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  Date / Time: 3/17/2009 7:29 PM UTC

  Wednesday's Catch up with ChrisTinney of thePeaceChurch
  

  Ok, so this is it. I have my own show! I'm humbled when I look at the quality of what's already being broadcast on The Peace Station and appreciate Radine!, our Communications Director, for making The Peace Station a reality. Please subscribe at blog talk. They give us broadcast time based on how popular the station is. Your subscribing really helps Peace Radio expand. Click here to help Peace Radio. Once a week I'll be broadcasting what's happening on The Peace Tour. What is The Peace Tour? It's wherever "WE" are. Today, for Tysha and I, the Peace Tour is about an RV park in Reno, Nevada. Tysha and I came here to stay for a week or two but it appears we'll be here a little longer. Here's what our show would be about if I were broadcasting today. We met a guy called "Chief". Chief has a dog named Sammy that's 15 years old and will be put down soon. Neighbors come by and harrass Chief about having not already put done it. He told me he won't put him down until Sammy can't walk and called him over as if to prove the time was notyeat here. He told me his dog does fall down and he isn't strong enough to pick him up and asked if he could come get us if he needed help. When I asked about his living conditions he said he's too old to cook and mainly eats packaged stuff dropped off by locals. He said he'd appreciate a hot meal. We met a guy named Boone....... Boone was the first guy when we showed up to offer help. I wasn't quite sure what kind of help we needed but he seemed like a nice enough guy. He's an ex Hells Angel and lectures Tysha about being careful when she's running around offering people help. He always tells us he's got our back. And he does. He's a stand up guy. Boone was the lead electrician at a casino here in Reno before losing his job due to illness. He ended up here in the RV park after losing everything he owned to medical bills. The owner of the park knew Boone and offered to let him live in a trailer that had been confiscated from drug dealers and left on the property. He commented on the irony of living in a trailer after having worked with Habitat for Humanity as an elcetrician helping others. Boone knows everywhere you can go in town to get just about anything free. Cheese, bread, food, etc is Boone's the hook up and shares freely. Two hours ago he returned from the hospital and told me he has 12 months to live. He's already done Chemo and had been to the hospital this morning to see if it had worked. When he gave me the news I gave him a big hug and we cried. So that's what The Peace Tour is about... life and our attempt to live it well So how does a guy that found out he's gonna die spend his day? Boone's showing Tysha all the places in town to get free food so she can start feeding the park. She's making big crock pots of veggie food every day and feeding any who come. We're making a sign up sheet for anyone that would like a hot meal brought to them. If a few people eat a hot meal today that otherwise would not because of "The Peace Tour" than it is a success. We plan to contact local nonprofits and put some thing in place here before we leave to ensure everyone is fed after we leave. JOIN THE TOUR! The Peace Tour is wherever "WE" are! Any day you wake up dedicated to creating peace or showing kindness you are part of The Peace Tour and I welcome you. I can't wait to meet you on the show. Namste, Chris Namaste I'll look forward to sharing each week on "our" show.
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