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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

RetardedMa n

Is A

Whiz

At Th e Piano,

Hi s

Heart

Is Full of Beau t ifu l Musi c ,

Handicapped Pianist's Ability Shines W B

Through

Disability, A

Perfect

Pitch-

manForThe Retarded, and

El

Paso Man T

To Play Piano To Crowds At Whit e

House

ar e

a few of th e

headlines

in

newspapers

across the U.S. telling

Rose-

maryandGeraldBaleythattheymadethe

right decision concerning their mentally

handicapped son,

Tim.

Gerald R.

Baley (Jerry) wa s

born May 4,

1916 in Arnett , Oklahoma to Carrie and ^ \

Joseph Baley. The family later moved

with

Jerry graduating

from high

schoolin k ~ ^

San Bernardino,

California

and receiving | I

his A.B.

degree at

Pacific

Christian t mul ^

College in

1943.

In 1950 he received a E . ^

Bac he lo r o f

Music

degree from th e

Kansas

City

Conservatory

of

Music

of th e

University of Missouri. From Western GERALD

Slid

State

College

in

Gunnison, Colorado,

Jerry

earned his M.A.

degree

in1964. He

served as

minister

fo r congregations in

California and Colorado. But

th e majorportion

of Mr. Baley's ministry

has been

as

professor

of

music

in Pacific, Intermountain, Boise,

and

El Paso

Chris t ian col leges .

Rosemary was born March 30, 1927 in Canton, Ohio to Elva and

Fred

Brechbuhler. Following high

school

in Canton, sh e

attended

Cincinnati Bible Seminary

receiving

he r

A.B.

degree at Southwest

Christian Seminary in Phoenix, Arizona in 1950. The Baleys met at

Jerry's home church. Central Christian Church in San Bernardino,

where

h e s er ve d a s

as soc iat e and

music

minister and

Rosemary

as

church secretary and

kindergarten

teacher.

They

were

married

December 22 ,

1950.

Timothy A, Baley

was

born June 23, 1952 in

Canton, Ohio

and as

Rosemary says in h er b oo k by th e s am e title, His

Birth

Made a

Difference, HIS Bir th

Made

THE Di ffer en ce. T im became brain

damaged

at bir th when doctors used forceps during his delivery. His

parents

were given no hope; they were advised to place Tim in an

i n s ti tu tion fo r life.

Such advice onlychallenged the

Baleys

to se e

what

God cou ld

do

through Tim.

y Determined to keep their only child at

home,

t he y wen t t hr ough many c ri se s as

W Tim

underwent

many il ln es ses

and

surgeries

du ring his ear ly chi ldhood .

Through

diagnostic

studies

at

age

nine,

^ Tim s

m usic a nd

artistic abilities were

^ discovered.

He

was drawn to the piano.

Convent ional lessons were no t

fo r Tim,

bu t finally th e right teacher wa s

found

in

aill

Camp a 70-year

old

retired

jazz

^ y pianist. Red understood Tim recognized

his unique ability, and has

guided

him so

iX Jb that

now

Tim

plays

in different keys and in

a

vivacious

manner

al l h is own .

Tim graduated from special education

^ . with an I.Q. of 70. He

reads

and writes

L

(something

his parents

were told he

would never do)

and

tours with the family

ROSEMARY

BALEY

in Melody , a mobile

home

which was

given to

them anonymously.

TIM

Gerald

and

Rosemary

are

now involved

in a ministry

devoted

to informing and

s tr es si ng t he n eed

for help,

guidance, and espec ia lly

Christian

Education for the mentally handicapped. Through th e years Tim ha s

over come much of hi s

physical

an d

emotional problems. The

emphasis

of th e Baleys'

ministry

is

that

such

handicapped people

need a chance to develop their

potential

and ca n be useful --

often

possessing

gifts

t ha t c an

be

used

to glorify

th e

Lord.

Mrs.

Baley

encourages

t he p ar en ts

of

other bra in-damaged

children by

saying,

Do not

accept

negat ive advice . Just keep

plugging, no

matter

how bad it looks.

Our strength came

from

the

Lord. There

is certainly a lot He ha s to

offer .

And what is Tim th e musician d oing to da y? He h as already

performed

twice on

the

White

House

lawn

and

on Liberace's nine-foot

gl ass c on ce rt g ra nd pi ano

in Las Vegas.

One

of Tim's l at es t

accomplishments,

andthe fulfillmentof a life-longdesire, was to meet

and play th e

piano

with Liberace. This mee ting

was planned

and

filmed by th e NBC

television

network for

broadcast

on their

nationally-televised Fantasy program.

Way to go, Tim

Address: Qerald and RosemaryBaley, Musicianaries ,

2501

Portland, ElPaso, TX

79930,

phone (915)

566-3177.

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2501 Portland

El

Paso,

Texas 79930

(915)

566-3177

Spring

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Ran d om

Reflect ions. .

GLEANINGS

WITH MEANINGS

I have

many beautiful and

special

thoughts

of

my

sister, Ruby , who passed away three years ago, and I

cherish every precious memory of her.

One

of those

times was when I was very young. We were doing

dishes, and it was just days till Christmas. My child-like

curiosity of what I was getting was

about

to get the

best

of me. I also

had

begged mother to tell me what

Sis was getting; however,

mother

did not trust me

with

this type of secret. But in her weakness and with MY

PROMISE

not to tell Sis, she

said,

We go t he r a

beautiful pink chenille bedspread This only added to

my excitement .

Sis hstened as I badgered her,

trying to

get th e answer

to my question, but I knew

was

hopeless.

I gave

one LAST

tr y

and blurted

ou

Sis, IF you'll tell me what I

got

for Christmas, Til te

you

what color your bedspread is I won't

say

wh

took place after that, except it was years befo

mother ever

told

me another secret I

told

Sis

ju

enough.. . . In Revelation

Chapter

21 we are given ju

a hint of how beautiful heaven will be We have just

taste

of

its description,

and as Sis was

overwhelme

with

th e beaut iful bedspread,

we

cannot

begin

t

visualize the beauty of heaven, only

that

God

promis

it

to all who fai thfully love, trust, serve, and obe

Him


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EL PASO

HOME PREPARING TO ROAM

.Jan. I. Friday. El Paso was greeting us with an

unusually COLD, nice-to-stay-in-day, in fact, few days.

Sand and cacti were

blanketed with white

stuff

they called it snow

. Many happenings in January

. Jan. 5. Wednesday. Tim played and we sang at the

El

Paso School o

Missions.

Jan. 7. Friday. A wonderful way to start the New

Year with Jerry s cousin, Nela, and husband, Mel

Flannery surprising us with a flash visit Home to

Romoland, California, had a stronger pull then we had,

and

they were far too

soon on their

way.

. Jan. 20. Tliursday. Another surprise, surprise Bill

and Marcheta

Lockhart,

minister in Green Valley,

Arizona, were passing through El Paso. They, too,

stayed for what seemed like a fleeting

moment.

Jan. 21. Friday. Still other dear friends in

town

enroute

to

their home

in Yucca Valley, California, Les

and Kelelah Bamett. A hasty meeting in Cielo Vista

Mall over a cup of coffee and more sad farewells,

that

are brightened by pleasant memories.

.

Jan. 23 . Sunday.

Off to

Horizon

City,

east

of El

Paso.

Tim played and

we sang at

t he Communi ty

Chapel. A lovely

turkey dinner followed at the Lloyd

Sapp s, and

other

guests were friends and neighbors of

the

Sapp s, Carol and Galen Foster. Tim has a

SPECIAL love

fo r

these

people and

was so happy to

have

this

t ime with t hem, t oo .

Jan.

25 . Thursday. Presented the chapel program

at

the

El Paso

School of

Missions. A

phone

call

and

at

the

other

end were

the

voices

of

long-time

friends,

Forrest

and Edythe Mae Clodfel te r of Grand Junction,

Col ora do. W it h them were Merle (Edythe

Mae's

brother) and Vivian Rintoul of Garden City, Kansas.

Dinner

was a time

when

all

had

verbomania Fun

. Every spare minute while we were home was

precious and used to plan the 1983 tour and to catch

up on office work and correspondence

.Jan.

