Pastor's Blog

I am very grateful to each person who has helped in any way i.e. candy, work day, et cetera thus far with the Hallelujah Festival.  This is a ministry opportunity and our prayer is that we will impact many lives with the Gospel during that evening.

Here is another request – it would be helpful/beneficial if folks would sign up to help during the actual festival (6:00 – 8:00PM).  A pretty good number of folks have indicated they plan on helping but we need to confirm that all games are properly manned for the entire two hours.

Also, we need folks to volunteer to be in the dunking booth.  This will be a popular “game” and folks will good attitudes are needed to make this fun!

So, if you will help will you please send me an e-mail at pastor@friendshipfamily.net as soon as possible.  I will then pass the word along to the leadership team.  Please send an e-mail even if you have already signed up just so the leadership team can make certain of the ministry schedule.  Thanks!

Pray that God will use this fun evening to change lives!

Sam Schjott called me late yesterday afternoon to say they had found his brother, Joe, who had been missing since last Saturday.  He had passed from this life.  Joe was in our 10:30AM service with his wife, Katie, just two Sundays ago.  Pray for the Schjott family as they walk through this dark valley.

Alisha Vice has written a nice blog entry at www.alishavice.com.  We need to remember to pray for her and the ministry God has given her.

Dale & Karla will be in Texas tonight and tomorrow night.  Pray that these two nights of ministry will go well and be blessed by God.

Lisa and I arrived safely into Flint, MI yesterday just before noon.  We then rented a car and headed to Holland.  Lisa “had” to visit downtown Holland as they have the best shops one has ever seen!  Actually, we had to purchase some Tim Horton’s coffee (they tell me it is good stuff).  I can blame Mark Mast for that particular addiction in Lisa’s life!

The pig roast was outstanding!  Over 200 folks gathered for some great food, great fellowship, and even greater inspiration.  What a joy to have Louise Mason fly up from Arkansas (said she uses her broom a lot this time of the year or something like that!)  John & Laurie King shared some pictures and testimonies of how God has used GRACE Ministries to impact Guatemala.  Good stuff!  What a blessing to see so many friends from days gone by and to meet many new folks as well.  GRACE Ministries is blessed to have the support of so many friends from Michigan.  It almost makes me want to take back every bad thing I have ever said about Yankees!  LOL!

My only sister, Melissa, celebrates another birthday today.  Happy birthday to her!  How old?  I cannot say but I way say that next year she starts holding at 39!  My younger brother, Freddie, celebrates his birthday tomorrow so an early happy birthday to him too!  He will be 48.  Did I mention that Freddie is ten years older than Melissa?

We are about to go meet with some folks for breakfast and then we drive back to Flint to begin our journey home.  I pray that you will have a great Friday with Jesus.