Fort Scott Presbyterian Village
JUNE 2022
Editor’s Note: In a nod to our Presbyterian heritage, we regularly feature a column from a PMMA® chaplain in our newsletter. This month’s column comes from Dinah Dutta, chaplain at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor®.
Do it with Style Dale Johnson’s enduring love of tractors Dale Johnson’s interest in tractors began when he was about 6 years old. Dale lived on the farm and in the 1940s toys were usually hand-made. “My dad designed, constructed and painted my first Allis Chalmers 60 toy combine out of metal,” Dale said. “My dad was a better artist than I could have ever imagined. The combine was so intricate and detailed. I played with that combine a lot!” When Dale was nine years old he began working in the field on a full-sized tractor and spent many hours on it. He’s been a fan of farm equipment ever since. Tractors – continued on page 2
I will be completing two years doing ministry at PMMA-Lawrence. Oftentimes, many pastor colleagues ask me if I would Dinah Dutta go back to being a full-time parish clergy again. I tell them PMMALawrence has not only become my family but also my parish to serve God. When I was young, I used to write poetry. I used to read, memorize, and narrate poems. I still remember poems written by some of my favorite poets like William Wordsworth: “I wandered lonely as a cloud, that floats on high o'er vales and hills, when all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.” Especially now when I see the daffodils blooming around us. Another favorite poetess is Christina Rosette and her poem, Remember me - “Remember me when I am gone away, gone far away into the silent land; when you can no more hold me by the hand.” Recently, I found a book of poems that I used to read in our PMMA
Dale Johnson has had a life-long love of toy tractors and farm implements.
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