By Tim Van Arsdale on
10/30/2008 9:41 AM
 A youngster stopped by the cafe to get out of the cold and enjoy a hot chocolate.
"Are you dressing up for your school Halloween parade?"
The youngster nodde ...
Read More »
|
By Tim Van Arsdale on
10/24/2008 3:42 PM
A big thank you goes out to Shelly Rea and Evelyn Crowley for their help with our first Friday Free Work Lunch Program! I had a lot of fun and I couldn’t have made this happen without their help! Shelly made our sandwiches look amazing, and Evelyn neatly served up the soup. Thank you ladies! We served 19 guests and raised $84.00
Read More »
|
By Tim Van Arsdale on
10/23/2008 10:20 AM
(If the Read More link doesn't work, you can click on the title of the blog to open the post.)
I thought I'd share some of my most recent musings from my time with the Lord this week. Paul writes, "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God has prepared beforehand for us to do" (NIV, Ephesians 2:10).
We are His workmanship. His design. His creation. He has shaped us for good works and for a purpose. This got me thinking...What are the good works He wants us to do?
Read More »
|
By Tim Van Arsdale on
10/17/2008 9:31 AM
Three teens walk into a cafe. (No...this is not the intro to a not-so-funny joke.) Two of the teens have been to the cafe before. They decided to bring a new friend who just moved to Medina from Akron. I threw a few slices of left over pizza at them and served up some kool-aid. I welcomed the new student to Medina and we spent some time talking about Medina schools, eat ...
Read More »
|
By Tim Van Arsdale on
10/13/2008 9:30 AM
A mother and child are regular guests at the cafe. They're wonderful people and it truly is a joy serving them, loving them, and praying for them. However, they're experiencing a very difficult time within their home. The mom and son are going through counseling at the cafe. At the end of their session last week, the child got very upset and began hitting and kicking. We had to restrain the child ...
Read More »
|
By Tim Van Arsdale on
10/4/2008 9:24 PM
My wife's car sprang a leak. Radiation fluid spilled vigorously onto the garage floor. (I know it's called radiator fluid. I call it radiation fluid because its green, glowing appearance looks alien...almost nuclear.) I slid into my grubbies and lifted the hood of her car. After countless moments of shooing away our beagle and singing to the oldies on WMJI, I found the problem. There was a small puncture in the upper radiation hose.
Read More »
|
By Tim Van Arsdale on
10/2/2008 10:12 AM
I received this encouraging note from a jar of clay. Enjoy!
|
By Tim Van Arsdale on
10/1/2008 11:25 AM
 I am just a man. Like you, I'm a fallible human being created in the image of an all-powerful King. I'm not powerful enough to manipulate another to give or love or serve. But the King I follow is. He speaks to the hearts of men and women. He touches hearts and calls people to love, serve, give, and ultimately believe Him. That's His job, and He does all of this to display His power and glo ...
Read More »
|
By Tim Van Arsdale on
9/30/2008 8:10 PM
The gift at the café was $300. That brings the total to $900! The night is still young. It’s not October 1st yet. God isn’t finished and when He does provide…He will receive all the glory! Depending on Jesus, Tim Van Arsdale 330.304.5449 www.cafe4111.info ...
Read More »
|
By Tim Van Arsdale on
9/30/2008 7:08 PM
Another hundred came in and I heard someone dropped of a gift at the café tonight. We’re up to $600! Not including what might be at the café.
|