FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ GESTURES OF LOVE ~ 30 August 2026

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

GESTURES OF LOVE

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love . . . and weep with them who weep. —Romans 12:10,15

Cards...hundreds and hundreds of cards. Our mail carrier must have thought we were going for a world record. They came by the stack—day after day after day. It was just one of the many ways we knew that people cared for us as our family endured the painful first weeks after our teenage daughter Melissa died in a car accident.

But it wasn't just the cards that provided assurance of loving support...food came in so fast we nearly filled up the freezer. Flowers filled every corner of the house, especially sunflowers...Melissa's favorite.

People sent pictures of her, blankets with verses, memorial gifts to her school, and books...lots of helpful books on trusting God with a broken heart. Then there were the emails, phone calls, and personal words of hope and help...promises of prayer. Offers came to do anything we needed...all from friends following God's prompting.

Our aching hearts were lifted by these deeds too numerous to list, but too beautiful to forget. The love behind these expressions carried us through days heavy with sorrow.

Look for people in need and follow the Lord's leading. Help heal their brokenness with gestures of love. Encourage them for God's glory.

It was only a brief little note, Or a word that was prayerfully spoken,
Yet not in vain, for it soothed the pain Of a heart that was nearly broken. — Anon.

A little kindness can make a big difference.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Free Republic
KEYWORDS: canteen; chapel; military; troopsupport

[SkyDancer]

~ Evening All! ~

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~ Welcome To My World ~

I’m Down There Somewhere

[Kathy in Alaska]

Dear God:
I ask that no Airman, Coast Guardsman,
Marine, Sailor, Soldier, Reservist, National Guardsman, or Merchant Marine
feel alone or forgotten.

O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is loving kindness,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
And He will redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.

Psalm 130:7 & 8

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Beautiful day up there! Most welcome, I’d say, after yesterday. I hope it’s comfy enough for some deck time.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...Shavua Tov and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours. Are you having nice summer weather? Is fall coming?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Shavua Tov.
Wishing all our Jewish troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
a peaceful and prosperous week.

[SkyDancer]

Evening Kathy! ((HUGS)) ... yeah, well it seems we’re having an early fall ... cool breezy weather with showers here and there, temps in the low 70’s ... overcast in the mornings with some sun breaks in the afternoon. Typical PNW weather. How’s thing up there? :D

[Fiji Hill]

Jesus, Rose of Sharon--The Old Fashioned Revival Hour Quartet (1952)

Rose of Sharon--flower referred to in Song of Solomon 2:1
Sharon--a coastal region of Israel north of Tel Aviv

[Kathy in Alaska]

Prayers for our troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
for a safe and peaceful week ahead.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Did you finish mowing today?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Extra prayers for Israel...

He Who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - may He bless the fighters of the Israel Defense Force, who stand guard over our land and the cities of our G-d from the border of the Lebanon to the desert of Egypt, and from the Great Sea unto the approach of the Aravah, on the land, in the air, and on the sea.

May HASHEM cause the enemies who rise up against us to be struck down before them. May the Holy One, Blessed is He, preserve and rescue our fighting men from every trouble and distress and from every plague and illness, and may He send blessing and success in their every endeavor.

May He lead our enemies under their sway and may He grant them salvation and crown them with victory. And may there be fulfilled for them the verse: For it is Hashem, your G-d, Who goes with you to battle your enemies for you to save you.

G-d bless and keep your children safe, Alouette.

[radu]

Yes, I got the yard at the old house scalped this afternoon. YAY!

[Kathy in Alaska]

It’s been a work day, hoping not to need to work tomorrow.
Every time I start out to the deck, the clouds come between the sun and the deck. LOL!

[lightman]

Keep the Lord’s Day in the Lord’s way.

A blessed Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Western)/Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Orthodox) to all!

[radu]

Still not caught up on the mess yet, huh? Wishing you luck that you can finish tonight so you can have tomorrow to yourself.

The next time the sun peeks out, drop what you’re doing and head for the deck! LOL Looks like a large area of clear skies is opening up now. I hope the sun’s still high enough to hit the deck.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Weird summer...a little time up to 80, and then stretches of no sun. Then some rain every day.

[luvie]

Vocal Majority~Deep River

St Olaf Choir~When Peace Like A River

Glad~Arise My Soul, Arise

Dallas Christian Sound~I'm In The Glory Land Way

Providence~Sweet Beulah Land

Mercy Me~I Can Only Imagine

Trevecca Madrgalians~It Is Well With My Soul

Have a blessed Sunday

[Kathy in Alaska]

Does this mean everything is scalped now? You are caught up?

How is the ankle handling Champ?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God Bless our military men and women who have given their all.

Thanks, unique.