27. Thursday. A 4:45 A.M. alarm isn t the

choicest way to start a day, BUT we did At 5:30

Forrest

took

us to the hospital, and at

6:00 Jerry

was

being prepared for surgery. Forrest did

no t

trust me

(he said) to

drive

Melody, but he is just the kind of

person whose Christian character and love is as

alive

early morning as any other time of day. They truly

cared and insisted

on

helping out. We are ever gratefu

for such long-standing, devoted, loving friends. Jerry s

left eye has had very little vision from birth but some

peripheralvision was there and helpful; however, it wa

diminished by a cataract. This was becoming a rea

problem with ALL the driving he does. The eye exam

revealed the cataract, and the doctor advised remova

and a lens implant. This was the day The Lord blesse

the surgery in every facet of it, and Jerry was home by

10:30 A.M.

How

I marvel at

this tremendous surger

and the dexterity and gift of Dr. Maddox, who

performed it. Jerry has vision in the eye he has neve

had. He can t read a lot, but he does see large letters

A contact fitted on the good eye has gotten rid of th

heavy cumbersome

lenses.

What a blessing

MELODY

IS OUT O F TUNE

.

Jan. 28.

Friday.

In

th e

evening we

presented ou

work

at

th e

Sr .

Saints

Convention at

th e

School o

Missions. As we

were coming home, within

2V2

block

from

our home someone

appeared from

NOWHERE

and

hit

our Melody in the

left front

as

Jerry

wa

preparing to turn left. The person got away withi

seconds, and there were no witnesses. We feel cer ta in

with the

tremendous

speed,

the

individual was

eithe

drunk or on dope.

Police were

of

NO help.

The

damag

was

between $4,000.00 and $5,000.00 .

All this in

fleeting moment. Sleep didn't come easily when w

finally

got

to bed at 2:00 A.M. Thanksgiving for all o

ou r

blessings

kept

us

awake

Had we

been

in a

ca r

w

all

would

have

been hurt

or killed, I

am

sur

. Thanks,

too,

for the safety of

Jerry's

eye A bum

could have destroyed the surgery.

Then,

too, had w

been on tour, concerts would have had to be canceUed

and

much

expense of travel motel, eating i


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restaurants, etc. would have existed. So as always

God's blessings

abound

And

th e

scripture

Matthew

11:28 Come to me all who are weary and

heavy-laden and I will give you rest had a special

meaning

that

night (morning).

. Jan 31. Monday. Melody was towed off

to

the

hospital. We were all

sad \ The left front

was severely

damaged even the frame. I can't conceive

how

the

person drove his car away

f rom the

accident.

Feb.

1. Tuesday. Planning meeting held

with

the El

Paso

Men ta l Hea lt h and Re ta rda ti on Cen te r. T im will

give a benefit concert March 13. Meetings are held

every Tuesday evening.

Dentists, doctors , income

tax all

need

to be

a tt en d ed t o

whi le

home

OVER MEXICO

WAY

Feb 12. Saturday. A unique

concert

in Juarez,

Mexico.

The spoken

language is a

barrier

at times, but

music

is a universal

language, and

as guests of

many

Christian young

people,

Tim

was

delighted

to

present

a

concert fo r their annua l Sweetheart Banquet . The ir

applau se and

s tand ing ova ti on were

overwhelming

expressions of

appreciation

and

love

that thri lled Tim,

along with

a

superb

Mexican

dinner

th at p ut

FIRE

into his playing.

M O R E

HOMETOWN HAP -E -N INGS

Tim has played

locally at th e

Eas ts ide, New

Testament,

Wests ide, Logan Heigh ts , and Aus ti n

Park

Christian Churches.

We are gra te fu l for

t hi s a rea

of

service and at the same

time

we get

to

see

many

friends while

home

that possibly otherwise we would

miss.

.

Feb. 14. Monday. Melody

was to

be done

(partially)

but

delayed, and many

more

delays

followed

(More on

this later.)

Feb

16. Picked Melody

up

today Started

housecleaning her.

Those drapes are no picnic to

wash and

iron, and

t he re seems to be no end to

cupboards , which seem all to o small when 1

load

them.

.

Feb.

20. Sunday. A day at Austin Park Christian

Church. Hal Selke minister invited Tim to give a

co ncert and invited us to tell o f ou r

work

a t

the

monthly fellowship dinner. In the evening we went

across

to wn to

Eastside

Christian

Church fo r a concert .

Ken

Johnson is

t he m ini st er t he re .

An

end le ss (seemingly) chore was to pack and

re-pack

t he mo to rhome, so rt and choose what to take.

Clothing for

all seasons

takes

space

. Feb. 22. Tuesday. Taxes are FINALLY ready to

take

to

our faithful preparcr, Lee Clark. At least

we see

her once each year. That's

the

only

good

I can see in it.

. . .

Feb. 23. Wednesday . Warmth and

Christian

love

were

all

that superseded the tas ty

Bar-B-Que

Chicken

Dinner as we were with

the

Immanuel Baptist Church

in El Paso. Tim's concert received an overwhelming

response and

our

joy

of

being there leaves

fondest

memories and a new friend in the minister Dr George

Park.

. Feb. 24. Thursday. Lots of time

and

effort spent as

th e

benefit concert gets closer.

A SI EWI N ER

Feb . 26. Saturday. Even at 5:00 A.M.

Melody

was

agreeable and in good

shape

(although the repairs were

no t finished yet.

The

skin (cover) had

to be

pu t on and

the

painting done.), and so we trekked off

to

Arizona.

First stop was with the Green Valley Christian Church

and some

favorite people, Bill

and

Marcheta

Lockhart,

minister. It is a place Tim loves to

return

to The folk

there t rea t Tim as their

own,

and

hi s

joys a re many.

Feb. 27. Sunday.

We were pleased

the

morning

service brought in

many from the community

as we

shared

our work

during the Bible School hour,

and

th e

concert was during the morning worship service.

Afternoon was

a

time to share

at a

nursing

home in

Green Valley. A first

for

all of us as Millie was

wheeled in

by

Tim who

was at

the piano.

For

a

long

time this 104

year old

lady, a former

music

teacher,

has been nearly

unresponsive.

She do es not speak, but

as she

watched Tim, she

responded

by

clapping at

first

feebly

and

then with

considerable zest.

Effort

was

even

made

to talk but not accomplished; however, her

bright and shining eyes were telling

it all as

they

filled

with t ea rs . I 'l l a lways remember

Millie

and th e teddy

bear that lay in her

lap, . .

A bi t of a hurried

trip

now

into Tucson and

to t he Nor thside

Christian

Church,

Jim Larsen minister. We arrived in

time

for a huge

d inn er at

t he chu rch.

(Sure

would

have

hated

to

miss

i t. ) The conce rt followed, and

it

to o

was a

noteworthy

evening.

Next,

a

trip

around

th e

corner

from the

church

to

t he hospit al emergency room.

Severe

pain

persisted all

day

in

Jerry's right eye, and

it

was

diagnosed

as overwearing

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GRAPHIC SPLENDOR

Feb. 28. Monday. Breakfast at Larsen's. Jerry was

especially thrilled to see Karen Larsen's dad, J. C.

Garrison

and

to visit with

him. J.C. and

he

had

been

in

seminary together. A little time has passed since

then. Karen's

brother,

sister-in-law and

their baby

also

came.

The day seemed

LONG as

Tim await ed the

evening's event. Liberace was in

concert

in Tucson,

and

we had nev er b een able to

attend

a concert before. Tim

said,

The

Lord

worked

it out,

and

I

don't

disagree

at

all. Jim Larsen was ou r gracious chauffer. We arrived at

Music Hall.. . Tim spotted the table with records and

tapes. I think he has every

one

Liberace has ever made

At any

rate, he said

to the

young man

at the table, I

had a thr il l of a

lifetime...

I go t to meet Liberace and

play a duet with him on national TV

The

young man

said, I know. I was

shocked

and said, How do

you

know? His reply, I was there, I work for Liberace.

We exchanged a few

more words and started ou r trek

to our

seats.

Finally

reached

the

area.

An usher, who

had been

talking

on

a

2-way radio

came

to

us

(Jerry

was ahead.)

and

said, Front row seats OK, sir? Please,

follow

me.

I

did

NOT hear what

he said,

and

as

Jerry

go t

to

the door, he stepped aside to let me go ahead.

As we got about midway, I said, Sir , this is

ou r

row

Jerry said, Follow him. I did. To

the

front

row. . .

