<TITLE>02. Par 5-8</TITLE>L-5 I wonder if that's the Garcia's group, of the Brother Garcia that... When I was in Phoenix here, many years ago, first starting, there was a... I believe this lad here; it's his father. And... Yes, here on the end, Brother Garcia, yes... He was--had a choir over there, the little Spanish ladies that wore some kind of a little white looking veils. I... He had two daughters in it. And they come all the way to California over here at Sacramento, to sing in the meetings, I believe it was. And I really enjoyed them. I got them on the... Brother Garcia, that... I got them on record.
And my little girl, Sarah, she can't say "Spanish," and she says, "Daddy, play that record that them little 'spinish' girls sing." And they sing "Only Believe" in Spanish. So they really... When they get around the--the phonograph, why the player, why they really enjoy that record yet.
And that's been, I guess, about twelve, fourteen years ago since that taken place. I guess them girls are all married and got families now. They were just young children then.

L-6 I wonder what it'll be when we cross over on the other side and get to meet everybody again. Won't that be wonderful? Do you really look for that time? Or is your heart... I just long to see it. Yes, sir. Sometimes I get lonesome for it. I don't have many ties here; I've got a family to take care of, and then, a little boy of four, and a little girl of eight, and one going on thirteen, a young family. And then, my greatest tie is you, preach the Gospel to you, and then my family.
And after God is through with me there, why I don't want anything to anchor me here. I want to be ready to fly away one of these mornings to go across and see the people on the other side, where all my old friends and things we'll meet there. It'll be a wonderful time, won't it? I'm just looking forward to it just like a child with Christmas anticipations, looking for that time.

L-7 Now, just before we read the Word, I'd like to read some tonight out of the Bible, and speak to you a few moments.
And I'd forgot to tell Billy to give out prayer cards for tonight, so we don't know just... I guess there isn't a prayer card in the meeting. Is there a prayer card here? No one? We taken them all up last night. But however, we don't know what the Holy Spirit might lead us to do before that time comes. We'll just wait for that time. And then tomorrow afternoon, I want him to give out some prayer cards.
And then I suppose, I'm not sure, but I suppose tonight, the boys... My friend, Leo Mercier and Gene Goad, they--they're tape boys. They take the tapes. I don't see them around here, unless they're over--back on this other side here. They also have the books and the pictures. I was... I announced I was going to speak on that subject tomorrow afternoon, "As The Eagle Stirreth Her Nest." But I think they sell that book with the message in it like that. I don't know about that. Then just whatever the Lord may lead for that.

L-8 Let us bow our heads, just reverently, quietly before God. How many would like to be remembered before God for a special request tonight, would you just make it known by an uplifted hand? You know, that does something. It shows that something in your heart, raising your hand to a God that you know that is.
Now, heavenly Father, we thank You with all that's in our hearts for Your goodness and Your mercy to us, for sparing our lives, and for health and strength as much as we have. And we thank Thee for all these hands that's just been lifted up.
Behind each hand was a heart that was beating for a certain desire for something. You know all about them, Lord. And we pray that they will get--be given that assurance that they have it before they leave this building tonight. Give us that type of in--assurance, Lord, that we know that we have what we asked for, for God promised to give it to us. And that's our assurance that He will keep His Word to us.


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