What is a Jacaranda?

Jacaranda? The first time I saw the word, I had a serious case of huh. I have never heard or see the word before. I began to wonder what exactly a Jacaranda was. We first saw the word Jacaranda as we were driving south on Interstate 75. We were on our way to Port Charlotte for a Sunday morning service. Over the course of the next several weeks, we either crossed or drove down Jacaranda two to three times each week. Then it struck me...Jacaranda must mean "a place from which blessings flow." After all, this was August and we were in our first district-scheduled section. And each service was the revelation of new blessings. Blessings of love! Blessings of worship! And blessings of finances! Every time we crossed or drove down Jacaranda, we received blessings.

As is generally the case, reality is sometimes different than our initial perceptions. It turns out a Jacaranda is a tree, and a guitar, and a golf course, and a hotel. Nevertheless, to the Brown family, Jacaranda will always be a reminder of the tremendous blessings we received from Section 13 in the Pen-FL district of the Assemblies of God. Out gratitude goes out to Pastor Gary Gray of Venice Assembly and all the pastors from Section 13 who came together to make August 2005 a truly blessed month.