Tim had begged for

front

row seats. Wlien I

talked to the ticket office,

NOTHING

was available

close. I told

Tim

and kept telling him

there

was

absolutely

NO

WAY we

cou ld s it down front. That

reserved seat is your seat wherever it is As we sa t

down, Tim

whispered

in

my

ear, See, Mom,

the Lord

answered my prayer. I told you we'd get front row

seats

The only better seat would have been on top

of

the

piano... The concert was superb in every

way,

and

Liberace's

smiles to Tim and

then

a hand shake w i th

Tim

and

me, during

the

last

number, made

this

a

stirring, unforgettable evening To Liberace and his

brother, George, we say

th ank-you, we

are ever

grateful The concert was over, and

Jim

picked us up.

Then a short t ime

in

a

coffee

house

to le t

T im

unwind.

Jim got a blow-by-blow description of EVERY last

detail. Liberace speaks of

Eddy

Duchin as his idol.. . I

don't

need to say who Tim's

is.

. March 2. Wednesday. A

return

visit

to

Sierra

Vista,

Arizona,

Qiristian

Church, Lee Erwin, minister. This

evening

was

their annual

missions fair.

The devastating

storm that plagued CaUfomia was presenting

itself

in

the form

o f hard

rain

and

wind

in Arizona. t didn ' t

affect

the

crowd

however,

and

the

beautiful

i nt er na ti on al d inn er b ef or e the concer t seemed

even

tastier.

And then , t he time

was here,

though

far

too

soon,

to

say good-bye. There are so many who are

precious to us there. The

weather

forecast was for

severe wind

and rain

to

move

in

and

the possibility

fo r

high

profile

vehicles to

be grounded,

so we

go t our

bodies in high gear and at

9:00

P.M. were rolling along

I-10, thanking

God

for His goodness to us in every way

and recalling the blessings each event

afforded

us

during this all too short a time in Arizona. By 2:00

A.M. we felt Melody needed her rest

(not

us), and a

roadside park

near

Lordsburg, New Mexico, was the

perfect spot.

BACK

HOME

AGAIN

IN

EL

PASO

March 3. Thursday.

Dad

was eager

to get on the

way,

and

a t 5 :15 A.M. he

routed

poor Melody out , but

as always, she was up

and

at

'em

El Paso was having

he r

share

of

the storm, and when

we

arrived

home a t

8:30,

we breathed a sigh of relief. We needed

to

ge t

Melody

unloaded

as

she

was

due back

in

th e

hospital in

the

morning. It was a real blessing to have th e rain

cease

while

w e did this.

March 4. Friday.

The

SKIN they call it , or

outside covering,

of

Melody

had to

be

ordered. It had

arrived, and so Jerry

took

her to the shop for the

finishing

of

that

and

all the other repair work. It's

supposed

to

be finished in a week.

March 5. Saturday. El Paso has

had

a

name

for

beautiful weather,

and

ordinarily one can

brag.

Tim

had

a

concert for First Church

of

Santa

Teresa,

Ron

Sapp, minister. (Santa Teresa is on the outskirts

of

El

Paso.) Well, today I believe we had

the

worst

sandstorm (a result of the same storm on the coast) I

have ever seen We

found

our way to the concert (I

wondered how?) , and

many others

did

too. . . and had

a beautiful evening. It was even more

pleasant with

a

time of relaxation (We were

ready.)

at Ron

and

his

wife, Amy's, so we enjoyed tacos with them

and

friends, Travis

and Ruth Qopton.

A

CAUSE

TO CELEBRATE

. March 6. Sunday.

For

some time Jer ry had worked

with and encouraged Tim

to

accompany

us

when

we

sang. We knew he could do it. Well, today was the

first

in public We sang at Eastside Christian Church,

and

Tim

did

a

super

jo b accompanying us, and he was

thrilled with the accomplishment...

A return

concert

at

t he Zion Luthe ran Church

in

El

Paso.

They

honored

us

with

a beautiful salad buffet,

and

the

crowd

was so

responsive.

March

7.

Monday.

An

exciting event. The

Mental

Health and Mental

Retardation

Benefit

Concert plans

and advertising were going full-speed ahead. They truly

left no

stone

unturned in their blitz campaign. Since

it was

Tim's Dream to

help

his own

kind,

the theme

was

carried

out to

th e

fullest,

and

a

most

impressive

billboard in downtown El

Paso was donated

for

advertisement. It went up today.

It

was right on I-IO

and most

visible.

Banks across th e city headlined

in

neon lights

Tim

Baley Benefit Concert . I told Tim

this was the first to be

on a

b illb oa rd a nd h av e hi s

name in neon lights. When we took him by

to

see

them, I said, Well, Tim, what do you think? He

didn't

say

anything

for a

minute

and then said,

Oh,

I

guess

i t' s OK

.

March

10. Thursday. A

concert

at Bel Air Middle

School in El

Paso. Time

in th e evening with For re s


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and Edythe

Mae Clodfelter of Grand

Junction,

Colorado, and

Les

and

Veda Lively,

who were

in

town

from

Ojai, California. We all enjoyed

many years

together back in

the

late 50's

and

early

60's

in Grand

Junction. What a jo y

to

relive many memor ies over

dinner

. . . March 11. Friday. The benefit concert is

just

a round the corner. Today was

given

over

to

th e news

media. A t 10:00,

11:30,

and 2:00 we

had

interviews

with

TV

stations.

Then

a local

newspaper came for

pictures. People

from

MH & MR

Center

came, so it was

a

sort of open house .

A

fun

bu t

exhausting

day.

Melody

came

ou t

of the shop

AGAIN

but

still

NOT

done

SPOTLIGHT

March 13.

Sunday. The

awaited

day had

arrived

All

the

bad weather lef t, sunshine

and warm th

were

abundan t. The

elegant

sanctuary of

the

Immanuel

Baptist Church was FULL. A

few

kind remarks from

th e

chairman

o f th e

board of

Mental Health & Mental

Retardation

Center, Taft Lyon; then we spoke,

and

now

Tim's

Dream was

to

be re aliz ed . He could

hardly wait to get his fingers on the beautiful grand

piano. He

was dressed in his

first full dress

suit

(creamy beige and chocola te brown). Beautiful floral

arrangements graced

the

stage,

and one

sa t by

the

piano. A lovely candelabrum glistened on the piano.

Tim

was

t ru ly the pic ture of an artist .

His

audience was

under

his

command,

and the

afternoon

was

an

emotional experience for all. The program opened as

Tim gave a bombastic

rendition of My Country

'Tis

of Thee.

Clients from

the

different workshops for

the

retarded

carried

in flags,

and the audience s tood and

saluted.

Other

clients assisted passing

ou t

bulletins and

ushering.

Numerous

local dignitaries

honored Tim and

MHMR by attending. City councilman, Joe Divis, gave

compassionate

remarks.

Dr. Lee

Yudin , execu ti ve

director of MHMR, brought to the attention of all that

th is day, March 13, was Nat ional

Retardation

Sunday

When

th e

concert

date

was set, no

one

was aware of

this

God's

timing is so perfect. The slogan for the

Texas Association o f the Disabled is

Disabled

but

Abled Tim's challenge this day was to bring into

focus

the

possibility

of

a greater life for all,

who

like

him, are

mentally disabled.

Tliere is

no

doubt

t ha t the

effort he

pu t

forth did

just

that, and I feel sure a

greater

love

and

empathy

will

be

extended

to

bridge

th e gap of socie ty 's acceptance of th e mentally

disabled.

As I

viewed

Tim's

joy and excitement of th e

moment, I

could also

see and

feel th e love the audience

was

extending

to

Tim.

Applause

rang

out,

eyes were

weepy, and the standing ovation le ft no

doubt

in my

mind Mission

Accomplished. The cooperation of

all

El Paso, and especially

th e

Civitan clubs,

the

many

generous

contributions,

and the efforts of all made

this

momentous

occasion

what

it was. on e

exhilarating

thing was

ye t

to come Tim was presented with an

adorable miniature, clear plas tic , g rand piano music

box

fo r

his col lect ion. On

it was a gold

p la te which

said, Tim's Dream ~ March 13, 1983 . There is no

description of Tim's reaction when he saw this gift. I

can only say I'm thankful

Taft

Lyon did no t receive

any broken ribs from his Bear Hug The curtain

could

then

be drawn

on T im 's

Dream but th e

dream was a Reality and has already brought in $2,100

for MHMR say thank you sincerely for those

of

you who shared in

this.

March 14. Monday. Our prayer has been, Lord ,

should we keep

ou r

house in El Paso? It offers us a

lo t

of concern as we travel. After much prayer we put it

on the market . Time will tell. Poor

Melody

back

in the hospital. Hopefully this is it. (I told

you

it was a

hassle.)

March 15 & 16. Tuesday & Wednesday. Time is

approaching to be leaving on our next tour So MUCH

ye t to

do .

