a message from pastor jimmy

the world works here

          Charlotte and I had a fantastic week of vacation on our Caribbean Cruise.  Since I had never even been to Florida, everywhere we went was my first time.  The weather was beautiful, met a lot of new people, ate great food, saw wonderful places, enjoyed all the activities on the ship, and the list goes on and on.  It was a great experience and time away.
            The most emotional experience I had was the last show on Saturday night.  It was called "The World Works Here" and showed the diversity that comes together to make the cruise a fantastic time of sharing the love and hope in us all.  There are about 2,000 guests aboard and about 1,000 crew members.  The crew represents 60+ countries of the world!  Each nation's flag was brought to the stage as their country was called out.  (Reminded me of the Olympics.)  Even Ukraine was represented!
             Then a group of young people sang a song of hope and love for everyone and also used sign language to reach out to everyone.  The rest of the show was songs centered on working together and loving one another.
             After that show, I kept wondering if the "World" works together on a cruise ship, why can't the "World" work with us here at home, in our churches, in our communities, and in our country?  Wouldn't the world be a better place?!

                                                                                                           Working together,
                                                                                                                         Pastor Jimmy

Ray and Kitty Styons                                   Frances Ange
Fountains of the Albemarle                         Terra Bella Northridge
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Tarboro, NC 27886                                      Raleigh, NC   27615

Naomi Davenport                                                    
Roanoke Landing Nursing & Rehab.
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1084 U.S. Highway 64
Plymouth, NC   27962