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At a time when many seniors are slow-ing down, Howie Ganong is still bumping, setting and spiking.

A competitive senior volleyball player, Ganong, 76, has traveled the world playing the sport he didn’t take up until he was 34, at the request of a YMCA athletic director in Rochester, Minn. His first team won a state championship, and he said he was hooked from there.

Since that time, Ganong, who up until about 10 years ago also was a competitive runner, has won dozens of medals, trophies and championships playing volleyball for teams competing in USA Volleyball, the National Senior Games Association, the World Senior Games and the World Senior Olympics.

Two years ago he competed on a team that won the silver medal against Finland in the World Senior Olympics. He also has toured China and played in Germany and Austria.

“It’s just a lot of fun to get out there and compete,” Ganong said. “I’m blessed to still be in good health and be active.”

OPening dOOrs tO shAre fAithThe competition has been fun, but

Ganong, an ordained minister, former Bible college administrator and church planter, said that just as important are opportuni-ties to share his faith with teammates. He prays for his team before each match, and

sometimes is called upon to offer prayers before events.

One of his teams had a lineup featuring five guys with PhDs. They were men with strong intellectual curiosity who wanted to know more about Jesus.

“They used to joke that the team was five PhDs and a preacher,” he said. “But it really opened the door for me to talk about my faith.”

Ganong’s wife, a strong Christian, also travels on many of the trips and fields spiri-tual questions from the wives of Ganong’s teammates.

“There are a lot of people with ques-tions,” he said.

stAying ActiveGanong said he hopes to continue play-

ing volleyball for as long as he can. He has had both shoulders operated on,

and his knees fill with fluid if he runs for any distance, but Ganong said he stays in shape by walking and by starting each day with a calisthenics regimen that includes flexibility exercises, 300 stomach crunches and 80 push-ups.

He also stays fit by working at Country Lake Christian Retreat in Underwood, Ind., at least two days a week.

Ganong often urges seniors to remain active to combat many of the health prob-lems that plague them.

“I’m lucky to still be in such good shape and not have any major problems,” Ganong said. “But staying active is so important.”

Volleyball gives Ganong platform to stay active, share faith

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Jim Catinna is often weary as he cares for his wife Vicky who has Parkinson’s disease. They’ve been married 52 years.

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“When I married Vicky 52 years ago, I took a vow: ‘I take you Vicky for better or worse, for richer for poorer, in sick-ness and in health.’ We’re in ‘worse’ and ‘sickness’ right now.”

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Twelve years ago, Vicky, now 70, was diagnosed with dementia and Par-kinson’s disease. She has lost much. Vicky hasn’t said a word for the last two years. The last time she sang was the night she joined Jim in “Jesus Loves Me.” Jim is not sure how much she understands. Specialists have tried a long list of medications to halt progres-sion of the diseases, but nothing has stopped the downward slide.

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Jim helps vicky work out nearly every day. they were daily visitors at the sports & fitness center until it became too difficult for vicky to get around. Jim said he will care for vicky as long as possible.

her dressed and purees her food. He is up several times a night when she can’t sleep. They still start every day as they have for 52 years as Jim reads devo-tions and prays. They listen to worship music throughout the day.

For years, Jim has prayed that Vicky will be healed, but he doesn’t blame God because it hasn’t happened.

“Not everybody is healed,” Jim said. “My prayer is that I live one more day than Vicky.”

Sometimes his job is exhausting and he holds onto moments that happened years ago. One day while they were watching TV at home, she took his hand. When he turned to look at her, tears were running down her face. In that moment, he thinks Vicky remem-bered him and their life together. The Catinnas raised four children, three girls and a son. They have seven grand-children and the family is close.

Jim keeps a letter Vicky wrote in 2000 that tells how much she loves him. A few years ago, out of the blue, she looked at him and said, “You’re my best friend.”

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Doctors tell Jim that though Vicky’s mind is slipping, her body is strong.

People who know the Catinnas often ask how Jim continues to care for her.

“I believe we are fashioned by what we love,” Jim said. “Proverbs 17 says that a friend loves at all times. Vicky is more than a friend.

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Retirement from Ford Motor Co. in 1996 opened a lot of time for Southeast Christian Church member Bob Carpen-ter.