Trying to ge t th e inside and

outside

of th e

house ready. Visits with

many

El Paso friends had to

be. Will be SO LONG til we see them again.

March 17. Thursday. Melody

STILL no t

done We

went and got

her

at

4:15

p.m. anyway

Began final

stage

of

packing and

cleaned

up the

mess

from the

repairs (grease on rugs, etc.). It had been

a

disheartening day

and with

so l it tl e t ime

to

finish

preparation.

Mike and Josie Padilla

and their

girls

(our

neighbors) saved ou r day with a huge farewell Mexican

dinner. No

restaurant

can surpass Josie After a

bi t

of

rest, we

went back

to

work and

finally called

it

a

day

a t 1 :3 a .m.

Please

pray

for us and

Melody as we are

on

th e

road.


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THRILLS AND

CHILLS

March

18.

Friday.

How dare that

alarm

ring at

5:45 a.m. I thought

it

couldn't

be.

There was an

exciting time ahead Many

months

ago we were

con tacted by the

Good

Shepherd Lutheran Homes to

go to

San

Jose, California.

They

have an annual

business meeting

fo r

th e homes

and

wanted Tim to be

the entertainment.

These

homes are superb residences,

sponsored by the Lutheran Church, for

th e

mentally

handicapped.

Having vis it ed

one

in

Terra

Bella,

California, we knew we wanted to be a part

of

it

and

appreci at ed the k ind

invitation.

Our

only

problem was

we were booked, and our tour was east, NOT west.

' If

you

can change your tour, we'd surely appreciate it.

We

miglit

be able to, I said, But we have to

work

ou r

way

to a destination

and

that will be impossible at

that time.

Oh, we'll

fly you to

and

from,

if

you'll

just come. We knew the

sincerity of

their request and

went to work

on

it.

Everything

fell into place,

and

now

it was

the appointed

day. Arising early

and

gett ing the

finishing touches done made departure

pleasant.

Jerry

took

Melody

back to

the shop

on

th e

way to the

airport.

Mike

(our

neighbor)

graciously

took

us

to the

airport.

The

plane

was

LATE.

Well, a

second breakfast

was

the

first thing Tim suggested. When we took off in

a doozy of a storm, we

were

told the

delay

was

a

mechanical

problem .

I said, I HOPE it's

fixed.

Tim

manages to

get

air

sick

at the

least

bi t

of rough motion.

It was rough, and he was sick The storm was doing its

thing.. . then before we reached

Albuquerque,

New

Mexico, there was a loud crash and a bri ll iant flash of

fire. I felt it must be lightning. Jerry thought this, too.

Soon th e flight attendant said the captain will come on

and explain the problem. He did. All we could

understand

from

his airl ine

terminology

was

th e

plane

had

had a

discharge

of some kind.

CALIFORNIA HERE

WE

ARE

All I can

say

is th e

flight

and setting down in

Albuquerque, and then in Denver's

snow

left us with a

few

memories we'd just as soon forget. From

Denver

Tim, Rosemary, Jerry,

Ruth

Bifulco

out all was beaut iful , and we were greeted ever so

warmly

in a COLD

breeze

by Ruth Bifulco, our

gracious hostess and the Associate Director/Publica

tions of the homes. Tim and Ruth have a great love for

each

other, and this bond was encased in cement these

days. We were

escorted

to

the

beautiful

Hyatt House

in

San Jose, and the generous hospi ta li ty of these people

was

unending

What better

way

to

unwind

after a most

hectic flight than over dinner in th e

lovely

restaurant

at

the

feet

of

an

outstanding harpist. Tim

was

enthralled and

cheered

he r

on. Our very dear friends,

Earlene and Gail Wolfe, came to the hotel and joined

us for dinner. This was the

whipped

cream on top of

the cake. Love those two And then finally rest was

oh ,

so

welcome.

arch 19. Saturday.

The

day started with a

leisurely breakfast

with

Ruth and a run-down of

the

week-end of events to come. A 1:00 p.m.

buffet

gave

us opportunity - and at 3:00 p.m.

Tim

became

acquainted with the piano. A social hou r a t 6 :30 p.m.

elegant

dinner at 7:30, and Tim's

concert

at 8:30

After a time

of

meeting people, a more intimate time

of

conversation

in the

coffee

shop

followed.

The nex

day had

arrived

better get to bed

March

20. Sunday.

Ruth t ook

us

to th e

Prince

o

Peace Lutheran Church

in

Fremont,

California.

Tim

played for 2 Bible School classes and then gave a

mini-concert

at the morning worship service. A lovely

lunch followed

for the board members,

visitors,

and

o th ers th ere for

th e

Good Shepherd Homes. We

then

thrilled as we were privileged to tour

two newly

completed homes located in Fremont a group

home fo r 12

and

an independent living complex with

20 single apartments. These facilities

are

of the highes

quality

in every way.

Truly

a

step forward

in

the

righ

d ir ec ti on f or

the

residents T im e had com e to

an end

fo r us to be with the Good Shepherd Homes. Ruth


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took

us back to

our

hotel. It is a lways hard

to

say

good-bye, and in this case, it was

extremely

so. Such

tender

and benevolent hospitality

will never be

forgotten. We only pray we were as much a blessing

to

those

we

were

with as they all were to us. At 5:00 p.m.

Gail Wolfe

picked u s

up

and taxied

us to

Almaden

Valley Christian Church,

Ron

Rasmussen, minister. It

was like

old home week What jo y to

see

Kei th and

Evelyn Romkee (were

in

Grand

Junction,

Colorado,

when Tim

was little. He was thrilled to see

them.)

Then

the C.V. Dyer' s f rom San

Leandro,

California,

and such

a

beaut iful young lady and

friend,

Debby

Backstrand. A jubilant time, without a

doubt,

followed

in

the

soc ia l h al l

a ft er t he concer t . We

couldn t

leave

to wn w ith ou t a b it

more time w ith our treasured

friends, Gail and Earlene Wolfe, and a bonus was

meeting Earlene's brother, Wendall, and his children.

BELIEVE IT O R NOT

. . .March

21 .

Monday. A

1:00

p.m.

departure,

and

our

f light was most pleasant. A s top-over in Denver

was a really blissful time as we were greeted by

Ray

Underwood

and

Wilma

and Clayton Grimstad

friends

for

oh , so many years. On to El Paso, and

our

welcoming

committee

was

Nancy and

Bill

Petsch. They

did

the impossible (I do believe).

They

saw

to

it

that

Melody WAS finished (one for Ripley's Believe It or

Not ) and outside the gates of the garage so we could

pick her up when we got in town at

10:00

p.m. I wish

there was space

to

give you all the agonizing details

that

transpired.

It

would

fill a volume. In a nut-shell,

we were to leave in the morning (March 22) so had to

have

the motorhome out, packed, and ready

Since

the

garage closes

at

5:00,

and

we

didn't get

in till 10:00,

our friends, Nancy and Bill Petsch, said they'd go by

and

get

th e key and assured

us

that Melody would be

out

of

the fenced,

locked

yard

and

READY to go. A

l it t le before 5:00 p.m..

Bill

went

in to see if she was

READY and to ge t the key.

He

had been on

them

all

week-end to be sure it was finished. In talking to a

man,

he said he

saw

her

sitting

there

and

was

relieved.

Bill said

we'd

be in

around

10:00 to ge t

the

motorhome. The

fellow

said, You can't

get it.

They

park

cars all across the drives to keep people out It

was a FIRST for Bill as he

gently and prayerfully drove

Melody

to a

nearby furni tu re st or e p arking lot.

We

knew

as

they greeted

us

Melody was

DONE

finally and

out

of

the hospital and

safe

as

they

were grinning

from

ea r

to ear, BUT

it was not

an easy job Don't

think

we

w ere eve r so

relieved

in al l our lives. I t was a BIG

th ank s t o Nancy and

Bill,

and then home to

WORK,

really getting

in

gear

as

morning was

well

on

it s

way.

OH

The

clock says

it's 4:00

a.m. All

that unpacking,

repacking, laundry , e tc . d id take time.

ON

THE

TRAIL BEGINNING

YEAR

THREE

March 22 .

Tuesday.

At 6:00 a.m. it was back to it ,

and

11:30

a.m.

we

had it altogether.

(I

think.) With

great anticipation of the days and months ahead

we

bid

farewell

to

El Paso

once

again...

A

bi t

of

a

sluggish

start

in Melody, BUT she

had

sa t a long

tim

in the garage. (We thought.)

