Back in the Saddle Again...

Hey, everybody...
I haven;t had a chance in a few days to post, but here I finally am, blogging again. It's been a very busy week. I went back to work Tuesday, after a week and one day off by doc's orders. This week I am back on my route, but with a helper. I have to do light duty until next week. No lifting more than 10 lbs, etc. I'm a delivery driver for goodness sake, so that makes it hard to perform my duties. Thus the helper. He's a nice guy and we've had some opportunityies to talk about the Lord, so it has been quite nice, actually.
Our Regional Convention for The Church of God in Kentucky and Illinois (South) was held this past weekend. It was really good. Saturday night in particular. Brother Lanny Carter from Roanoke, VA and his son-in-law, Brother Paul Horton were there. Brother Carter preached so well Saturday night and the Holy Ghost really took over the program. So many were blessed. Probably 65 % of the attendees were in the altar area worshipping and praying together. We all needed it. Very little has been said about it anywhere on the internet that I know of, but there are some people who were very hurt in this region this past year by all the turmoil, besides those who sometimes are called "the Stand." Brother Lanny Carter preached very straight to us and we needed that. We need to have the right spirit about things. I am praying that God will help us start working towards some major reconciliation in this region, as well as in IN and OH. My family is one who was hurt badly, nearly destroyed emotionally. We lost 65% of our local church, our only source of income, as we were full time pastors, our home in the parsonage where we were serving. There are other pastors who have endured similiar hurts. For sure there has been hurt and wrong on either side of this situation. Ok. Having said that, I want to say that I love each and every member who has been disfellowshipped, as well as those who have not. I want reconciliation in every corner of this region, and have begun praying and working in earnest to see it come about. I don't know what will happen in the coming months, but I do know that we need to get just as close to God as possible, and allow Him to work on us, in us and through us. May God help us to see our faults, and give them over to Him. Please, God, help us to have the broken and contrite spirit that would so please you.
Before I close, I want to change the subject. As you mostly know I have been quite sick for a couple of weeks (several months, honestly). First with the chest pains, which it turns out were not from any sort of blockage or heart failure, Praise God! Then the doctors thought it was perhaps my gall bladder. I was convinced, and was preparing mentally for a surgery. Then I started thinking more clearly, and Spiritually. I decided to start praying in earnest for healing, and many of my dear friends who knew about were praying, too (thanks so much!). I went to convention Saturday and was so very sick. Almost as bad as when I had went to the hospital a week before. I had been so sick all week long. During the wonderful Saturday night service I received such wonderful blessings. But I never thought much about my sickness during it all. The next day I felt bad, but more worn down and tired than anything else. I woke up Monday mornign feling better than I had in weeks on end! The man who did the ultrasound to look for gall bladder problems said he didn't see anything to worry about at all. I haven;t received the other test results yet, but it is late Wednesday night and I have felt great all week with no chest or stomach pains! Thank God!! I am really starting to believe that God has healed me. I am so thankful.
God bless you all and thanks for all the prayers...
Brother Donie