© Ken Doorenbos 8/27/2016
Yesterday I wrote a poem for Leah Preston and e-mailed it to her. She is the widow of a missionary couple I had the pleasure of meeting some 10 or 12 years ago. Her husband just lost his 2 year battle with cancer. I did not post it here because I didn’t think people would understand what I was trying to say. I was smart enough not to say, “I know how you feel” because I don’t know how she feels, and I probably will never feel how she feels. Instead I pondered the things I would say to God if it were my spouse, who was taken away. Judging from Leah’s reply, She is thinking the same kind of things, so I decided to post it today in hopes that those of you, who do know how she feels, might be blest by it.
Alone 917LORD, I pour my heart out before Your throne.
I stand in a crowd, but still feel alone.
My very best friend is no longer here,
so words of passion I don’t seem to hear.I know You are good, and You I can trust,
but I still feel like I’m choking in dust.
My sinful nature wants to lash at You
To challenge the things that I see You do.My heart is aching and tears cloud my sight.
Like never before I need You insight.
The path I now walk is too hard for me,
so wisdom I pray be given to me.I still want to trust, Your glory will come.
Your good work in me will not be undone.
So I look forward to when tears are dry,
when we will be joined somewhere in the sky.From: Charles Haspels <[email protected]> Subject: Global Dental Relief-India Date: August 29, 2016 at 8:23:42 PM Schutz Class ‘63
Just got back from Leh, Ladakh, India (NE India, elevation 12,000 ft, India’s high mountains adjacent toTibet) with Global Dental Relief—5 dentists, 4 hygienists, and other supporters. 491 dental visits in six days of grade school kids—first three days were mostly Muslim kids and the last three days mostly Buddhist kids. (Ladakh is famous for tolerance of all peoples and faiths). Ann’s chief function was to do all the records/data, with some oral health instruction, and some fluoride applications. I did several dozen fillings and some extractions along with a lot of oral health instructions. GDR is big in oral health instruction and the success of this teaching is evident on returning school kids who have attended GDR clinics other years—healthier teeth than first visit kids.A highlight of the trip was to attend a teaching by the Dalai Lama— he has a home in Leh. He spoke in Tibetan but the English translation was hard to hear. His message was on tolerance, compassion, peace, and getting along.Flight home, Aug 28, left Delhi hotel at 12:30 am, boarded Qatar Air for Doha, Qatar, at about 3:00AM. Changed to a bigger Qatar Air plane (made in USA), with about 400 passengers, with a nonstop flight to Dallas flying over Iran, Turkey, Russia, southern Scandinavia, Greenland, Canada, to Dallas on one tank of gas (almost 1/2 the earth). Changed planes for the final flight to Durango. Arrived in Durango about 11:00pm, same day, August 28. Ann’s watch said the trip took 36 hours. How can 36 hours fit into a 24 hour day?????? And, why go so far north to go west???? Ask Ryley and/or Calvan to explain how this is possible.Enjoy, Chuck
(FROM JEAN – NOT ALL PHOTOS INCLUDED BECAUSE OF SIZE OF EMAIL FROM ME — GO TO www.charleshaspelsphotography.com or [email protected]The Global Dental Relief team-4 from New Zealand the rest from 7 states, Indian support staff, and several patients.Some “guests” on our 49th AnniversaryMy assistant, Anita, an artist from New Zealand—her husband, a dentist, did mostof the treatment planning and injections so I could receive my patient already numbAnn giving oral health instruction