Soon

we were cruisin

peacefully down

the

highway towards Artesia, New

Mexico. This is a 4-hour drive. The concer t was to b

at 7:00. On Guadalupe Pass, miles

from

nowhere, Jerry

pulled

into

a roadside

park

(going up the mountain). A

brief

rest and ready

to go. NOT

SO Must

be a

dea

battery.

We

sat.

A

terrible day

very, ve ry stron

winds,

dus t, and

COLD.

Tim go t

out

to

flag a

trucker

No t

successful. . .

Lord,

it

is

getting

very

late.

W

have

th e

7:00

p .m . concert, and we're

still over

10

miles

away,

and no phone near to call them.

PLEASE

take care o f this

si tuat ion. In

a fe w minu tes ou

dearest

of

friends, Forrest

and

Edythe Mae Clodfelter

were coming

up the mountain

Tim, so cold

and

miserable, tried

again. THEN he saw

WHO it

was and

about went into

outer space with

excitement.

Within

minutes

a

jumper

cable had us going. It was 4:00

p.m

At 6:45

a car

and

it s driver,

Don Fream,

anxiously

awaiting our

arrival,

met

us

at

th e

drive-way of Artesi

Christian

College

and

drove

us to where

we

were to be

At

6:55 we

were

dressed

(after

a

fashion) and ready

fo r

t he con ce rt

at

7:00.

After

al l

was ove r

we

thanked

ou r God for HIS ever perfect timing, for HIS very

present help in trouble,

and STILL once more

a greate

realization He takes care of every situation,

and

in

thi

case it seemed He did the impossible again.

Th

Clodfelter's had changed their plans,

and God used

them

as His angels

of mercy

An

exciting concert

with

al l the dear

fr iends.

MORE

HIGHWAY HIGHLIGHTS

. . . March 23. Wednesday. A good night's sleep,

refreshing breakfast in the

cafeteria, and Melody wa

then checked out. Again, God blessed us The colleg

has a garage,

and

the

expertise

of

William Baldwi

found a new starter... In no time at all, we were in

Dimmit, Texas,

and

lovingly greeted

by

Wenonah and

Roy

Barringer, minister

of

the

Dimmit First

Christia

Church. We

had

met

Nona

and Roy the yea r before

Time has a way of changing people Nona said

Rosemary, I know you When I read your book and

saw

your maiden

name

(No

one would forget it.),

said,

'Roy,

we were in college together.' We

had

no

recognized

each

other the year before when we met. I

was hard

to

settle down for

th e

concert,

but

soon w

were in

the

spirit

and such

a gratifying time Th

church was full,

and

they loved Tim so. Food

everywhere after.. . and the amiable feeling they

imparted

will

always

be

with

us. We

are

SO blessed. I

was impossible

to

quit talking,

and

Nona also

drug ou

pictures. Roy works

part-time

as a

truck driver. He

said,

Tim,

if it's no t too

bad

(weather) or late when

go

to work,

I'll

take you to

see

my tru ck. Ther

would be

n o w ea th er too bad

o r

h ou r to o

late i f

Tim

had a chance

to

see a

t ruck Roy had

a promise

to

keep and finally at 1:00 a.m. Nona, Roy, and Tim left

Jerry and I said, Thanks anyway.

March 24 .

Thursday.

Nona had

a

farm breakfas

ready,

and a ft er she

loaded us

down with

homemad


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goodies

of

every description, we said, adios and

went again, rejoicing

and praising God for

His endless

blessing to us.

i

Peter :7

Weather

is raging

behind us,

so we will

keep ahead

of

it

(we

hope).

Tliey say

TORNADO WARNINGS

in such

and such countie s.

That

tells

you a lo t when

you are a stranger It had been a long day.

Rest

is a

must. Lord,

we are in

Your hands. Protect

us.

The

wind howled, t he rain

and

some hail pounded

on

poor

Melody s roof, and the lightning flashed, bu t we felt

safe and

snug

as we

were

lulled o ff t o sleep

by

all

the

storm's

racket , knowing our Lord had us

in th e

hollow

o f

His hand.

WIND-BLOWN

March 26

April

3.

The

storm was

staying right

around

us ,

but

it

pushed Melody from behind

as we

continued on. That w as nice. In late afternoon

the

Small family greeted us with a BIG welcome. Jim

Small (Bob Small's nephew)

and

his wife, Vickie,

minister to

the Checotah,

Oklahoma, Christian Church.

The Bob Small 's (Bob and his wi fe, Dr. Norma

Sneed

Sma ll ) have been

cherished friends for many

years.

Tim about crushed

t iny Norma

with a big hug. We had

an

exciting,

wild,

and

wonderful

week

with all

the

Small's and

this

fine group

of

people

as we led in a

Pre-Easter Evangelistic Meeting. Days were filled with

trips

into

Tulsa (There were

two.) for

TV interviews,

(Tulsa

is 60

miles

1

way fr om

Checotah), a concert at

the local high school, and times to visit with people

and enjoy such generous hospitality

in ever>

conceivable

way.

There were

meetings

each

night, and

of course,

food

was

abundant

as we

were hosted

in

many homes

all week.

Only

th e

love

shown

to

us

was

superior, and

we felt

the bonds

of

this

love as it tugged

at

ou r

heart-strings.

What

a

jubilant surprise

to

get up

to sing one

night,

and out in the

audience were

some

of

the

dearest people we know Darryl, wife Linda,

and

daughter

Stacie Gr imm from Claremore, Okla

homa (75 miles away). It was my

birthday. They

came

with a huge, beautiful cake, and the church had

surprised me with a cake. What a thrill The Grimms

trekked

down

twice. That's a

lo t

of

effort, time,

and

devotion.

The excitement of the

week

grew each

day

and night, and though

the s tormy,

blustery weather

had been with

us,

it did not curta il the attendance

or

spirit.

CHEERS TO TEARS

A simply

gorgeous Eas te r Sunday was ours to

enjoy from beginning to end, and though it was brisk,

Tim gave an open air concert in the little park in

Checotah

as

th e

final

climax to th e meeting.

. .

Prior to

this Larry Buck took Tim to see

the

diesel trucks and

equipment where he works. (See picture.) Tim was

truly high for the concert. How hard to say

Thank

you ALL for a memorable time. You have helped us,

and our prayer is may it be we helped

you.' Jerry,

usually ministering through music, was blessed to have

m

Larry Buck

took

Tim

to

his Truck

Checotah, Oklahoma, 4/3f83

been the preaching minister for the meeting. Once a

preacher always

a

preacher,

I guess. The

sun

went

down

there in

the park, and the

lights

f looded ove

Tim as he praised God through

mus ic thi s

night. As

always, he

did

a

tremendous rendition

of How

Great

Thou Art. I

was overwhelmed,

even to tears, in those

moments that

our

God loved

us

ALL enough

and

was

so

great

that He

sent

His Son, Jesus, to give salvation

to ALL. Praise

God

He is risen And too, as

Tim

played, I somehow

knew

how

weak

and frail I was as a

mother.

I

could never

give my

son

for

someone

else

It

was now dark

and cold, and

I

felt it ever

so much

because we had to say

good-bye

to all

those we'd

grown

so close

to

all

week.

April

4.

Monday. Bob

Small did some

photography

of us

for the Capstan

Review paper

before

we

lef t, and

soon Melody

wound her

way from Capstan, Inc

(where we were parked at Bob and Norma s). With a

little

effort,

we were

directed

to Dallas. Bill

and

Dorothy Morgan

met

us at th e Qearview Christian

Church and

tended

to

our every

need.

We

were

overjoyed to see these, our

fellow

co-workers

in El

Paso,

and fo r

a

short time,

ou r

neighbors.

April 6. Wednesday.

Dorothy

Morgan had

neve

heard one

of Tim's concerts,

though

she had heard

him

play

many

times. She vowed this

time

NOTHING

would

ge t

her

down It

didn't.

We

were ta xied by

her

to

Dallas

Christian

College

where

Tim

played

fo r

the

chapel

service. A host of El Paso

youth

attending

the

college

greeted

us Gizelle Vega, Leslie Wray

Jill Russell,

Dawn

Stivers,

Dana

Eggleston,

and Judy

Bump. We couldn't believe these kids were so GROWN

and ou t

on

their

own.

Love

them

al l

so

much.. .

Lunch

in

the

college cafeteria,

and

we were

on our way to Four Seasons Nursing Home in Dallas


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Bill

met

us there, and

Tim soon had the residents

tapping

their toes. Do

you

have

to go?

they

asked.

