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Newsletter 05-03-05
Ben, Birds,
Briskets, and Blessings!
I prayed as
I drove to the airport. I needed to have a good day, a good weekend. The
pressure of the week had been somewhat difficult. I had been blasted by
stupid people misunderstanding my sense of humor, was tired of dealing with
it, Hadn't had much sleep, it had just been a stressful week. I was ready
for something GOOD to happen!
I walked up
to the ticket counter and saw Pam, a familiar face. She smiled and said "Hi
Kirk" and then she introduced me to a new girl that would be working out
front. They both were pleasant and nice as they helped me check in for my
flight to Detroit. I proceeded to the first Security check point, and there
was another familiar face, my red headed Security Transportation Authority
lady. She is always nice and pleasant, but today she hugged me! I wondered
what the other people in line thought! She told me she was going to try to
come to the Maryville concert next weekend, I assured her I would be there
and would be looking for her. I proceeded to the next check point and there
I met an agent that I had never seen before. A short gray headed woman said
"Hi Kirk, I've been praying for you, it's good to see you coming back thru
the airport" Perhaps I had a shocked look on my face, since I didn't
recognize her, but I quietly said "thank you" and proceeded in ridding
myself of anything that would set the beeper off. Belt, phone, watch,
shoes, money clip, chewing gum (the foil does it), knives, machine guns,
ginsu knives. . . . . . .(oops, I got carried away) I sent my laptop and my
gearbox through the X Ray machine, I walked thru barefooted to collect all
my belongings, and wouldn't you know it, I beeped! Now when you beep, you
are automatically asked to step into yet another line so they can "wand you"
or pat you down like a criminal. Once I realized that a quarter in my
pocket was the culprit beeper, I was allowed back into the line where all my
carry on luggage was waiting on me. Just as I packed up my laptop, another
TSA Agent walked up and hugged me. He just smiled and said that he also had
been praying for me and how good it was to have me back in the airport. I
couldn't believe it. I have been hugged twice, and it wasn't even 9 am
yet! Already two people had told me they had been praying for me. I could
tell it was going to be a good day.
As I sat in
the exit aisle row on my first flight to Cincinnati, it turned out to be a
good flight. The gentleman beside me never spoke, he didn't have a noisy
newspaper stretched out over the two seats, his carry on's weren't in MY
foot space, He was a very small man so he didn't automatically take his
seat and part of mine too, he didn't snore as he slept, his breath didn't
stink, he was the perfect person to sit by. I slept a little and also
continued to read the new Sandy Patty book, "Broken on the Back Row." Great
book, by the way. I landed in Cincinnati in time to grab a McGriddle and
head to the boarding gate for my next flight. I heard the announcer call my
flight, and I watched the line from at the gate. I kept my seat, just
waiting for the line to thin out. Just as I approached the agent taking the
tickets, I turned around and looked at the person behind me and it was Ben
Kinchlow, former 700 club host and now TBN host. Of course he didn't know
me, but I knew him. His flight schedule had been changed and he had been
diverted to the same flight I was on. I got to the plane and got settled in
my seat. I looked up and there came Ben down the aisle. The seat right
beside me was empty so he sat down and said "Hi". He saw the Sandy Patty
book in my hand so the conversation started with "Are you a fan of
Sandy's?" I answered with a "oh yeah" and the conversation continued.
Before I reached Detroit, Ben had really ministered to me, I had given him a
condensed version of my testimony, and had even told him how I prayed that
God would send NICE people to be in my path that day. Ben was so nice to
me, and even gave me his cell number!
I was
blessed by the things Ben had to say to me, So far everything that had
happened to me that day was GOOD. Thank you Jesus for sending NICE people
into my path!
I got to
Detroit, had time to run by Bob Evans and then to the concert. Victor
Seaton at Encore Promotions sponsored the concert and I had a great
evening. I got to see many friends in the Detroit area, God was good and
certainly the Holy Spirit was in the place.
I told the
audience about meeting the nice people in the airport and even told them about
meeting Ben Kinchlow. I had forgotten to bring my camera to the concert, so I
won't have many pictures from that concert, but it was a blessing to be there
and share from an honest heart.
I apologize
to the Krew members in Detroit, I left my camera at the hotel and didn't take
any pictures!
