Summertime In North Carolina

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Summertime in North Carolina!

Love For His People Ministry was founded in 2010 by Steve & Laurie Martin. Charlotte, NC USA

RIDE THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN TRAILWAY with me, Steve Martin

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July 28, 2026

Greetings to all.

My wonderful wife Laurie (*she said when I use the word “good” she thinks there’s also a “bad” one!) and I had a wonderful weekend in the Bryson City, North Carolina area over the last weekend of July 2026.

(*So being the good husband that I am…I listen and learn, even after almost 49 years of marriage!)

She had a ride on the Great Smoky Mountain Railway on her “bucket list.” Isn’t that saying from some movie of old men before dying? Just asking.

It was an enjoyable 4.5 hour journey through the Smoky Mountains. (They are called “smoky” due to the fog each morning covering them. Or so I think.)

Lakes, the main river, rafters, house boats…all could be seen as the 20+ rail cars followed the steam locomotive pulling us over the tracks.

Enjoy the videos! And a few of the 100 photos I probably took.

Shalom,

Steve Martin

P.S. I also enjoyed watching g the hummingbirds at our lodging location. The owner says there were 35 feeding the hour after I left my observation seat, when I watched 4-5. Wow! Such a delightful little bird, Lord! Thank You!

I love this song by Passion, “My Heart is Yours.” Watch the cardinals and hummingbirds as you listen.

Walk and ride with me in western North Carolina. Beautiful!

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Western North Carolina is beautiful! Thank You, Lord, for sharing Your creation with us.

Short videos shared with you that I recorded July 24-25, 2026 in the Bryson City town of North Carolina.

Also recordings from our Great Smoky Mountain Railway ride.

Be blessed,

Steve Martin

Love For His People Ministry was founded in 2010 by Steve & Laurie Martin. Charlotte, NC USA

Welcome Shabbat. Welcome Lord!

We welcome Shabbat. We most certainly welcome Jesus (Yeshua) coming to Charlotte, North Carolina.

Steve Martin, Love For His People

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Shalom from North Carolina

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Shalom from North Carolina.

Ahava and shalom,

Steve Martin

#Shalom #Shabbat #NorthCarolina #bee #azalea

Coach Joe Gibbs preaches the Gospel at Charlotte NASCAR race in Charlotte, North Carolina

Owner of Gibbs Racing and former Washington Redskins head coach preaches the Good News outside the race track. Charlotte NASCAR Roval 400 race Oct. 5, 2025 as people walked outside the racetrack before the event. Video by Steve Martin, Love For His People Ministry in Charlotte, NC.

#CoachJoeGibbs #preachestheGospel #Charlotte #NASCARrace #Charlotte #NorthCarolina #Jesus #JGR #NASCAR

YOU ARE INVITED FOR KEHILA! Highway To Zion in Charlotte, North Carolina

 

YOU ARE INVITED FOR KEHILA!

SEPTEMBER 6, 2025

2:00pm to 4:30pm

At:

LIGON HALL

(on campus of Carmel Presbyterian Church)

2048 Carmel Road, Charlotte, NC

 

W O R S H I P

Banners, flags, shofarot, dance are all welcome!

 

BARUCH HABA, STEVE AND LAURIE MARTIN!

We are so excited that Steve and Laurie will be leading our worshipand sharing about their upcoming assignment to serve with Christian Friends of Israel in Jerusalem. They will be leaving for their assignment next month!

Steve and Laurie are dear friends and have been part of the leadership in our area's Messianic Community for many years. 

Steve & Laurie Martin - Love For His People Founders

Laurie and I, through the ministry of Love For His People we founded in 2010, give love and support for our friends in Israel with humanitarian aid, social media support, Steve's messages of encouragement, and our Ahava Adventures annual trips to Israel. Steve has also authored and published 37 books. We live in the Charlotte, NC area, and have four adult children, spouses and eight grand kids.

