BORROWING----SOME SNIPETS

Hi ALL:

We hope you all had as enjoyable THANKSGIVING as we did. We are going to try to "borrow" some pictures from our NEW FRIENDS and fellow CRM,Intl Chaplians Don and LaVon Baker's blog :

I proudly introduce to you, John & Judy Long, who have joined the "ranks" of Christian Resort Ministries, International. They enjoy doing NOMAD ministry projects and John has already volunteered his services to do some electrical work for a local church that has relocated since the 2007 flood. They will travel to Branson to go through Chaplain Training when they leave Coffeyville in a couple of weeks. Welcome to CRM, John & Judy! We are blessed to have you with us.


As you can see we have been "officially" invited to start our training with CRM,Intl. The above picture was during the Express/ Amazon.com Thanksgiving Pot Luck Dinner. Around 300 attended.

Here is a shot of the fellow workcampers at the Dinner.

[Bear with me, I will get it figured out. :-)]


The event was held at Kansas National Guard Armory near the Amazon plant in Coffeyville, Ks.

Since this "borrowing" seams to be working right, we are going to use some of the pictures of ELK CITY STATE PARK that they took a couple weeks ago.
The next few shots are at Elk City State Park where a few of the Amazon.com workampers are parked. A good view of the lake.

We are about 1/2 mile from this point.but can see the water out our window
Notice the rest rooms in the background. This is a very pretty place to park, but it's a bit too remote to have to drive to Coffeyville 4 - 5 days a week. Great for relaxing, though.

We are in the group of 30 campers in the background.


John has been doing some electrical work at Calvary Bible Church, which has just recently purchased an older building to replace the one they lost in 2007 devastating flood. We are going to take some pictures there over the week end to share.

May GODS love spill over in your lives
and hoping you can feel our HUGS

The Longs

p.s Pebbles has to stay at the Vets tonight and undergo some minor surgery on her front paws... Both Mom and Bamm Bamm our sad that she isn't where she belongs.

THANKSGIVING

ENDEAVOR GREETINGS:

Psalms 95:2-3 "Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. For the LORD is the great GOD, the great King above all gods.


We are rejoicing these days for a number of answered prayers.

1.) We only have 3 more weeks here at Amazon.com of hard work-10hrs days.


2.) We have had to make some of our plans for 2009 and all the schedules worked out (better for all) us and NOMADS.


3.) We have been invited to join the Christian Resort Ministries, Intl. for training as RV park Chaplains, This training will take place on Jan, 7th, 9th. and 12th-14th at Branson, Mo. We will be joiningg our friends Jack and Karen Gregory (who were our campground Chaplains at Adventureland this past summer.) who will also be doing some training at that time.


4.) Judy's son Rich, is moving into a group home soon.


5.) Judy's health is maintaining, although she still has some days/nights worse than others.


6.) That the weather looks favorable for traveling (via the Red Toad) to Iowa for a short Holiday Season of sharing with our family and friends.


So here is our tentative schedule
Moving over to Branson with the RV to the Escapes park around the 19th of December. then heading onto Eastern Iowa for the weekend. and returning to Branson some time before News Years.

Then around Jan. 15th we will head South to the Border with stops at Rainsbows End in Livingston,Tx. Then side trips through Corpus Christie, South Padre Island, and Kings Ranch.


Then we will become NOMADS for projects at Camp Thicket,near Weslaco,Tx. We will be there for 6 weeks, as we are doing a double period project, we discovered that in period 3 there was only one male team member. Then unto Luling, Tx. near San Antonio, Tx. for period 4 project. thru April 2nd. Then we have 18 days to return to Adventureland Park, in Iowa, where again John will be a rides operator. and if Judy's health maintains stability she may be able to work part time in the foods dept working special events functions. We are plannning on being in Altoona on April 20th to begin work on the 26th.

We will be there through Sept.28th then we will probably do another NOMAD project before embarking on our CHRISTIAN RESORT MINISTRIES, Intl. assigment for the winter months.


We are hoping each and everyone of you have a THANKFUL and safe Holiday. If any of you want an extra piece of Pumpkin Pie you may have Johns


May GODS grace and Blessings go with each

and feel the HUGS from US -----THE LONGS-ON THE ROAD; JOHN AND JUDY. The Traveling cats say their meow greetings also.

AMAZON WEEK 2 IS OVER --- THANK YOU GOD

ENDEAVOR HOWDIES:

Week 2 at Amazon-C0ffeyville,Ks. is really over . John only had to put in 4-10 hour days this week. He split his work time in between 2 areas ,receiving eaches an stowing eaches. He says he has used muscles, he forgot that he had.

Judy spent her LONG days (and nights) BEADING making bracelets and earrings for the upcoming Arts and Craft Show in Edna, Ks. on Dec 13th. She and 2 other workampers have gone together to reserve a booth space for their respected craft items. Her health is a 6 on the scale of 10 good 1 bad.

Tonight our friend Pat Carter, from Adventureland, also working here. She told us about this struggling church, that is coming back from the great flood of '07, that had a need for some minor work typical NOMAD type of project. So we went with her, after supper (at a VERY GOOD MEXICAN FAST FOOD) TACO MAYO, to bible study at this church, and to see what if any thing we could help with in our free time.

As we approach the THANKSGIVING Season we have SOO much to be thankful for and we just want to thank GOD and each of you for being so gracious to us.

We ask that we all remember those that are less fortunate than us, and maybe even share a little with them in some manner.