So as I left
the hotel in Detroit at 4 am, heading back to the airport, I prayed again that
I would meet nice people, I would find something to laugh about, I prayed
for a good travel day, I prayed for a failing business to turn around, I
prayed for Tim Greene, Roger Bennett, The George Younce Family, Janet Paschal,
and several unspoken requests. . . .please help me pray for all of these
situations, but most of all I prayed for nice people to be placed in my path
again. And so on Saturdays flights . . . . . . I only met and dealt with
Rental Car people, shuttle drivers, ticket agents and TSA agents at
the airport, and no one was mean or nasty.
Saturday
night I sang in Stillwater Missouri at the Calvary Assembly of God. Pastor
Rusty Rhoads and his wife Rita, were so nice. Their son is named ROCKY
RHOADS. How clever is that! There are pictures of his family on the
website. Rusty welcomed me to his church and everyone was so nice. There are
lots of pictures on the website from Stillwater.
Sunday
morning, I sang at the Regency Park Nazarene Church in Tulsa. Pastor Gunter
was so nice, he even helped me unload. When I was doing the sound check, he
told me that the day before, there had been a bird that somehow got into the
sanctuary. The entire time I was setting up, the bird chirped. I thought
maybe when the music started, it would stop its chirping, but I was wrong!
The entire time I sang, that bird chirped! When I would stop and talk, it
chirped. When I whistled, it REALLY chirped. It was pretty annoying! As I
started "I KNOW HIM", the lyrics are "The birds up in the air." . . . .well
everyone laughed because I had just said that this was the only time in church
that I had wanted to shoot the bird! (ok and now here comes more emails and
more people wanting off the list) After that song, I gave my testimony and
the altar filled up as we sang "Amazing Grace". After the service, the Pastor
Gunter's wife invited me to their home for a great meal! She had brisket (my
favorite) and all the trimmings! She told me she got the brisket at Sams
Wholesale Club! I was very impressed! There might be hope for me yet when it
comes to cooking!
Sunday night
I drove down to Neosho, Mo for a concert at the Northside Baptist Church.
Lyndall Jones had invited me there, and it was good to see a lot of Krew
members (pictures on the website) and meet some new friends that night.
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Today we
received the shipment of KREW T SHIRTS. They are wonderful! They are
available in Black, White, Pink and Green. They are perfect for summer (if it
ever gets here). I hope all the Krew members will order one. I sure
appreciate the support and hope that you will wear them to the concerts that
you attend. Especially the Live Recording the end of this month.
On the
website,
www.kirktalley.com, there are pictures of the new shirts. The price (if
you order from the website store) is $15.00 each plus shipping and handling.
But I am going to do a special for the ones who are actually on the Kirks Krew
list. For two weeks only, the Krew shirts will be specially priced at $12.00
each, 2 for $20.00, 3 for $28.00 and 4 for 35.00. All sizes are available S-XXL.
So if you want to order one and get the special price, call the office
at 865-933-2100. I will even give you a free KIRKS KREW button with your
order! If you want to respond to this newsletter and use this little
form, highlight the form, hit reply, and then fill out the appropriate boxes
and we will get those out in the next few days. The shirts are really cool,
and again, I sure appreciate you wearing those to concerts to show your
support.
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Once again,
if you don't want to use this form, Call the office at 865 933 2100 and we
will take your info and get the shirts to you. If you use the website store
order form, you will not get the special price. Hope to see a bunch of Krew
support at the live recording May 28, and 29th. The video camera will be
watching!
This Saturday
night is the TALLEY REUNION. I am excited about seeing my family again and
hearing them sing. Lauren has a new project just released and I am lookin
forward to hearing some of those and getting a copy of my own! (Lauren, I
want a discount) If you haven't decided yet, you really need to come to this
concert! I am going to preview a few new songs that I will be recording in a
few weeks. If you are from out of town, come and stay over and go to church
with me the next morning! Contact
dottie820@aol.com for ticket info.
ANOTHER
REMINDER: If you want to unsubscribe, go to
www.kirktalley.com and
click on "UNSUBSCRIBE." If you have a new email address, use the new address
and go to the same website address and hit "SUBSCRIBE." Your old address will
be dropped off when its undeliverable.
YET ANOTHER
REMINDER: LIVE RECORDING MAY 28th and 29th at River of Life Assembly in Smyrna
TN. It's going to be great. Special Surprise Guests, Several songs with the
Choir, and a lot of blessings! It's free, no tickets required, Come and be a
part of history!
Well, I got
to get some sleep! Please keep the prayer request in mind. God is so good,
and I can't thank him enough for allowing my paths to cross with wonderful
folks such as yourself. There are some open dates on the schedule, if any of
you are interested in filling some of those, call my office 865 933 2100.
Hope to see
all the Krew soon
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