Thanks for the Prayers!

I want to thank all of you who called and prayed for me this past weekend while I was in the hospital.
For those who have not heard, I went to the doctor on Friday afternoon to get some medicine for a sinus infection I had been fighting for a week. I mentioned to my Dr. that sometimes when I am working, that I get sharp pains in my chest. I explained that the pains do not last but for about 5-10 minutes and do not occur every day, just every once in awhile, when I exert myself. Well, as a routine precaution, my doctor ordered me to have an EKG there in the office. The results of the EKG showed inverted T waves. ( I don't really know what that means, that is just what I was told the EKG read), so my doctor sent me over to the Emergency Room for some blood tests and then out to Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, KS for more tests. I was admitted to the hospital on Friday evening. Several additional EKG's were performed, as well as blood tests and an echocardiogram. As an additional precaution, I was given an Angiogram so they could take a more detailed look at my heart, to see if there was blockage, or just what was going on.
I am back home now recuperating. As of now, it has been determined that my blood pressure med needed adjusted and new meds were introduced to regulate my cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
I am okay! Praise God for keeping his hand upon me, and thank you to all that prayed for me. I was pretty nervous about the whole thing, it was very unexpected and not how I wanted to spend the weekend, but all is well, so all Glory goes to God!

The Lord's Prayer

This is so adorable. This video was submitted to me by my friends, the Salsmans, in Blanchard, OK

Birthday Announcement

I would like to wish my pastor at Harvest Time Holiness Church, Glen Polnack, a Happy 52nd Birthday. Bro Glen is a wonderful leader of the church and a wonderful mentor to me. His love and zeal for the Lord Jesus Christ is evident in his sermons and his daily life. He is always very considerate and respectful to all of us in the church, even if at times some of us need to be reprimanded or rebuked. He has a gentle nature and handles things with great tact and integrity. The father of 3 girls, Kayelyn, Kristen, and Joanna, Bro Glen enjoys being around young people as well as the elders of our church. In addition to his pastorial duties, Bro Glen holds a full time job in carpentry and has been known to do repair work for others whenever the need arises.

A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Glen Polnack. We love and admire you very much Bro Glen.

Revival Starts this Week!!!

I will be very busy this week, attending the revival in Bartlesville, so I don't know how much I will be able to post to this blog. Please be in prayer for my co-worker, Kerstin, who has agreed to go to the revival with me on Tuesday night. She is not saved but has a child-like interest in salvation and church.

I hope some of you can make it to the revival. It starts this Sunday 9/21/08 at 7pm.

For more details, please click on image to enlarge the flyer.

Weekly Poll

If you haven't visited for a few days, be sure to take the weekly poll located over in the right column. Thank you in advance for participating.

New photos are up!

Be sure to check out the new photo slideshow of the Sept. 14, 2008 Fellowship Dinner and nursing home service with Harvest Time Holiness Church. The photos look much better if they are enlarged. Just click on any photo in the slideshow and you will be directed to another page that will enlarge the photos.

(I have had to remove the click here access link to my Picasas photo album because it gives the viewer the ability to edit photos and I am not comfortable giving everyone that kind of accessability to my photo albums and documents). If you want a particular photo, you should be able to download it to your computer by double clicking on the photo you want, then right clicking and selecting "save picture as" Be sure to save the photo under your MY DOCUMENTS > MY PICTURES folder on your hard drive or C:drive, for easy access to it. If you want a CD of these photos, I will be happy to burn one off for you, just send me an e-mail, including your snail mail address and I will do my best to get one to you via US postal service, within the next few days, or I can hand deliver it to you at the church service that follows your email submission.

Manning's Fierce Prayer for Bristol Palin

I am sure this preacher is going to catch alot of heat for this video commentary. It won't surprise me if YOUTUBE deletes it since they only like to sensor the truth. Be sure to leave YOUR comments.

New Email Address

Due to the unbelievable amount of SPAM that was getting past my blocker and filter, I have changed my email address. The new address is dlaban71@yahoo.com Be sure to update my contact information in your address book or any future e-mails from me will go into your SPAM files.

Audio Feature removed.

The audio feature has been removed from this blog. I apologize to those who may have wanted to download some of the songs. It was a free trial program and the trial period has expired. I did not receive much feedback regarding the music feature,so I assume nobody utilized it, and do not feel it would be wise to purchase the service.. Also, those with dial-up connections are not able to use the feature. If you read any posts that give a audio link, the song is no longer available on my blog but if you email me, I can send the song to you.

Our Education System

The following is an email sent to me by a friend.

