SATURDAY, 1/29/22
Good Saturday morning from GRACE Mountain. I pray that you and yours are doing great! Still living by the “no news is good news” theory as things relate to home.
Eddie Albritton sent me a message yesterday saying that two or three folks have volunteered to help him with the basketball leagues today. I am most grateful! You may be thinking, “I do not know enough about basketball to help!” Folks, if an Ole Miss fan can help. . . . Just saying! Thank you to those who are helping with this ministry today.
Regular schedule on our campus tomorrow morning and evening. Worship at 8:00AM; 10:30AM and 6:00PM. Sunday School at 9:15AM. Study on Romans at 4:45PM. Kid’s Bible club at 5:00PM. Children’s choir at 6:00PM.
Bro. Jerry Hovel will be preaching in my absence tomorrow. It just seems natural that some folks think, “I do not have to go to church because the pastor is out of town.” That is correct! You do not “have” to church but rather you “get” to go to church! What a privilege we enjoy as Americans. Plus, if your reason for attending church is because of the pastor, then you need to ask God to do a work in your heart! So, Friendship family, please be faithful to attend the services at Friendship tomorrow! The 8:00AM service will be live streamed with no password required. That is how I will get to be involved with the service.
I learned yesterday of the passing of Pastor Q.T. Curtis. He was a great pastor, preacher, friend to so many. I first met him and heard him preach when I was around twelve years old as he came to preach revival services at my home church in Neel, Alabama. He did an awesome job of pastoring Sage Avenue Baptist Church for many years. Pastor Q.T. was just short of ninety-eight years old. Pray for the Curtis family as the visitation and celebration of life service will take place today.
Yesterday was a good day on GRACE Mountain. You may be thinking “who came from Michigan?” Dr. John Nicely who is a physician in the ER at Holland, Michigan hospital. Dr. John’s two sons, Sam and Jacob. Sam is a senior in high school and Jacob is a freshman. Cristina Fuglseth who is retired from the medical field. I “think” Cristina is around ninety-seven years old? She acts much younger. I just call her grandma. It really does not matter what you call her as her hearing is about shot! So, what is your excuse for not coming on a GRACE Ministries trip?
Anyway, Dr. John & Grandma Cristina are seeing the students at Colegio JET this week and organizing a data base on each student. They saw more than sixty folks yesterday. They were assisted by Sam & Jacob. The only problem was that “grandma” would ask each patient, “how are you?” They would reply, “fine and you?” Well, she then proceeded to tell them which meant a fifteen minute speech per patient! Oh my!
Meanwhile, the Sergeant was at full force! She knocked (putting it mildly) on my door at 4:00AM reminding me of the need to be on the school campus by 5:00AM. Folks, it is a two minute walk! So, a great team of workers showed up and finished another section of the parking lot. Over the past two days, we mixed (with a mixer) and poured the equivalent of fifty-four houses that we build.
Today, we all head out to build houses. Our biggest challenge will be keeping up with grandma as in “where did she wander off to now?”
My friend, Dr. Jack Bailey, blogs daily and stated this week that he only has thirty to sixty readers. Man, what would I give to have such a following? I often wonder what it would be like to reach that fifteen readers plateau? Please know that I am happy to have the thirteen readers but I guess we all get greedy from time to time.
I pray that you will have a great Saturday with Jesus.