It gave him extra time with his wife Claudette, their grown children and their families, and it opened more time to vol-unteer.

For years Carpenter was the chair-man of ROCK (Reclaiming Our Culture Kentuckiana), leading the effort to create stronger communities and families by addressing the impact of pornography and the growth of adult entertainment businesses.

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as serving as a minister on call at South-east’s Blankenbaker Campus, taking calls from people who are desperate to speak with someone about a crisis in their lives. Sometimes that means a trip to a local hospital, securing benevolence for some-one in need or just sitting down and talking with someone who has questions about Jesus.

“I’ve now been retired half as long as I worked,” Carpenter said. “It’s been great to have time to serve and be with our family. The favorite phone number in our house is 1-800-Grandpa. That means some-one needs a ride or help with something.”

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Roger Newell left Duke University during the spring semester in 1959 to pursue his dream of becoming a Major League Baseball player after receiving an invita-tion to try out for the Washington Senators.

Along the way, Newell encountered what at the time seemed to be a catastrophe. The gifted pitcher who had played for the Duke Blue Devils and the Charlotte Hornets minor league baseball team suffered a career-ending elbow injury and was forced to quit playing the game he loved.

Though the disappointment of not making it to “The Show,” as he calls it, hurt like the sting of a hornet, Newell now looks at the injury and subsequent events as a God-ordained path that has led him to a role as an ordained pastor and a leader of baseball team huddles across the Louisville area for the local chapter of Fellow-ship of Christian Athletes.

“At the time I thought it was my decision to leave school and pursue my dream,” Newell said. “Now I look back at it and I’m not so sure that God wasn’t there all the way.”

drAwing PArALLeLsNewell, the pastor at St. Mark United Methodist

Church on Lowe Road in Louisville, first was asked in the mid-1980s to speak to baseball players at area high schools and lead a Bible study with them on behalf of FCA. He also sometimes pinch-hits for huddle leaders who lead discussions for football and basketball play-ers. He typically visits between three and four schools a week during baseball season.

When he first meets a group, Newell starts out by telling the athletes that he will be there for them around the clock “if they need someone to yell at, scream at or talk to.” He also shares with them the parallels between baseball and faith.

“I talk about Jesus, the best spiritual coach there was,” he said. “And I talk about things like the sacrifice bunt, where a player sacrifices his life as a base runner

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roger newell, far right, was forced to quit playing baseball after an elbow injury. he now leads baseball team huddles through fcA. he’s pictured with the seneca high baseball team.

to protect and advance his teammates, to bring them home,” which can be equated to the life of Jesus Christ, who sacrificed himself on the cross for the salvation of the sins of mankind.

Bringing religion into public schools can be a chal-lenge at times, but Newell said he has built a rapport with many coaches and administrators in Louisville-area schools.

He recalled one occasion in which a high school prin-cipal called him after a student at the school had been killed in a car wreck.

“He said, ‘As a public school principal, I can’t invite a minister into the school to come talk to these kids about life for a few minutes,’” Newell said. “‘But what I can do is invite an old baseball player and coach in to talk to them.’”

He said many coaches will come up to him in private and ask him to speak to certain players they have identi-fied as having personal struggles. Being a teenager, a

student and an athlete is tough. More so for those who don’t have adequate parental support.

“A lot of kids don’t have a meaningful sense of direc-tion,” Newell said. “I have been called into situations where there have been problems with drugs and alcohol and asked, ‘What would help that?’ The thing is that so many of today’s young people don’t have a church rela-tionship. We need to give them a sense of relationship with Jesus and give them a place where their anchor can be cast.”

OPPOrtUnities Are PLentyNewell, now 74, said that as much as he tries to be

a blessing to the athletes he ministers to, he is equally blessed by the work he does for FCA.

“It’s a very gratifying experience,” Newell said. “I appreciate so much the opportunity to work through FCA. It’s a natural door to reach those on the playing field. Athletes identify with me because I identify with sports and I understand what they are going through.”

To other seniors, those with or without a passion for sports, Newell shares this simple advice: “We’ve not only got time, but we have experience with our faith and development, energy and the wherewithal to do it. I don’t know of anybody who won’t eventually listen if we’re willing to share our time and experiences with them.”

