North Platte Canteen

Fall & Winter 2010 & 2011

dear friends,  Hello from Faith Orchard on GOD'S MOUNTAIN in PA. !!  ;O)
So much has happened sooo quickly, since we closed the doors of the Orchard Bldg. at the end of  Dec. 2010. We have had quite a few pretty SNOW storms, lots of 'cold weather'.. We are now in March 2011, we are seeing signs of Spring. This Sat., we set our clocks ahead 1 hr., to SPRING FORTH into longer daytime hrs. What a beautiful 'cycle of NATURE' GOD has created for PENNA. It is a beautiful state, as my Father always said when I was a little girl.......he was correct. He was in WW II, and was in Europe & other places, he said PA  was one of the most beautiful places he had ever seen !!  Remember that old TV show, "Father Knows Best"..........he really did, and still does. Our great 'Heavenly Father' knows ALL & KNOWS BEST  about everything, cause HE is the CREATOR of  ALL !!




My 'Orchardist Husband' with our Charity #2



Sunset thru the Arboretorium window at LongWood Gardens

 I WILL continue my blogging about Faith Orchard, but will also 'integrate' into this blog, impt. things of 'interest' to our Heavenly Father, such as "Perssecuted Christians' around the world, North Korea, I've read is one of the HOTTEST SPOTS 4 Christian Persecution at this time.
Please ck.out the Prisoner Alert link for the latest news & updates on Christian Prisoners 4 CHRIST JESUS., many in Muslim countries. Two of the latest prisoners are women & their husbands, arrested on Sept. 4, 2010..........Arezo Teymouri , wife of Arash Kermanjani, in Iran and Pastor Vahik Abrahamian & his wife Sonia Keshish. For the first 40 days, they were held in solitary confinment & reportedly suffered physical abuse & psychological pressure. Pastor Vahik's wife Sonia, who was pregnant when she was arrested, is said to have suffered a miscarriage, her fourth one. They are accused of various offenses, includ. propagating Christianity, opposing the Islamic Republic of Iran & having contact with exiled oppostition figures.   The http://www.prisoneralert.com/   will give detailed info on 'how to write encouraging letters' in their language to them. They have a choice of Bible verses & phrases to choose from, which are then tranlated into 'their language'.
Till next time, "May GOD make HIS FACE to SHINE UPON YOU".
sincerely, Toni from Faith Orchard, for Wayne & I both - 'my Orchardist husband'

Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America”

Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America”

Apple Varieties

Sun Crisp is a newer variety without much history, but has good breeding, including ancestors such as Cortland, Cox's Orange Pippin and Golden Delicious. SunCrisp has a pleasant scent like Gold.Delicious.It has thin skin, with the inside of apple being 'crisp' & firm. It tastes semitart, when first picked, the flavor is very definite, it mellows some in storage. It is harvested in Oct., keeps in refrigeration till Jan.

SpiGold is a large apple, crossed with Northern Spy & Golden Delicious. It was bred in N.Y. state & released in in 1962. This is a wonderful tasting variety , good 4 baking or eating out of hand. It is crisp & sweet with an aromatic sweetness. Spigold ripens from late Sept. thru November, they keep good for up to 3 months. 
Scripture is James 1:17 - Every good gift & every perfect gift is from above & comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

Cooler Days & Nights

HOORAY  4 COOLER WEATHER !!!  Been 'lookin forward' to this !! Here we R again, in the middle of another APPLE season ;o)  We now have SunCrisp, Cameo, Golden Delicious, Stayman Winesap, North.Spy & Spi-Gold, we still have also the 'Sept apples' All apples are stored in our 2 rm. coolers 4 freshness 4 YOU !! Proverbs 7:v.2-3- Keep 'God's commands' & LIVE, And my LAW as the apple of your EYE. Bind them on your fingers: Write them on the tablet of your HEART.

WE  have some N.Y. cheese pumpkins 4 pies 4 sale, also some goose neck pumpkins. Have  our 'own HONEY, from our HIVES in the back of the Apple barn. Our friend Barry, is the BeeKeeper !!

Making CIDER wkly., people that SAY, they DON'T LIKE 'Cider',  come back 4 our CIDER. GOD'S APPLES & Wayne's BREW of  mixtures.

Wayne , Toni & Charity HOPE 2 SEE U soon !!!

Greetings from Faith Orchard.....Oct. already !!!

We have had our first 'apple pressing 4 Cider'. Customers have reported it tastes 'really GOOD'.

Most of the apple varieties have been picked, are being stored in our 2 coolers, waiting 4 you. ;o)

We have Gala, McIntosh, Honey Crisp, Empire, Macoun, Jonathan, SunCrisp, Golden Delicious, Stayman Winesap, & Northern Spy.
We will 'press apples' wkly. for the next few wks. Placing an order for the Cider helps us know 'quantity' to make, also assures you of Cider when U come !! 
Our greatest HOPE here 'below', is to get help from GOD above, who is the Father of  LOVE.
  Psalm 18:6 - In my distress, I called upon the LORD, & cried out to 'my GOD'; my cry came before HIM, even to HIS ears... Did U know, apples have STRESS also ? The weather affects the health of the tree. So just as we look to the LORD 4 our 'physical & spiritual health', so too, we must PRAY to the LORD, for the health of our 'trees' in  times of seasonal distress. Our spiritual health needs prayer at all times, so we may 'commune with GOD'. HE is the 'giver' of all GOOD GIFTS !!!

"There is nothing permanent, but CHANGE"--"Life is like a ladder: every STEP we take is either Up or Down" and "The taller a Bamboo grows, the lower it bends"

May the LORD give us a 'beautiful OCTOBER' !!! WE look forward to seeing you soon....Wayne & Toni & Charity-our Lab mix, at Faith Orchard

Ross Parsley - Hear Us From Heaven