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Book signing at the CPCH is this Friday!

Author Tom Spence to sign books at the Cumberland Presbyterian Children's Home

Retired Marine Corps officer, pastor, and western Oklahoma’s most prolific author Tom Spence will be at the Cumberland Presbyterian Children's Home on Friday, 17 August 2018 for a book signing from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the campus library.
Tom will have several of his titles, but the featured book will be Throw Away Kids:  Are we concerned enough to get involved?

Tom will also feature a good down home baseball story for the children—Tough Day at the Plate. 

Tom’s books will be available for a donation to the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home. 

For those already interested, his books may be viewed at this author page atAmazon.com.














Tom, Just who are you to talk about some else's children?

That's a fair question.

I don't like people or organizations or the government messing around with the inner workings of my family.
We should be able to protect the domain that we call home and family.
I don't like meddling in other people's business.
So just who am I to talk about someone else's kids.

I am the guy who sees the kids in dirty clothes.
They are the same clothes the kid wore for the past two days.
They smell like cigarette smoke.

I am the guy who sees the kid with holes in his shoes and jeans.
These are not designer holes for which you pay $40 extra.
These are the holes that say, this is all I have.

I am the guy who sees hungry kids every week.
They eat the church meal as if they haven't eaten all week.
That is sometimes the truth.

I am the guy who sees the car almost come to a stop in the church parking lot.
It won't come into the drive-through awning.
Someone might meet the car and talk to the driver.
They won't make that mistake again.

The kids get out and run to the church.
They know we will love them here.
They run towards that love.
The car speeds away.


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