Hi Steve,

I live a block from the biggest grocery store in Fargo, ND and stop in 3 or 4 times a week because it's handy. It has been my regular grocery store for over 10 years so I know it well. This morning when I stopped in to get a few things I noticed the shelves were sparse and some items were just NOT there. The meat counter was also unusually sparse and the freezer sections were looking empty...I have never seen the store look like this in ten years at any time night or day, even when they were restocking, etc.! I asked the checkout girl if the shelves were bare because the store being a 24 hour grocery was planning on closing Christmas Eve and Christmas day?? (letting stock run down, perhaps?) She replied, "No, the warehouse has had trouble being able to get stuff-get stuff in...and we don't know why..."

**Sidenote, I was surprised once I actually looked, to find out although we have kind of a small town, a new mosque for the "Islamic Society" has quietly had been built (a pole barn type of building) this last year, right in a central location, complete with a school, big enough for 6,000 people less than a mile from me-what!!?

But, happily, kids here can still sing about the Lord in the public schools. I attended a Christmas concert (public schools) where they sang christian hymns and ended with the Hallelujah Chorus. A bit of good news in these end times.

Thank you for all you do. Be safe & Blessings!

Dec 22, 2014