Well, the moment wasn't quite "as a sheep before her shearers is dumb."  If you know what I mean.  The Ponytail Cutting went off without a drop of blood being spilled.  And for that, I am quite thankful.  However, I am far more thankful for the $770 raised to date for Tom Stiver's mission trip to Costa Rica.  Not quite one third of the necessary funds are in hand.  We have a couple more ideas in mind to add significantly to that amount.  We are sending Tom; but we're all going.  We have an emissary who will haul bricks and hammer nails and raise a roof or two; but our presence by prayer and conviction will be joining him in his every act of building.  Our Calvary congregation will be making a difference in this generation for many generations to come.  I'm proud to be your pastor for events like this.  In 2018 we will be making new decisions about how we will be faithful in and to our neighborhoods.  It will be an exciting time for renewal and revival.