LETTER BY A FLORIDA TEACHER -- PLEASE READ
When will the American People get fed up and do something, or is it too late...
Letter by a Florida teacher . . . A teacher speaks This is a subject close to my heart. Do you know that we have adult students at the school where I teach who are not US citizens and who get the PELL Grant, which is a federal grant (no pay back required) plus other federal grants to go to school? One student from the Dominican Republic told me that she didn't want me to find a job for her after she finished my program, because she was getting housing from our housing department and she was getting a PELL Grant which paid for her total tuition and books, plus money leftover. She was looking into WAIT which gives students a CREDIT CARD for gas to come to school, and into CARIBE which is a special program (check it out - I did) for immigrants and it pays for child care and all sorts of needs while they go to school or training. The one student I just mentioned told me she was not going to be a US Citizen because she plans to return to the Dominican Republic someday and that she 'loves HER country.' I asked her if she felt guilty taking what the US is giving her and then not even bothering to become a citizen and she told me that it doesn't bother her, because that is what the money is there for! I asked the CARIBE administration about their program and if you ARE a US citizen, you don't qualify for their program. And all the while, I am working a full day, my son-in-law works more than 60 hours a week, and everyone in my family works and pays for our education. Something is wrong here. I am sorry but after hearing that they want to sing the National Anthem in Spanish - enough is enough. That's a real slap in the face. Nowhere did they sing it in Italian, Polish, Irish (Celtic), German or any other language because of immigration. It was written by Francis Scott Key and should be sung word for word the way it was written. The news broadcasts even gave the translation -- not even close. I don't care whether this offends someone or not but this is MY COUNTRY. IF IT IS YOUR COUNTRY SPEAK UP -- please pass this along. I am not against immigration -- I just expect immigrants to come through like everyone else. Get a sponsor; have a place to lay your head; have a job; pay your taxes, live by the rules AND LEARN THE LANGUAGE as all other immigrants have in the past -- and GOD BLESS AMERICA! PART OF THE PROBLEM -Think about this: If you don't want to forward this for fear of offending someone - YOU'RE PART OF THE PROBLEM! It is Time for America to speak up. If you agree -- pass this along, if you don't agree -- delete it!

It Still Stands for Freedom

" I pledge alligance, to the flag,

of the United States of America.

And to the republic, for which it stands,

One Nation, Under God, Indivisible

with liberty and justice for all"

An Official Invitation.

Click on image to enlarge!

Song Of The Week

This is a wonderful song. I first heard it at the 2007 Campmeeting in Blanchard Oklahoma. Prayer is one of the most vital tools we have to survive this world. Communication with the Father is of the upmost importance if you are trying to live a holy and sanctified life. God hears us even when we may not see the results right away

Click the Song Title link, to download the song to your music library on your computer. Click the > button to listen to the song right now from my blog.
I Can Pray - Dove Brothers Quartet.mp3

God Still Moves!

Well folks, it has been a wonderful day in the house of the Lord. We had a very good service Sunday night at Harvest Time. The Spirit began moving during testimony service when Sis. Polnack started singing "Ananias, Tell Me About Jesus". Sis Kaylen was swept up in the Spirit and began dancing, then the rest of us began praising the Lord and got swept up in His Glory. Bro. Wes reminded us all again in Sunday School of the formula for revival, seeking God and turning away from all wickedness. God is still moving on His people when we reach out to Him with love and admiration. We need a move of God and that is the only way we will receive it, is by obeying the formula that God gave us in II Chronicles 7:14
14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
If we are going to see loved ones saved, the sick healed, and converts filled with the Holy Ghost, we must do as the Lord commanded us.
Pray for a revival!

NEW AUDIO FEATURE!

I have added a new feature to this blog. You can now hear some of my favorite Gospel songs by scrolling down to the bottom of the page and clicking on the button that host the title of the song you want to hear. If you know of a Gospel Song I might like to add on here, or if you would like for me to download it and post it, please leave a comment and I will try to get it within the next day or so. I subscribe to a trusted filesharing program and can usually retrieve any song off the internet. I will not download anything but Gospel/Inspirational Music.

Enjoy the Tunes!

Let's Have A Revival

Revival Time Outreach Center, located at 101 S Virginia in Bartlesville,Oklahoma, will be hosting a revival the week of Sept 21, 2008
Visiting Preachers: Bro Alan Sumner
Bro Joseph Chambers
Bro Chambers is a very strong Man of God who has studied End Time prophecy for 60 years. He is very educated about what the Bible says is to come. He has a website that you can visit if you would like to know more about his messages. Click here to be redirected to Bro Joseph Chambers' website
For more information please contact the pastor of Revival Time Outreach Center, Bro Bruce Ganze at
(918) 337-2734‎. We have been having some very good services and are expecting a strong move of God. Please come and bring your friends and family. The church is affiliated with the Pentecostal denomination but all are welcome to attend.
Please be praying and fasting for those lost souls in our families and communities. We are in perilous times and according to the scriptures are beginning to face some very bad things.