Just a Hobby

 Car guru, Jerry Tomassacci of Drums, PA poses for a picture while working on his Saturn Monday morning.

Jerry says that he "enjoys working on cars but just not when it's cold outside." 

With numb hands Jerry had a hard time changing the oil in his car.  Monday's temperatures were some of the coldest on record for this winter dipping down into the teens in Drums, PA.

Monday to Friday Jerry can be found at United Rehabilitation Services in Hazleton, PA doing his job as an Employment Training Specialist.  He helps people with disabilities prepare for and find employment.  Helping people is his passion.

The American Country Church

Today it seems that the "mega" or "modern" American churches are taking over when it comes to public knowledge, news, and popularity.  Are the small country churches still making an impact on their communities?

Sunshine Full Gospel Church, unlike many other small churches, continues to grow in vitality and be a light on Sunshine Mountain.

This little church, located in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania, holds a maximum of 80 people and often teeters in attendance between 70 and 80 on a normal Sunday morning. 

Could this issue of unnoticed or dying country churches be caused by an increased amount of people more willing to stand and admire the little country church from the outside rather than venture in and experience the presence of God inside? It may be small and quaint but "you can't judge a book by its cover."

*Photo four taken in September 2012