteers 1,309
Man-hours 51,498
Work orders 1,069
Work Orders done 487
Work orders not started 550
21% of churches have sent 4 or more teams
52% of churches have sent 2 or more teams
Volunteers have come from 29 states and Canada

I know some of you love stories of God, so I will include a few:

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(Luke 2:1-11 KJV)

Why do I call this the True Gift of Love? I think it is quite obvious that as we look at the world around us, we can see that man can pretty much screw things up all on his own. Man, being left to his own devices will always choose according to the dictates of his nature. The nature of man is sin. That is the legacy that we have inherited from our father Adam. From the beginning of time since Adam ate of the forbidden fruit, we have all inherited his sinful nature.

What is sin? Sin is disobedience to God. Adam was forbidden to eat the fruit of one particular tree, but he disobeyed God’s command and was cast out of the Garden of Eden. Because of that one act of disobedience, he plunged all his posterity into separation (Read the rest of the story below the fold...)

This is the forty-fifth update for the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief fund for the Lake Pontchartrain North Shore. This includes the Covington, Abita Springs, Mandeville, Slidell, and New Orleans, Louisiana.

The following weekly update is a Christmas Message from Mrs. Donna Sprague. Donna is the wife of Pastor Michael Sprague of Trinity Evangelical Free Church of Covington, LA.

“Michael asked me to share a few thoughts this Christmas season:

Merry Christmas to each of you! It’s hard to believe that Christmas is in less than a week. I guess that’s because we really didn’t have a fall here. Did we really have a September – November?

This has been a long year, but God has been faithful. We have been blessed with friends and family who have shown their love in so many ways! Thank you so very much for your kind words, support, and especially your prayers.

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This is the forty-fourth update for the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief fund for the Lake Pontchartrain North Shore. This includes the Covington, Abita Springs, Mandeville, Slidell, and New Orleans, Louisiana.

This is another weekly update from Pastor Sprague of Trinity Evangelical Free Church of Covington, LA.

“A New Motto

I think my new motto should be “Unless God Shows Up, I am in Big Trouble.” We remain a group of Christ followers in over our heads. Conditions in the New Orleans area are still excruciatingly painful for many. I don’t know one person, not one, who isn’t up to their eyeballs in stress, pressure and the demands of life. I can identify – between pastoring and relief work, my days are full. Donna has the unending (so far) task of coordinating painters, construction workers, tree guys, and fighting the insurance company. Yet, we are learning, or in some cases, (Read the rest of the story below the fold...)

I usually try to class myself as one of those who tries to keep up with current events as they happen, but this story completely slipped under my radar screen. If I have not heard or read about it, chances are you haven’t either. All of us could ask the question, “Why hasn’t the MSM been all over it?”, but we all know the answer. If this report ever sees the light of day, Senator Hillary Clinton’s chances of getting elected President are about as good as Howard Dean’s are, and that’s not very good.

Imagine my surprise when I read the following article written by Tony Snow for Town Hall yesterday. This will get you started:

“By all accounts, the 400-page Barrett report is a bombshell, capable possibly of wiping out Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential prospects. At the very least, it would bring to public (Read the rest of the story below the fold...)

This is the forty-third update for the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief fund for the Lake Pontchartrain North Shore. This includes the Covington, Abita Springs, Mandeville, Slidell, and New Orleans, Louisiana.

This is the weekly update from Pastor Sprague of Trinity Evangelical Free Church of Covington, LA. What would you do with $50.00 if your Church gave it to you to help someone else? That is exactly what Trinity Church did last Sunday. Read:

“Weary, Yet Getting Excited in Louisiana

Anyone that really knows me knows that I love the Christmas season. There is not much I don’t enjoy – the sights, smells, and sounds of Christmas, glittering trees, the squeals of children’s excitement, good food, giving of gifts, traditions, extra time with friends, the opportunity to re-establish ties and reminisce with family and the message of the Christmas story where I am reminded, “I matter to God”. I love all (Read the rest of the story below the fold...)