Pastor's Blog

A lot going on today – Lewis Jackson is having a surgical procedure this morning to blast a kidney stone that has been bothering  him for over a year.  Martha Patrick is having a heart cath.  Laurie Chandler’s son, Jeff, and grandson, Wyatt, are both having a surgical procedure done today by an ENT doctor.

Liz Whalen e-mailed to say that her mother did receive a chemo treatment yesterday although she is weak.  Miss Joyce is a fighter!  Word cam from Jake Freeland’s dad that Jake is doing much better.  Sue Blodgett’s husband, Roy, will have surgery Friday morning.

I want to say “thank you” to those who ministered to the Smyly family yesterday by providing a meal.  The Lord knows who you are and I appreciate your service to Him!

Rachel DeYoung is a friend from Michigan and she has been with us on several GRACE trips.  She graduated college this past May.  She moved to Honduras this past Monday to teach school for a year.  I received the following in an e-mail from her: Thank you for the impact that you have made on my life. I was inspired by your servant heart and love for the people of Guate. I will never forget mixing C-mint with you! Guatemala sparked a passion inside of me. I am now living a dream that I’ve had of teaching overseas. God used GRACE Ministries to help place this young lady on the mission field – praise the Lord and thank you for being a part of GRACE!  (By the way, Rachel was a very hard worker – much more so than Joe David Bailey & Jason Bowling.  Come to think of it, a lot of the girls/women on our trips have worked harder than JD & JB!)

Gerald Cochran is a friend from many years ago and is also a friend to GRACE Ministries.  He is a member of Danville Baptist.  He suffered a heart attack yesterday that the doctors described as almost massive.  He is in a hospital in Huntsville.  Pray for Gerald and his family.

We need some immediate help in the CAB.  We need someone to remove the paneling from the inside of the bannister/railing upstairs and any paneling nails from the 2 X 4’s.  This needs to be done by tomorrow night.

I will be going for a record on September 18.  Kel Eyler and Morgan Rogers will be getting married at 4:00PM.  The Bama vs Duke game kicks off at 2:30PM so halftime should come around 4:00PM.  We will begin the wedding with the commencement of halftime and be finished by the beginning of the second half.  Morgan probably isn’t going to be happy about this but Kel will be cool with it!

Next Wednesday is “potluck with the pastor” immediately following the 10:00AM service.  Details in the service today.

Regular schedule today.  Pray for me as I prepare to teach “Radical” to our young adults tonight.  The prep time is pretty extensive.

I pray that you will have a great Wednesday with Jesus.