Today

was an interesting day. I won the 28-300 mm lens, and also purchased a refurbished LCD projector. Although I've paid for both items through paypal, I don't seem them deducted from the accounts I used to pay for them.

Seems it's been a day for finances. I had our financial consultant come and sit with me in the morning. He was able to give me a wonderful structure, overview, and explanations that I'd not been able to get from our fiscal department in all the months I've been there. I'm now able to look at things from a higher-level point of view, and it allows me to look at trends. I think that's progress.

Another area in which progress is being made is staff. A couple of people handed in resignations today. I can't say more on the internet, but I do believe a period of purging and pruning is necessary before growth can continue.

Today I saw the guy preaching on the subway platform again. I think I've mentioned him before -- he used to talk to nobody in particular. Today he had a good word. He had three pieces of rope: one short to signify people who aren't so bad, one medium length to signify people who are ok, and another longer one to signify everyone else. Then he pulls up the ends of them and makes them all equal because we're all equal in Jesus Christ, and he talks about how Jesus made us all equal through His birth, death, and resurrection. Then he divides them into two groups, because there are really only two kinds of people: those who will accept Jesus and those who will not. He does some more preaching, he exhorts people not to gamble with their salvation, and then he offers tracts in Spanish, English, and Chinese. Like I said, I used to think this guy was crazy, but today I listened intently. He even said how the train might interrupt his talk, and he waited for it. But today I noticed that the first time he made the pitch, three guys took tracts, and the second time he made it, one woman did. I actually cheered when she did, and I walked up to the guy and encouraged him. It was really great to see.

It's 10:15. Time for me to go to bed. God is GOOD!!!!