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Q3: Raleigh, NC
Q4: Operations/Supply Chain Management
Q5: Pamela Carey
Q6: Kristen (daughter)
Kendra (daughter)
Q7: "Quit acting like a dunkey" I heard that more than most I think.
Q8: I was fortunate enough to know Gordon and Dottie for several years before he went to TRBC. He was my Youth Director in Anaheim, Ca. before he started Lassen Pines (then called Lassen Conference Grounds).
Gordon always showed a lot of patience with me, I just didn't realize how much nor was appreciative enough at the time. One time in particular was when a friend and I just showed up in Redding, with no notice and basically said, "here we are". Of course Gordon took us in and put us to work at the camp. Looking back, it was a lot of fun and a lot of hard work.
I remember when Jerry called Gordon and asked him to come to Lynchburg. I don't believe Gordon, had any intention of leaving Redding, but went to visit TRBC anyway. As we all know Jerry could be very persuasive and Gordon and Dottie came back to announce they were going to Lynchburg. I was very surprised, knowing how much Gordon loved Lassen Pines and the mountains. But little did anyone know then, that this was the birth of a miracle that years later would occupy another mountain, almost 3000 miles away, in Lynchburg, Va.
A year after the Luff family went to Lynchburg, I decided to go see what all the excitement was all about in this little Virginia town, that I was watching on TV every week. So, I loaded up my meager earthly goods and drove to Lynchburg.
There, I met my wife Pamela, and had the best years of my life. To this day, I reminisce about those early days and would trade them for nothing this side of Heaven. What a privilege to be a part of the beginning of LU and YA, and God used Gordon and Dottie in a major way to influence my life in that direction.
Q9: I remember the time we went to Pittsburg and sang at some of the local high schools. We were sponsored by Y.O.U. and stayed downtown on Charles St. for a few nights and slept on the floor. Most of us were scared to death, there were bars on the doors, windows and we were not in the best part of town. This was my first experience in working with inner-city youths and made a real impact on me. I will never forget that time.
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