THURSDAY, 6/11/09
“The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watereth also himself.” (Proverbs 11:25)
Our Finance Committee met last night to begin the process of preparing a proposed budget for the next fiscal year which begins August 1. As I looked over the missions section of the budget, I could not help but be thankful for God’s faithfulness in blessing us as we seek to be “liberal” in the area of giving to other ministries. My prayer is that we, individually & collectively, will be made fat! Thank God for His blessings!
We had a good Wednesday. I am not so sure that I like the move to the student ministry building for our 8:00PM service but we did have a good number. That is a really great group of young adults! Ralph Rimmer does a nice job of leading our musical worship each Wednesday. The Friendship family is blessed with some wonderful young adults! Yes, you are always going to have a Will but. . . .
Gloria Whitmore is doing well in her recovery from surgery. Their trip has been delayed a few days but that is okay with them.
Rachel Walton is having surgery on her knee early this morning. I will go pray with her before surgery and then sit with her husband, Cooter, while the doctors operate. I am not making this up – this surgery is necessitated because of her fall out of the dog house a few months ago! You might be from Alabama if. . .
I haven’t said much about it but I finally feel that I have a release from the Lord as to when to begin our Spanish ministry. We are going to host a “fiesta” on Saturday afternoon/evening, July 11, and then have the first service on Sunday afternoon, July 12, at 2:00PM. Would you please pray for this new ministry opportunity?
Our February ’10 medical GRACE trip is coming together and we are going to have several doctors from Michigan join us. If you have an interest in being a part of that trip, you need to contact me now. The dates are Saturday, January 30, through Saturday, February 6, 2010.
Speaking of Guatemala, the Fab Five is doing well. Alisha posted a blog entry on her site last night. The Arkansas team moves to Antigua today as the Dalraida Baptist team from Montgomery moves into the mission house. This will be a medical team and I received word last night that they could face a problem in getting their meds into the country. Pray that isn’t a problem.
Gotta go see Cooter! Hope you have a great Thursday with Jesus.
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Greetings from Abilene, Texas. All is well and we are trying to get unpacked as I start work on Wednesday. We miss you all very much! We have had heat (low humidity), high winds, and hail since we’ve been here :). It is beautiful out here though. We are praying for each of you and ask that you pray for us as we begin a search for a church here on Sunday morning. Take care, the Brock Family
Brother Teddie,
A fiesta, fantastico! I am very excited to see this new ministry develop. Certainly, the friendship family has identified a group of people that has within it many who are vulnerable and often exploited, including many who are children. If you need anything for the fiesta let me know; I live next to the best taco truck in New York! Although the cultures that share the Spanish language are vast everyone understands and appreciates a good taco. I can ask for the recipe; I eat there twice a week.
All the best,
TGW