We arrived back in the U.S. and as I literally stepped off the plane in Charlotte my cell phone rang only to hear that my mother, who lives in the U. K., fell and broke her hip and elbow. I immediately started to prepare to leave for England after spending a little time at our congregation. There is a saying “it never rains but it pours” and this is what happened to me, when I got home, my power pack and hard drive in my computer crashed. The hardware to repair it was ordered but Shirley and I went to England to take care of my mother’s affairs and to ensure she was being taken care of in hospital. I was going to write several lines about the national health care system in the U. K., but I won't, Suffice to say that it is terrible, with very poor and in many cases antiquated methods. It is one thing to look at something from the outside; it is a different thing when you see it on the inside! I personally don't think much of the insights of a particular film director, especially the one that produced ‘Sicko.’

Having returned from the U. K., we had to prepare for the Messiah conference, in Grantham, PA. I was however able to eventually get the computer running, minus all my info on my crashed hard drive. O’ the joys of modern technology!

It is only with the presence of the L-rd in ones life that these things can take place, yet find the wisdom and peace to deal with them. Many people have said that the only reason that we need Yeshua in our lives are because he is a crutch that we need due to our weakness. When I was going through a horrible period in my life. This was many years ago and without the L-rd, I lacked wisdom and direction. There was nobody nor books that could have changed the situation. I did not have G-d in my life, nor did I know that I could have G-d in my life. The situation passed but not without repercussions. My life changed for the better, I married Shirley went to Zimbabwe, had a good position was at the top of the world and at that very point through a set of circumstances came to realize and believe in Yeshua as Messiah. This changed my life radically and was able to deal with situations and circumstances in ways that could only have been the spirit of G-d in my life. I learnt to truly forgive and to relate to people in a new and positive way. Not that I was mean, but each person represented G-d, as he created mankind in His image. My expectations changed my life’s direction changed. What was important before was unimportant and what I was in fact ignorant of became food for my soul. I am of course referring to scripture, mitzvot (commandments) and study of the Master Himself, Yeshua HaMeshiach. I am a disciple of my Rebbe!