May 6 – “Servolution Report”

We completed our Servolution project yesterday, and I would say it was a success.  We provided drinks and snacks for voters and campaigners and election judges who were assigned to our building as a voting site.  Seasiders brought up cookies and sandwiches and energy bars, and we had a big cooler of soft drinks and water and a pot of coffee brewing for folks to enjoy after they voted.  Many of them sat down to chat with our Seasiders on duty as well.  The judges were especially thankful, and they began steering everyone through the door toward the snacks instead of out the door they came in.  And then when Lauren went back up to the church to clean things up, our AA group was already meeting, so she told them to absolutely help themselves.  It didn’t take long for them to love those cookies.  Thank you to everyone who brought up food and to those who stuck around and greeted folks.  And thanks to the folks from churches all over the Island who are doing Servolution projects even this morning to show Galveston that Jesus loves them.  One group’s project will be to feed those who have been involved in serving.  That will take place in the Ball High School parking lot around 11:30 for those who can go.

We finally got the call yesterday afternoon that Sam was being released from the hospital.  And was she ever more than ready to make her escape.  She had already texted me that she had heard one of those hospital announcements that was code for someone leaving against medical advice.  They called it an “Elopement Alert.”  Cute, don’t you think?  She commented that they were about to get another one if they didn’t hurry up and get her discharged.  Chris and I jumped in the car and headed on up to pick her up.  She has had just about every test they could think of even remotely related to chest pains.  As of yet she still doesn’t have any real answers, though.  She has an appointment at her doctor’s office on Wednesday, so hopefully she will get some information then. 

Psalms 59:9-10 says, “O my Strength, I watch for you; you, O God, are my fortress, my loving God.”

Father, you are invited, as always, to join us at church this morning.  Thanks for Sam’s release.  And bless those involved in Servolution all over the Island.  Amen.