Twill

never forget

one

l it tl e lady who

took my

hand

and wi th

tears

in

her

eyes, said,

Thank you for

cx>ming.

This was wonderful. It was SO MUCH

BETTER

than sit ting and looking at my

bathroom.

I

have a

beautiful bathroom,

bu t

this

was so

much

better

Concert number

2

for Dorothy

A

bi t

of rest

followed and back

in to the

Morgan

Taxi

and across

town

again

to

another

nursing

home. They,

too,

were

elated

with the

concert .

A

m an and his wife sat at the

door as

we

entered the

home.

A casual hello, exchange

of smiles, and the concert

was

soon under

way.

Midway, I

noticed

the

lady

by the

door

was gone.

When Tim f in ished, a

man

was

standing just behind

me, and as Tim came over, he said, I am H. 6. (Has

Been) Worthy.. . My

daughter came back

and said,

*Daddy, come quick and meet this boy at

the

piano '

We

ended

up going

back

to see his wife

of

so

many

years,

now

a patient. Though paralyzed

of body, her

mind

was so

vibrant. She

wanted to hear Tim

play

so

badly, bu t there was no way to do this. Her eyes

sparkled

with the joy

of

the moment, after

a

bit, Jerry

led in prayer and we lef t.

April 7. Thursday. Concert this morning at

Heritage Christian Academy. This was number 4

for

Dorothy

She's doing A-OK A quieter

day and t ime to

relax

a bit vwth the Morgan's.

April 8. Friday. Afternoon

was

pleasant as we were

able

to be at the

lovely

Juliette Fowler

Home

in

Dallas.

It is a

Senior

Citizens Retirement Center. (I

could

have

stayed.) Liz Moore, Public

Information

Specialist

for

th e

National

Association of

Retarded

Citizens

(ARC),

graced

us

with her presence. We have

had

many phone

calls with

this

office,

but thi s was our

first personal

contact. It

was

worth waiting for. The ARC has been

very

helpful

and

supportive

of Tim

and

encourages

parents

and workers

across

the

U.S.

to attend the

concerts. The

evening was

spent enjoying

High

School

Days at

Dallas

Christian College.

. -. April 9. Saturday. The Kingdom Seekers Class of

Qearview Christian (Thurch had a dinner meeting. Jerry

borrowed a gui ta r,

and though everyone

was full

and

running over with beans and com bread, we all made a

joyful

noise unto the Lord as he led us in singing

and

brought

devotions.

TIPTOE

THROUGH

THE TULIPS

. . .April 10. Sunday. A full and happy day with

Qearview. Tim played, and we

spoke

during the

morning worship. Lunch with Dorothy and Bill and a.

quick tri p

to

see beautiful Las Colinas, a new city

being

built

near Dallas. The floral landscaping leaves

you

breathless,

and

it's indescribable

except to

say

there must be millions of

red

and

yellow

tulips, huge

yellow and white pansies,

and

small, delicate,

purple

flowers perfectly planted throughout this magnificent

place. A peaceful waterway winds through the city

accenting

the

gracefully designed buildings and

sidewalks, which are free

of

litter on the

ground,

and

one sees no litter

of billboards or

signs

on

buildings

McDonald's

is there,

bu t

it s

appearance

is that of an

elegant restaurant And so we viewed man's ability to

build

a beautiful city bu t

have

a greater vision

and

hope

of

seeing

the

eternal city where

the

streets are

o

pure gold.

It

truly will be indescribable.

The concer

followed

at 6:00

p.m.

at Qearview. Jenny (George

DeMar and her husband, Danny, and

their children

drove over ,

and

he r

cheery countenance added

so

much to our day. Well, Dorothy did OK.. . this wa

concert number

6

Congratulations, Dorothy, and

we

hope

you didn't

get sick afterwards from all

the

activity

April 11. Monday. Corpus Qiristi, here w

come...

Tim^s times with teacher. Red Camp, were, a

usual, PRICELESS, as are these friends

to

us. More

and

more people say

to

us, Red Camp has to be

wonderful person for all he has done to help Tim. We'd

like to say 'Thanks' to him for his

part.

So we giv

them his address.

For

any of

ou r

readers who would

like to do this, we say a hearty right

on ,

and giv

you their address: and Mrs. Red Camp, 548

Naples, Corpus Christi, Texas 78404. He truly ha

given far above the average teacher, and his pay is ou

very grateful and sincere Thank you, Red and

Alvis ... The beautiful RV park on the Gulf, with th

gentle breeze, sunny skies, sea gulls, palm trees, and a

that goes with beautiful Corpus Christi, was just th

ticket to put some vitality back into some

unvital

people. Tim walked and walked and learned ever s

much more about the ocean, ships, Corpus Christi, an

you just name it. He takes it ALL in

April 14. Thursday. Another wonderful learnin

experience for Tim and Dad, and then that which w

did not like was upon us. We had to say

good-bye... Lunch on our way out of town with Fred

McWhorter, minister of the New Testament Christia

Church in Corpus Christi, and back on Highway 77

After awhile, we were in Victoria. Here we had

to

sa

hi to

former

El Pasoans, the Russell's, Floyd & Alta

and their son, Gary. So great to see them.

April 15. Friday. Breakfast afforded a time for

brief

visit

and then

on

toward Houston. Now fo r

surprise. WE HAVE REALLY IMPROVED... We go

through Hpuston without spending 2 hours goin

around

the

freeway this time.

That

is progress

ACROSS THE

SOUTHLAND

. . .Apri l

16. Saturday.

Beaumont,

Texas,

our nex

scheduled stop, was soon home for a few days. W

were greeted on the K-Mart parking lot by Bo

Nichols, who led us to the

Washington Boulevar

Christ ian Church. Melody was extremely

content t

rest under a huge shade t ree , and we never heard

word out of h er the whole

t ime

we

were there Le

and

Marsella Wineinger

minister

here,

and

how w

appreciated this marvelous family and their beautifu

hospitality to us. Dinner was wonderful, as was th

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11/37

April 17. Sunday. Morning worship Tim played a

teaser

for the

people,

followed

by

a time to

enjoy

Bob

and

Helen

Nichols,

as

well

as

her

delicious

cooking.

Bob saw

to

it we connected time-wise

to

our

next

event a

concert

in a lovely nursing

home,

S ab in e Oak s. The c on ce rt t the

c hu rc h w as

t

7:00 .

Tim

gave

it

all

he had .

. April 18. Monday.

An

unscheduled concert was

scheduled,

and

it

truly

blessed our l ives. A

senior group

meets each

mon th a t Sour

Lake Chr is tian Church (near

Beaumont). Today

was

th e day.

Program

planned

was

unable

to be

there,

so we

went. When

they l earned wc

could go, ins tead

of it

being

just fo r

Senior

Citizens,

they

busily cal led

other church

folk,

and

it was a

family affair. Oh my,

the

food and

the

affection

for us

was

beautiful.

What a blessing to

our

lives

.

April 19.

Tuesday.

Evening was a special

t ime with

new

acquaintances, Eve lyn and Cli fton McGee.

Our

eye

balls about popped out

when

we saw

NOT reindeer

on

the

housetop

BUT

poodles (3) .

Clifton

has made

dog runs

on the roof

of their home and

garage

and

ladders

to

th e

runs.

The

dogs are as agile

on

the

roof

as

on t he ground,

and I

assure you

it

astounds

any

passerby. At f irst s ight one might think , Wha t was in

my coffee or

soft

drink? It is absolutely wild. As you

might have guessed, these 3 poodles are a

bit

spoiled,

but you couldn' t

NOT love

them

and spoil

them.

Evelyn s gourmet

dinner

was superb. Tim

had

a special

attachment to her and Clifton, and all the wonderful

people in Beaumont.

. April 20. Wednesday. Crystal and Gary Laidacker,

daughter and son-in-law

of th e

Wineinger s, are

ministering

with

th e

Nederland,

Texas,

Christian

Church in the capacity

of

assistant minister. Minister,

R.A. Mainord, will be retiring in

th e near future, and

Gary

will become

th e

senior minister. We

shared

this

evening

with

these people,

lunched afterward with

Crystal and Gary, and

then

we all

went

to

the

Wineinger s fo r a

time

to say Thank you,

God,

for

such a blessed week , and another time to say to ou r

friends, We're sorry we have to say so long. Never will

we forget all

the

precious memories

and

abundant

blessings all have

brought into

our lives.

April 22 . Friday. Well, Louisiana, we are

coming.

