We went to an Assemblies of God Wednesday night service in Bellevue, Ohio, last night. Pastor John Ginty and his wife Jodi told me they used to be involved with the “Open Air Ministry” in LA’s Watts area. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2007
“average JoeOhio Tour cont.” I stumped early in the morning at Rosie’s Soup & Such Restaurant in Tiffin, Ohio. Great place! Owner Lori Brown was buzzing about serving patrons, and inbetween trips to the tables, was stirring … Continue reading
Average JoeOhio Tour cont.: While in Bluffton, we stayed on Dan and Cindy Basinger’s farm. Dan told me he’d recently read a story about a rock singer who converted to Christianity. He was sitting in a pew … Continue reading
I gave a talk to a Men’s Fellowship Group at St. Charles Church in Lima. I said part of our platform calls for Americans, almost across the board, to cut back lifestyle-wise and help more in the Third World. … Continue reading
average JoeOhio Tour cont.: We stopped in Kenton, Ohio, where we talked with Charles Shotwell. He said if he were president, he’d withdraw the troops from Iraq now and put warships in International waters close to Iraq to monitor … Continue reading
“average JoeOhio Tour” cont: In Morrow County, we visited the town of Cardington where we passed out campaign info at a youth league baseball game, then we walked about the town passing out info as well. Afterward we … Continue reading
We stumped in Galion, Ohio, at the Pelican Coffee Shop downtown. Galion’s informal town ‘brain trust’ meets for coffee in a back room here every morning… Later we interviewed Fr. Bob Haas, who is at Galion’s St. Joseph’s Church. … Continue reading
We recently stopped in New Washington, Ohio, (pop. 1,000) — as preparation for soon being in ‘Old Washington (D.C.). We stopped to get gas at Hiler’s Service Center, a throw back to the gas stations of yesteryear where you … Continue reading
While in Wellington, Ohio, we talked with Rick and Linda Hatton. Rick facilitates a Bible Study at First United Methodist Church here and was preparing to give a Sunday Sermon tailored to the 2007 graduates. He gave me … Continue reading
In downtown Wellington, Ohio, we spotted two long distance cyclists. Larry Albert and Gary Buck were heading 1,100 miles from Painseville, Ohio to Memphis, Tennessee. Last year they crossed America on bicycles. Very affable guys, they used … Continue reading