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Follow on Google News |  Pastor Cecil A. Thompson Releases His Life Story - Life Is A Blast! Minuteman To MinistryNew Book By Pastor Cecil A. Thompson - Life Is A Blast! Minuteman To Ministry A Pastor Looks Back On His Life And Anticipates The Future!
New Book By Pastor Cecil - Life Is A Blast! Life starts for everyone at the moment of birth. What a profound statement! It is what we do with that life that counts. To ask the question, “How in the world did I get here?” Seems to demand another question, “Where is here?” Here is where we happen to be at this very moment. It is not a particular age or a particular achievement. It is where we are right now. I have been writing for many years but most of it has been unrelated to specific periods of time. You might say it has been a recounting of random thoughts, stories, illustrations, and memories. Someone much wiser than me as suggested that while there is still time I need to put down some of the things that I have done that will not be remembered after I’m gone. Isn’t that a cheerful thought?! None of us can remember the moment of our birth… at best we can recall bits and pieces of our early childhood. Over the years I have shared some of my memories of growing up in small town America, but I feel there is more to tell and now is the time to tell it. Things were much different back in the 1930’s. The nation as, well as the whole world, was slowly creeping out of the Great Depression. I was too young to experience those trying years. The greatest impact in my life was that my parents had left the “dust bowl” of the panhandle of Oklahoma and moved to the “lush green” on the Pacific Northwest. Our family consisted of my parents, Cecil Frank and Blanche Pauline Thompson. I had an older brother, Harold, who was seven years older than me. Mom made him take me along with him many times so he resented this kid brother trying to be around trying to act older than he really was. One of my earliest memories was of that “lush green”. We lived very near the mighty Columbia River. All I had to do was walk out the door and I could see the beautiful river the green trees on every side and oh yes, on the other side the river I could see Gresham, Oregon. Living where we did we quite often had light rain. One of my earliest goofy recollections was to hear people comment when it was misting; “it’s just Oregon mist that missed Oregon and hit Washington.” I never really considered myself to be ornery or mischievous, but I guess others felt that I was. Each day as I woke I wondered what I would be receiving a spanking for that day. I had an idea that it was going to come, I just did not know for what reason. It’s amazing that I was so misunderstood. RIGHT! And so my story begins. This little boy who was stuck with the name Junior was about to enter life and have the most wonderful experience that can even be imagined. Yes I had many disciplines along the way, but as I look back they were all deserved, and a few I got away with. Please fasten your seatbelt and take this trip with me. Pastor Cecil A. Thompson ORDER HERE - https://tsw.createspace.com/ ABOUT PASTOR CECIL: From time to time I receive requests asking about me and who I am. To be honest, I occasionally ask myself the same questions. With that in mind, I would like to give you a brief glimpse of who this guy is who calls himself “Pastor Cecil.” CURRENT STATUS: Pastor, Tumwater Chapel of Grace Ministries 5116 Bald Eagle Lane S.W. Tumwater, Washington 98512 PastorCecil@ MINISTRY EXPERIENCE: Preaching assignments in South Dakota, Newfoundland, Missouri;Assoc. Pastor (Discipleship/ PERSONAL BACKGROUND AND TESTIMONY: I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Savior during a Vacation Bible School in Camas, Washington, when I was in the third or fourth grade. It was a genuine experience and I have never turned back from following Him all of my life. In 1948 I fell in love with my sweetheart Joyce when we were both 14. Throughout our 62 plus years of marriage we remained totally devoted to each other. Joyce and I were blessed with three beautiful children and eight gorgeous grandchildren. Blessing is the operative word in our life because we early on learned the secret of blessing. In 1991, one year after becoming pastor at Summit Lake Community Church, our oldest daughter ascended to be with our Lord. We learned the blessing of trusting the Lord even when allowing our precious girl to slip the bonds of this world. Her three children, surrounded with our prayers, became such a joy to us. We are even more blessed to have our son Dan, his wife Donna and their family living close to us. Our youngest daughter, Lori, experienced kidney failure in 2001. She started kidney dialysis and went on the transplant list for both her kidney and pancreas. On December 18, 2001, our granddaughter Jenna (Brenda’s daughter), donated one of her kidneys to her aunt Lori. The transplant was a great success. On February 5, 2002, a pancreas became available and was transplanted at the University Of Washington Medical Center where the kidney transplant had been completed the previous year. Several months later the pancreas failed and Lori received a second transplant. She has experienced several challenges since the transplants, but we walk by faith, as does she, and simply allow the Lord to work out the details. Together Joyce and I experienced many blessings of the Lord on our ministry. Even though my dear wife has now ascended to be with our Lord, we always believed that there is no such thing as retirement. I want to be found faithful when the Lord calls me to be with Him and reunited with my dear ones who have gone on before me. This is a tiny glimpse of Pastor Cecil. My one desire is to be used in any and every way the Lord chooses. Walk with God today, trust Him completely, and be a blessing. Pastor Cecil. Pastor Cecil's “The Sands Of Eternity” Video Message At: http://www.pastorcecil.com/ End
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