BRUCE’S RAMBLINGS

My buddy and former co-pastor, Ron Willoughby, had a bit of tragic news to report to me this week. (Ron is now a professor in Manchester England) Last friday his wife Barb and kids were in a head on collision, car accident. No major injuries to anyone involved but both cars are totaled. Barb pulled out on a windy road, and not thinking for a second, drove on the American side of the road. She quickly realized it and was in process of getting to the left side of the road, when a car came flying around the corner. Pray for not only the stress that this has caused, but the potential financial hit to their family. Ron was uncertain at the time of our call as to what the insurance companies would do in response to this since it is technically Barb's fault. Please keep them in prayer!!!

Check out this video that shows the final product of the well project. We got to be there to help with the finishing touches, as well as when the health inspector came by and announced that the well could officially go operational! On March 7th, exactly nine months after Cornerstone took on the project, the well became open to the public!!!
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Last Sunday, from the stage, I was making a point about a prophet that confronted someone in the Old Testament, about bad behavior. I spontaneously and flippantly said, "He was pretty strong on him, he totally ripped the guy a new one!"

There was a combination of funny looks and some snickers, not to mention that afterwards there was some ribbing and comments like, "Can't say i ever heard that before in a church service!"

I began so suspect something. Hmmm, this phrase I used must have some type of literal meaning!!! I wanted to do a little research before I was ready to confess my innocence.

What I was trying to say was something like: "He really tore into him" or "He tore him up one side and down another." Well, you can imagine my surprise the next day when googled "slang definitions - ripped a new one"

"Oh my, I thought, it never even occured to me that there even was a literal meaning - because I never would have said that!!!

Fortunately i have a cool gracious group of people that have not orgainzed a witch hunt and know me for my heart.

Did i really say that???

We just got back from another trip to Bani. Follow this link to see how cool the well / water purification system is. (you technical geeks should be impressed) Dominican Republic LINK