Last night at my wife Dee and

I took our church youth group (TLC) to Sams Auditorium to hear a great

presentation play and drama performed by the God Squad youth group of

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Fayetteville.

My dear friend Justin Kollmeyer

is the pastor there.

It was a wonderful youth-performed

drama of how today's generation deals with the multifaceted problems facing

them. These were the basic "where is the envelope and how far can

I go to open it" type questions.

There was a good showing of

people witnessing these gallant young people teaching not only their generation,

but us adults also. Keep up the good work, God Squad and Pastor Justin

press on, brother.

Time is short. We must all

continue to tell our story, tell our story, tell our story.

Coupled with this fine performance

we saw last night, and what other caring churches are doing, we can claim

this generation for God through Christ. One day we will all be off the

scene, and the footprints we leave behind are what it's all about. Hang

in there, God Squad and TLC.

Our little church has been

called "the church alive, in the double wide on 85!!" And some

have added, "with W-K-N-O-X radio station!" I have then added,

"Blasting the airwaves at .002 kilowatts!! AM for now!"

Each year about this time our

whole church (eat your hearts out mega churches) convoys down to Destin,

Fla., to conduct our annual Fishers of Men Retreat. Jesus said, "Follow

me and I will make you fishers of men."

We book a good number of rooms

at the military recreation facility which is right on the pristine bay

side of Destin. The calm bay is about 75 feet from the hotel and the gentle

breezes cool you all day and night.

We will depart Thursday, June

7, and return Sunday, June 10.

Saturday all fishermen and

fisherwomen will board the "Follow Me" fishing boat, which will

carry 22 fisherpersons and go out deep sea fishing for eight hours. Bring

on the Dramamine.

We will then conduct a fish

fry on the bay and have our speaker, which last year was Rick Stanley,

the stepbrother of Elvis Presley. Rick, as many of you know, is a dynamic

evangelist and lived in Fayetteville for many years.

Our daughter, Nikki, and Brittany,

their daughter, are good friends. Rick and Robin and their two girls now

live in Niceville, Fla., which is just over the bridge from Destin.

Sunday we will clear out of

our rooms and then conduct our final worship service on the beach there.

Many lifelong commitments to Christ have come from these retreats. Pray

for us and these commitments.

Along with this wonderful retreat

we have two people to baptize which we are planning to do in Destin in

the ocean. I was also baptized in the ocean in Panama in 1956.

The beat goes on and the church

marches on toward that day when every knee shall bow and every tongue

shall confess that He is Lord. March on!

The Rev. Dr. Knox Herndon is

the pastor of His House Community Church (SBC) and a former Army chaplain.

The church has moved to its new location just below Senoia on Ga. Highway

85, a mile south of Ga. Highway 16 below the fire station. Visitors are

welcome. Church office and prayer line number is 770-719-2365. E-mail

address is [email protected] .

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