R S V P

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Our Regular Meeting Times

2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month

1-3:30pm during Eastern Standard Time

2-4:30pm during Daylight Savings Time

 

Meeting at Ligon Hall, 2048 Carmel Road, Charlotte, NC

 #YOUAREINVITED #KEHILA #HighwayToZion #Charlotte #NorthCarolina #CathyHarget #SteveMartin #LaurieMartin #LoveForHisPeople #Messianicworship #Yeshua #Jesus

 

"You Are Wothy of It All" - Steve Martin, worship leader

 

Our monthly home group in Charlotte, North Carolina, as Stever Martin leads worship of the Living God of Israel, Yeshua (Jesus). Recorded by Mordecai Porter, Aug. 16, 2025, from the back of the room.

#homegroup #Charlotte #NorthCarolina #worship #LivingGodofIsrael #Yeshua #Jesus #MordecaiPorter

“More Love, More Power” (Vineyard Music) - led by Steve Martin, Love For His People

“More Love, More Power” (Vineyard Music)

- led by Steve Martin, Love For His People

(Special Note: On Aug. 20, 2025 this was banned on Facebook. "Against community policy" as I mentioned that Jesus gives us more love, more power.)

Home group in Charlotte, North Carolina, Aug. 16, 2025. Video recorded by Mordecai Porter from the back of the room.

#MoreLoveMorePower #SteveMartin #LoveForHisPeople #Homegroup #Charlotte #NorthCarolina #Video #MordecaiPorter #VineyardMusic #Christianmusic #Christianworship

 

Dirt track and Rascal Flatts's "Bless the Broken Road" - a good combination for dreams. Videos and photos

 

Dirt track and Rascal Flatts's "Bless the Broken Road" 

- a good combination for dreams. Videos and photos

I enjoy going to the races - whether it be NASCAR here in my home city of Charlotte, North Carolina, a track in Iowa, or the Daytona 500, which I took my oldest grandson Daniel to in 2023.

With my friend Keith Devera, the Antioch International Church Men's Group leader, we went to my first dirt track race at the Millbridge Speedway in Salisbury, North Carolina, on Wednesday night, Aug. 13, 2025.

I created a little Facebook reel from a few photos and added the Rascal Flatts' song. "Broken Road" to the reel. 

Dreams are made and dreams are broken. But for those who know the Lord Jesus, His plans and purposes are always, "Yah and amen!".

Enjoy the short reel.

Steve Martin

Love For His People Ministry

Watch the Facebook reel here: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/17CkzTGwsM/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Steve Martin, Keith Devera

My new hat brought home some souvenir dust.

Just sitting in the stands, I got a bit of the dust and dirt!

Caleb Bacon takes the lead

Final race of the night. And the dust and dirt fly!

#Dirt track #RascalFlatts #BlesstheBrokenRoad #goodcombination #dreams #MillbridgeSpeedway #Salisbury #NorthCarolina #racing #SteveMartin #KeithDevera #speed

Final race of the night…before curfew hits. Millbridge Speedway, dirt track in Salisbury, North Carolina

Final race of the night…before curfew hits. Millbridge Speedway in Salisbury, North Carolina. I like racing, so I thought I'd share a bit of one with you! Steve Martin

Steve Martin, Keith Devera

#Finalrace #MillbridgeSpeedway #Salisbury #NorthCarolina #dirttrackracing #stevemartin #calebbacon #dirttrack

 

Men’s group rafting trip down the Nantahala River near Bryson City, NC. Photos and video.

 

Men’s group rafting trip down the Nantahala River near Bryson City, NC. 

Photos and video. Antioch International Church in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Watch the full video with "Eye of the Tiger" music here: Rafting trip

Watch the full video with "Eye of the Tiger" music here: Rafting Trip

#AntiochInternationalChurch #FortMill #SouthCarolina #Mensgroup #raftingtrip #NantahalaRiver #BrysonCity #NorthCarolina

A beautiful young deer comes into our Charlotte, North Carolina backyard. Rare for us.

It is not often that we have deer come into our Charlotte, NC, backyard.

This one looks hungry…and he, too, enjoys listening to

Paul Wilbur’s Messianic music, as I do.