The best way to reach young athletes is to be relevant, Newell said.

“You can’t preach at them. You have to share with them your experiences,” Newell said. “They tend to listen when you say, ‘When I did this … this is what hap-pened.’”

Newell looks back on his attempt to make it as a pro-fessional baseball player and can’t help but wonder what might have been. But, with the perspective he has gained through his work with FCA, Newell said the reward he has received has been far better than the opportunity to go head to head with the best hitters of his day.

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Her husband died after 63 years of marriage, and she has adjusted to being a widow.

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It’s something she’s done for almost 70 years, and there’s no stepping back now.

“I have a lovely group of women here,” she said. “It’s so easy to lead. When you get to be this age and must live in a facil-ity, it’s easy to make excuses that you’re too old to do anything. I tell women that God has left them here for a purpose, to be a witness. No matter where they are, they can be a witness for Him.”

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Gregson became a Christian when she was 12 years old and had to wait six years to teach her first Bible class.

“I couldn’t wait,” she said. “My first class was 10-year-old boys. I loved it and have been teaching the Bible ever since.”

Besides leading Bible studies in churches, Gregson has also been a chap-lain in hospitals and jails.

“God opened doors for me to work with women in prisons,” Gregson said. “People asked if I was afraid to do that. I was never afraid. The Lord took care of me. The warden gave me a key. I was allowed to open cell doors so women could come to Bible study. Several came to know the Lord.”

Gregson’s message to many women prisoners was, “No matter where you are, if you’re in jail or at home, you’re a Christian. You must live that way.”


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For the last 30 years, Keiko Neutz has taught children about Jesus.

She tried retiring once, missed the children too much and came back.

“It’s the hugs and the sweet children who brought me back,” said Keiko, 80. “I work for God. He hasn’t fired me yet, so I guess I’ll keep volunteering.”

Keiko teaches young children at South-east’s Blankenbaker Campus with her son Tommy Neutz and grandson Joshua.

Kids know Keiko, but few know her story.

Raised in a Buddhist family in Japan, Keiko began asking big questions about God as she was growing up.

“I knew there had to be somebody smarter than we are to put this world together,” she said. “I asked the questions no one answered.”

Keiko married an American soldier when she was 22 and moved to the United States to begin a whole different way of life. She wanted to know more about God, so she went to religion classes and learned about the Bible.

“I need to know the one true God,” she told her husband, Carl.

In the next 20 years, Keiko and her husband had eight children—six boys and two girls. Life was hard. Carl buried his troubles in alcohol, got and lost jobs too fast. For several years, the family lived in the projects in Jacksonville, Fla. Carl was difficult and the children were

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“I talked to God a lot,” she said. “I didn’t have anybody else. He became closer to me than anybody else. He gave me strength and wisdom.”

Keiko never told the children when they were out of food. She prayed con-stantly that God would provide for them, and He did. Carl died of cirrhosis of the liver in 1974. Keiko got a job working in a school cafeteria to support the fam-ily, then found a better job working as a waitress in a Japanese restaurant, get-ting home late at night. There never was a cache of money, but they laughed a lot, and when they were old enough, every-body worked.

“Mom only took one welfare check in her life,” Tommy said. “We did get Social Security and Veteran’s Benefits after dad died, but my mom worked hard to sup-port us. She saved $1 bills from tips for three years so she could go to Japan to see her parents.”

As the children grew up, Keiko taught them to use the talents God gave them.

“Any one of us could have said we were victims,” said Keiko’s daughter Kathy Mills. “But nobody did. We all said, ‘I’m not going to let what I’ve been through weigh on who I’m going to be.’”

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church,” Keiko said. “When I went before that, my body was in the church but my mind was not in the church.”

That first visit to Southeast’s building on Hikes Lane was a turning point in Keiko’s life.

“I listened to Bob Russell preach and I told my family, ‘That’s the preacher I’m looking for. He’s such a good preacher. He’s teaching us how to live.’”

Keiko joined Southeast and was bap-tized on Nov. 20, 1983.

One Sunday Bob Russell talked about using your talent for God.

“When he said that, I thought about what I’m good at,” Keiko said. “I’m good at kids. It comes naturally to me. I love the kids. In fact, I need the kids. They know I care about them.”

