Weekend Encounter

I subscribe to the Weekend Encounter by ACTS International, which sends emails to me every weekend.

Often there are uplifting stories of faith, courage, honesty and love.

There is also a section of humour called 'The Lighter Side'- it is my favourite. I must admit sometimes that is all I read, but I am making an effort to read everything else.

Here is this week's Lighter Side:

Paul Newman founded the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for children stricken with cancer, AIDS and blood diseases. One afternoon he and his wife, Joanne Woodward, stopped by to have lunch with the kids. A counselor at a nearby table, suspecting the young patients wouldn't know that Newman was a famous movie star, explained, "That's the man who made this camp possible. Maybe you've seen his picture on his salad dressing bottle?" Blank stares. "Well, you've probably seen his face on his lemonade carton." An eight-year-old girl perked up, "How long was he missing?"

God Bless Paul Newman.