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“The street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass...”

Revelation 21:21b

“There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his bond-servants will serve him; they will see his face...”  Revelation 22:3-4a

David Kellermann - CFO for Freddie Mac, took his life. The sadness and turmoil related to the financial crisis  is so much greater than we can imagine. David’s 5-year old daughter has lost her hero, and his wife has lost her life partner. Each person represents a community - each person that we see every day knows so many others - a small town for each of us. When we lose someone, especially like this, ocean waves of grief wash over us, as we helplessly grope for air. If you are having great moments of despair, please read the poetry and stories on this site - please read the “Lehman Bros” pages.

To some people, “foreclosure” is just another word...

But to others it has become a word that describes many emotions. “Taxi” is a new poem that deals with some of the issues people face when they go through foreclosure.

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Click on the picture above to read the story “Daydreams,” stories of forgotten people.”

This month, the story called “Daydreams ” is dedicated to Carl Mitchell Brown and his family. Carl went to be with the Lord on March 21, 2009. Carl was a brilliant engineer, and later became a pastor. He loved the people of Russia and the former Soviet Union, and left a legacy there that will not be forgotten. At the end of his life, he lived in Kazakhstan with his wife and four daughters where they served in church planting, evangelism and theological education. Carl was also the dean of Central Asian Theological Seminary in Almaty, Kazakhstan. On his last day in this world, Carl and his family were living in Kandern, Germany.

“Daydreams” is the story of 3 women from different parts of the former Soviet Union who meet together on the shore of the Black Sea and meet a man who has an incredible story. I hope that as people read this story, they will realize the extent of the struggles and challenges that people in Russia and Eastern Europe face every day. Carl and his family took on these struggles as their own, and served the people of those countries as their own family.

A place to find healing... “Emerald Isle.”

Dedicated to Dru Sjodin, Carl Mitchell Brown, David Kellerman, Faith & Caitlin Kadlub, Lauren Johnson, Tiffany Johnson, Philip Crouse, Lacy Miller, Nadia Barghelame, Stephanie Marsh, Samantha Spady, Rebecca Allen, Adrienne Morgan, Mike Parrott, Samara Stricklen, Erin Reed, Sierra Krizman, Walter Jennings, Jamison Rowland, Michelle Shreffler, Valerie McGregor, Sam Zawada, Justin Williamson, Matt Walling, Sarah Munger, Heather Nielsen, Sonja DeVries, Javad Marshall-Fields, Vivian Wolfe, David Earl Thornton, Brian Love, Adrian Heideman, Jesse Snow, Joel Meyer, Gina Zalunardo, Michelle Gluckman, Kris & Lilly Kueneman, Stephen Bohler, Micah Villarreal, Kelly Young, Greg Wilmot, Chuck Scheller, Jared Kurtin, Taylor Webster, Tyler O'Neill, Linsey Norton, Tyler MacKenzie, Zuri & Isai Flores, Michael Preston, Catherine "Catey" Willcox, Mark Whitman, Zachariah Nelson, Laurel Erb, Bradley Larson, Donald E. Johnson, Sedrick Niblet, Elizabeth Smith, Monica Felver, Laura VanRyn, and others who have left this world, as well as their families and friends who miss them.

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