Keiko has been volunteering in Chil-dren’s Ministry ever since.

Her favorite song is “Amazing Grace.” “That tells my story,” Keiko said. “I

was blind but now I see. At one time I didn’t know God, but now I know Him.”

Tommy serves in the Children’s Min-istry with Keiko.

“She has a special connection with the kids,” he said. “She raised eight chil-dren and spends time with her grandchil-dren.”

Keiko’s family has grown to 46, count-ing children, spouses, grandchildren and her newest great-granddaughter. She is so proud of each one. Inc. magazine recently featured the family of entrepreneurs.

“Mom has always honored God and taught us to honor Him,” Mills said. “When we were raised, for the next 30 years, she taught young children to honor Him. The Lord is the reason we are suc-cessful. He opened doors, closed doors, brought Christian mentors in our lives or paths, even when we didn’t know we needed them. God gets all the glory in our story.”


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As we age, a number of physiologi-cal changes occur. Calorie needs may decrease depending on your activity level, so eating fewer calories may be warranted to avoid gaining weight. Spe-cific issues such as constipation and dehydration also can impact our health as well. A few specific categories that should receive careful consideration as we age are calories, dietary fiber and fluids.

cALOriesTo help manage your weight as you

age, knowing how many calories you need per day is helpful. Reading food labels can help you determine how many calories you are eating per day. Don’t for-get to count the calories in the beverages you drink.

dietAry fiBerDietary fiber is important because

constipation is often a major concern as we age. Men over 50 should eat at least 30 grams of dietary fiber per day and women over 50 should eat at least 21 grams of dietary fiber per day.

There are two types of dietary fiber: soluble and insoluble. Good sources of soluble fiber include oats, oat bran, bar-ley, legumes (dried beans, lentils, split peas), flaxseed, apples, pears and citrus fruit. Soluble fiber helps lower choles-terol and blood sugar levels. Insoluble fiber promotes regularity, adds bulk and softness to stools and helps with weight regulation. Good sources: wheat bran, whole wheat and whole grain cereals

such as Wheaties, Shredded Wheat, Bran Flakes, nuts and vegetables. Dietary fiber can help decrease the risk of heart disease, diabetes and stroke.

fLUidsChronic dehydration among the

elderly may be associated with a decline in physical function and also a decline in cognitive status and can account for frequent emergency room visits and hos-pital stays. Dehydration may be due to a reduced thirst sensation, which occurs as we get older. Some drugs, such as SSRIs, ACE inhibitors and anti-Parkinson med-ications, may also suppress thirst.

Some of the signs and symptoms of dehydration are identical to senile

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dementia, age dementia and Alzheim-er’s. Correcting dehydration can allow a senior to return to a full and normal life.

The Institute of Medicine advises men to consume 104 ounces of fluids per day and women to consume 72 ounces of fluids per day. Another way to determine hydration is the color of your urine.

Urine color for the first void of the day is typically yellow but as the day goes on, urine color should be pale (slightly yel-low) to colorless. If not, more fluids need to be ingested.

yOUr PLAte Of fOOdThe type of food we eat is critical to

keeping us healthy. Since calorie needs may decrease as activity decreases, mak-ing wise food choices can help keep you out of the doctor’s office.

For example, eating whole-grain foods such as 100 percent whole wheat bread instead of white bread or eating old-fashioned or steel-cut oatmeal instead of cornflakes would provide more nutrients and dietary fiber. Eating more brightly colored fruits and vegetables also pro-vides more nutrients, dietary fiber and fluids. If you have a problem chewing, you can drink your fruits and vegetables by making fruit and vegetable smooth-ies.

Barbara Day, M.S., R.D., C.N., is a registered dietitian with a master’s degree in clinical nutrition. She’s a member of Southeast. Visit Barbara’s website, which is an on-line health and wellness maga-zine, www.KentuckianaHealthWellness.com.

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Southeast Christian Church cur-rently is studying “The Story,” a book that condenses the Biblical narrative into 31 chronological chapters. While reading “The Story,” it becomes very evident that God is a master story-teller, weaving His plan for humanity through thousands of years.