Hope th e high

water

has all receded

The

devastating

floods

were just

a few

days prior to this t ime. This

is

our

VERY

FIRST

time in Lou is ia na ..

.No

problems

encountered,

and before long,

Leonard

Navarre,

minister

of

Calvary Christian

Church

in Baton Rouge,

was giving us a down south welcome, Mary Eddy

Tackett,

publicity chairman,

worked

diligently, and

one

of the things scheduled was a TV interview. We

arrived at 2:00

p.m. T im

played

for

children in

the

school. Interview followed, and

then

before long, the

concert time had

descended upon us.

A

torrential

downpour had been taking place, but the crowd was

great, and

the

time of refreshments

that

followed was

again a

wonderful opportunity to learn to know

so

m n y

FROM BREEZES AND TREE-ZES

CAME

SNEEZES

April

23.

Saturday.

Tim

had had a severe allergy

attack

getting

much

worse... We

had

anticipated

going

to

Lake, Mississippi. Our friends, the Billie

Nichols family, gave us a

5-star portion of southern

hospi ta li ty . They are

friends

from

several

years

back

and m inister

to

the Lake

Christian

Church. The

beaut iful d inner

was a family affair. Billie is a

pharmacist

by

trade.

Poo r T im

was nearly

down

flat

with

the

allergy. Billie

started

fixing

Tim up. Some

pills and

to

bed.

. April 24.

Sunday.

Much better in the morning

Some more medicine

and

to church.

Hm That

stuf

sure

does

do something

to

my eyel ids. I

can't

keep

them open We sang, he accompanied

bu t

with l it tle

knowledge

of what he

was

doing.

A solo

next,

but

the

bombastic

Tim saved his energy for the evening. (He

did get awake ) A fun time at a smorgasboard

followed. Tim

ate

in his sleep, so best p lace

was bed

and by

evening sleep

had made

all

the difference

in

the

world. He gave

th e

concert

his

all, and

th e

people

were

so

generous with their response.

A

packed house and

a

joyous occasion

followed in th e

beautiful reception.

A

piano

player

and a runny nose aren't compatible

. April 25.

Monday. An

early

star t . . . Tim

still feels

badly. Sleep is

best

medicine. The highways are

radiant

with dogwoods blooming. A sight to behold

TENNESSEE

WALTZ

April

26. Tuesday. Across

into Tennessee

rest

office work

laundry

hair

cuts, etc.

. April 27. Wednesday. Arrived

at

Mission Services in

Knoxville. Love that Ray family Gwen, Howard,

and

daughter, Sharlotte.

Lunch was waiting for us,

and

Ethelyne and

Clarence Linsenbigler, friends

from my

home

church in North

Industry

(Canton), Ohio, were

there. Boy , d id we TALK We

thrilled at th e

facilities

of Mission Services, and as always, praised

God fo r this

ministry

and it s dedicated

workers.

The afternoon was

gone

Time for concert

at the Woodlawn Christ ian

Church

in Knoxville.

What

a

tremendous reception.

We

had the pleasure, finally, of

meeting

J. O. Pierson, a

brother in Chr is t whose min is try is

devoted

to th e

mentally handicapped. The Special Class in this church

honored Tim with a beaut if u l bou tonn ie r e .

He was

thrilled We had corresponded with Brother Pierson

and looked forward

to

meeting him.

Today

was the

day.

The emotions of th e

day

and

hour

left us

exhausted,

and a

quiet time with the Ray's at the

Sizzler, and food

for stomach and

soul

truly

f il led us

with energy needed

to

drive

on to

Milligan College

Tennessee. We

found

ou r way by

God's

guidance

(surely

NOT ours) ,

and at 1:30 a.m.

told

Melody she

cou ld re st her weary self, too. Tim still weary

with

allergy.

Mine

is

taking

over

in a

great way , t oo

. April 28.

Thursday.

Convocation at Milligan

College

was

at 9:20.

The

kids

responded with such

enthusiasm.

Next

off to Elizabethton, Tennessee, just

a

few mi les

away. Rodney

and Kathleen Marshall

are the

10

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12/37

vibrant, energetic young couple leading the Southside

Christian

Qiurch.

We

were i nv it ed

to

share

in an

evangelistic meeting from Thursday through Sunday. A

quick lunch and on to the Happy Valley High School

for a concert. Southern cooking filled us to running

over at

Jack

and Wilma Owens.

Jerry

was preaching

it

wasn't

on an

empty tummy,

I assure you. It was

a

good evening.

April 29. Friday. Emmanuel School of Religion,

Johnson City, Tennessee, was scheduled for a

9:00

a.m. concert . Lunch

followed

with

Nina

Shell.

She

is

such

a

beaut iful woman to learn to know After

a

delightful meal and fellowship, a concert followed at

Elizabethton High School. Evening service again at

7:30, and what a thrill to see a special sister in the

Lord, Dorothy Keister

Walker

A nice, short visit in

Melody after

th e service.

. April 30. Saturday. Helen Jack is another truly

beautiful Christian woman. She bought food, and

Kathleen

Marshall

cooked

it because

of

a physical

problem of Helen s We appreciated their

combined

efforts and

such a

relaxing time.

April has made its exodus. I can't believe it, but

the calendar says so.

That

means I sign off. I'd love to

have filled in with so many, many more things much

too personal to print. Situations that God alone knows

why we were where we werewhen we were. All of the

travel, friends, food, and joys balance

off

the

heartaches we encounter in heartbreaking situations. I

read and re-read the scripture, Romans 14:12, So

then, every one

shall

give account of himselfto God.

That is frightening to us in a

way...

We pray earnestly

that always we are doing His will and are pleasing in

His sight, being good stewards

of

time, money, energy.

There definitely will never be a problem in anyone's

Ufe

if we keep singing the beautiful old hymn Let

Him Have His Way

with

Thee.

TH T Y O U

MAY KNOW

We have received

many letters

asking

how to

express thanks and requests to Fantasy , the NBC

program Tim was on and also, to Liberace . I can give

the addresses, and if

you

write, I'm sure the mail will

be directed to th e proper person.

Liberace

Fan tasy NBC

c/o Liberace Museum Jim

Davy

1775

E. Tropicana Ave. 2401

W

Alameda

Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 Burbank, California 91523

We praise God. How He has supplied our every

need through many of you Without caring people, our

ministry would cease to exist. The financial support is

important, but prayer support ismost vital, and we

as

yo\x, please consistently remember us.

If

you wish

to book

a concert,

evangelistic meeting, camp, etc., direct your

requests to us at the address on front, or call

us at 915/566-3177 (our home leave

message) or 216/484-3233 (my brother,

Wayne Brechbuhler) or 216/478-2768 (my

brother, Clyde Brechbuhler). They will reach

us. 1983 has some year-end t ime, and 1984

is

being formulated.

. .

. The song In My Heart There Rings a Melody ha

taken on a bit

of

special meaning to us. Then Jerry

changed a few words to Down the road here goes ou

Melody , and truly she

does...

We

thank God for th

safe 28,000 miles He

gave

us last tour and for ever

other provision.

We again

ask your earnest prayers fo

that 's what keeps the wheels turning.

Let us hear from you. How we cherish our mai

from

every

interested person.

We Love and Pray for You, too

. .

. Keep a

Song

in Your Heart and a Prayer on You

Lips.

Tim a n d crowd

a t

MHMR conce rt .


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Itinerary

May, June, July

1983

Phone for

time

and

location

May

2 3

2 5

26-27

29

J u n e

First

Christian

Church 3

Mother-Dau^ter Banquet

p.m.

Senior

Center

- noon

1325 Hayes Ave.

Sandusky,

OH

44870

419/626-1962

Church 5

419/625-3428 Home

James Irby,

Minister

Church

o f Chris t

Mother-Daughter Banquet - open to public

N o r t h

E lm S t.

Orrville,OH 44667

216/682-3686 Church n

Kenneth Baldwin, Minister

Convention fo r Develop-Mentally Disabled

Columbus,

OH

Church

of

Christ

of

E.

Dayton

3415 Linden Ave.

Dayton,

OH 45410

513/253-2965 Office 15

513/426-6905 Home

Robert

E. Hanze, Minister

Marysville

Christian

Church

1700 Walde Rd. N. Cherry St.

MarysviUe,OH

43040

513/642-9838 Office

513/349-3898 Home

David

A.

