Greetings

[Al Simmons]

Hello all, my name is Al Simmons.

I am a man who has been lost for quite some time,
you see my story begins in my native Detroit.

I was a good Christian man there, and my life, at least as I intended it to be was dedicated to praising Jesus.

In fact when the time came, I even signed up for a missionary trip to Botswana, to teach the natives.

But on that trip, I came across something despicable.

What that was, was the fact that my family was part of the WBC, and were intending to corrupt the young Batswana children with false Christianity.

Hence, being the Christian I was, I called them on it, and in response, they beat me unconscious and left me in Botswana to die all alone.

Then, as I woke up the next morning, I found a little boy sitting next to me, and out of the goodness of his own heart, he gave me a bowl of water for no repayment whatsoever.

With a smile, I took the water and eventually as the days went on found my way home to Detroit.

Upon which my folks were arrested, and I came here to the LBC.

Thanks you friends, for allowing me to tell my story to you.

[Dr Laurence Niles]

Re: Greetings

Hello all, my name is Al Simmons.

I am a man who has been lost for quite some time,
you see my story begins in my native Detroit.

I was a good Christian man there, and my life, at least as I intended it to be was dedicated to praising Jesus.

In fact when the time came, I even signed up for a missionary trip to Botswana, to teach the natives.

But on that trip, I came across something despicable.

What that was, was the fact that my family was part of the WBC, and were intending to corrupt the young Batswana children with false Christianity.

Hence, being the Christian I was, I called them on it, and in response, they beat me unconscious and left me in Botswana to die all alone.

Then, as I woke up the next morning, I found a little boy sitting next to me, and out of the goodness of his own heart, he gave me a bowl of water for no repayment whatsoever.

With a smile, I took the water and eventually as the days went on found my way home to Detroit.

Upon which my folks were arrested, and I came here to the LBC.

Thanks you friends, for allowing me to tell my story to you.

Hi, Nick! What church do you go to, what is your favourite Bible verse and when did you first find The Lord?

YIC

[Al Simmons]

Re: Greetings

Hi, Nick! What church do you go to, what is your favourite Bible verse and when did you first find The Lord?

YIC

Hello. I go to the Second Baptist Church of Detroit. My first bible verse, is


Proverbs 24:14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off. ,



and as for when I first found the Lord...

well to say it best, I first found the Lord when I met that boy.

As it was the sight of that boy and others like him, that made me realize how great God is, and that the world we live in is not as bad a place, especially if there are good natured people left in it.

[Mary Etheldreda]

Re: Greetings

Oh, that's nice!



How many children do you have, dear?

[Basilissa]

Re: Greetings

As it was the sight of that boy and others like him, that made me realize how great God is, and that the world we live in is not as bad a place, especially if there are good natured people left in it.

Welcome fellow Michigander

I admire you for the courage to live in Detroit. I am always scared to death when I go through that city.

And yes, our Mighty God is truly great. My favorite Bible verses remind me how fierce He is (Psalm 78:49, Isaiah 13:9), the fact that He never forgets anything (Exodus 20:5), His love of war (Exodus 15:3), and His treatment of people He doesn't like (1 Samuel 15:3, Psalm 137:9, Ezekiel 20:25-26, 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12).

Praise our Lord!!

Here is one of 1000 reasons why I don't like Detroit:

[Al Simmons]

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Oh, that's nice!



How many children do you have, dear?

I do not have any children, but I might have some down the road.

[James Hutchins]

Re: Greetings

I do not have any children, but I might have some down the road.

What road will your children be on? Don't you worry about them being squished by a passing car?

[FreeFromBrains]

Re: Greetings

Welcome fellow Michigander

I admire you for the courage to live in Detroit. I am always scared to death when I go through that city.

And yes, our Mighty God is truly great. My favorite Bible verses remind me how fierce He is (Psalm 78:49, Isaiah 13:9), the fact that He never forgets anything (Exodus 20:5), His love of war (Exodus 15:3), and His treatment of people He doesn't like (1 Samuel 15:3, Psalm 137:9, Ezekiel 20:25-26, 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12).

Praise our Lord!!

Here is one of 1000 reasons why I don't like Detroit:

Fallout 3 was based on a real place?

Who knew?

[Basilissa]

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Fallout 3 was based on a real place?

Who knew?

I don't know and I don't care, but I do know that some post-apocalyptic Hellywood movies were filmed there. You don't need any additional scenery, it's all there.

Detroit is the most depressing place I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of depressing places on my missionary trips to South America and Eastern Europe. I guess this is what happens to a city when all white people leave

I didn't take any of the photos (I'm seriously scared to stop the car and get out the camera), but the pics above and below are real.

This is a very tall building in the downtown area (I think it used to be a hotel):


This used to be a shopping mall:


This very strange house (in a practically abandoned neighborhood) always bugs me (sorry for huge pic):


Here are some more interesting pictures:
The Ruins of Detroit

[Alialena]

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...It is sights like this that make me relieved to live in Vancouver WA... I think this person may be having a love affair with stuffed animals or is using them as bait as they are a child molester. How horribly sickening! Someone should check his basement!

[Al Simmons]

Re: Greetings

What road will your children be on? Don't you worry about them being squished by a passing car?

No, no friend, what I meant to say, that in the future, I might have children.

[James Hutchins]

Re: Greetings

No, no friend, what I meant to say, that in the future, I might have children.

Having children is much more productive if they exist in the present.

[Basilissa]

Re: Greetings

No, no friend, what I meant to say, that in the future, I might have children.

So, Mr. Simmons, which one of the above neighborhoods do you call your own?