Stories are important. They are how we relate and communicate with oth-ers. Each of us has a story, and writing that story can leave a lasting legacy for generations to come.

You may think your life story is mundane, and while it may not be des-tined for the best-seller list, your loved ones will treasure it.

Mark Twain once said, “There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy and a tragedy.”

getting stArtedStaring at a blank page or computer

screen is daunting. That flashing cur-sor seems to be taunting you. How can I

begin to write my life story?The key to overcoming writer’s

block? Just write. Get some words on the page, whatever comes to mind. You can go back later and clean things up.

And don’t look at the size of the task. Every book begins with a single letter that blossoms into a single sentence. Your life story could be three pages or 300 pages.

You might start quickly, but then wonder where to go after this: “I was born in Louisville on Sept. 30, 1976, to Denis and Janet Glassner.”

Here are some questions to get you started:What’s your earliest memory?What was the house like you grew

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you were a child?Who was your best friend and what

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are from later years because other-wise you’ll forget them. Don’t worry so much about having your story in chronological order. You can rearrange and organize as you continue to write.

misty wAter-cOLOred memOriesDusting off the family photo album

is a great way to trigger memories. Take a fun trip down memory lane and write about it.What was your most memorable

birthday?What was your favorite age and

why?Who was your favorite and least

favorite teacher in school?What holiday traditions did you

have at your house?

ALwAys PrePAredAs you begin to think about your

life, you’ll find memories popping into your head at random times. Keep a pen and piece of paper handy to write down things whenever—and wherever—inspiration strikes.

A lot of writers set goals for them-selves, such as writing a page a day. You don’t have to do that much, but try to do at least something each day. Days of not writing quickly turn into months and years of not writing.

nOt hemingwAyYou might be saying to yourself: “I’m

not a writer.” That doesn’t matter. Win-ning a Nobel Prize for literature is not the goal of writing a life story. The goal is to have something to give to your loved ones to keep and cherish.

Don’t worry about grammar and spelling. If you don’t know whether to use “who” or “whom,” just use which-

ever sounds best to you.And guess what? Nobel Prize win-

ning novelist Ernest Hemingway was a notoriously poor speller, so you are in good company if you struggle with spelling. You don’t have to be a good speller to tell a good story.

styLeAbove all, be honest in your writing.

You may have done things you weren’t proud of, but maybe your readers will learn from your mistakes. Writing also can be great therapy for dealing with things in the past.

Another key to good writing is to be specific. Use colorful adjectives and verbs. Give your readers images they can see.

Look at this progression:I ate some fruit. The reader has no

specifics to visualize. Was it a banana? An orange?

I devoured an apple. “Devoured” is a verb that implies a person is ravenous. But can you tell the reader more?

I devoured a green apple. We’ve all tasted the tartness of a green apple. This sentence triggers the mind’s eye and the taste buds.

OrgAnizAtiOnTo get a handle on the scope of your

project, it’s best to break it into chap-ters. Here are some general chapter headings that might work for you: child-hood, school years, faith, romance/marriage, work life, family/children.

And if putting this all together seems too overwhelming, most book-stores carry books to help you write your life story. Many are set up in a question and answer format, so you just fill in the blanks.

LegAcy Of fAithPerhaps the best reason to write

a life story is to share your faith. It’s important for your family and future generations to know about your rela-tionship with God and to know that they have a godly heritage.

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Editor’s note: Deborah Cooper is the sole caregiver for her husband, Ray, who has a rare form of Parkinson’s disease.

Swirling emotions, steadfast service and selfless sce-narios fill a caregiver’s life. We master the mundane and must have rock-solid principles undergirding our daily tasks. Otherwise, we become deflated, exhausted and overwhelmed.

Solitude is important. Daily resting in the Lord’s love, reading His Word and sustaining a quiet time ensures survival. The Lord gives us strength and grace for our day. He directs our paths. Without Him, we would be like a balloon that slowly leaks air.

Caregivers typically deny themselves while serving others—occasionally popping our head up above the surface of the water so we don’t drown. This tendency must be stopped.

Our loved one’s safety is ensured by caring for our-selves. Exercise, nutrition, yearly medical checkups and respite all play a part in this mix. We “totally get” the exercise, nutrition and medical checkup part. We can put that into place, but what is respite? And why is it important?