Continue praying for our fellow NOMADS as they are on projects AND THAT MORE PEOPLE CONSIDER BECOMING NOMADS. As there was some projects canceled the last 2 periods of 2008 for lack of volunteers.

Please pray for the CHRISTIAN RESORT MINISTRIES CHAPLAINS as they are gearing up for their ministries to the "SNOWBIRDS" as many are hitting the RV parks in the South and West.

May GOD continue to BLESS and KEEP you.

And please feel special holiday HUGS from us

THE LONGS-Judy,John and the Traveling Cats.

SPECIAL REQUEST.

Greetings from the ENDEAVOR:

We would like all of you to join us in prayer as we are seeking out the LORDS will for us in the following matter.

As many of you know The LONGS have been on the road full time RVing, part of the time was as NOMADS, and part was as WORKAMPERS. Well as workampers at Adventureland , this past summer we were introduced to a ministry called Christian Resort Ministries INTRL, they had a Chaplin in the RV canpground, to lead out in organizing Bible Studies, lead in Sunday morning worship service and help in retreats and seminars.

Then we get here to Coffeyville, Kansas and there is a CRMintl Chaplin here also, well long story short, in visiting with them here and them learning of John's background and "talants" along with Judy's desire for missions The Chaplin has urged us to join them and become RV park chaplins,

So we are considering it and still plan on doing at least 2 NOMAD projects a year.

here is a link to the ministry
http://www.crmintl.org/
look it over and let us know what the LORD might want us too do.



HIS BLESSINGS go along with OUR HUGS

The LONGS: Judy and John


p.s. John did survive the 1st 5 -10hrs days only 26 more to go

O O O O O O O O O MY!!!!!!!

Meow meow meow (hello dear friends) :


Bamm- Bamm here, Dad is sleeping and Mom has gone after the mail. Pebbles and I heard Mom tell Dad that he needed to do this week's post on here. Dad mumbled he would do it when he was awake. So we decided we get our paws on here while we had a chance... Dad is out of it today,,, last night was his 1st 10 hr day(5pm-3:30am) then he had a 35 min. drive home. Boy! is he beat. We think he may have to work a 5th work day this week.

Mom is doing pretty well, her meds are about to end this week, but she says she has a plan "B" . She is really getting involved in some funny books with all kind of letters in a box and she trys to draw circles around words she finds in them, That and HGTV occupies the majority of her time,, although she reminded Dad that he needs to get her long card table set up, so she can bead again. There is a craft show coming up and she wants to take some of her creations over there.

Pebbles just scooted under the covers by Dad, as it is Storming out, with Lighting and Thunder. So I am trying to decide where I should head too.(She gets upset if I try to get close to her and Dad.)

As the Folks would say

MAY GODS BLESSINGS and Their HUGS go with each of you.

THE TRAVELING CATS along with THE LONGS; JUDY and John

BACK TO WORK-AND THIS IS RETIREMENT!!!!

ENDEAVORS HOWDY to all:

John started on Sunday night at Amazon and has worked his 1st 20 hours. Sunday night was spent in SAFETY SCHOOL, where safety techniques was shown to assist in a safer work environment.

Monday night was spent on the receiving dock moving loads that had been received, to the aisle for placement (STOWING) into their respected picking areas.

Tuesday evening found him in the DVD;CD; and Books area learning how to scan each item into a holding bin,(those darn hand held scanners are about to do damage to his remaining brain cells.)

Wednesday night he returned to the same area and garments was added when we ran out of work, then just as he was at the clock to time out a storm hit the area and knocked out the power..he still may be on the time clock!!!

Judy spent her week reading and working on her new favorite pastime of doing crossword puzzles and circle words. She also got all of the ENDEAVOR squared away. We also found a laundromat in Independence that was really clean and pleasant to spend a couple of hours in.

We would like to make a side trip over to Branson, Mo. to take in the WISSMANN FAMILY CHRISTMAS SHOW at the Chuck Wagon Theater.
10 Am daily Monday through Saturdays til Christmas. John is trying to arrange a trip for others also (see all that ACTIVITIES TRAINING is coming into use). While we are there we want to see the Christmas lights also.

Bamm-Bamm and Pebbles are R E A L L Y liking it here at ELK CITY LAKE STATE PARK. They are trying to get outside as much as possible (in spite of the possible run in with coyotes and other vermits ) They spend thier days either sleeping or eating.

Amazon is about a 35 minute drive each way, but the advanages of being here in ECLSP is worth it. We have 3 bars on cell phone reception, which includes the air card for the computer. We receive 7 local television over the air stations, and of course we have our DIRECT-TV SATILITTE set up to receive OUR favorite channels. Also the scenery of the fall colors of the trees and the lake is beautiful. Altough today we are getting a strong wind with gust to 60 mph and sustaining around 45mph.

We have seen alot of our fellow ADVENTURELAND co-workers here at Amazon. We heard through them that BOBBIE WILLIAMSON is doing much better, The JACKSONS arrived safely in Destin, and they send thanks for the traveling prayers. We are joining others in praying for the WISSMANNS as they have a unique opportunity to witness and minister to others, who may not encounter JESUS in any other way.(check out their website from our link on the right)

May GODs BLESSING go with each of you

Along with the HUGS from THE LONGS-ON THE ROAD: JOHN AND JUDY

and BIG meows from the TRAVELING CATS (Bamm-Bamm is eyeing this computer,, thinking he may try his paws on here again)