Winner, Minister

Palmyra

Church

of Christ

21184ZohnanRd.,Rt3

Fredericktown, OH 43019

614/694-6470

Steve Liming, Minister

19

24-26

THE

MUSICIANARIES

Prepared

and

MailedBy:

Spanish American Evangelism

3135 Forney

Lane

EIPaso,TX

79935

Pleasan t Grove

Church

o f Chris t

7157 CR46, Rt . 1

Mt. Giliad,

OH

4338

July

419/946-4244

Don Neumeister, Minister

Indianola

Church

o f Chris t

2141 Indianola Ave,

Columbus, OH 43201

614/299-3507

614/299-5800

James

Walker, Minister

Rick Ruble, Minister of Music

1st.

Annual

Ohio County Music Association

G o t t s

Litt le

Acres

3 7 2 2

Lesh St.

NE

Canton, OH 44705

216/455-2657

216/525-7555

Len Shyrock

Spring Valley R.V.

Resort

4 8 8 Q a u de ll

Ave.

SW

Canton, OH

44706

Delber t Plaskott

North

Industry Christian

Church

4 2 5 4 5 t h

St. SW

Canton, OH 44706

216/484-2061 Office

216/484-2723

Home

Rod Huron,

Minister

Wanda Brechbuhler - 216/478-2768

Scotch

Plains

Church

o f Christ

1800

Raritan Rd.

Scotch

Plains,

NJ 07076

201/654-5413 Home

201/889-1690 Church

Dexter Williams,

Minister

Msslon

Serv eea

2 4 2 7

Knoxvlixe,

tN

37901

ADDRESSEE;

Please advise if

Address is

incorrect.

Highland Park Christian

5708 E. 31st St.

Tulsa,OK

74135

918/627

0783

Office

B. A.

Austin,

Minister

Gloria Lawson, Secretar

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o

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cSaley's 'fSftote

cBoo^

A L L M A I L T O :

T h e M u s i c i a n a r i e s

M/M Gerald

R.

Baley

2 50 1 P o rt la nd

El

Paso, Texas

79930

(915) 566-3177

Summer I ^

1983 H

Random iH

Reflect ions

m

^ ^ 4

m

V o l u m e

2

Baley s Note Book

N u m b e r

2

GLEANINGS WITH

MEANINGS

My Daddy was such a very

special

person.

Howfortunate we

kids

were

to have such a dad

(and mother,

too). He taught

through his eyes, his hands, and his face. I don't recall that he

ever

spanked

me

(He

left that up to mother.), but he got his

message across. I guess I was considered spoiled, but then I

don't apologize asI didn't raise me;my parents and brother and

sister did Gotta blame it on someone.

. . .

At any rate. Daddy

would

GIVE

me anytliing he possibly could and DO anything

almost

that I

asked

him to do.

One

evening

we

sat on the back

porch, and it was so very hot. Daddy had worked so hard all

day,

and in my child-like way, I

was

bugging him. I wanted

1.00 to go

with

a

friend, Loma,

to go get

candy.

After a

continuous round of PLEASE, Daddy, and lots of HUGSand

KISSES, he took his battered billfold

from

his pocket andsaid,

Sweet Potatoe

(his nickname

for

me), I would give you any

thing

I have if I

could,

but I don't have any money. I

remember

so

vividly

the look inhis

face

and the

love

in his eyes.

How many times since I have grown that I have thought ofhow

my Heavenly Father has given all He had (HIS SON, JESUS)

andhow I must BUG Him and

seem

so

ungrateful.

I constantly

pray that I am worthy of

His

love, mercy, and grace....

Philippians

3:8 through theendof thechapter.

STILL

WALTZING THROUGH TENNESSEE

. . . May 1. Tennessee was our location at the close

of

our las

newsletter. It

was

a

wonderful beginning

of a new monthas

we

closed

the evangelistic

meeting

at the

Southside Christian

Church in Elizabethton,

Tennessee.

Rodney Marshall

(minister)

John

Qark,

and

Jerry were off at the early hourof7:00

a.m.

to

a Gideon Prayer Breakfast. Tim said he'd rather SLEEP, A

savory table was spread, following themorning worship

service

What

DOWN

SOUTH

dishes do for a growling tummy. Al

too soon then it wasevening, and Tim's concert closedour time

with

these

beautiful

people. Farewell's always

seem

to be sad,

and this wasNOexception.

. . . May

2. Rodney invited Jerry to attend the ministers' area

breakfast...

and after they returned,

we

told Melody

her

nice

restwas overfor a littlewhile, and away we went.

. .. May 3. The

last

night of the meeting (Sunday, the first),

Tim developed a

very

red

and

swollen (on the top)left

hand.

Ii

was very painful as he played his concert. Treatment on Mon

day

saw

no

improvement. hurried

to

Lexington, Kentucky,

for

our next concert. Dick Carpenter, minister, is a dearfriend

of

many years.

For

around

16

years

he

ministered

to

my home

church, so

we knew

he would help us find a

good

doctor, and

he did.


15/37

IN THE BEAUTIFUL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS COUNTRY

May 4. Jerry's HAPPY birthday Doctor to see Tim

to o r row

May 5, It is severe tendonitis Medicine and LESS playing

until the hand improves, the doctor said. He said Tim could go

ahead w ith th e scheduled con certs unless

it hurt to o

bad

Medication and treatment followed. A lo t of improvement

(redness and some swelling gone) was seen by

Sunday

. May 8. MOTHER'S DAY, Found our day with Broadway

Christian Church in Lexington one

of

real joy. WeTHRILLED

at hearing Dick preach again; it had been so long. He was always

good, but now is great Lunch with Dick and his wife, Eileen,

and

their

sons, David and Steven, and Steven's wife, Beth Ann.

These boys were just kids the last time we saw them, so it was a

joy to see them and learn of their lives and how wonderfully

God has blessed the whole family.

Tim

thr il led at the love and

response

of

the evening's concert. The massive auditorium and

lovely grand had him primed jus t right for the moments thai

followed

May 9. A newspaper ad led us

out

to Lexton Records. . .

(More on this in July.) After being there a great share of the

morning, we had a hurried lunch and went with George Butler,

Minister

of

Music at Broadway Christian, to tlie Bluegrass

School for the Mentally Handicapped. Wethrilled at tlus lovely

facility, and Tim had a lot of fun with the kids. They sang all

the hymns at the top

of

their voices Tlie evening hours were

spent at another facility in Lexington for the mentally handi

capped also, called Excepticon. It is a large residential facility.

Tim washot, as there wasa lot of plate glass and the bright sun

of the late afternoon shone through. He

HATES

to be warm

when he plays but went ahead, and the kids brought the house

down. More singing at the top of their voices, and then many

found their way up to the piano, still singing while others

danced to the beautiful hymns. Jerry and I sat there witli tears

dotting our cheeks and knowing the meaning

of

Psalms 149:3,

Let them praise His name with DANCING. We love you,

Tim, and please come back rang out, and then it was time to

go. I sat beside a beautiful, young girl who craved conversation.

I was drawn to the beauty of her face. In the course of our

conversation, she said, I've been here so long and have no

friends or family that come. Her parents placed her there and

have not returned in all these many years. I wanted to take her

with us so badly. The staff members said she could function in

society with little problem, but she had no one or no place. She

praised the church t ha t t ook about 150

of

them

to services

each

week, and I thanked God for this,

too

May 10. A bit of a visit with Dickand EileenCarpenter and

some friends who were formerly from tlie Canton area, Sherriell

Storey, also Bill and Kate Riddle who used to live in my

hometown. It was a great surprise to see all of them and have a

brief visit. Soon we were on our way again. Jerry found an RV

garage to get a new fuel filter, and in checking Melody over the

mechanic found out her universal joint wasabout to give up the

^ost

again, so we were detained until they could get one from

Lexington. How we thanked God for the mechanic who found

this. Soon, we were merrily on our way and happy that Melody

felt

better

S HO R T S TO P I N O HI O

May 11. Fairfield, Ohio, next stop. What

ajoy

when I found

out that the minister and his wife, David and Shirley Phillips,

were OLD college mates. Also, tlie youth minister, Tim Heck,

said, My wife is Nancy Pace, (daughter

of

Talmage and Irene

Pace). Nancy was a young girl when we saw her last and now is

a beautiful young mother, Nancy's parents were there in Fair-

field, so we had a wonderful reunion over dinner with them,

Nancy and Tim, David and Shiriey and their son, Steve. Steve

and Tim becameveryclose friends. He is such an amiableyoung

man who also has a mental disabil ity. Really had to wa tch the

clock as it would have been so easy to keep visiting and m

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