Respite is a vacation without our loved one, while being assured they are safe and secure. We need daily, weekly, monthly and yearly time without them. It is important, at least once a year, to vacate the premises for several days and soak up life elsewhere.

Three years ago, I found a cheap flight to Myrtle Beach. But toes in the sand was not my answer.

Simply sharing life over a cup of coffee and being with Don and Susan Shanks, my mentors of almost 30 years, was the key to renewal. Receiving Susan’s love like a starving chick, embracing her acceptance and

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drinking in her wisdom refreshed my soul. I returned home ready to pour out love.

Two years ago, my cup was dry again. My sons stayed with their Dad while I drove from Louisville to the Nash-ville area to Charles and Barbara Jeter’s home. The next day, Barbara, Georgiana and I went to tea where we celebrated Georgiana’s 30th birthday. My mouth still waters over that cake truffle!

My next destination: Birmingham to visit Ray and Linda Barrett and their family. Since Linda shared care-giving with her sis-ters and we have been friends for more than 20 years, she instinctively knew my needs. My “mush brain” needed revival.

One afternoon, we observed the beautiful shapes and colors of grocery store flowers. Another balmy day, we sat on a brick deck over-looking a scenic valley and hill, spread out our notepads and books on the table and just soaked in the sunshine and intermittent conversation—being together and yet alone.

Later that night, we watched a funny, yet inspiring DVD. To top off my four-day stay, we went to a writer’s confer-ence. I drove home, revived, inspired and filled with the beauty of true friend-ship.

Not only do I need quality God time and time to revive, I must also real-ize that my service to my loved one is important. In 2001, my two sons, David

and Jonathan, accompanied me to the Louisville Billy Graham Crusade. We knew, due to Billy’s age, that it would be our only opportunity to hear him preach. Billy’s common sense message of love inspired us.

Before we left, I bought a pictorial biography titled “Billy Graham: God’s Ambassador.” I kept it on my bed stand, reading it nightly in small doses. For several months, I pondered the impact of Billy’s life. I was encouraged by an

ordinary country boy who lived a life of integrity.

One morning, as I awakened, I heard, “Some min-ister to thousands and some minister to one.” I instinc-tively knew that familiar still, small voice of the Holy Spirit. He was tell-

ing me that my life and service unto the Lord and my loved one was significant.

I have been Ray’s caregiver for 12 years now. Yes, I am maintaining my “earth suit” by exercising, getting yearly preventative medical checkups and eat-ing well. (OK, occasionally brownies are comfort food!) I’m also refreshing my soul in prayer, Bible study and solitude as well as taking frugal respite breaks. As for not becoming overwhelmed in my ministry to one, it’s one cup at a time.

Thanks to the One who saved my soul, I know that “‘If anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward’” (Matthew 10:42).

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“Train a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6).

To the senior members of the church I ask you: Train us! We live in a world of great uncertainty. I know, I know, that is nothing new. But I think there are some new wrinkles, new possibilities today: An elec-tro-magnetic pulse caused by a nuclear bomb exploded in the upper atmosphere shutting down the power grid in America, the collapse of the American economy caused by hyper-inflation (or too much indebtedness to other countries, or too many programs to fund and not enough money, etc.) and the list goes on and on. Are we facing tough days ahead? I think most of us would say, “Yes.” Are we as a nation ready for this? My answer would be a resounding, “No!”

There are three areas where we need your help:

1. edUcAte A new generAtiOn in the Art Of frUgALity.

FoodAsk most people under age 20 where meat comes

from, and they will tell you it comes from the cold area in the grocery store in a neat, cellophane-wrapped foam container. How many of them have ever “har-vested” a chicken or rabbit? My guess is VERY few. (PETA friends, I know you don’t like that one. You hopefully will appreciate the next thought.)

Recently I placed a bag of dried lentils and a bag of dried rice in front of some young people. I asked them, “What do you do with this?” Their response: “What is it?” One of my family’s favorite meals is lentil soup. The whole pot that feeds nine of us gathered around

our table costs around $3. The kids love it. It is filling and is good for us. Unfortunately, many young people would look at that lentil soup and wonder, “What is that?”

