MONDAY, 5/4/20
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46:1)
There is a possibility that Stella Brinkman will be taken off the ventilator today to see how she tolerates it. Keep praying for Stella.
It seems there is no change in Eddie Albritton, Sr’s situation. It is possible they will do a MRI at some point this week. Keep praying.
I posted the obituary for Kent Blaylock in a separate entry. Pray for Kent’s family as they walk through this valley.
I do not have an update on Mary Jackson but do ask that you pray for her.
Carol Lucky and Myrtle Bowden remain at home. Pray for them!
They have now moved my dad’s hospital bed into the living room as he is basically sleeping most of the time. He has very little strength and is not taking much in the way of food and drink. He is presently battling another UTI. I appreciate the care being given to him by mama, Eddie, Sue, Melissa and the hospice nurses. Thank you for your prayers. (My niece, Jamie, goes over if she finds out someone has brought food but otherwise not so much. Just saying!)
We were blessed with an absolutely beautiful day weather wise yesterday and we give God the thanks! It obviously is a huge blessing to our two drive in services. Thank you Jesus.
Our live stream at 8:00AM went well. We then had a really nice attendance for our 10:30AM service. Huge thanks to Cecil Guidry for coordinating the meal. Thanks to my wife, Lisa, for cooking the cakes. Thanks to Randall Broome for going to get the meals and bringing them to the church. Tena Hovel, Rita, Paige & Brodie Broome helped hand out the meals as the folks drove through. A number of others delivered the meals. So, a big thank you to each of them too. James Mareno posted some video on FB so others could see the ministry in action. Of course, Vernon & Lisa of Kitchen of the Sea cooked the meals so we are most thankful to them. It was a really good day!
I was grateful for our evening attendance too. There are not many churches having an evening service these days. Thank you Friendship family for being faithful.
The one area where we could have done better yesterday was our Sunday School hour. Bro. Abel did a nice job of teaching at 9:15AM and then Bro. Jerry did likewise at 9:45AM. This is going to be our new “normal” for the immediate future so I ask the members of the Friendship family to support this by attending. It is drive up on the back forty.
I do need to ask one question where feedback would be appreciated. For those who received the meals yesterday – was everything ok i.e. you had fish, beans, coleslaw, bread and cake in your meal? If so, great and no need to reply. If not, please let me know.
One of the members of the Friendship family found a nice flashlight on our campus this weekend. We are looking for the owner. If you can describe it then we will consider giving it back to you. Just saying!
I mentioned that I left the windows down on my car last Tuesday night and the rains came early Wednesday morning. On Friday, Kayla Hatcher came and got my car so that Ryan could use his carpet cleaning machine to clean it and get any smell out. How nice was that? I appreciate “Bird” doing this for me. You cannot fix stupid but Ryan & Kayla at least helped soften the blow. I am grateful!
John Milton came on Saturday with more squash and a bag of freshly caught white trout – nice! He is already picking green beans too! That is amazing!
I pray that you will have a great Monday with Jesus.