Good morning to all 2375 of you awesome folks. Well, snow has come, Christmas decorations are growing by the week in our neighbourhood, and the fabled renos at our house are finally becoming reality. This must be the advent of Christmas. LOL ;) Pretty much all of the drywall is up now, and the plumbing in the washroom is being worked on now. We still have to box about half of the HVAC venting. It is truly a blessing to be this far. The fella who we hired to help us out, Chester Wota, is truly a blessing to us, and has been used by the Lord to motivate and encourage me further along on this portion of our journey. He is a true handyman. His wife, Shelley Wota, is an amazing writer. She has just released a book fresh off the printer called "Murder at the Manor;" a very compelling murder mystery. ;) I pray and trust that the Spirit of the living God is proceeding with some "inner renos" of your hearts and lives as we are quickly approaching Christmas this year. God is always interested in renovating our souls, any time of the year, and I do believe that He capitalizes on the heightened awareness of His Son Jesus as we travel through this season each year. The only thing that puts these renos on hold is our busy-ness, lack of interest, or a hurt that was introduced into our lives by somebody claiming to be representing Him in our past. If any of these things seem to have put your life-giving and wonderful inner renos on hold, please take the time to read any and many portions of the Bible through-out the year and then sit alone with God; asking Him to make Himself real to you and tell Him that He is welcome to go ahead at the pace that is right for you. ;) As I have gone through this process on many ocassion, I can say that you will likely feel somewhat fearful about what lies ahead, but I can assure you that you have nothing to fear. After all of the inner renos that He has performed in my life, I can say in retrospect that there is nothing to fear and everything to anticipate at each stage of your growth. :) He is an awesome God who loves you so very much; so much that He sent Jesus to earth to take the punishment for your/my sins. As I mentioned in my previous e-shout, I have chosen to put a hold on the writing of any new songs, and perform maintenance on my music site until the renos have been completed; the "outside renos." LOL Besides, this new Cowboy Church (Cowboy Church at the Gate on Facebook) has taken up a bit more time in the preparations of the music, preparing and delivering messages, or finding some more experienced folks to bring a great Word to us at our gatherings. We have had a fella by the name of Dan Knol bring the Word a couple of times now; he seems to be a great fit. :) He has a great heart for Jesus, and the blessing of the believer. If there was any kind of handle to put on our gathering, it would have to be that of an A.C.O.P. foundation with a distinct country flare. I do promise to take a picture of one our next couple of gatherings that will have some of the Christmas trinkets and garnishes included with the other country props. We have a great bunch of folks who have decided to show up on our regularly scheduled gatherings (1st & 3rd Sunday evenings of each month). There are about 20 - 25 of us for now who have decided to call this our home away from home, but I have received prophecies that this little old Cowboy Church will be used of the Lord to heal many many hearts. I think I can say that so far this is happening. Praise God for His tender mercies and grace that are new every morning. :) We have a great time singing the old hymns of the faith, choruses of the 70's and 80's, and a whole stew pot of the songs of faith by the legends such as Hank Williams, Marty Robbins, etc. during the "jam session" at the end of each gathering. Of course, everybody thoroughly enjoys the first half hour of snacks and fellowship before we get busy on snackin for the inner man and fellowshippin with the Lord Himself. ;) If you are ever out our way, please feel free to drop by and, as an old African saying goes, bring some of your own fire to add with that of the others. May the Lord continue to bless, keep, and guide all of you in the richness of His ways. If any of my songs can be responsible for elevating and making clear His call on your lives, and warming your hearts, then I will be a blessed and happy camper. ;) Lord willing and the creeks don't rise, and the rapture doesn't happen, see you in approximately 2 weeks. Love and blessings, Trev <):)