Weekly Update  by Mark Armstrong – January 23, 2026

Greetings from Tyler,

Trump rocked their world at Davos.  Nobody wants to say the wrong thing.  Private parking for jets was at a premium, and nobody had to guess who was running the show.  America may be in for the greatest era of growth we’ve ever seen.  I drive the same highway every day, and I’ve never seen so many dump trucks and heavy equipment on the highway.  This may be the greatest time in American history, but let’s not get too carried away.

Everybody wants to be friends with DJT.  They certainly don’t want him lying awake at night thinking of ways to ruin them.  Davos used to be where they preached global warming and worried about how many years we had.  Now they’ve got a spoiler.  They can either save the planet or do business, their choice.  Not that the planet needs saving.  That’s in God’s domain.

We’ve got Maduro, and Venezuela is celebrating.  We dug the wells and they kicked us out.  But things haven’t been too good domestically.  That’s about to change.  Maduro’s not dancing around any more.  Furthermore, we demonstrated some technology in Venezuela that has the rest of the world talking, or worrying.  Apparently Venezuela’s defenses were knocked out without warning and they were helpless.  Now they’ve lost their fearless leader, and they’re happy.

Here at home, things are good.  The grocery store is stocked, gas is cheap(er) and things are looking up.   I don’t know when we’ve seen gas prices go down, but don’t look now.  

DJT has got big things on his plate.  Europe has worried about global warming, and Donald wants business.  Who knows what’s to become of Ukraine?  There must be some minerals that everybody needs, but other than that people are being killed.

Donald Trump has positioned himself as a peacemaker, and you know what the Bible says about that!

A new letter has just been written and you can get all the details, or some of them, there.

Sabbath services have been canceled here in Tyler due to the potential for severe weather. We hope you all stay warm and safe.

Mark