We need you to teach us how to live on less, how to eat well without breaking the bank. Break out the old recipe books. Teach us to cook from scratch, how to raise chickens in the backyard and how to grow a garden. Remind us that we can eat a lot for a little and we can stretch a meal with potatoes and bread and rice. Teach us frugal eating!

TechnologyTV, cellphones, Internet access and video games all

require money both to purchase the equipment and to use the equipment. If you don’t have a high-definition television that makes the movie or ballgame look even more real than real, then why would you even bother trying to decide what to watch from the selection of hundreds of channels, and even more selections of DVDs and downloadable entertainment?

And what backwards moron would not NEED to have more access to immediate information in the palm of their hands than NASA had when we sent people to the moon? And who wouldn’t want to post on the Internet what they ate for breakfast this morning?

The problem is this all comes with a high price. Many young people spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world. Conversations are conducted using thumbs and a new abbreviated language. Far too many people know more about the hurts and struggles of strangers thrown together in a concocted reality filled with drama and dysfunction than they do about the people they call their church family. AND, this stuff is very expensive. Thousands of dollars for the equipment and hundreds of dollars each month for the “access” is crippling most people’s budgets.

Wasn’t there a time in ancient history when there were no cell phones? Did people really have face-to-face conversations? And did people in the past only use their thumbs to arrange for a ride to the next gas

station? Didn’t people get their news from a 25-cent newspaper they picked up from the local vendor? And wasn’t the cost of communication a small monthly fee to have a telephone, plus charges for the occasional long-distance call? (Anybody ever place a collect call to home when you arrived at your destination, only to have the call refused in order to avoid long-distance charges and still let your family know you arrived safely?)

Help us to get free from the addiction to technology.

2. grAndPArents: stOP sPOiLing yOUr grAndchiLdren.Can someone tell me why it is dramatically impor-

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when we purchase ridiculous amounts of stuff at the checkout lane? “Jesus is the reason for the season” we all like to proclaim. I say, fiddlesticks! There is very little about the Christmas season that is truly about Christ. And yet we jump into the fray every year with our credit cards and our lists because Santa brings only the best for our little girl or boy. And that is from the parents.

Then comes the grandparents who feel obligated to make sure our spoiled little brats don’t miss out on the latest electronic device/video game. I have one thing to say: Stop it! Stop the madness! I have no memory of my grandparents ever giving me anything for Christmas. Santa had that covered. There were a few years they helped my parents, but we never knew. Instead, they shared stories of great-grandparents and of Christmases a hundred years before.

Something you want, something you need, something to wear, something to read. This was an old formula for what should be under the tree for children on Christmas morning. Help the next generation get free of the addiction to piles of presents on Christmas day. And please knock off buying stuff for the grandkids throughout the year. If they want something bad enough, give them a chance to earn it. If you work this right, you’ll never have to clean win-dows or cut grass again!

3. Let yOUr Kids And grAndchiLdren strUggLe.

I recently had a lady call in for help with food for her daughter. I had formed

in my head the thought that the daugh-ter was a young single mom struggling to get by. Turns out she was in her mid-40s and was in her situation as a result of some bad choices. Mom was trying to prevent her daughter from suffering the consequences of her bad choices.

This happens all the time. Parents and grandparents work, struggle, do without and save, only to pour it out on a child or grandchild whose situation is a result of bad decisions, laziness or unre-pentant sin. It’s OK to help when “life” happens. It is not OK to shield the child or grandchild from the consequences of “stupid.”

Bottom line: Let your kids and grand-kids struggle. You struggled, and it made you a better, more responsible person. The same will happen for them.

My point is this: We have a genera-tion of young people who are spoiled by the stuff they believe are necessities and as a result are deep in debt and sav-ings poor. The senior members of the church lived in a time when most of today’s “necessities” didn’t even exist. You struggled through hard times. You lived on less than you made. You worked hard, with no excuses.

Whether the prophecies of doom are correct or not, we need your wisdom. Teach us. Pinch our collective noses, make us open our mouths and take the medicine we need in order to set forth your wisdom to the next generations. Make us eat our greens. Give us that dose of cod liver oil. Future generations will thank you. And God will be glori-fied.

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