Virginia has received her wonderful Lee Army ornament back from the finisher. This is a tribute to her husband's military career. It turned out wonderfully!
http://stitchstyleblog.com/2015/05/lee-army-round/
Speaking of the military, you may have noticed the fund raiser for Sandy Sandell that has appeared on the right side of Blog. Sandy has intestinal cancer. He is a minister in northern Thailand, close to the border of Myamar, who practices dentistry among various tribal groups who don't have access to a dentist. He's been doing this for decades. The insurance his church sponsor offers covers a third of his medical treatment costs and friends are trying to raise more money. If you can help, please do so by clicking on that link to donate. You can read more about Sandy's amazing careers here.
http://helpsandy.net
Are their kids in your family who play the Call of Duty games on video game consoles like the xBox and Playstation? If they are playing Call of Duty: Black Ops they are playing what Sandy did for real in Vietnam. Fred Lindsey's book has excerpts of some of the things Sandy did for his country in the war to keep South Vietman independent of the North. I've heard many more stories about him along the same lines. His spiritual descendants are carrying out covert missions today, with much better equipment, but the same tactics Sandy and his friends devised 40 years ago.
http://tinyurl.com/kmtoep8
The media have portrayed Vietnam vets as either crazy maniacs or damaged Jason Bourne-type superheroes since the Vietnam War ended. They have no idea how heroic most of them still are in their daily lives. We lost a saint when Sandy Sandell died.
http://www2.lcc.org/index.php/missions
https://vimeo.com/164117944
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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© Copyright May 18, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
2 comments:
Thank you for drawing my attention to the situation of this man of God and Patriot who obviously has a true servant''s heart. I will be donating.
Thanks, Anne. He saved a lot of lives, soldiers and civilians, over his life. I hope the fact that he serves as a missionary overseas so doesn't have great insurance or help from the Veterans Administration doesn't cost him his life.
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