The Ladies of Windcime
by Chuck Ness
I am posting the picture of the Ladies of Windchime retirment center, only because I am in the process of recovering many old commentaries I wrote, and turning many of my sermon notes and Bible study notes into commentaries. Obviously as I do, my mind races with wonderful memories of these lovely ladies. By the time I met them, my own mother had gone home to the Lord. For me, these ladies filled an emotional void one loses when their parents pass away. I honor these women for many reasons. One is for the way they helped tutor me as I taught them. Many of them had been Christians for years, some since they were young teens girls. Five of them were widows of men of the cloth. They were all very sweet to me in my trials with much positive encouragement and a friendly correction now and then, if they felt it was needed after a message.
As a Deacon at Calvary Chapel Chico, I had the privilege leading a Bible study class on Monday nights, and present Sunday afternoon messages for about 4 years. I presented the sermon in their activities room. One year I was even allowed to give the Christmas message in the main lobby, which gave me an audience of hundreds of relatives and friends along with many residents who seldom if ever attended a service. To date, that was the largest audience I had ever been blessed with to listen to a sermon of mine.













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