A beautiful young deer comes into our backyard in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

Rare for us.

A rare sighting in our back yard…As I listen to Paul Wilbur's Messianic music.

Video by Steve Martin, Love For His People Ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina.

#deer #Charlotte #NorthCarolin #backyard #PaulWilbur #Messianicmusic

 

Stevens Creek Nature Preserve in Mint Hill (Charlotte), NC - Come Walk With Me and two grandsons (6 short videos and photos)

(L-R) Grandsons Levi Avalos, Jack Blade, Steve Martin (Grandpa!)

We had never been to this nature reserve in western Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mint Hill. We enjoyed it and walked a whole 4-mile round trip on the beautiful groomed trails. Shorter trails are also easily accessible. Come walk with me and the boys as we first tour the reception area, with hands-on stations for the kids, and then proceed outside into the beautiful Carolina nature preserve. Very enjoyable. And the snakes were an added sight to see also. Videos recorded by Steve Martin, Founder, Love For His People Ministry

in Charlotte, North Carolina.

We had never been to this nature reserve in western Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mint Hill. We enjoyed it and walked a whole 4-mile round trip on the beautiful groomed trails. Shorter trails are also easily accessible. Come walk with me and the boys as we first tour the reception area, with hands-on stations for the kids, and then proceed outside into the beautiful Carolina nature preserve. Very enjoyable. And the snakes were an added sight to see also. Videos recorded by Steve Martin, Founder, Love For His People Ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Black snakes are good. Eat mice.

Bible - wherever your foot shall touch shall be yours.

#StevensCreekNaturePreserve #Mint Hill #Charlotte #NC #North Carolina #WalkWithMe #two #grandsons #shortvideos #photos

Charlotte Symphony - tribute to our USA military

Performing on June 26, 2025, at the Pineville, North Carolina, Lake Park, the Charlotte Symphony begins the evening with a tribute to America’s military. God bless America. America, bless God!

#army #navy #airforce #marines #charlotte #symphony #musicinthepark #july4 #coastguard 

 

Paul Wilbur sings the Aaronic blessing

79,025 views Sep 18, 2011

Paul Wilbur prays the Aaronic Blessing at his concert in Concord (Charlotte) NC. Video recording by Steve Martin (Love For His People).

 

Remember the Barn? All Nations Church in Charlotte, North Carolina 1995-1997 (Mahesh & Bonnie Chavda)

Remember the Barn? All Nations Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1995-1997

IT WAS AN ACTUAL HORSE BARN!

See the horses. Click here: Horses in the field as I look on. August 1994

It was a real, live horse barn. And then it got "Barn Again!"

My Dad, Louis Martin

Bill Doak

Bill Doak and Louis Martin, my Dad

My son, Josh Martin, and Steve Martin

Tim Tennant in the All Nations Church/Mahesh Chavda Ministries office

Gilbert Crespo, drummer

(L-R) Laurie Martin, Rainbow Cohen, Gilbert Crespo

Bobby Hussey leads the "Watch of the Lord" worship team.

Every Friday night from 10 pm to 6 am.

(L-r) Tim Tennant, Bob Sherill, Bob Smith, Bobby Hussey. (A lot of "Bobs")

Ham Fitcher, "The Barn" construction supervisor

Steve Martin, ANC and MCM Administrator (1994-2000)

The Cross. Jesus was the Center of it all!

 

Pastors Mahesh and Bonnie Chavda

(L-R) Gilbert Crespo (drums), Bob Sherrill, Bob Smith, Doug Goff

The Watch of the Lord has begun. Shofars!

Mahesh Chavda ministers on a Sunday morning.

Bonnie Chavda

Before it was torn down to make room for more housing, we painted the walls.

This mural was drawn and painted by Jerome Lukas. June 1996

Art Maki

Steve Martin - the last stick to go away. The Barn was no more.

(P.S. But I still have many, many more action shots...to come.)

Most of the photos were taken by Steve Martin, ANC and MCM Administrator from 1994 to 2000 (unless for the ones that I am in).