Memorial Day, 2018

I have thanked God many times that I was raised in the USA.  So many privileges, and responsibilities have come because I was born here.  This is a good time to express my joy for that.  It has been my base for interacting with a host of cultures unlike my own all over the world.  I had the great privilege of moving about in other cultures through the years, cultures in which the church is growing and thriving, and suffering!  I have seen much.  My heart rejoices and is humbled by the witness of the church around the world, especially the new ones.

I want to memorialize the saints that I have met or heard about or read about.  I am indebted to them all.  Some were of my culture, others not, but all influenced me mightily.

So I thank God for my own nationality, but also praise Him for blessing me with wonderful saints in many of the cultures of the world.